We inform you that as of today, 5th July 2022, the Transmission System Operator has launched a non-binding market demand assessment on incremental capacity for interconnection points. Transmission System Operator, in accordance with the Articles 26 to 29 of the Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/459, invites all Network Users to fill in the non-binding incremental capacity survey on this link, which will be available for eight weeks, until 30th August 2022. 

Participants are reminded that a non-binding request for firm capacity on an interconnection has to be submitted to both neighbouring transmission system operators. If two entities plan to submit a request jointly, one on the one side and the other one on the other side of the interconnection point, then the interest should be expressed in a joint request with both neighbouring operators at the interconnection point.

Please send duly completed survey to e-mail: SKR@plinovodi.si . 

The European Hydrogen Backbone Initiative (EHB), consisting of gas infrastructure operators, in the announcement below, presents a promising solution to accelerate hydrogen uptake with a view to greater energy security in meeting renewable energy targets. The initiative now covers 28 European countries.

More about the report here.

Transmission System Operator for gas in the Republic of Slovenia invites all network users and stakeholder representatives on Tuesday, 10^th May 2022 to the traditional workshop »Gas market in Slovenia«, to the Congress Centre Four Points by Sheraton Ljubljana Mons, Pot za Brdom 4, 1000 Ljubljana. TSO representatives, along with invited stakeholders will introduce its own view on new features from the regional gas market.

Detailed agenda of the workshop will be presented by the end of April.

Sincerely invited.

Plinovodi d.o.o.

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Transmission System Operator, in accordance with good practice and the European energy legislation, invites all interested stakeholders to place comments, suggestions or additions to the draft text of Act amending the Network Code for the natural gas transmission system.

You are invited to place comments and suggestions (which shall contain company name of the applicant, number of the article of the addition, content of comments, proposal of the revised text and justification) in the enclosed table up to

4^th April 2022

to address: Plinovodi d.o.o., Cesta Ljubljanske brigade 11b, p.p. 3720, 1001 Ljubljana, Slovenia, or via e-mail to: SKR@plinovodi.si.

Attachments:

• Draft text of Act amending the Network Code for the natural gas transmission system,
• Table of comments and suggestions,
• Explanation to the Act amending the Network Code for the natural gas transmission system.

We inform you that as of today, 5^th July 2021, the Transmission System Operator has launched a non-binding market demand assessment on incremental capacity for interconnection points. Transmission System Operator, in accordance with the Articles 26 to 29 of the Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/459, invites all Network Users to fill in the non-binding incremental capacity survey on this link, which will be available for eight weeks, until 30^th August 2021. Please send duly completed survey to e-mail: SKR@plinovodi.si.  

Today, the European Hydrogen Backbone (EHB) initiative, a group of 23 gas infrastructure companies, presented an analysis on future demand, supply, and transport of hydrogen. This study complements the recently published EHB maps. The EU and UK could see a hydrogen demand of around 2,300 TWh by 2050. This equals to about 20-25% of future EU and UK energy demand. Expected hydrogen demand could potentially be met by green and blue hydrogen within the EU and UK. The study also shows that hydrogen imports by pipeline can provide an attractive complement to domestic supply. Hydrogen pipelines are the most cost-efficient option of hydrogen transport, outcompeting transport by ship and powerlines. Read more here.

According to the Energy Act, Act on the methodology for determining the regulatory framework of the natural gas transmission system operator, Act on the methodology for determining network charges for the natural gas transmission system and given approval from Energy Agency of the Republic of Slovenia to the regulatory framework of the natural gas transmission system operator and to the tariff rates for network charges for the natural gas for the regulatory period from 1st January 2022 to 31st December 2024, Plinovodi d.o.o. issued the Act determining tariff rates for network charges for the natural gas transmission system, which is published in the Official Gazette of the Republic of Slovenia (Official Gazette of the Republic of Slovenia, No. 90/21) and is valid from 1st January 2022 until 31st December 2024.

On 21 April 2021, the Association of European Gas Infrastructure Operators GIE (Gas Infrastructure Europe) published a report on decarbonisation in Eastern and South-Eastern Europe. The report includes an in-depth analysis of the role of gases and the existing gas infrastructure for 10 EU Member States. The gas infrastructure plays an essential role in decarbonising the regions, both in the short- and long-term. It provides switch from coal to natural gas to hydrogen and it plays a role as an enabler of the energy transition towards low-carbon gases. A significant reduction in greenhouse gas emissions would already be achieved cost efficiently by replacing most carbon intensive fuels with natural gas. The report is available here.

Today, the European Hydrogen Backbone (EHB) initiative, a group of 23 gas infrastructure companies, presents an updated version of its vision for a dedicated hydrogen transport infrastructure across Europe. The group proposes a hydrogen network of 39,700km by 2040, with further growth expected after 2040. This grid connects 21 European countries. The vision launched today follows the EHB report published in July 2020, which sparked a debate across Europe. That report described a network of 23,000km covering ten countries. Read more here.

According to the Energy Act and Act on mandatory content of the system operating instructions for the natural gas transmission network, the Energy Agency of the Republic of Slovenia has given the approval to the Act amending the Network code for the natural gas transmission network (legally unbinding translation), which was published in the Official Gazette in the Republic of Slovenia, No. 152/20 and is applicable as of 7^th November 2020.

According to the Energy Act, the Energy Agency of the Republic of Slovenia has given the approval to the Rules on the procedure for the allocation of transmission system capacities for entry and exit points in the Republic of Slovenia (legally unbinding translation), which was published in the Official Gazette in the Republic of Slovenia, No. 152/20 and is applicable as of 7^th November 2020.

According to the Energy Act, the Energy Agency of the Republic of Slovenia has given the approval to the Rules on terms and conditions for capacity allocation mechanisms at interconnection points of the transmission system by auction, congestion management procedure and capacity trading on the secondary market, (legally unbinding translation), which was published in the Official Gazette in the Republic of Slovenia, No. 152/20 and is applicable as of 7^th November 2020.

Covid-19 has changed the way we do business, both in the Republic of Slovenia and abroad and consequently, these changes have forced us to adjust to the new reality imposed upon us.

In Plinovodi, we have decided that after deploying physical and digital security measures, we will hold the ninth workshop in the form of a webinar, which will be held in the Slovenian language. We invite all interested network users and stakeholders to a free webinar

 »Natural gas market in Slovenia workshop«,

 on Wednesday, 9^th September 2020, from 10.00 until 11.00.

The representatives of the company will highlight the view of the natural gas market in Slovenia and introduce the latest regulatory and legislative changes.

Kindly confirm your participation to webinar on address: skr@plinovodi.si, no later than 8^th September 2020.

All the attendees will receive a link to the online live conference a day before the event. We will be using the MS Teams platform, and will make sure to send you the technical instructions to make sure the event runs smoothly.

Sincerely invited,

Plinovodi d.o.o.

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Transmission System Operator for natural gas in the Republic of Slovenia invites all network users and stakeholder representatives on Wednesday, 9^th September 2020 to the ninth workshop »Natural gas market in Slovenia«, where the TSO will introduce its own view on the new features from the natural gas market and the view of energy experts on the potential development of the gas market in the Republic of Slovenia.

Detailed agenda and location of the workshop will be presented in the middle of August.

Sincerely invited.

Plinovodi d.o.o.

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Transmission System Operator, in accordance with good practice and the European energy legislation, invites all interested stakeholders to place comments, suggestions or additions to the draft text of Act amending the Network Code for the natural gas transmission system.

You are invited to place comments and suggestions (which shall contain company name of the applicant, number of the article of the addition, content of comments, proposal of the revised text and justification) in the enclosed table up to

22^th May 2020

to address: Plinovodi d.o.o., Cesta Ljubljanske brigade 11b, p.p. 3720, 1001 Ljubljana, Slovenia, or via e-mail to: SKR@plinovodi.si.

Attachments:

• Draft text of Act amending the Network Code for the natural gas transmission system,
• Table of comments and suggestions.

Transmission System Operator, in accordance with good practice and the European energy legislation, invites all interested stakeholders to place comments, suggestions or additions to the draft text of Rules on terms and conditions for capacity allocation mechanisms at interconnection points of the transmission system by auction, congestion management procedure and capacity trading on the secondary market.

You are invited to place comments and suggestions (which shall contain company name of the applicant, number of the article of the addition, content of comments, proposal of the revised text and justification) in the enclosed table up to

22^th May 2020

to address: Plinovodi d.o.o., Cesta Ljubljanske brigade 11b, p.p. 3720, 1001 Ljubljana, Slovenia, or via e-mail to: SKR@plinovodi.si.

Attachments:

• Draft text of Rules on terms and conditions for capacity allocation mechanisms at interconnection points of the transmission system by auction, congestion management procedure and capacity trading on the secondary market,
• Table of comments and suggestions.

Transmission System Operator, in accordance with good practice and the European energy legislation, invites all interested stakeholders to place comments, suggestions or additions to the draft text of Rules on the procedure for the allocation of transmission system capacities for entry and exit points in the Republic of Slovenia.

You are invited to place comments and suggestions (which shall contain company name of the applicant, number of the article of the addition, content of comments, proposal of the revised text and justification) in the enclosed table up to

22^th May 2020

to address: Plinovodi d.o.o., Cesta Ljubljanske brigade 11b, p.p. 3720, 1001 Ljubljana, Slovenia, or via e-mail to: SKR@plinovodi.si.

Attachments:

• Draft text of Rules on the procedure for the allocation of transmission system capacities for entry and exit points in the Republic of Slovenia,
• Table of comments and suggestions.

ENTSOG has published ENTSOG's 2050 Roadmap for Gas Grids. This Roadmap is a reflection of European Gas Transmission System Operators (TSOs) views on how to make the gas grids ready for energy transition.

The aim of the Roadmap is to provide ENTSOG's recommendations for the European Green Deal discussions and highlight gas TSOs' proposals on how to effectively combine well-functioning, liquid gas market and achieve effective security of gas supply with the commitment to decarbonise.

This Roadmap offers three possible pathways forward for the Member States, industry and consumers on how to achieve Net-Zero Greenhouse Gas emissions by 2050 with gas grids:

• Methane Pathway
• Blending Hydrogen and Methane Pathway
• Hydrogen Pathway

Please find below the links to the three ENTSOG Roadmap documents:

• Roadmap 2050 for Gas Grids
• Executive Summary
• Leaflet

Based on Article 27 of the Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/459 (NC CAM) Slovenian TSO in cooperation with neighboring TSOs published a Public consultation documentation for incremental capacity. The analysis concerns the draft project proposal on the incremental capacity project for the Tornyiszentmiklós/Pince (HU/SI) interconnection point (IP)  and incremental capacity at Šempeter/Gorizia IP (SI/IT) as a potential incremental capacity projects. Please find all the additional information and contact details under the following link: http://www.plinovodi.si/en/network-access/connecting-point/auctions/public-consultation-documentation-for-incremental-capacity/

Plinovodi d.o.o. has together with adjacent TSOs, published Demand Assessment Reports for interconnection points Murfeld / Ceršak, Gorizia / Šempeter, Rogatec and Tornyiszentmiklós / Pince, prepared on the basis of received non-binding market surveys on incremental capacity and according to the Articles 26-29 of the Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/459. Reports are available here.