Biogas allocation for Thyssengas H-gas and Thyssengas L-gas
In accordance with the Cooperation Agreement Gas III (KoV III), annex 4 “Provisions for biogas between network operators – guidelines for cost allocation for biogas (interim solution)”, Thyssengas GmbH is publishing the amount of the biogas contribution for the market areas Thyssengas H-Gas and Thyssengas L-Gas. The amount of these is determined, among other things, according to the forecast biogas costs in our own network spanning market areas, the forecast costs announced to us by downstream network operators in the market area and network tariffs avoided as per § 20a Ordinance on Tariffs for the Gas Network Access (GasNEV).
The network tariffs of Thyssengas GmbH at the network interconnection points to downstream networks and network connection points to end consumers will increase as of 01.01.2009 by the biogas allocation amount specifically calculated and published. Exit points to storage facilities and market area and border crossing points are exempt from the biogas contribution as per Cooperation Agreement Gas III, annex 4.
The biogas contribution for the current contribution period amounts to:
- Biogas contribution Thyssengas H-Gas: €0.20/(kWh/h)/a
- Biogas contribution Thyssengas L-Gas: €0.11/(kWh/h)/a
As of 1 April 2011, Thyssengas GmbH has merged its market areas with the cross-quality market area of NetConnect Germany GmbH & Co. KG. Against the background that tariff adjustments in the course of the year are basically not provided for, Thyssengas GmbH will continue to charge the current biogas contributions until 31 December 2011 when the cooperation partners will introduce a uniform biogas contribution.
Publication of the unified specific biogas levy in the market area NetConnect Germany (NCG) for 2012
According to § 7 of the cooperation agreement between the operators of gas supply networks located in Germany in the version dated July 30, 2011 (KoV IV), costs according to § 20 b GasNEV that network operators incur in connection with the biogas entry shall be rolled over all networks of the market area. Within the market area, the roll-over shall begin with the network operators bayernets, Eni Gastransport Deutschland, GRTgaz Deutschland, GVS Netz, Open Grid Europe, and Thyssengas who cover the market area. They shall roll over costs to the relevant exit points of their market covering networks through the specific biogas levy in accordance with the regulations of KoV IV.
Thyssengas is publishing the unified specific biogas levy valid in the market area NCG. In the calender year 2012 it shall be set at 0.17 €/(kWh/h)/yr in the NCG market area and shall be levied in addition to the network fees of the exit points to directly connected end users as well as immediately downstream network operators of the Thyssengas. Exit points to storage, as well as to border and market crossing points are not considered according to § 7 KoV IV.
