Capacity booking and allocation

The TSO offers a long-term capacity from 1-year inclusive, and short-term capacity of up to 1-year, firm and interruptible capacity.

The TSO offers the following standard capacity products at all entry and exit points:

• Yearly
• Quarterly
• Monthly
• Daily
• Within-day

If during the allocation of the certain term firm capacity, the demand for capacity exceeds the supply (the demand for capacity is greater than available technical capacity), the TSO shall propose to the System Users interruptible capacity of this term.

Capacity can be booked and confirmed via electronic transmission service booking and administration system (ETSS) or, if ETTS disorders, in writing.

Capacity in Santaka is allocated on the Capacity Booking Platform (GSA Platform) here.

The capacity of Kiemėnai point is distributed using the Common Zone Platform, which is jointly managed by the Latvian and Estonian transmission system operators, here.

Short-term capacity is allocated on a „first-come, first-served“ basis. The "first come, first served" principle applies only when there is no contractual congestion in the system. In case of contractual congestion in the system or a situation where more than one order is received at the same time, the TSO cannot satisfy the requests of the system users, the remaining capacity after the application of the "first-come, first-served" procedure is allocated to the system users in proportion to the requested capacity amounts.System users willing to use gas transmission capacities are required to have procured sufficient natural gas volumes.

• You can see information about sales prices for firm capacity products with a duration of one month or longer and sales prices that have exceeded the reserve price at Santaka GMS point in the capacity ordering platform reports on the GSA platform. Additional capacity provided applying congestion management procedures can be found here. 
• For the gas year 2023/2024, the capacity of the Kiemėnai DAS entry and exit interconnection points will be offered as bundled capacity and allocated on the electronic capacity ordering platform operated by the Latvian transmission system operator AS Conexus Baltic Grid.

• The capacity allocation calendar for the gas year 2022/2023 can be downloaded here.

• Nomination of Santaka IP
• Nomination/Re-nomination
• Daily capacity booking
• Monthly capacity booking
• Quarterly capacity booking
• Yearly capacity booking
• Nomination_VTP

Amber Grid approved Description of AB Amber Grid Gas Transmission System Technical Capacity Evaluation Methods and Principles. Here you can find methods and criteria of technical capacity evaluation, process of technical capacity evaluation and requirements for technical capacity evaluation process. Description of AB Amber Grid Gas Transmission System Technical Capacity Evaluation Methods and Principles can be found here.