GAZ-SYSTEM, Partners to Offer Bundled Capacity Products at Lasow (Poland)

On the 3rd of June 2013, the Transmission System Operators (TSO) GAZ-SYSTEM S.A., Poland and ONTRAS – VNG Gastransport GmbH, Germany (ONTRAS) will, for the first time, offer bundled capacity products at the interconnection point Lasòw.

Capacity marketing will be carried out as a pilot project on the first European platform for gas capacity allocation PRISMA. Both TSOs will offer bundled capacity products for three quarters of the 2013/2014 gas year on the basis of the future European Network Code for Capacity Allocation Mechanisms (NC CAM).

Aim of the Lasòw pilot

A key objective of providing a bundled auction at IP Lasòw is to gain experience in establishing bundled products on the basis of European rules such as the NC CAM before its official entering into force and therefore to facilitate the political targets of an integrated European gas market.

Products:

During the pilot phase, the following products will be offered:

• 1st quarter of 2013 [January 2014 – March 2014] auctioning 57,980 kWh/h (5,200 m3/h),
• 2nd quarter of 2014 [April 2014 – June 2014] auctioning 57,980 kWh/h (5,200 m3/h),
• 3rd quarter of 2014 [July 2014 – September 2014] auctioning 57,980 kWh/h (5,200 m3/h).

Network Users will have the opportunity to register during April and May 2013. This registration process and the capacity auctions are carried out via PRISMA where also detailed rules regarding the auction are published.

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LNG World News Staff, March 29, 2013