Recommendations to the Minister of Energy

Date: 20 December 2006

The report provides an update to the Minister of Energy on the work being carried out by Gas Industry Co on wholesale market arrangements and the proposed next steps for this workstream. It summarises the contents of, and feedback to, the first two discussion papers and identifies key proposals for taking the wholesale market project forwards. The focus remains on establishing a standard contract for short-term trading and developing a functional specification for the trading platform.

Date: 01 August 2007

This recommendation provides an update on progress since the previous interim report to the Minister. It describes the preferred approach for completion of the work stream, and recommends early implementation of electronic trading in the form of a market trial.

Date: 05 Dec 2007