AUCTION OF YEARLY CAPACITY PRODUCTS ON PRISMA

AUCTION OF YEARLY CAPACITY PRODUCTS ON PRISMA (except North South link)
In accordance with the French Energy Regulatory Commission deliberation of February 13th 2014,
setting the rules of progressive implementation of the European Network for Capacity Allocation
Mechanisms for transmission capacity for gas at interconnection points between entry-exit zones,
GRTgaz will auction on the PRISMA Platform on Monday 3rd March 2014 at 09:00, the following
yearly capacity products:
Obergailbach:
Obergailbach
Entry
01/10/2014 - 30/09/2015
Bundle
Type
Bundle OGE / GRT
Bundle GRTD / GRT
Unbundle
Bundle GRTD / GRT
Bundle GRTD / GRT
Unbundle
FZK / Firm
FZK / Firm
DZK / Firm
FZK / Firm
FZK / Firm
DZK / Firm
FZK / Firm
Firm
FZK / Firm
DZK / Firm
Firm
Unbundle
Firm
Bundle GRTD / GRT
Unbundle
Bundle GRTD / GRT
Unbundle
DZK / Firm
Firm
DZK / Firm
Firm
Bundle GRTD / GRT
Bundle OGE / GRT
01/10/2015 - 30/09/2016
01/10/2016 - 30/09/2017
01/10/2017 - 30/09/2018
Bundle GRTD / GRT
01/10/2018 - 30/09/2019
01/10/2019 - 30/09/2020
01/10/2020 - 30/09/2021
01/10/2021 - 30/09/2022
01/10/2022 - 30/09/2023
01/10/2023 - 30/09/2024
01/10/2024 - 30/09/2025
01/10/2025 - 30/09/2026
01/10/2026 - 30/09/2027
01/10/2027 - 30/09/2028
01/10/2028 - 30/09/2029
(1) Competition auction
Auctioned
Capacity
kWh/h 25°C
542 470 (1)
1 753 519 (1)
1 072 466 (1)
539 220 (1)
3 400 976 (1)
422 416 (1)
1 849 732
1 973 660
879 732
1 035 352
1 908 308
3 997 938
1 421 304
1 421 304
3 424 429
3 424 429
8 203 670
8 203 670
8 278 475
16 156 217
145 548
14 003 059
2 543 491
11 605 116
Obergailbach
Exit
Bundle
Type
01/10/2014 - 30/09/2015
01/10/2015 - 30/09/2016
01/10/2016 - 30/09/2017
01/10/2017 - 30/09/2018
01/10/2018 - 30/09/2019
01/10/2019 - 30/09/2020
01/10/2020 - 30/09/2021
Unbundle
Backhaul
Obergailbach
Entry
Bundle
Type
01/10/2014 - 30/09/2015
(1)
Unbundle
01/10/2021 - 30/09/2022
01/10/2022 - 30/09/2023
01/10/2023 - 30/09/2024
01/10/2024 - 30/09/2025
01/10/2025 - 30/09/2026
01/10/2026 - 30/09/2027
01/10/2027 - 30/09/2028
01/10/2028 - 30/09/2029
Auctioned Capacity
kWh/h 25°C
5 194 826
1 454 551
1 454 551
1 454 551
1 454 551
2 535 075
5 194 826
5 194 826
5 194 826
5 194 826
5 194 826
5 194 826
5 194 826
5 194 826
5 194 826
Auctioned Capacity
kWh/h 25°C
Interruptible
249 351
(1) The deliberation mentions that interruptible capacity for Obergailbach should only be auctioned
for the period 01/10/2014 to 30/09/2015
Oltingue :
Oltingue
Entry
Bundle
Type
01/10/2014 - 30/09/2015
01/10/2015 - 30/09/2016
01/10/2016 - 30/09/2017
01/10/2017 - 30/09/2018
01/10/2018 - 30/09/2019
01/10/2019 - 30/09/2020
01/10/2020 - 30/09/2021
01/10/2021 - 30/09/2022
Unbundle
Backhaul
Bundle
Type
01/10/2022 - 30/09/2023
01/10/2023 - 30/09/2024
01/10/2024 - 30/09/2025
01/10/2025 - 30/09/2026
01/10/2026 - 30/09/2027
01/10/2027 - 30/09/2028
01/10/2028 - 30/09/2029
Oltingue
Exit
01/10/2014 - 30/09/2015
01/10/2015 - 30/09/2016
01/10/2016 - 30/09/2017
01/10/2017 - 30/09/2018
01/10/2018 - 30/09/2019
01/10/2019 - 30/09/2020
01/10/2020 - 30/09/2021
Unbundle
Ferme
Oltingue
Exit
Bundle
Type
01/10/2014 - 30/09/2015
(1)
Unbundle
01/10/2021 - 30/09/2022
01/10/2022 - 30/09/2023
01/10/2023 - 30/09/2024
01/10/2024 - 30/09/2025
01/10/2025 - 30/09/2026
01/10/2026 - 30/09/2027
01/10/2027 - 30/09/2028
01/10/2028 - 30/09/2029
Auctioned Capacity
kWh/h 25°C
1 870 137
1 870 137
1 870 137
1 870 137
1 870 137
1 870 137
1 870 137
1 870 137
1 870 137
1 870 137
1 870 137
1 870 137
1 870 137
1 870 137
1 870 137
Auctioned Capacity
kWh/h 25°C
7 414 056
7 414 056
7 414 056
Auctioned Capacity
kWh/h 25°C
Interruptible
914 289
(1) The deliberation mentions that interruptible capacity for Oltingue should only be auctioned for
the period 01/10/2014 to 30/09/2015
The first round of auctions starts at 09:00 according to the following schedule :
Auctions take place as from Monday until Friday. If an auction is not end on Friday at 18:00, it will
continue on Monday at 09:00.
GRTgaz auctions firm and backhaul capacity first, and then interruptible if at least 98% of the firm
capacity is sold.
The auction of interruptible capacity products will start the next working day after the closure of the
firm product, at 09:00, with the publication of the available capacity products from 07:00. The first
round of this new auction will last 3 hours, the schedule of interruptible being the same as for firm.
For the Oltingue exit point, as no firm capacity is available for the period 01/10/2014 to 30/09/2015,
the auction of interruptible capacity will start on Monday March 03rd at 09:00
The price of the capacity products is set as follow:
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Starting price = Reserve Price = Regulated Price;
Large Price Steps, as published on PRISMA (approx. 5% of the regulated tariff 2014);
Small Price Steps, defined as 1/5th of the Large Price Step;
The clearing price is the sum of the regulated price plus the premium amounting to an integer
number of Large Price Steps and an integer number of Small Price Steps.
USEFUL INFORMATION
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The web address of the PRISMA platform is:
https://platform.prisma-capacity.eu/
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A training document is available on GRTgaz’s website at the address
http://www.grtgaz.com/en/acces-direct/customer/customers.html
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Volumes on PRISMA are published on PRISMA in kWh/h 25°C. In order to convert at MWh/j
0°C, the conversion factor is:
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The unit of prices displayed on PRISMA is ct€/kWh/h 25°C. The invoice from GRTgaz will take
into account the regulated tariff (reserve price), and the price steps generated during the
auction
To convert from €/MWh/j 0°C to ct€/kWh/h 25°C, the conversion factor is:
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Reserve prices published on the platform are for information only. The regulated tariffs,
applicable for the reserve price, are those defined in the tariffs table of the gas deliberation
of January 29th 2014 for the period 01/04/2014 to 31/03/2015. The regulated tariffs
applicable beyond march 31st 2015 will be set by future deliberations.
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Quaterly capacities auctions will occur on PRISMA at IP Obergailbach, Oltinge, Taisnière H
and North South Link on Tuesday 3rd June 2014 at 09:00 with a publication on Monday 19th
May 2014.