NATIONAL THIRD PARTY ACCESS CODE FOR NATURAL GAS PIPELINE SYSTEMS - REG 10.9
NATIONAL THIRD PARTY ACCESS CODE FOR NATURAL GAS PIPELINE SYSTEMS - REG 10.9
10.9
Schedule 1 to the Gas
Pipelines Access Law contains miscellaneous provisions which relate to the
interpretation of the Gas Pipelines Access Law and this Code.
ATTACHMENT A — INFORMATION DISCLOSURE BY A SERVICE PROVIDER TO
INTERESTED PARTIES
Pursuant to Section 2.7 the following categories of information must be
included in the Access Arrangement Information.
The specific items of information listed under each category are examples of
the minimum disclosure requirements applicable to that category but, pursuant
to Sections 2.8 and 2.9, the Relevant Regulator may:
• allow some of the information disclosed to
be categorised or aggregated; and
• not require some of the specific items of
information to be disclosed,
if in the Relevant Regulator’s opinion it is necessary in order to
ensure the disclosure of the information is not unduly harmful to the
legitimate business interests of the Service Provider or a User or Prospective
User.
Category 1: Information Regarding Access & Pricing
Principles
Tariff determination methodology
Cost allocation approach
Incentive structures
Category 2: Information Regarding Capital Costs
Asset values for each pricing zone, service or category of asset
Information as to asset valuation methodologies - historical cost or asset
valuation
Assumptions on economic life of asset for depreciation
Depreciation
Accumulated depreciation
Committed capital works and capital investment
Description of nature and justification for planned capital investment
Rates of return - on equity and on debt
Capital structure - debt/equity split assumed
Equity returns assumed - variables used in derivation
Debt costs assumed - variables used in derivation
Category 3: Information Regarding Operations &
Maintenance
Fixed versus variable costs
Cost allocation between zones, services or categories of asset & between
regulated/unregulated
Wages & Salaries - by pricing zone, service or category of asset
Cost of services by others including rental equipment
Gas used in operations - unaccounted for gas to be separated from compressor
fuel
Materials & supply
Property taxes
Category 4: Information Regarding Overheads &
Marketing Costs
Total service provider costs at corporate level
Allocation of costs between regulated/unregulated segments
Allocation of costs between particular zones, services or categories of asset
Category 5: Information Regarding System Capacity
& Volume Assumptions
Description of system capabilities
Map of piping system - pipe sizes, distances and maximum delivery capability
Average daily and peak demand at “city gates” defined by volume
and pressure
Total annual volume delivered - existing term and expected future volumes
Annual volume across each pricing zone, service or category of asset
System load profile by month in each pricing zone, service or category of
asset
Total number of customers in each pricing zone, service or category of asset
Category 6: Information Regarding Key Performance Indicators
Industry KPIs used by the Service Provider to justify “reasonably
incurred” costs
Service provider’s KPIs for each pricing zone, service or category of
asset.