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5 Conclusions
The following conclusions can be drawn
from the completed analysis:
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Bookings of bundled capacity are going to increase in
upcoming years, especially once older unbundled
contracts expire but also as TSOs complete agreements
on which platform to use for booking capacity.
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The booking profile of network users shows that the
booking behaviour of the network users is moving step-
by-step from long-term to short-term booking behaviour.
The goal proposed by the Commission of balancing
long-term and short-term booking appears to be coming
closer to fruition.
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Even if the ratio of utilised secondary market to traded
bundled capacity is marginal, it is important to see that
there is already some bundled capacity being traded on
the secondary market. The expectations for upcoming
years are that there will be a clear increase in this ratio,
as older unbundled contracts expire.
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The increase of market participants (both active and
non-active) shows that the harmonisation of capacity
allocation rules is providing more clarity and facilitating
access of network users to different European markets.
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