On 5 May 2015, Gas Industry Co (GIC) notified industry stakeholders of its receipt of the Maui Pipeline Operating Code (MPOC) Amendment Process Change Request (APCR) from Mighty River Power (MRP).
The management of pipeline capacity at times of congestion was a concern of the PEA, and in its Quarterly Report of March 2014 the GITAWG noted that:
The Working Group has considered market structures and market components and believes that the most effective approach to making progress on the allocation of…
Date Published: 01 September 2008
Subsequent to the release of its initial exemptions consultation paper on 21 August 2008 ("Initial exemptions under the Gas (Downstream Reconciliation) Rules 2008"), Gas Industry Co received additional exemption applications under the Gas (Downstream Reconciliation) Rules 2008.
Our Statements of Intent set out the intended scope and objectives of our operations for the following three financial years.
Consultation on the paper GTAC - Emerging Views on Detailed Design of Access Products, Pricing, and Balancing and Allocation (EV Paper) closed on Friday 23 June 2017, and eleven submissions were received.
Critical Contingency Operator's role
The CCO:
determines and declares the onset of a critical contingency
calls for load curtailment as required to balance the system
continuously monitors the supply and/or demand balance and adjusts load curtailment directions as necessary
determines when it is safe to terminate a critical contingency
maintains a website that it updates continually during…
Information on our consultations (including background, consultation documents, submissions and recommendations) are available under the relevant work programme.
First Gas aims to introduce the GTAC project and its supporting IT system, TACOS (Transmission Access Commercial Operating System) in October 2021. Communications and updates on that work can be found on the First Gas website.
We are required to report quarterly to the Minister for Energy on our progress towards meeting the Government's objectives and outcomes for the gas industry.
On 13 February 2018, Gas Industry Co released a paper containing its preliminary assessment of First Gas’s proposed Gas Transmission Access Code (GTAC) (Preliminary Assessment Paper (PAP)). On 8 December 2017 First Gas submitted its proposed GTAC to Gas Industry Co for analysis and comparative evaluation.