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Just to let you know that this is further (and final) fruit of Philip=20
Davies's efforts over the past 18 months. The 1000 MW of capacity in the= =20 Skaggerak cable (running between Norway and Denmark) is now available daily= =20 to Nord Pool, via a transparent auction process. This is something our=20 traders wanted (Thor Lien and Gregor Baumerich), and is something that Enro= n=20 should be able to take advantage of, over others, given our activity in bot= h=20 Nord Pool, and on the Continent. Philip has been virtually alone for most= =20 of this time in advocating this, and had only limited support from elsewher= e=20 in industry and government lately. A regulatory "win" for Enron, for thos= e=20 keeping score. mcs =20 ---------------------- Forwarded by Mark Schroeder/LON/ECT on 02/01/2001=20 09:58 --------------------------- Philip Davies 02/01/2001 08:57 To: Thorstein Jenssen, Peter Larsen, Thomas van Gilst/LON/ECT@ECT, Gregor= =20 Baumerich/LON/ECT@ECT, Ulf Ek/LON/ECT@ECT, Heribert Kresse/FRA/ECT@ECT cc: Paul Hennemeyer/LON/ECT@ECT, Mark Schroeder, Peter Styles/LON/ECT@ECT= =20 Subject: Skagerrak/D-G border Confirmation that Skagerrak capacity is available to NP now and that the=20 extra 400 MW on the Danish/German border is available now for allocation=20 through the daily auction. Peter -the conditional prioritisation for Skagerrak trade looks like an=20 attempt to meet the trade distortion concerns (due to border tariffs=20 affecting Swedish but not Norwegian trade into W. Dk) that you raised. Doe= s=20 it satisfactorily do the job? Thomas, please look into this with Peter.=20 Changes affecting Elspot trade with Denmark Skagerrak Nord Pool=01,s Participant Information bulletin no. 31-2000 presented the= =20 cooperation between Statnett and Eltra aimed at opening the Skagerrak cable= s=20 (connecting Norway and western Denmark) for power market trade via Nord Poo= l=01, s spot market. The Norwegian Parliament has passed a decision that allows f= or=20 cable capacity to be made available for such purposes, beginning 1 January= =20 2001. As of that date, the border tariff on power transported via the cable= s=20 will be set at zero. Sweden - Denmark Nord Pool=01,s Participant Information bulletin no. 28-2000 presented Svens= ka=20 Kraftn,t=01,s proposal to Swedish government recommending the removal of bo= rder=20 tariffs on electric power trade between Sweden and Denmark beginning 1=20 January 2001. Nord Pool has been informed that the Swedish government will= =20 not make any decision in this matter before year end 2000. Denmark - Germany via Eltra - E.ON Netz The existing transit agreement for power transport via Eltra=01,s transmiss= ion=20 grid will be removed as of 1 January 2001. With the removal of transit=20 reservations, the capacity available for capacity auctions on the=20 Germany-Denmark border will increase by nearly 400 MW. In January, this capacity will be distributed through daily auctions (the= =20 auction for the month of January has been held). The distribution according= =20 to daily and monthly auctions for the ensuing months is decided by Eltra an= d=20 E.ON Netz. Framework for Elspot trade Based on the above information, the following applies to power trade with= =20 Denmark, as of 1 January 2001: The Skagerrak cables are open to trade free of border tariffs.=20 Konti-Skan cables (connecting Sweden and western Denmark) are open to Elspo= t=20 trade; border tariffs remain as today.=20 The _resund interconnection (Sweden and eastern Denmark) is open, with bord= er=20 tariffs as today.=20 A =01&ramping=018 factor will be introduced. This means that the maximum co= mbined=20 change in flow on the Konti-Skan and Skagerrak cables may not exceed 600 MW= =20 between any two hours.=20 Because power transported via the Skagerrak cables is not subject to border= =20 tariffs, while border tariffs are levied on the Konti-Skan interconnection,= =20 Nord Pool will prioritize trade via Skagerrak above Konti-Skan trade, in=20 order to lower costs for Denmark West participants when market prices in=20 Norway and Sweden are identical. Nord Pool is very pleased that access to the Skagerrak interconnection has= =20 been made available for all market participants.
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