Changes In Gas Quality And Introduction Of Feed-In Conditions

The Government of the Netherlands aims at becoming the Western-European Gas Roundabout. As a consequence of that intention, a variety of gas(quality) shall enter into the Dutch national grid. Parallel to that development is the assignment by the Netherlands Energy Regulator (de Energiekamer) to the joint Dutch grid managers to draft conditions for (i) the feeding-in of gas at the national grid and (ii) quality standards for gas at entry-points.

With respect to the feeding-in of gas, the joint grid managers introduced in February 2010 the Invoedwaarden Gas-LNB or "Feed-In Conditions".

With respect to gas quality, the national legislator recently came up with a legislative proposal on gas quality and the role of the national grid manager, GTS, in that respect (the "Proposal").