Discussion Paper - Reconciliation of Downstream Gas Quantities
Author: Lucy Elwood
This discussion paper builds on the feedback received from stakeholders on a previous reconciliation discussion paper released in June 2006. It focuses on downstream reconciliation and details Gas Industry Co’s preferred approach for addressing areas where current downstream reconciliation practices are failing to deliver Government’s policy aims or appropriately meet industry’s requirements. The preferred approach could potentially be implemented under either a pan-industry agreement or a regulatory arrangement. The analysis suggests that a regulatory arrangement is most appropriate, but Gas Industry Co intends to perform a cost-benefit analysis and consider further feedback from stakeholders before ruling out a pan-industry agreement. Attached to the discussion paper as Appendix D is a high-level summary of the possible structure of a regulatory arrangement and attached as Appendix E is a framework cost-benefit analysis paper prepared by NZIER.
