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F.2.3.2 CBA Methodology update process
The CBA methodology currently in force is the one approved by the European
Commission in February 2015. This methodology has been applied to develop
TYNDP 2015 as well as TYNDP 2017. For the latest edition, ENTSOG has comple-
mented the CBA methodology with additional elements on a voluntary basis.
Based on the experience of TYNDP 2015 and 2017, ENTSOG sees benefits in
updating and improving the CBA methodology to be applied for the preparation of
its TYNDP 2018, as foreseen in Article 11(6) of Regulation (EU) No. 347/2013.
During 2017, ENTSOG intends to work on an updated and improved methodology
by:
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Consulting stakeholders on possible improvements;
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Developing the proposal for an updated methodology subject to the Agency’s
and European Commission’s opinions;
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Adapting the methodology upon receipt of the Agency’s and European
Commission’s opinions, and submitting it to the European Commission for
approval
Application of the updated CBA methodology for the preparation of TYNDP 2018 will
require that the European Commission can approve it the by the end of 2017.
The following ACER medium-term to long-term recommendations relate to this
process:
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Better incorporate the market (“shippers”) perspective on infrastructure gaps;
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Significantly improve the CBA methodology, in particular regarding the
collection, verification and use of project data (including cost data) and
scenarios, measurement of benefits, and further monetisation of the benefits
of the projects, in line with the Agency’s opinion No 04/2014 on the CBA
methodology and other recommendations;
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Improve the model and modelling used for the TYNDPs;
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Develop, in consultation with stakeholders, clustering and grouping guidelines
for promoters to be used in the TYNDP context and subsequent PCI selection
process;
The recommendations will be investigated as part of the CBA Methodology update
process.
On the model and modelling tool used for TYNDP, the ACER recommendation in
particular points to the incorporation of further market-related elements and to full
documentation of the TYNDP model.
On this topic, ENTSOG would first like to recall the response it provided to ACER
opinions on ENTSOG Annual Work Programme 2017 (opinion No 14-2016) and on
the consistency between TYNDP and NDPs (opinion No 14-2016).
The ENTSOG model for the TYNDP was created following the requirements from
Regulation (EU) No. 715/2009 that defines the modelling of the integrated network
as a task for ENTSOG. This approach was further extended following the later
requirements from Regulation (EU) No. 347/2013. Here the requirements for a
methodology, including on network and market modelling, for a harmonised energy
system-wide cost-benefit analysis at Union level (CBA methodology) is defined.
The way ENTSOG is modelling the European gas infrastructure is fitted to the EU
wide perspective. The technical capacities as input data for the modelling tool stem
directly from the TSOs. They are calculated with their national models and tools;
their expertise is therefore reflected in ENTSOG’s modelling. It is key for the analysis
done with the ENTSOG modelling tool to have clearly defined interfaces and
perimeters and to avoid significant overlaps between the EU wide and national
perspectives.