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In December 2009, the Associate Minister of Energy and Resources requested that Gas Industry Co complete a paper exploring transmission capacity issues and options. The Options for Vector Transmission Capacity paper considers Vector's options for changing its commercial arrangements for transporting gas on its transmission pipelines.

This section contains information on Transmission Access and Pricing which was identified as the sole 'Market Project', in the GTIP - Structure and Scope paper, aiming to provide for efficient market arrangements to allow an efficient allocation of transmission capacity and signal the need for new investment.

In a letter dated 31 October 2013 Gas Industry Co invited MDL, Vector and the signatories to the pipeline access codes to adopt and operationalise a set of guiding principles developed by the PEA in its July 2013 advice paper.

Date Published: 01 August 2008

The paper describes issues arising from existing balancing arrangements, and discusses why regulatory intervention may be necessary. The paper also prepares the ground for future work on developing and analysing alternative balancing options.

Date Published: 28 February 2011

Gas Industry Co completed an analysis of submissions and cross-submissions on the Supplement to the SOP. To view the analysis, please see related documents below.

The output of the ICD process was a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) intended to provide a high level of confidence that an industry solution is achievable and could come into effect in October 2010.

As requested by the associate Minister of Energy and Resources, Hon Pansy Wong, in September 2010, Gas Industry Co provided the following update on Transmission Pipeline Balancing matters to the (then) Minister of Energy and Resources, Hon Phil Heatley, in March 2012.

Gas Industry Co invited industry participants to comment on the Draft Rules. The comments received can be viewed below.

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…

Gas Industry Co had intended to consider Contact's second ground of appeal, if Vector had reasonably withheld consent, in a 'merits review'.