Implementation of the incremental capacity process in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2017/459 (Network Code on Capacity Allocation Mechanisms) by the German gas transmission system operators

The German gas transmission system operators bayernets GmbH, Fluxys Deutschland GmbH, Fluxys TENP GmbH, GASCADE Gastransport GmbH, Gastransport Nord GmbH, Gasunie Deutschland Transport Services GmbH, GRTgaz Deutschland GmbH, Lubmin-Brandov Gastransport GmbH, NEL Gastransport GmbH, Nowega GmbH, ONTRAS Gastransport GmbH, OPAL Gastransport GmbH & Co. KG, Open Grid Europe GmbH, terranets bw GmbH and Thyssengas GmbH (below referred to as the “TSOs”) provide this website in order to inform market participants on implementation of the incremental capacity process laid down in Regulation (EU) 2017/459 (Network Code on Capacity Allocation Mechanisms) (below referred to as the “CAM NC”). 

The incremental capacity process can be roughly divided into five phases (see chart below). In each of these phases both the TSOs as well as the market participants participating in the process have to follow various process steps, all of which may or may not be necessary depending on the circumstances.