Pre-announcement Incremental capacity process
25 June 2021
In accordance with the European regulation NC CAM (EU) 2017/459 interested parties may submit non-binding demand indications for interconnection points for a window period of 8 weeks, starting from the day that the annual yearly auction opens.
Therefore BBLC will publish on July 5th to all interested parties an demand indication document in order to facilitate the submission of market demand indication requirements for incremental capacity at IP Bacton. The publication will be published on July 5th on our website.
The key dates for this market demand assessment process are as follows:
| Activity | Date |
|---|---|
| Publication of market demand indication document | 5 July 2021 |
| Market demand indication window open | 8 weeks |
| Market demand indication window closed | 30 August 2021 |
| Market demand assessment report publishes | No later than 25 October 2021 |
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