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Incremental capacity process 2019-2021

Based on NC CAM (Regulation (EU)2017/459) the incremental capacity process has been introduced, an EU-wide harmonized process to identify market demand for incremental capacity by Transmission System Operators (TSO’s).

The main steps in the incremental capacity process are:

  1. Indicative demand assessment This is the non-binding demand assessment phase where market parties can submit their capacity demand to the TSO’s by filling out a demand indication form. In consultation with the neighboring TSO’s, it is decided whether the non-binding demand indication(s) give rise to offering incremental capacity. If so, the next phase of the process will start.
  2. Design phase In this phase, technical studies are carried out and a financial assessment is made of the measures to be taken. Together with other TSOs, projects are defined for the realization of incremental capacity. After consultation of the market parties the TSO’s will decide upon the final project proposals.
  3. Approval of the project proposals The project proposals will be submitted to the national regulatory authorities for approval. 
  4. Binding demand assessment The incremental capacity to be developed is offered at the auction. The results of the auction are input for an economic test. The outcome of the economic test determines the implementation of the proposed projects.
  5. Realization of the proposed projects that passed the economic test.

From 1 July 2019 to 25 August 2019, market parties were able to express their non-binding demand for incremental capacity for the 2019-2021 process. The market demand assessment reports are published below.

Explanatory note Incorporation of the service of SoC within the market demand assessment for incremental capacity File extension pdf File size 90 kB Date last updated 24 Mar 2023
Demand indication form GTS incremental capacity File extension docm File size 231 kB Date last updated 04 May 2023
Demand assesment repport TTF-ZTPL File extension pdf File size 122 kB Date last updated 04 May 2023
Demand assesment repport TTF-ZTP File extension pdf File size 123 kB Date last updated 04 May 2023
Demand assesment repport DE(GPL and NCG)-NL File extension pdf File size 419 kB Date last updated 04 May 2023

In accordance with the provisions of Regulation (EU) 2017/459 (NC CAM), GTS performed a market demand assessment in the period 1 July 2019 to 25 August 2019 with the aim of gaining insight into the need for additional capacity at interconnection points from market parties. The results of this demand assessment have been translated into concrete proposals for expanding capacity. The documents with these proposals are available for consultation on our website from today until October 1, 2020. The additional capacity that will eventually become available on the basis of the results of this consultation and approval from the regulators will be offered on PRISMA in the 2021 annual auction.

Consultation Document Final TTF - THE File extension pdf File size 1 MB Date last updated 24 Mar 2023
Annex I: Scenario Matrix File extension pdf File size 94 kB Date last updated 24 Mar 2023
Annex II: Offer Level File extension pdf File size 39 kB Date last updated 24 Mar 2023
Annex III: Supplementary business terms and conditions of Gasunie Deutschland and GASCADE File extension pdf File size 176 kB Date last updated 24 Mar 2023
Annex IV: Parameters of the economic test per scenario for project proposal TTF - THE File extension pdf File size 92 kB Date last updated 24 Mar 2023
Annex V: Parameters of the Economic Test per Scenario Excluding NL File extension pdf File size 73 kB Date last updated 24 Mar 2023
Annex VI: Supplementary Terms and Conditions GTS File extension pdf File size 555 kB Date last updated 24 Mar 2023

Based on the demand indication and the consultation, GTS, Gasunie Deutschland and GASCADE have drawn up a coordinated project proposal for the incremental capacity process 2019. This project proposal was submitted to BundesNetzAgentur and the Authority for Consumers & Markets for approval on 2 November.

Project proposal INC File extension pdf File size 674 kB Date last updated 24 Mar 2023

Completion Incremental Capacity Process 2019-2021

Parallel to the Incremental Capacity Process 2019-2021, scenarios have been developed for the German Network Development Plan 2020 (hereinafter: NEP). These scenarios show a situation in which the transport capacities from Germany required for the security of supply in the Netherlands are at stake. Therefore, additional capacity of 12 GWh / h on the virtual interconnection point (VIP) THE-TTF-H has been added to the concept NEP. The draft NEP was consulted in the market by the BNetzA on 19 March 2021. The consultation did not lead to any changes to the NEP. The NEP was then finalized on April 21, 2021. This means there is an obligation for the German TSOs to invest to make this capacity available. The additional capacity of 12 GWh / h from Germany to the Netherlands exceeds the capacity of 10.7 GWh / h that was requested in the demand indication of the Incremental Capacity Process 2019-2021. Therefore, no additional measures are needed to make the requested capacity available.

GTS, Gasunie Deutschland, OGE and GASCADE are therefore withdrawing the project proposal that they submitted to BNetzA and ACM on 1 November 2020 as part of the Incremental Capacity Process 2019-2021.

From the perspective of the TSOs involved, the Incremental Capacity Process 2019-2021 has thus been completed.

A statement by the joint TSOs can be found here.