News & Current Issues

Joint customer events

Two become one! In Germany, a new market area for gas will start in 2021 with Trading Hub Europe; the German transmission system operators, together with the market area managers, have provided transparent information about the progress of the merger-project in recent years via market dialogue.

In order to continue this exchange with the market, GASPOOL Balancing Services GmbH and NetConnect Germany GmbH & Co. KG cordially invite you to the first joint customer events for balancing group managers.

In this customer events, operational issues in relation to the upcoming market merger are discussed in particular.

For balancing group managers, we offer one event in german and one event in english language. The planned topics of the event include:

Presentation of Trading Hub Europe GmbH
Transitional regulations
Market communications
Billing topics
VTP and VTP-portal
Presentation of Trading Hub Europe GmbH
Current information on balancing gas
THE product portfolio
Bilateral tenders
Current status of IT implementation

We also offer one german and one english-language event on the subject of balancing gas, market-based instruments and capacity buyback. The focal points of this event include:

Due to the ongoing situation around COVID-19, we will offer a live stream via youtube for every event.

The following dates are available:

April 13, 2021: approx. 1 p.m. to approx. 4 p.m .: German-language event for balancing group managers
April 22, 2021: approx. 1 p.m. to approx. 4 p.m .: English-language event for balancing group managers
April 23, 2021: approx. 10 a.m. to approx. 1 p.m .: German-language event for balancing gas, market-based instruments and capacity buyback
April 26, 2021: approx. 1 p.m. to approx. 4 p.m .: English-language event for balancing gas, market-based instruments and capacity buyback

Please register via the registration form (BGM, Balancing gas), please send this by April 2, 2021 either to veranstaltungen@gaspool.de or to market@net-connect-germany.com. You will receive a registration confirmation by email.

The agenda and the link to the live stream will be send to registered participants approx. one week before event. Requests to our speakers can be asked during the live stream using the youtube-chat function. To do this, please register on YouTube with your Google account.

With regard to the many questions about operational implementations in the new market area, we would like to give you the opportunity to direct your questions to our specialist after the live stream. We will offer you a digital meeting room via MS-Teams. Please also use the attached registration form to register for this opportunity. The corresponding dial-in data will be sent to registered participants approx. one week before event.

Please note that the number of participants for the MS-Teams appointments are limited. For this reason, we would like to ask you to limit yourself to one person/company when registering. The admission for the digital meeting room is based on the "first come, first serve" principle.

We are looking forward to the events with you.

Market Merger: Invitation to the 7th market dialogue forum via live stream on 10 February 2021

On the way to the nationwide German market area, the transmission system operators together with the market area managers have initiated important steps and processes. In order to inform the market about the current state of the project, we have developed the event format Market Dialogue, with which we want to present the latest developments to you on a regular basis. We see the market dialogue as an important communication platform in order to get into the discussion with you as representatives of the market.

Hereby we would like to invite you to the seventh market dialogue:

Wednesday, 10 February 2021, 1:00 pm until approx. 4:00 pm

Format: live stream via youtube

The agenda and the link to access the live stream will be sent to all registered participants approx. one week prior to the event. Questions to our speakers can be asked during the live stream via chat function. To do so, please register on YouTube with your Google account.

In order to do justice to the many operational issues regarding the new market area, we would like to give you the opportunity to address your questions to our specialist colleagues immediately after the market dialogue. For this purpose we will offer you a digital meeting room via MS Teams.

In the following time periods you can place your questions directly on the operational level:

4:00 pm to 5:00 pm: Issues regarding the operational implementation of the market area consolidation in balancing group management and electronic market communication

5:00 pm to 6:00 pm: Issues for balancing energy suppliers

Please note that the number of participants is limited. For this reason, we would like to ask you to limit yourself to one person per company when registering for the Teams appointment. We will admit you to this offer according to the "first come, first serve" principle.

You are welcome to specify your desired time period in the attached registration form. Please note that we can only offer these dates in German language. If you have inquiries in English language please send an email to marktdialog@marktgebietszusammenlegung.de.

We ask for a binding registration by 22 January 2021. To do this, please email the fulfilled registration form to marktdialog@marktgebietszusammenlegung.de.

The market dialogue is aimed at both, German and English-speaking participants. The live stream will be held in German language. We again offer a separate link to the live stream with simultaneous translation.

If you already have questions about the market area merger, please let us know in advance on the registration form or by email.

We are looking forward to have an interesting discussion with you.

Kind regards

Your Transmission System Operators and Market Area Managers

Market Merger: Invitation to 6th market dialogue forum via live stream on October, 28th 2020

On the way to the nationwide market area, the transmission system operators together with the market are managers have initiated important steps and processes. In order to inform the market about the current state of the project, we have developed the event format market dialogue, with which we want to present the latest developments to you on a regular basis. We see the market dialogue as an important communication platform in order to get into the discussion with you as representatives of the market.

Hereby we would like to invite you to the 6^t^h market dialogue:
Wednesday, October 28^th, 2020, 1pm until approx. 3pm

Format: live stream YouTube

The agenda and the link to access the live stream will be sent to all registered participants approx. one week prior to the event. Questions to our speakers can be asked during the live stream via chat function, please register therefore on YouTube with your Google account.

We ask for a binding registration by October 9^th, 2020. To do this, please email the registration form to marktdialog@marktgebietszusammenlegung.de.

The market dialogue is aimed at both, German and English-speaking participants. The live stream will be held in German language, we offer a separate link to the live stream with simultaneous translation again.

If you already have questions about the market area merger, please let us know in advance on the registration form or by e-mail.

We are looking forward to have an interesting discussion with you.

Kind regards

Your Transmission System Operators and Market Area Managers

Market Dialogue

the event format market dialogue was developed. The fifth market dialogue will take place on June 16th, 2020, 1 pm in dbb forum berlin. The agenda will be sent to all registered participants one week prior to the event. Registration is possible until May 27th, 2020. The market dialogue is aimed at both, German and English-speaking participants. The show will be held in german language only, simultaneous translation is offered. More information is available on www.marktgebietszusammenlegung.de.

The 2020 cycle of regional meetings for network operators

The transmission system operators cooperating within the market area and the market area manager NetConnect Germany will again hold joint regional meetings for network operators throughout the market area in 2020. Participants will meet at several events to discuss current network-related topics with a practical focus. The topics include: Requirement to migrate low calorific value gas infrastructures to high calorific value quality, winter review and causes for system imbalances.

Market Dialogue

Dear Sir or Madam

On the way to the nationwide market area, the transmission system operators together with the market area managers have initiated important steps and processes. In order to inform the market about the current state of the project, we have developed the event format market dialogue, with which we want to present the latest developments to you on a regular basis. We see the market dialogue as an important communication platform in order to get into the discussion with you as representatives of the market.

Hereby we would like to invite you to our 4th market dialogue:

Wednesday, February 12, 2020, 1 pm (Registration starts at 12 pm)

Location: Congress Center South of fair Essen

Address: Messeplatz 1, 45131 Essen, Germany

The agenda will be sent to all registered participants approx. one week prior to the event.

We ask for a binding registration by January 13, 2020. To do this, please email the fulfilled registration form to marktdialog@marktgebietszusammenlegung.de.

Please note that initially only one participant per company can be registered. If there are still capacities available after the registration deadline, other participants of the company can also take part in the event. You are welcome to call the optional participants already in your registration. 

The market dialogue is aimed at both, German and English-speaking participants. The event will be held in German language only, we offer simultaneous translation again. 

If you already have questions about the market area merger, please let us know in advance on the registration form or by e-mail. 

We are looking forward to have an interesting discussion with you.

Kind regards

Your Transmission System Operators and Market Area Managers

Market Dialogue

Dear Sir or Madam

On the way to the nationwide market area, the event format Market Dialogue has established itself. Here, we inform you about the status and present current developments.

We see the market dialogue as an important communication platform in order to get into the discussion with you as representatives of the market.

The main focus of the upcoming event will be our reflections on the future capacity model of the nationwide market area as well as operational issues of the new market area manager.

Hereby we would like to invite you to the 3. market dialogue:

Tuesday, November 5, 2019, 11 am (Registration starts at 10 am)

Location: Hotel Nikko

Address: Immermannstraße 41, 40210 Düsseldorf, Germany

The agenda will be forwarded to all registered participants one week prior to the event.

We ask for a binding registration by October 14, 2019. To do this, please email the fulfilled registration form to marktdialog@marktgebietszusammenlegung.de.

The market dialogue is aimed at both, German and English-speaking participants. The event will be held in German language, we offer simultaneous translation again.

If you already have questions about the market merger, please let us know in advance on the registration form or by e-mail.

We are looking forward to have an interesting discussion with you.

Kind regards

Your Transmission System Operators and Market Area Managers

Market Dialogue on June 4, 2019

On the way to the nationwide market area, we as the transmission system operators together with the market area managers have initiated important steps and processes.

During the first market dialogue at eworld in February 2019, the responsible of the project presented first considerations. Based on this we would like to invite you to the second market dialogue to present further thoughts and discuss them with you.

Please note the following date already today:

Wednesday, 4th June 2019, 11am until approx. 4pm (registration starts at 10am)

The event will be at following location:  

Palais Kulturbrauerei, Schönhauser Allee 36, 10435 Berlin-Germany, www.palais-kulturbrauerei.de

The event is aimed at both German and English-speaking participants, we offer simultaneous translation, again.

If you are interested, please register by May 17, 2019. Please use the registration form and send it to marktdialog@marktgebietszusammenlegung.de.

The final agenda will be provided in sufficient time before the event.

If you have any requests regarding contents or special questions, please send them to us in advance on the registration form or by e-mail, so that we can take them into consideration during the preparation.

Information event for balancing group managers 2019

Hereby we invite you to attend our information event for balancing group managers, at which we would like to report on current developments in the market area of NCG and exchange views with market participants.

The information event will take place on Wednesday, 22 May 2019 in Düsseldorf and cover the following topics:

system balancing developments
further development of the Virtual Trading Point
current market data (quantities, fees etc.)
contractual adjustments due to suspected cases of fraudulent behaviour by balancing group managers
implementation of solidarity measures to safeguard the security of gas supply in Germany

We are offering two information sessions for you to choose from, both taking place on 22 May 2019:

10:00 to 13:00 hours (German-language session)
14:00 to 17:00 hours (English-language session)

Both sessions will be held at the Radisson Blu Scandinavia Hotel, Karl-Arnold-Platz 5, 40474 Düsseldorf. Between 13:00 and 14:00 hours all participants are invited to join us for a buffet lunch in the hotel restaurant.

Please use the registration form to confirm your attendance at the session of your choice and return it to us no later than 31 March 2019. Please note that due to limited space we cannot allow more than two persons per company to join the event.

Market dialogue at the e-world 2019

On the way to the nationwide market area, the transmission system operators together with the market are managers have initiated important steps and processes. In order to inform the market about the current state of the project, we have developed the event format Market Dialogue, with which we want to present the latest developments to you on a regular basis. We see the market dialogue as an important communication platform in order to get into the discussion with you as representatives of the market.

Hereby we would like to invite you

on Wednesday, 6. February 2019, 12.30pm

Location: Congress Center Ost of fair Essen – hall “Essen”

Address: Norbertstraße 2, 45131 Essen, Germany

The main focus of the event will be on our previous reflections on the future capacity model of the nationwide market area.

Agenda

From 12pm Registration

12.30pm – 12.40pm Welcome

12.40pm – 1.00pm "On the way to the common market area"

1pm – 2pm: How does the capacity model in the German-wide market area works?

Basics

2pm-2.30pm Coffee Break

2.30pm – 3pm How does the capacity model in the German-wide market area works? Measures

3pm – 4pmPanel discussion

Participants:

Mrs. Barbie Kornelia Haller, BNetzA

Mr. Dominik Wörsdörfer, BDEW

Mr. Joachim Rahls, EFET

Dr. Egbert Laege, Powernext

Mr. Jürgen Fuhlrott, Project market merger

Moderation: Dr. Heiko Lohmann

4pm End of the event

A participation is only possible after registration. We ask for a binding registration by 20 January 2019. To do this, please email the fulfilled registration form to marktdialog@marktgebietszusammenlegung.de.

If you have already registered for this event and received a confirmation from us, you do not need to take any further steps.

The Market Dialogue is aimed at both German and English-speaking participants, for whom we offer simultaneous translation.

If you already have questions about the market area merger, please let us know in advance on the registration form or by e-mail.

More information about the venue, arrival etc. can be found here.

Download:

Registration Form

cost-benefit analysis of the information provision arrangements pursuant to section 9(c) of the operative provisions of the administrative ruling on gas balancing

The final versopn of the cost-benefit analysis as well as the benefit analysis of the involved balancing group managers are now provided for download.

Download:

Cost-benefit analysis of the information provision - Management Summary

Cost-benefit analysis (German Version)

Benefit analysis NCG (German Version)

Benefit analysis GASPOOL (German Version)

Consultation by the market area managers on the cost-benefit analysis of the information provision arrangements pursuant to section 9(c) of the operative provisions of the administrative ruling on gas balancing (implementation of the Network Code on Gas Ba

Section 9(c) of the revised administrative ruling on gas balancing handed down by the German national regulatory authority Bundesnetzagentur (the so-called “GaBi Gas 2.0” decision which implemented the Network Code on Gas Balancing (“BAL Code”)), which is based on Article 38 of the BAL Code, places an obligation on the market area managers (MAMs) to carry out an analysis by 1 October 2018 to assess the costs and benefits of increasing the frequency of information provision to network users, reducing the related timelines of information provision and improving the accuracy of the information provided. This cost-benefit analysis (CBA) is to specify the breakdown of costs and benefits among the categories of affected parties.

The CBA now presented, which has been authored by participants from various sectors of the gas supply chain, has been produced in compliance with this obligation.

According to the GaBi Gas 2.0 ruling the MAMs are to consult stakeholders on the CBA, with the consultation results to further inform the CBA. On the basis of the CBA results, the Bundesnetzagentur will then decide on the required changes to the information provision arrangements.

Respondents are asked to submit their CBA comments and responses to the two MAMs by email (bilanzkreisverantwortliche@gaspool.de and konsultation@net-connect-germany.com).

All consultation responses must be received no later than June 4, 2018. Respondents who do not want their responses to be published should indicate this clearly. Respondents are also asked to use the consultation response form below so that the responses can be evaluated in a structured manner.

Downloads:

Cost-benefit analysis of the information provision - Management Summary

Consultation document and response form

The written comments are published here (just available in German).

Procurement of balancing gas in the market area of NetConnect Germany in winter 2017/2018

The analysis is provided here.

The 2018 cycle of regional meetings for network operators

The transmission system operators cooperating within the market area and the market area manager NetConnect Germany will again hold joint regional meetings for network operators throughout the market area in 2018. Participants will meet at several events to discuss current network-related topics with a practical focus. The topics include: Requirement to migrate low calorific value gas infrastructures to high calorific value quality, winter review and causes for system imbalances.

Workshop on balancing gas 2017 ("Workshop Regelenergie 2017")

NetConnect Germany GmbH & Co. KG (NCG) has hosted a workshop on balancing gas (“Workshop Regelenergie”) for balancing group managers and balancing gas suppliers in the NCG market area on 13 September 2017. In this workshop NCG discussed the current situation in the balancing market and presented the explicit design of the long and short term balancing products in MOL rank 4. BASF SE and RWE Supply & Trading GmbH delivered presentations from the industrial customer’s and supplier’s perspective as part of the workshop.

The presentations of NCG and RWE Supply & Trading GmbH are only available in German language and are provided here.

Meetings of network operators 2017

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The transmission system operators cooperating within the market area and the market area manager NetConnect Germany have again hold joint regional meetings for network operators throughout the market area in 2017.

Participants met at several events to discuss current network-related topics with a practical focus.

The topics included: Requirement to migrate low calorific value gas infrastructures to high calorific value quality as well as further current issues.The next round of the meetings of network operators is planned for 2018.

Contact

Market
T + 49 (0) 2102 59796 780
F + 49 (0) 2102 59796 59
E market@net-connect-germany.com

Customer satisfaction survey

NetConnect Germany GmbH & Co. KG carried out a customer satisfaction survey in collaboration with the market research institute “SKOPOS Group” at the end of 2015. For this all market participants – Balancing Group Managers, Balancing Gas Suppliers and Network Operators - of the NCG market area were questioned regarding their satisfaction with the collaboration with NCG.

Herewith NCG would like to thank you for participating in this survey!

Your wishes, comments and proposals help us to further increase our customer focus. The potential for optimization regarding the improvement of the performance of the NCG Market Partner Portal is a suggestion that was frequently mentioned. Therefore, NCG will implement the increased performance during this year in order to make the Market Partner Portal even more user-friendly.

Besides, further suggestions are being examined at the moment. We hope you will understand that we cannot take all wishes and suggestions into consideration.

Surplus distribution and settlement in accordance with paragraph 6 of article 25 of the balancing group contract

In the balancing neutrality accounting period from April 2013 to September 2013, for the first time since the “GABi Gas” balancing regime was introduced NetConnect Germany produced a surplus, which was distributed to balancing group managers who operated master balancing groups in the relevant balancing neutrality period in line with the “GABi Gas” ruling and contractual arrangements.

This distribution process was successfully completed in March 2014.

In the balancing neutrality accounting period from October 2013 until March 2014 NetConnect Germany again generated a surplus. A total amount of around €186m was distributed to all balancing group managers who operated master balancing groups in the surplus period, an amount which corresponded to €ct 0.0583/kWh based on the offtakes accounted for in the balancing groups. The distribution was completed in July 2014.

The legal basis for the distribution and settlement process is paragraph 6 of article 25 of our Balancing Group Contract Terms & Conditions.