Secretariat publishes opinion on certification of the gas transmission system operator of North Macedonia under Third Energy Package

Today, the Energy Community Secretariat published its Opinion 1/24 of 21 May 2024 on the certification of NOMAGAS, the gas TSO of North Macedonia. The Opinion largely supports the certification of NOMAGAS in line with the Energy and Water Services Regulatory Commission of the Republic of North Macedonia’s (ERC) Preliminary Decision. 

In its Opinion the Secretariat recommended that, in the future, the functions of transmission system operator and market operator are performed by two different entities, not only by NOMAGAS, thus ensuring an additional layer of oversight in the market.  

As required under Article 10 of Directive 2009/73/EC and Article 3 of Regulation (EC) 715/2009, ERC is to adopt a final certification decision, taking the utmost account of the opinion of the Secretariat.