The Utility Regulator today publishes its preliminary decision on the certification of GNI (UK) as a fully ownership unbundled (FOU) transmission system operator (TSO). Directive 2009/73/EC requires gas transmission system operators to operate independently from production or supply interests. GNI (UK) applied to be certified under the FOU arrangements in the Directive on the basis that it does not own or control any relevant producers or suppliers.
Our preliminary decision is to certify GNI (UK) as FOU and the paper sets out the rationale for the preliminary decision. This includes an assessment against the five unbundling tests as defined in the Gas (Northern Ireland) Order 1996. We must now await the views of the European Commission before making a final decision on certification.
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