UK Energy Regulator Seeks to Reduce National Grid Gas Allowance
March 31 2017 - 2:50AM
Dow Jones News
By Tapan Panchal
LONDON--The Office of Gas and Electricity Markets said Friday
that it will propose reducing National Grid PLC's (NG.LN) allowance
for its gas transmission price control by 277.5 million pounds
($345.58 million).
The funding is for providing capacity by putting gas into the
national high-pressure gas pipeline at the Fleetwood entry point in
Lancashire, England, the energy regulator said, adding that the gas
shipper that bid for the capacity at an auction has defaulted on
payments and no longer has a right to the capacity.
Ofgem said it is proposing to reduce the allowance to avoid
customers being charged for investment that hasn't been
delivered.
The regulator is also consulting on removing National Grid's
obligation to provide capacity at Fleetwood, meaning any gas
shipper wanting to buy capacity would have to purchase a minimum
amount in one of the regular National Grid auctions.
Ofgem expects to make a final decision on the funding allowances
and National Grid's capacity obligation in the summer of 2017.
-Write to Tapan Panchal at tapan.panchal@wsj.com
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
March 31, 2017 02:35 ET (06:35 GMT)
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