Roadmap GRI NW 20082012

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Roadmap GRI NW 2008-2012

Robert Spencer, NMa/DTe
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Contents

• Highlights of the Roadmap
• Results of the Consultation
• Role of the RCC within the new structure ?

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Recap - Why the Roadmap ? 1/2

• Progress issues identified at last SG
• Not enough Focus and coordination
• Too many Priorities
• Need for more efficient organisation of work
• Increase ROE Higher rate of return on effort

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Recap - Why the Roadmap ?

• Other observations general review
• Good successes but slow progress
• Problems not always tackled by the right people
• Initiative competing for resources
• Communication gaps
• Sufficient high-level commitment available ?

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Roadmap Principles

• Working towards a common end-game
• Higher Return on Effort
• Improved project management approach
• Taking into account EU Developments
• Generate sufficient High Level commitment
• Focus on practical issues
• Avoid duplication of on-going work
• Stepping stone to European internal market

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Proces

• Consultants
• Geert Joosten and David Halldearn
• Many interviews with relevant stakeholders
• Focus group to provide high-level guidance
• Workshops
• Broad consultation of NW-E stakeholders

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Results

• Focus on only two main priorities
• Capacity
• Transparency
• Strengthen Regional decision making
• RCC (linking into ERGEG and Agency)
• Regional TSO cooperation (linking into GTE)
• Program Board
• improve management of projects
• Help solve difficult issues efficiently
• Generate High-level commitment

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Less Priorities, More Focus Capacity

• Capacity working towards a goal to make it
• readily available,
• easily tradable,
• at fair prices and
• on a non-discriminatory basis
• Capacity both existing and new

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Less Priorities, More Focus Transparency

• Transparency enables better risk management
• It facilitates trading
• Therefore continue the work that is being done
• and review the achieved results

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Question to the SG

• Regional (coordination of) decision making is
  absolutely necessary to improve and ensure market
  integration, liquidity and timely investments
• Do you agree?

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Question to the SG

• This is possible given current structures and
  legislation
• Do you agree?

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Outcomes Consultation Very Positive

• High level of consensus
• End-game
• Priorities
• Work Structure
• From all involved organisations (Stakeholders,
  Regulators, TSOs)
• High level support (board-room level)
• Support from ministries

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Outcomes Consultation - Some Concerns

• Should we have more focus?
• Should we take on board more priorities
• E.g. Balancing
• Who is running the show?
• Is the Program Board only adding to an already
  cluttered organisational structure?(GTE,
  Agency, RCC, regional TSOs, Gas platform)

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Outcomes Consultation - Some Concerns

• Should we have more focus?
• TSOs have agreed to plan
• Should we take on board more priorities
• Balancing will be addressed H1 2009
• Who is running the show?
• This is still the ERGEG initiative but it takes
  all parties to achieve results
• Is the Program Board only adding to an already
  cluttered organisational structure?
• PB to help solve issues at the right level and
  guide progress of work

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GRI NW is part of European Developments

• Our work is both confined and triggered by
  European Developments

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New Structure how is it built up
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New StructureThe Role of Programme Board

• Structure adapted to needs identified
• Programme Management
• Generating High-Level commitment
• Monitoring Process
• Briding the communication between stakeholders
• Addressing problems at the appropriate level

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Question to the SG

• With the right people the Program Board will make
  a difference in bringing timely results
• Do you agree?

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New StructureThe Role of the RCC

• A step up from the RCCs current role
• A platform where information is shared, common
  views are developed and decisions concerning
  cross-border issues are discussed and where
  possible aligned
• More efficient allow RCC to focus on regional
  regulatory issues less on facilitating the
  process as well
• As an intermediate solution in anticipation of
  European Agency overseeing developments and link
  to ERGEG and process to European internal market

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Question to the SG

• Has your organisation encountered actual
  cross-border issues where interaction with more
  than one regulator would be required to solve or
  to obtain approval
• Green yes, Red no

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Question to the SG

• If so, did you find this process sufficiently
  efficient to facilitate your endeavors
• Green yes, Red no

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• Thank you for your attention