Services provided by the transmission system operator

The transmission system operator provides the service of firm and interruptible capacity use, on a yearly, quaterly, monthly and daily basis on the grounds of a Contract on gas transmission signed between the transmission system operator and a transmission system user under the terms determined by positive legal provisions.
The transmission system operator offers only those services it can provide taking into account technical parameters of the transmission system and liabilities under the existing contracts on gas transmission.

Firm capacity

Firm capacity of the transmission system can be contracted at all transmission system entries and exits at which there is available firm capacity.

Firm capacity can be contracted as follows:

• Firm capacity on a yearly basis – for one or more consecutive years and at the most for the period of five consecutive years.
• Firm capacity on a quaterly basis – for one or more consecutive quarters and at the most for the period until the end of a gas year for which the service is contracted.
• Firm capacity on a monthly basis – for one or more consecutive months and at the most for the period until the end of a gas year for which the service is contracted.
• Firm capacity on a daily basis – for one or more consecutive days, and at the most by the end of a month in which the request is submitted.Interruptible capacity.

The transmission system operator offers a possibility of booking interruptible capacity at the transmission system entry and exit at which there is no available firm capacity.

Interruptible transmission system capacity can be contracted up to the level of technical capacity at a particular transmission system entry and exit.

Interruptible capacity can be contracted as follows:

• Interruptible capacity on a yearly basis – at the most for the period of one year.
• Interruptible capacity on a quaterly basis – for one or more consecutive quaters and at the most for the period until the end of a gas year for which the service is contracted. 
• Interruptible capacity on a monthly basis – for one or more consecutive months and at the most for the period until the end of a gas year for which the service is contracted.
• Interruptible capacity on a daily basis - for one or more consecutive days, and at the most by the end of a month in which the request is submitted.

 
Backhaul capacity

In compliance with the provisions of the Network Code of the transmission system a transmission system operator will offer possibility of booking a backhaul capacity from 1 June 2014.

The information on available firm and interruptible capacity can be found here.

NONSTANDARD SERVICES

In compliance with article 14. Paragraph 1. of the Methodology for determining price of nonstandard services for gas transmission, distribution of gas, storage of gas and public service of gas supply (OG 158/13,91/16,116/16), on 29 November 2016, the Croatian Energy Regulatory Agency took a decision on the amount of average prices of a working hour for the first regulatory period.

Based on the mentioned Methodology and the Decision, as the transmission system operator, Plinacro adopted a Pricelist for nonstandard services of the transmission system operator for the regulation period from 2017 to 2021. 

The Pricelist of nonstandard services of the transmission system operator for the regulation period from 2017 to 2021 can be found here.