Access to the infrastructure (capacity) and free tradability of gas (commodity) are essential for a properly functioning wholesale gas market. In this respect several positive developments took place in 2008. Quality conversion is now available in larger volumes, unused transmission capacity can...

Marktwerking op de Nederlandse groothandelsmarkt voor gas is tot op heden beperkt van de grond gekomen. Handelsvolumes op de TTF nemen jaar op jaar toe maar het aandeel in de totale gasstromen blijft beperkt. Het jaar 2011 belooft echter een kentering te brengen. GTS voert per 1 april een nieuw...

Competition in the Dutch electricity market is stagnating. The market remains concentrated, with relatively high prices. The north-west European market must be further integrated by expanding the available interconnection capacity in order to achieve a structural improvement. That could cut...

The present situation in the wholesale gas market calls for measures aimed at enhancing competition. Our annual monitoring report into the functioning of the gas market identifies a number of serious problems that impede competition in the wholesale market. Market parties have indicated a lack...

Competition on the wholesale gas market is still in its early stages. Measures have already been put in place to eliminate some shortcomings, these are the new market model and the market-based balancing system. Both of these are the result of the Gas Letter from the Minister and the underlying...

The Dutch wholesale markets for energy are still impeded by various bottlenecks, as a result of which the costs for energy consumers are higher than they should be in well-functioning markets. Simply making more efficient use of the import infrastructure could save energy consumers several tens...