Manuelle Tarifauskunftsprozesse und verzögerte Kapazitätsbuchungen
Definition
Shippers booking capacity on Gasunie or bayernets must obtain tariff quotes. Standard process: (1) shipper submits RFQ (capacity volume, entry/exit points, contract term), (2) Tariff Officer manually retrieves rates from pricelist (split by firm FZK, interruptible, conditional discounts), (3) Officer calculates total cost (entry charge + exit charge + biogas levy €1.05 + quality conversion €0.67 + any special zone adjustments), (4) quote issued (typically 5–10 business days). During quote cycle, shipper may switch to competitor (e.g., Open Grid Europe or Terranets BW) with faster self-service portals. Idle capacity = lost revenue opportunity. Gasunie's 2025 pricelist lists 96+ named points (36 entry, 60+ exit zones)—manual lookups error-prone and slow. For a TSO with 2,000 capacity bookings/year, 5–10% quote-abandonment rate = 100–200 lost deals. At average deal size €50k, that is €5–10M lost capacity revenue annually.
Key Findings
- Financial Impact: Per TSO: €2–5M annual lost capacity booking revenue (5–10% quote abandonment). Opportunity margin: 40–60% EBITDA on capacity = €800k–3M margin lost. Industry-wide: €8–20M.
- Frequency: Continuous (every shipper RFQ triggers manual quote)
- Root Cause: Tariff rate lookup is manual (searching pricelist PDF or static database) + complex multi-point calculations + no self-service shipper portal. Competitor platforms (e.g., trading hubs, spot capacity markets) offer real-time rate transparency.
Why This Matters
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Affected Stakeholders
Tariff Officer, Sales Manager, Capacity Booking Team
Action Plan
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Methodology & Sources
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