АЕRS: INDEPENDENT TRANSMISSION SYSTEM OPERATOR CERTIFICATE TO YUGOROSGAZ-TRANSPORT, LLC

On the session held on June 20, 2017, in line with the Energy Law and AERS regulations, the Council of the Energy Agency of the Republic of Serbia (AERS) has adopted a Decision  on the issuance of a certificate to the Yugorosgaz-transport, LLC, Niš as to an independent natural gas transmission system operator.

The final decision has been adopted upon the receipt of the opinion of the competent Energy Community body in line with the Law, with an obligation imposed to the system operator to take all necessary activities within a 12-month deadline in order to harmonise its organisation and operation in a way that enables the compliance with the conditions related to the system operator’s independence in line with the independent operator model. Yugorosgaz-transport, LLC is also obliged to submit the following documents to the Agency: non-discriminatory treatment program adopted in line with the Law, legal act signed with the transmission system owner which provides guarantees enabling the financing of the transmission system development and evidence on procurement of natural gas for loss recovery in the transmission system in line with the Law.

Since the final decision on certification deviates from the opinion of the competent Energy Community body, the decision, along with the opinion and background for such decision are published in the Official Gazette of RS, No. 62/2017 of June 26, 2017.