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BAL NC Monitoring Report 2016

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Table of Contents

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PART I: Second ENTSOG Monitoring Report on Implementation of Balancing Network Code

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Executive Summary

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1 Introduction and Purpose

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2 Information Sources and Data Collection

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3 Evaluation of Responses to Questionnaire

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3.1 Operational Balancing (Chapter III of BAL NC)

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3.2 Balancing system (Chapter II of BAL NC)

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3.3 Nominations (Chapter IV of BAL NC)

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3.4 Information Provision (Chapter VIII of BAL NC)

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3.5 Daily Imbalance Charges (Chapter V of BAL NC)

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3.6 Neutrality (Chapter VII of BAL NC)

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3.7 Within Day Obligations (Chapter VI of BAL NC)

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3.8 Linepack Flexibility Service (Chapter IX of BAL NC)

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3.9 Interim Measures (Chapter X of the BAL NC)

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4 Conclusion

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4.1 Implementation Dates and Provisopns of BAL NC in Europe

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4.2 Overview Table of Degree of Implementation of BAL NC

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5 Annexes

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Annex I: List of Abbreviations and Countries with Codes and Balancing Zones

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Annex II: Operational Balancing (Chapter III of BAL NC)

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Annex III: Balancing System (Chapter II) and Nominations (Chapter IV of BAL NC)

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Annex IV: Information Provision (Chapter VIII of the BAL NC)

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Annex V: Daily Imbalance Charge (Chapter V of the BAL NC)

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Annex VI: Neutrality (Chapter VII of the BAL NC)

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Annex VII: Within Day Obligations (Chapter VI of the BAL NC)

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Annex VIII: Interim measures (Chapter X of the BAL NC)

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PART II: First ENTSOG Monitoring Report on Effect of Balancing Network Code

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Executive Summary

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1 Introduction and purpose

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2 Information sources and data collection

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3 Description of the four effect monitoring indicators

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3.1 Indicator BAL.1: TSO Balancing Through Short-term Standardised Products AS % of Total TSO Balancing

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3.2 Indicator BAL.2: Total TSO Balancing Volume as % of Market Volume

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3.3 Indicator BAL.3: Net TSO Balancing Volume as % of Market Volume

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3.4 Indicator BAL.4: Net Shipper Imbalance Volume as % of Market Volume

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4 Conclusion

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4.1 Indicator BAL.1: TSO Balancing Through Short-term Standardised Products as % of Total TSO Balancing

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4.2 Indicator BAL.2: Total TSO Balancing Volume as % of Market Volume

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4.3 BAL.3 Indicator: Net TSO Balancing Volume as % of Market Volume vs. BAL.4 Indicator: Net Shipper Imbalance Volume as % of Market Volume

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4.3 Overall Conclusions Based on BAL Indicators for Effect Monitoring

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5 Annexes

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Annex I: List of Abbreviations and Countries with Codes and Balancing Zones

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Imprint

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