Long-Term Cross-Border Hedging Between Norway and Netherlands
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Long-term cross-border hedging between Norway and Netherlands A report for the Netherlands Competition Authority, Office of Energy Regulation (NMa) and the Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate (NVE) March 2013 Copyright © Redpoint Energy Ltd 2012. All rights reserved. This document is subject to contract and contains confidential and proprietary information. 22/03/13 - Redpoint_Long Term Cross Border Hedging_A Report for NMA and NVE_Final 1 Version History Version Date Description Prepared by Approved by Joscha Schmitz 1.1 04/12/12 Draft Vladimir Parail Ilesh Patel Oliver Rix Oliver Rix 1.8 04/01/13 Final Draft Joscha Schmitz Ilesh Patel 2.0 04/02/13 Final Draft after comments Joscha Schmitz Oliver Rix Oliver Rix Final 22/02/13 Final Report Joscha Schmitz Ilesh Patel Contact www.baringa.com, www.redpointenergy.com [email protected] Tel: +44 (0)203 327 4220 Copyright Copyright © Redpoint Energy Ltd 2013. All rights reserved. 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This document is subject to contract and contains confidential and proprietary information. 22/03/13 - Redpoint_Long Term Cross Border Hedging_A Report for NMA and NVE_Final 2 Contents 1 Executive Summary ...................................................................................................................................................... 6 2 Introduction ................................................................................................................................................................ 10 2.1 Background to this study ............................................................................................................................................................................... 10 2.2 Outline of Terms of Reference .................................................................................................................................................................... 10 2.3 Structure of this report .................................................................................................................................................................................. 11 3 Study methodology and approach ......................................................................................................................... 13 3.1 Terms and definitions ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 15 4 Background, framework and drivers .................................................................................................................... 16 4.1 Introduction ....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 16 4.2 Current regulatory background ................................................................................................................................................................... 16 4.3 Introduction to Financial Transmission Rights ......................................................................................................................................... 18 4.4 Cross-border hedging and FTRs – the evidence to date ...................................................................................................................... 21 4.5 International experience of FTRs ................................................................................................................................................................ 23 4.5.1 Financial transmission rights................................................................................................................................................................... 23 4.5.2 Experiences with PTRs ............................................................................................................................................................................ 26 5 Hedging requirements and cross-border hedging on NorNed ...................................................................... 28 5.1 Introduction ....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 28 5.2 Hedging concepts ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 28 5.3 Conceptual framework – why might cross-border hedging be required? ....................................................................................... 30 5.4 Hedging on the NO-NL border ................................................................................................................................................................... 31 6 Analysis of current hedging opportunities and liquidity in financial electricity markets........................... 36 6.1 Introduction ....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 36 6.2 Criteria for Liquidity Analysis ....................................................................................................................................................................... 36 6.3 Liquidity Analysis of the Nordic Market .................................................................................................................................................... 38 6.3.1 Availability ................................................................................................................................................................................................... 39 6.3.2 Volumes ....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 40 6.3.3 Costs ............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 45 6.3.4 Summary ...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 46 6.4 Liquidity Analysis of the Netherlands market .......................................................................................................................................... 46 6.4.1 Availability ................................................................................................................................................................................................... 46 6.4.2 Volumes ....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 48 6.4.3 Costs ............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 50 6.4.4 Summary ...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 51 6.5 Liquidity Analysis of the German market .................................................................................................................................................. 52 6.5.1 Availability ................................................................................................................................................................................................... 52 6.5.2 Volumes ....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 54 6.5.3 Costs ...........................................................................................................................................................................................................