Upcoming quarterly PRISMA auction & update conditional firm
19 October 2021
BBLC would like to remind shippers to the upcoming quarterly PRISMA auction which shall take place on the 2nd of November 2021. This auction will give BBLC shippers the opportunity to buy the remaining firm capacity for the Q1’22, Q2’22 & Q3’22 products in forward and reverse flow direction.
Remaining capacity offered (kWh/h)
| Period | Forward Flow (NL to UK) NLExBactonUKEn | Reverse Flow (UK to NL) BBL Bacton (Normal) |
|---|---|---|
| Q1’22 | 2,183,823 | 7,000,000 |
| Q2’22 | 11,933,823 | 7,000,000 |
| Q3’22 | 11,933,823 | 6,760,000 |
BBLC would like to point out the importance of creditworthiness of each shipper. Please check your PRISMA accounts and make sure everything is timely in place at BBLC in order to be able to book capacity at this quarterly auction.
If you do have any question regarding your credit limit please contact: [email protected], in case of any other commercial enquiry please send an email to [email protected].
Conditional Firm Reverse Flow implementation
On 1 October 2021 BBLC communicated to the market that Ofgem has approved the amended GT&C and Charging Methodology which has been consulted with the market earlier in 2021. These amended GT&C contains an introduction of the Conditional Reverse Flow Firm product, where reverse flow technical capacity is offered as conditional firm in the period October through March. To be able to offer conditional firm reverse flow capacity BBLC needs to implement several adjustments to its IT systems. These adjustments are aimed to be finalized by February 2022. Until then, the existing unconditional Reverse Flow Firm product remains available. BBLC will inform the market the eventual final implementation date by then.
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