New stamp fee from 1 January 2025 for the Trading Hub Europe (THE) market area

For the Trading Hub Europe (THE) market area, the transmission system operators have determined the grid fee from 1 January 2025 based on the REGENT 2021 determination of the Federal Network Agency (BNetzA).

Thyssengas published this uniform network tariff on 27 May 2024. The annual fee for firm freely allocable entry and exit capacity will be EUR 6.71/(kWh/h)/a from 1 January 2025.

Compared to 2024, this results in a significantly higher fee for the booking of firm freely allocable entry and exit capacities.

The war in Ukraine has led to massive distortions on the European natural gas market from 2022. The current increase in fees can be attributed to various causes, some of which are only now emerging with a time lag and reflect the consequences of this crisis:

  • High storage levels and a significant decline in end consumption and transit volumes are leading to a reduced booking forecast.
  • Due to the regulatory account system, the extraordinary effects from the crisis year 2022 (e.g. declines in bookings and high transmission energy costs) are now increasing costs with a time lag for the first time in 2025.
  • The diversification of supply sources by means of new LNG plants has supported security of supply and helped to dampen the commodity price. The associated investments by individual transmission system operators in new entry points and connecting pipelines for the LNG facilities are also included in the 2025 fee calculation.
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