ENTSOG Annual Report 2013

COMMON NETWORK OPERATION TOOLS

TECHNICAL COOPERATION WITH THIRD COUNTRY TSOS

According to Regulation (EC) 715 / 2009, ENTSOG must adopt common network operation tools to ensure coordinate network operation in normal and emergency conditions, including a common incidents classification scale, and research plans. These tools are intended to increase cooperation between adjacent TSOs. ENTSOG has already be- gun to develop common network operation tools related to data exchange.

According to Regulation (EC) 715 / 2009, ENTSOG must adopt recom­ mendations relating to the coordination of technical cooperation between Community and Third-Country transmission system operators. Third-country TSOs were invited to participate in the development of the network code for Interoperability and Data Exchange Rules (INT NC). A spe- cific workshop to to present the preliminary draft of the network code was organised in cooperation with the Energy Community in Vienna on 16 April. ENTSOG also participated in the Energy Community Gas Working Group meeting on 25 September 2013 to discuss issues related to the network code and presented at the Energy Community for Gas Forum.

Data Exchange Requirements Regulation (EC) 715 / 2009:

In line with the Network Code Interoperability and Data Exchange Rules, data exchange require- ments related to Regulation (EC) 715 / 2009 must be developed. These may include business re- quirement specifications, data content format and implementation guidelines. In 2013, the Business Requirement Specification for the auctioning process, described in the CAM network code, and the Business Requirement Specification for the nomination and matching process, described in the Balancing and Interop- erability and Data Exchange network codes, have been developed, as first pilot projects towards the preparation of the necessary messages for data exchange purposes. This is the first step in harmonising the content of the necessary mes- sage exchanges related to the network codes. Stakeholders will be included in the process at the start of 2014. ENTSOG has cooperated with the Edigas group (EASEE-gas) to develop the necessary message formats for data exchange in the auctioning, nom- ination and matching processes.

EARLY WARNING SYSTEM

As part of the EU-Russia Energy Dialogue, ENTSOG was asked to develop an Early Warning System (EWS) proposal for gas supplies to the EU from Russia. For this purpose, a new Kernel Group was established to develop de- tailed ideas and processes on how to deal with emergency situations. These ideas were presented at a meeting organized by ENTSOG in the framework of the EU-Russia Energy Dialogue on 15 November 2013. Furthermore, Russian side presented their ideas for a European Dispatch Service (EDS). This cooperative effort is scheduled to continue.

LOCAL ISSUING OFFICE

The Energy Identification Coding (EIC) scheme, standardized and main- tained by ENTSO-E, provides a means of uniquely identifying the market participants and other entities active on the European Internal Energy Market. It is widely used for electronic document interchange. The administrative organization consists of a two-level hierarchy: the Central Issuing Office (CIO) under the direct responsibility of ENTSO-E and the Local Issuing Offices (LIO), acting as agents of the CIO. As of 1 March 2013, EASEE-gas has relinquished its responsibilities as an EIC Local Issuing Office (LIO) in favour of ENTSOG. This includes transferral of all existing codes issued by EASEE-gas. ENTSOG LIO only issues international codes related to the gas industry and is responsible for allocating and maintaining the codes it issues or have been issued under party code 21. A dedicated page was developed for this purpose on the ENTSOG website. Here, users can submit requests, down- load or view existing codes and access the manual of procedures.

Implementation of the selected common data exchange protocol:

ENTSOG has begun to prepare to implement the common data exchange protocol for document- based data exchange (AS4). This process fore- sees the involvement of stakeholders.

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ENTSOG Annual Report 2013