How to become a Transmission User
You may download the instructions for concluding the Standard Framework Agreement (FA) for the Transmission of Natural Gas:
Listed below are the four steps required to sign a Standard Framework Agreement for Transmission for a company to become a Transmission User:
Step 1 – Registration in the RAAEY User Register
As a first step, your company must be included in the User Registry of the National Natural Gas System (NNGS) kept by the Regulatory Authority for Energy, Waste & Water (RAΑEΥ), by obtaining the relevant Decision issued by RAAEY.
For further information, please contact RAAEY. As soon as you have the relevant Decision from RAAEY, you may proceed to the next step.
Step 2 – Submit Application & Required Documents
To conclude a Transmission Agreement, you must submit the relevant Application to the Operator which can be found in Annex 1 of the Agreement along with the Required Documents, according to the guidelines in Annex 1Α of the Agreement.
In case the interested company submits a request for more than one service (Transmission, Use of LNG Facility, LNG Truck Loading), one Application for each requested service will have to be submitted, but only one set of Required Documents is required. Specifically, and only for concluding an LNG Facility Usage Agreement, a mandatory condition is the conclusion of a Transmission Agreement as well.
The Application and Required Documents can be sent to services@desfa.gr. The physical documents must be submitted to DESFA headquarters, for the attention of the Commercial Services Directorate.
- Annex 1 – Application for concluding a Transmission Agreement
- Annex 1A – Required Documents for the conclusion of the Transmission Agreement
Step 3 – Review of Application
The Operator examines the Application and the Required Documents which were submitted according to Step 2 and decides within five (5) working days of its receipt whether the Application can be accepted or not. If further documents or corrections are required, they must be provided within ten (10) working days.
Step 4 – Conclusion of the Framework Agreement
Once your Application has been accepted by the Operator, you will receive the Transmission Agreement by email, which you can either sign physically or electronically.
By signing the Transmission Agreement, you will become a Transmission User. In the relevant website section, you may be informed about the relevant regulatory framework, the required guarantees and the procedures you must follow to book capacity at the entry points or at the reverse flow entry points and the exit points or the reverse flow exit points of NNGS.