ENTSOG Implementation and Monitoring Report 2017 - Balancing Network Code

STSP on Trading platforms by 1 October 2017

STSP on Trading platform and/or Balancing platform and/or Balancing Services by 1 October 2017 Only Balancing Services by 1 October 2017

Map 1:  STSP and balancing services in own balancing zone by 1 October 2017

a) Slovakia operates its interim measure product on its balancing platform and has additional balancing services in place. Germany and Poland have additional IM products under interim measures on a balancing platform in place. In UK-GB additional new Emergency products listed in Merit order and were implemented by 1 October 2016. b) Portugal introduced temporary only balancing services. Greece, Ireland, Romania and Northern Ireland reported that balancing services are operated under interim measures. Sweden stated that they are operating a “weekly product” under interim measures. c) Bulgaria plans to introduce balancing services under interim measures during 2017. 2.2.2 Trading Platform, trading in Adjacent Zones and Cross-border cooperation A trading platform provides sufficient support to both the n twork user a d the TSO to procure gas via Short Term Standardis d Products (STSPs) when balancing actions are needed. Four countries (CZ, DE, PL, SK) have imple- mented this option. Poland stated that their NRA approved the TSO’s request to trade within the adjacent balancing zone GASPOOL on the Euro- pean Energy Exchange AG trading platform.

17 countries (AT, BE/LU, CZ, DE, DK, ES, FR, HR, HU, IT, LT, LV, NL, PL, SI, UK-GB) have a trading platform in place by 1 October 2017 according to Article 10 of BAL NC. Croatia stated that they have implement a trading platform by 1 April 2017. Portugal stated that they expect to implement the trading platform in 2018. TSOs may seek NRA approval for trading STSPs in adjacent zones as an alternative to the trading title products or locational products in their own balancing zone.

Germany stated that NCG and GASPOOL are registered as shippers in the Netherlands with Gasunie Transport Services B.V. and are trading at the Virtual Trading Point TTF. NCG and GASPOOL are using the Trading Platforms of PEGAS for trading activities at the TTF. In addition, NCG is using the ICE Endex for trading activities. Slovakia is using the Market Area East – Austria PEGAS CEGH Gas Exchange only as a backup to existing balancing platform.

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ENTSOG BAL NC Implementation and Effect Monitoring Report 2017