Transcript Mod Title - Joint Office of Gas Transporters

0493:
Mod Title: EU Gas Balancing Code - Daily
Nominations at Interconnection
Points (IP)
Proposer: National Grid NTS
Panel Date: 17th April 2014
Why change?
 Existing requirements for Nominations at GB
Interconnection Points (TPD Section C) are not compliant
with EU Network Code requirements from October 2015
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EU Balancing Code
EU Capacity Allocation Mechanism (CAM) Code
EU Interoperability Code
 New requirements for National Grid NTS interaction with
adjacent TSO at each IP
 Modification Proposal ‘Why Change’ section explains at a
high level the end to end process (including Transporter to
Transporter interaction) to add context
Options
 Changes are required to the UNC to specify the User to
Transporter and Transporter to User obligations in the
revised nominations process at IPs
 To a large extent mandated by EU Codes
 National Grid has sought to maintain consistency with
prevailing GB arrangements (where possible) if EU Codes
are silent
Solution
 New Terms
 Application
 Nominations General
 Processing of Nominations
 Processing of Renominations
 Rejection and Revision of Nominations and Renominations
 Processing of Renominations associated with Physical or
Locational Trades
Recommended Steps
The Proposer recommends that this modification should be:
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Not subject to self-governance because implementation of this Modification
Proposal is likely to have a material effect on commercial activities
connected with the transportation of gas conveyed via the National
Transmission System and the operation of this pipeline system. This is due
to the changes proposed to a number of timed Nomination processes
between Users and National Grid NTS.
Workgroup assessment to develop the modification for 6 months