During the 12th GIE Annual Conference in Berlin -
GAZ-SYSTEM S.A. (Transmission System Operator in Poland) and NET4GAS
(Transmission System Operator in the Czech Republic) agreed to launch a
pilot project regarding the bundled capacity of IP Cieszyn on the GSA
capacity auction platform.
The planned pilot will concern capacity at the currently existing IP Cieszyn, connecting both transmission systems.
Further details on the conduct of the auction of
bundled product at the IP Cieszyn will be published on the websites of
both operators.
GAZ-SYSTEM S.A. is in the course of discussions regarding other pilot projects on GSA platform.
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GSA Platform an effective IT solution for
allocating capacity in transmission systems, addressed to those European
TSOs who, in accordance with the CAM Network Code should choose a
utility to allocate capacity before 1 November 2015.
GAZ-SYSTEM S.A. presented the GSA Platform during
the 16th meeting of REGIONAL GAS INITIATIVE - SOUTH SOUTH-EAST, which
took place in Warsaw on 27 May 2014.
In preparation for the implementation of the
requirements of the European Network Code for Capacity Allocation
Mechanisms (CAM NC), GAZ-SYSTEM S.A. adopted in its Transmission Network
Code auction mechanism as a basic, transparent and objective way to
allocate capacity at the interconnection points.
Since November 2013, GAZ-SYSTEM S.A. successfully
conducted more than 60 auctions of quarterly and monthly capacity
products. Previous auctions were conducted using Information Exchange
System (IES), which has nearly 500 registered users and which recently
has been modified to offer bundled capacity products.
The platform is continuously developed and will
achieve full compliance with the requirements of the NC CAM before the
end of 2014.