Slide1: Southeastern Europe Transmission System Operators SETSO Task Force UPDATING ON THE STATUS OF SEE TSOs RESTRUCTURING PHASE Report to the 4th Athens Forum - Athens, June 3rd, 2004 Antonio Serrani, GRTN Grid Director, SETSO TF Convenor


Index of contents: Index of contents SEETEC-SETSO TF collaboration Updating on SEE TSOs status of reform Conclusions and future activities


ETSO-SEETEC: Foreword and mandates: ETSO-SEETEC: Foreword and mandates Mandates from 3rd AF on Institutional Compliance: In-depth benchmarking exercise in collaboration with SEETEC ETSO to co-ordinate SEETEC activities and validate results SEETEC to provide expertise active at a regional level Objectives: to identify legislative gaps and quantify support needed by SEE countries in establishing TSOs SETSO TF-SEETEC meetings: Rome, November, 24th, 2003 Rome, February, 16th, 2004 Rome, April 9th, 2004 Skopje, May 4th, 2004 Belgrade, May 8th, 2004 Collaboration: SETSO TF : Serrani, Manduzio, Stefanovic, Sekerinski SEETEC interface: A. Godeau, F.Mayaki


Phases of the benchmarking process: Phases of the benchmarking process Definition of the SETSO TF-SEETEC terms of collaboration Template questionnaire as an interviewing guide for SEE TSOs benchmarking Conceptual framework and guidelines for SEE TSOs restructuring Paper proposed by SEETEC with the view to support SEE TSOs in fulfilling Athens MoU objectives Benchmarking implementation at national level and SETSO TF validation: Starting from June 2004 and performed at SEE TSOs places National blueprints of SEE TSOs reforms compilation Restructuring plan at a national level to be compiled


Slide5: SETSO TF - SEETEC for SEE TSOs reform NATIONAL BLUEPRINTS FOR THE REFORM NATIONAL BLUEPRINTS FOR THE REFORM NATIONAL BLUEPRINTS FOR THE REFORM NATIONAL BLUEPRINTS FOR THE REFORM NATIONAL BLUEPRINTS FOR THE REFORM NATIONAL BLUEPRINTS FOR THE REFORM NATIONAL BLUEPRINTS FOR THE REFORM BENCHMARKING SEETEC & SETSO TF SEETEC at a national level SETSO TF REPORTING ETSO EC AF GUIDELINES FOR THE REFORM OF THE TRANSMISSION FUNCTIONS NATIONAL RESTRUCTURING IMPLEMENTATION PLANS


Deliverables to the 4th AF: Deliverables to the 4th AF “SETSO TF-SEETEC co-operation agreement for SEE TSOs benchmarking exercise”: Structure of the benchmarking process and roles ETSO/SETSO TF: technical guidelines and validation body SEETEC: expertise at regional/national level Deliverables and timing of the collaboration “Interviewing guide for benchmarking SEE TSOs with respect to the implementation of the reform”, covering: Electricity market and TSO framework TSO legal, accounting and management unbundling TSO governance, functional organisation and system planning Network Access & charges, Congestion Management and CBT To be used as a tool to assist the SEETEC experts, interview process scheduled to start from June 2004


Index of contents: Index of contents SEETEC-SETSO TF collaboration Updating on SEE TSOs status of reform Conclusions and future activities


Slide8: Based on an ETSO edited questionnaire already utilized in 2003 Results have been presented at the 3rd Athens Forum in Sofia following an ETSO survey on SEE TSO status Situation has been updated by SETSO TF Members Summarizes current SEE TSOs status of reform Benchmarking of SEE TSOs status


Slide9: GR - DESMIE SK UA RO TEL TR TEIAS AL KESH A I HR - HEP MD H USM Serbia EPS USM Mont. EPCG SLO BG - NEK 1. Acting as a TSO TSO within a vertical company Independent or unbundled TSO Legal registration in progress MK-MEPSO


Slide10: GR SK UA RO TR AL A I HR MD H MK USM Serbia USM Mont. SLO BG 2. Legal name of TSO registered under national laws Not yet Yes Registration in progress


Slide11: GR SK UA RO TR AL A I HR MD H MK USM Mont. SLO BG 3. Designation as TSO or ISO USM Serbia


Slide12: GR SK UA RO TR AL A I HR MD H MK USM Serbia USM Mont. SLO BG 4. Existence of an electricity law requesting accounts, management and legal unbundling of companies as TSO or ISO Just a draft Yes it exists


Slide13: GR SK UA RO TR AL A I HR MD H MK SLO BG 5. Existence of an electricity law requesting submission, auditing and publishing annual accounts Not yet Just a draft Yes it exists USM Serbia USM Mont.


Slide14: GR SK UA RO TR AL A I HR MD H MK SCG Mont. SLO BG 6. Independence of the management structure Vertical company management Independent management Independent(under registration) USM Serbia


Slide15: GR SK UA RO TR AL A I HR MD H MK SLO BG 7. Level of market opening 40 % 34 % Opening of the market 18 % 29 % 10 % USM Serbia USM Mont.


Slide16: GR SK UA RO TR AL A I HR MD H MK SLO BG 8. Guarantee of equal access and use of the network by market participants Not yet Yes by law USM Serbia USM Mont.


Slide17: GR SK UA RO TR AL A I HR MD H MK SLO BG 9. Number of market actors Not yet TSO+Single buyer Regulated threshold generators eligible customers suppliers/ traders 5 15 1 47 67 49 23 15 1 380 1383 210 1 ~7000 7 USM Serbia USM Mont.


Slide18: GR SK UA RO TR AL A I HR MD H MK SLO BG 10. National electricity law requiring Regulated Third Party Access to the network & tariff publication Under consideration Yes RTPA & tariff publication Draft law based on 2003/54/EC USM Serbia USM Mont.


Slide19: GR SK UA RO TR AL A I HR MD H MK SLO BG 11. Primary and secondary frequency control: Responsibility of the TSO No Yes USM Serbia USM Mont.


Slide20: GR SK UA RO TR AL A I HR MD H MK SLO BG 12. Maintaining energy interchange at scheduled value within a given control area: TSO responsibility No Yes TSO & single buyer TSO in vertical company TSO operator ISO operator USM Serbia USM Mont.


Index of contents: Index of contents SEETEC-SETSO TF collaboration Updating on SEE TSOs status of reform Conclusions and future activities


Major progresses: FYR of Macedonia – BiH -Albania: Major progresses: FYR of Macedonia – BiH -Albania FYR of Macedonia: Approved the law for splitting ESM in two separated companies: MEPSO: Transmission Grid owner and operation, System operation and Market operation ESM: still Generation, Distribution and supply companies Court registration for both the companies expected soon Bosnia and Herzegovina: Recently adopted the laws for the establishment of Independent Transmission Operator and single Transmission company Presently awaiting the official publication on the Gazette Albania: KESH unbundling in progress


Conclusions: Conclusions Some progresses achieved between 3rd and 4th AF Step forward in FYR of Macedonia – BiH and evolving situation in Albania Overview: BiH, Serbia, Montenegro and Albania TSOs still in vertically integrated companies Electricity law requesting accounts, management and legal unbundling still missing in Serbia Electricity law requesting submission, auditing and publishing annual accounts still missing in Serbia, Montenegro and FYR of Macedonia TPA not yet guaranteed in Serbia and FYR of Macedonia Market partially open in Romania, Greece, Bulgaria, Turkey and Croatia Unbundling process vital for market procedures establishment and implementation


SETSO TF-SEETEC : way forward: SETSO TF-SEETEC : way forward Benchmarking implementation at a national level: Interviews at SEE TSOs headquarters from SEETEC experts Validation of results by ETSO/SETSO TF Starting from June 2004 till the period of the next 5th AF National blueprints of SEE TSOs reforms compilation: Investigation schedules for each SEE TSO Objectives: detecting legislative gaps and determining technical support needed for TSO establishment First outcomes at 5th AF Restructuring plan at a national level to be compiled: Based on benchmarking exercise conclusions Conceptual framework and guidelines for SEE TSOs restructuring phase (support paper): Still under discussion phase between SETSO TF and SEETEC To provide electricity sector governance/institutional authorities the necessary options for harmonised rules implementation Serving as a reference for undertaking TSOs restructuring