Network users
We have capacities for you
We transport large quantities of gas over long distances. Our network directly connects five European countries and, with more than 100 entry and exit points, is located at the heart of the German market area Trading Hub Europe. Our capacities can be booked using several European platforms.
bFZK – conditionally firm, freely allocable capacity
It depends partly on the outside temperature during the transport, whether capacity is firm or interruptible, especially at storage facilities. Reflecting this, conditionally firm, freely allocable capacity is offered. This capacity product is firm within predefined temperature boundaries. Beyond these boundaries conditionally firm, freely allocable capacities allow transports to any point in the market area Trading Hub Europe as well as access to the virtual trading point on an interruptible basis.
DZK – dynamically allocable capacity
Due to grid-hydraulic reasons not every capacity is completely free allocable. For this reason, dynamically allocable capacity is offered. For predefined transport routes this capacity type is firm. Furthermore, it offers access to the virtual trading point on an interruptible basis.
For more information on our products, please refer to the documents in the Download section.
Registration process
Capacities in the NEL Gastransport network can be booked using RBP. After you have successfully registered NEL Gastransport will proceed with your activation.
1. Registration for booking platform
Register via the Regional Booking Platform (RBP).
Please contact registrationSpam Protect@gascade.de directly after completing the RBP platform registration.
Please follow the instructions provided by the platform.
You will need the following information:
- EI-Code
- DVGW-Code in the role of network user
- Company data
- User data
- Contact information
2. Receiving a balancing group
In order to use your future bookings in the German market area, you require a balancing group. These are issued directly via the portal of the Market Area Operator Trading Hub Europe.
3. Finalizing your registration
After you have successfully registered on the platform and have received your balancing group, please contact us via registrationSpam Protect@gascade.de.
Together we will now take care of procuring and collecting all additional information and documents.
4. Communication test
Once all documents have been checked, we will activate your company account and carry out a joint communication test.
For testing - please contact us via edi-supportSpam Protect@gascade.de.
We will be happy to help you with your registration.
Please contact registrationSpam Protect@gascade.de.
We are constantly developing the network. As part of the Network Code on Capacity Allocation Mechanisms (NC CAM), GASCADE is implementing the procedure for incremental capacity together with the other German transmission system operators. It lasts two years and starts in odd-numbered years. There are five phases, depending on requirements.
The Incremental Capacity process is coordinated through FNB Gas.
Phase 1 commences after the yearly auction for annual capacities. Within a period of eight weeks, the transmission system operators accept non-binding requests on the FNB Gas website from participants for additional capacity at border crossing points in order to be able to assess the demand for additional capacity in market demand assessments. Non-binding requests received after this deadline will not be considered until the next cycle.
If the market demand report shows that the demand for incremental capacity exceeds the existing capacity, a process for incremental capacity is launched.
From the 2023 – 2025 Incremental Capacity cycle onwards, transmission system operators will charge a fee in accordance with Article 26 (11) of Regulation (EU) 2017/459 (NC CAM) of €30,000 per market area border, type of demand (incremental capacity or capacity upgrade) and flow direction for their activities resulting from the transmission of non-binding market demand requests. We point out that the fee will also be charged if the non-binding market demand requests are not sent to the German transmission system operators by the requesting party itself, but by a third party (such as by an adjacent foreign transmission system operator) (cf. point 37 BK9-22/042).
Capacity shift
We always aim to offer capacity at our network points to reflect demand. Even though we have a great deal of information on this issue, there may be some imprecisions that justify higher capacity demand than we forecast. That is why NEL Gastransport offers the option of requesting a capacity increase as part of a capacity shift. In this case, we review which shift or shifts is/are suitable for the requested capacity increase, and whether the request can be met with the existing capacity. This request does not constitute an entitlement to grid expansion or its consideration in the network development plan.
If we can increase the marketable capacity at the requested network point, and it is allocated by auction, it will be included in all standard capacity products in the requested period of time. The capacity can be used by all market participants.
More detailed information on the subject of capacity shifts can also be found in the position paper of the Federal Network Agency.
To submit a request for a capacity shift to NEL Gastransport, please send us the completed and signed request form “Capacity booking requests in exceptional cases.”
Capacity booking requests in exceptional cases
In case of a failure in the capacity booking process, NEL Gastransport offers the possibility of purchasing capacities on an interruptible basis. Depending on the duration and error scope duration of the capacity allocation system or the connected systems of NEL Gastransport, shippers are provided with capacity requests via standard form or capacity bookings via over-nomination.
The detailed description of access to the NEL network in the event of non-availability of regular capacity allocation be found in the following documents.
Peter Dippel
Head of Capacity Management
