Start of the first joint market survey by gas and electricity TSOs

The first joint survey of infrastructure requirements by the gas end electricity transmission system operators (TSOs) for the preparation of the scenario framework drafts for the electricity, gas and hydrogen network development plans starts today.

The survey aims to collect information on the future production (including power-to-gas plants), feed-in, storage and use of hydrogen as well as the electricity consumption of large-scale consumers (including large-scale battery storage) of individual market participants and gas distribution system operators (DSOs). The network operators define large consumers of electricity as companies with a future connected load of 10 megawatts or more. This minimum limit does not apply to hydrogen demand notifications. Customers in the distribution network are requested to consult their network operator before submitting a hydrogen report.

Market participants are called upon to report their requirements on the joint query platform by March 22, 2024:

https://infrastrukturbedarf-abfrage-nep.de/

The market survey forms the basis for reliable and coordinated infrastructure planning and is a milestone for sector coupling.

The network operators will present the query platform in a joint public webinar on February 14 at 2:00 pm. The experts from the TSOs will then answer questions from market participants and DSOs. Registrations for the webinar are now possible via the query platform.

Further information can be found in the FAQ.