Ten Year Statement

The 2008 edition of the Ten Year Statement is published in line with Special Condition C2 of our Gas Transporters’ Licence and Section O of the Uniform Network Code. Special Condition C2 requires that the Ten Year Statement, published annually, shall provide a ten-year forecast of transportation system usage and likely system developments that can be used by companies, who are contemplating connecting to our system or entering into transport arrangements, to identify and evaluate opportunities.

National Grid released its latest volume forecasts, views on security of supply and long term energy and environmental targets in its Transporting Britain's Energy - Development of Energy Scenarios document. The release of the document coincided with our annual TBE industry seminar, which was held on 9 July 2009.

The data used to generate the charts within the Ten Year Statement is also available.

Transmission Planning Code

The Transmission Planning Code describes National Grid’s approach to planning and developing the NTS in accordance with its duties as a gas transporter and other statutory obligations relating to safety and environmental matters.

Gas Regional Initiative (GRI)

In 2006 the European Regulators (ERGEG) launched the Electricity Regional Initiative (ERI) and the Gas Regional Initiative (GRI).

The Electricity and Gas Regional Initiatives are European-wide initiatives intended as a concrete contribution to the integration of national markets by facilitating the creation of regional energy markets, in electricity and gas respectively. Such regional market integration is a practical and achievable way of delivering step-wise progress towards a competitive single European market for electricity and gas.
With respect to GRI, Great Britain is part of the North–West Region which also includes the Netherlands, Belgium, France, Ireland, Northern Ireland, Germany, Denmark, Sweden and Norway (observer). 


The GRI NW Investment website was created after consultation with stakeholders by the relevant transmission system operators (TSOs). This website gives gas transmission system users an overview of all ongoing and most of the future infrastructure expansion projects and Open Seasons of the participating TSOs.

Winter Outlook Report

National Grid provides information to participants in the gas and electricity markets by publishing an outlook for the winter ahead.  We are conducting a consultation exercise to help inform the industry and to provide us with feedback to support the production of the winter outlook report.

Summer Outlook Report

National Grid has agreed to provide a detailed report into a range of issues that the electricity and gas industries may face during the summer months, May to September. 

Publications

Transporting Britain's Energy 2009

The Transporting Britain's Energy 2009 consultation process is underway. This initiates our annual planning process and will culminate in the publication of the 2009 Gas Transportation Ten Year Statement. The timetable for this year's process was set out in the 2008 Ten Year Statement.