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Table 2.4: Ranking of products in the balancing merit order per country/balancing zone by 1 October 2016
COUNTRY/
BAL. ZONE
TRADING PLATFORM/
BALANCING PLATFORM,
PUBLIC TENDER, OTHER
PROCEDURE (ART. 8.4)
NAME OF THE
TRADING PLATFORM/
(BALANCING
PLATFORM)
RANKING
IN THE
BALANCING
MERIT ORDER
CLASSIFICATION OF THE
BALANCING PRODUCT
NAME OF THE BALANCING
PRODUCT (PLEASE INSERT
NAME.)
GAS QUALITY
DISTINCTION (H-GAS/
L-GAS) WHERE ALSO
L-GAS EXISTS
DE – (NCG)
3)
Trading platform
PEGAS
1
WD title/DA title
Title Market Transaction
global
Trading platform
PEGAS
1
WD temporal
4)
Title Market Transaction
global
Trading platform
PEGAS
2
WD title/DA title
Title Market Transaction
H-gas or L-gas
Trading platform
Trading in adjacent
zone: PEGAS and
ICE (TTF)
2
WD title/DA title
Title Market Transaction
H-gas or L-gas
Trading platform
PEGAS
2
WD locational/DA locational
Locational Market Transaction H-gas or L-gas
Trading platform
PEGAS
2
WD temporal
Title Market Transaction
L-gas
Trading platform
PEGAS
2
WD temporal locational
Locational Market Transaction L-gas
Trading platform
Trading in adjacent
zone: PEGAS (TTF)
2
WD temporal locational
5)
Locational Market Transaction L-gas
Balancing platform*
NCG
3
WD locational*/DA locational* Locational Market Transaction H-gas or L-gas
Balancing platform*
NCG
3
WD temporal locational*
Locational Market Transaction
(not in use anymore since
8 November 2016)
L-gas
Public Tender
NCG
4
Balancing Services (Art. 8.3)
Flexibility service (not in use
anymore since 1 May 2016)
L-gas
Public Tender
NCG
4
Balancing Services (Art. 8.3)
Long Term Options (Rest of
the Day)
6)
H-gas or L-gas
Public Tender
NCG
4
Balancing Services (Art. 8.3)
Long Term Options (DA)
7)
(Currently not in use.)
H-gas/ L-gas
Public Tender
NCG
4
Balancing Services (Art. 8.3)
Long Term Options (hourly)
8)
L-gas
DK
Trading platform
Gaspoint Noric
1
WD title
TSO WD yellow zone trade
EL
Public Tender
n/a (Public tender)
1
Balancing Services (as IM:
Alternative to bal. platform)*
LNG
ES
Trading platform
MIBGAS
1
WD title
GWDES
2
DA title
GDAES
3
WD locational
–
4
DA locational
–
FR –
(GRTgaz NORTH)
Trading platform
PEGAS
1
WD title
PEGAS spot
Trading platform
9)
PEGAS
2
WD locational
Locational
3) For market area NCG: On 24 March 2016, the trading platform operator PEGAS introduced temporal, locational and temporal locational STSPs. The temporal STSPs are realised within one
hour of the gasday with a lead-time of three hours. The locational STSPs are realised on a within-day and day-ahead basis with a lead-time of three hours and delivery/offtake within a
specified network zone. The temporal locational STSPs are realised within one hour of the gas day with a lead-time of 3 hours and delivery/offtake at specified network points at the
Dutch/German border (IPs "Elten/Zevenaar" and "Vreden/Winterswijk"). The Dutch TSO was informed about the plans to introduce new STSPs and a meeting between NCG and the Dutch
TSO was held on 23 October 2014 to discuss the parameters of the relevant STSPs.
4) WD temporal: Product with delivery/offtake period of one hour.
5) Transportation costs are taken into account in the price comparison within the Merit Order Rank.
6) Option for delivery/offtake of gas on a Rest of the Day basis within pre-defined network zones;
7) Option for delivery/offtake of gas on a Rest of the Day basis within pre-defined network zones;
8) Option for delivery/offtake of gas on an hourly basis at the network points Elten and Vreden.
9) In FR, WD locational product is implemented on the Pegas trading platform. In case of need, TSOs launches a
tender by e-mail for the attention of all registered shippers which is then processed through the platform.
* Product and/or balancing platform approved under interim measures by NRA.
** Products in UK-GB which can used during a Gas deficit Emergency.
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