The Authority has received questions about its proposal for the transmission pricing methodology (TPM). A document detailing the questions and the Authority’s responses will be published at the link below in the coming week.

This document will be updated as further questions are received.

The Authority is coordinating with Transpower to make information available to assist parties to understand the proposal for the TPM, and Transpower will also be making information available on its website.

The clearing manager, NZX, has released a consultation paper proposing a methodology for establishing initial margins for financial transmission rights (FTRs). NZX developed the proposal with an industry working group. The initial margins methodology is required to be added to the clearing manager's Prudential Security Assessment Methodology for FTRs after consultation and approval by the Authority.

The paper is available on NZX's website at:

Submissions close with NZX on 20 November 2012.

A decision paper on the consultation 'Four proposed operational changes to the registry' is available at:

The paper includes a summary of submissions.

The Electricity Authority has co-hosted a forum with Singapore's regulator, the Energy Markets Authority, to promote greater sharing of knowledge among East Asia electricity regulators.

The East Asia Summit Energy Market Deregulation Forum was held in Singapore last week, as part of the annual Singapore International Energy Week, attracting delegates from across the region to discuss market performance and key issues facing markets and regulators.

Authority Chief Executive Carl Hansen chaired a panel discussion entitled Gauging the performance of the Electricity Market in which regulators, including New Zealand, provided updates about their respective markets. New Zealand's views were also sought in an online forum.

The Authority's presentation is available at:

The Authority's contribution to the online forum is available at:

http://siew.sg/opinions/interviews/5qs-electricity-authority-new-zealands-carl-hansen

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