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The consultants' expertise would help to develop the operator's management processes and technical regulations under the EU regulations.
Representatives of GRTgaz S.A. (France), Gasunie (Netherlands) and Snam S.p.A. (Italy) have started working as advisers to the General Director of the Operator of the Ukrainian GTS, the branch of the state-owned operator of Ukraine's gas transportation system (GTS), Ukrtransgaz.
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"The consultants' expertise would help to develop the operator's management processes and technical regulations under the requirements of the EU regulations and the best European practices. The experts will be actively involved in the unbundling project and assist in the certification of the new transportation system operator (TSO) from the National Energy and Utilities Regulatory Commission of Ukraine and the EU Energy Community Secretariat by the end of this year," Ukrtransgaz's press service said on June 3.
UNIAN memo. In early November 2016, the Cabinet of Ministers adopted a decision to create a new operator of Ukraine's GTS, namely PJSC Mahistralni Gazoprovody Ukrainy (Trunk Gas Pipelines). At the same time, Naftogaz's management created a new subsidiary, the Operator of the Ukrainian GTS, within the structure of state-run Ukrtransgaz, which is wholly owned by Naftogaz.
Naftogaz believes that the establishment of a new legal entity and the involvement of a European partner in its management are necessary for European companies to be able to buy gas on the eastern border of Ukraine and transfer it to the European market, preserving transit volumes after the current contract with Gazprom expires.
The new gas transmission system operator must obtain certification by submitting an application to the National Energy and Utilities Regulations Commission (NEURC) and the Energy Community Secretariat.