Evolution of gas pipeline regulation in Russia – Third party access, capacity allocation and transportation tariffs

Working paper

Russia has been reforming its domestic gas transportation regime since the mid-2000s and achieved significant progress through an introduction of legal unbundling, establishment of a legal/regulatory framework for non-discriminatory access and a new zonal tariff methodology. However the existing framework remains insufficiently developed both in scope (e.g. non-applicability to non-UGS systems, storage and LNG infrastructure) and content (e.g. significant room for discretion in choice of r...

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Authors: Yafimava, K

• Publication status: Published
• Peer review status: Peer reviewed
• Series: OIES paper
• Publication date: 2015-03-23
• Paper number: NG 95
• Language: English
• Keywords: Eastern Gas Programme; Regulation; tariff methodology; non-discriminatory access; Russia; Unified Gas Supply system; NG 95; capacity allocation