en.Wedoany.com Reported - Danish grid operator Energinet has reduced its gas transmission fees for the Baltic Pipe by nearly one-third, driven by strong demand for capacity reservations on the pipeline from Central and Eastern Europe.
The new annual gas capacity fee will be 27% lower than current levels. The first reduced annual capacity will be tendered in the annual auction in July. Specifically, the annual entry-exit fee for the new gas year has been reduced to DKK 43.91/kWh/h/year (€5.87/kWh/h/year), compared to the current fee of DKK 60.23/kWh/h/year. Denmark applies a uniform rate for all border points.
Energinet's Chief Commercial Manager Rasmus Neergaard Jacobsen and Senior Economist Lasse Ellebaek Krogh told ICIS on June 4 that seasonal fees have also been reduced accordingly, noting an average discount of 27% for these products. They attributed the fee reduction to the high utilization rate of the subsea Baltic Pipe, which transports North Sea gas to Poland. According to ENTSO-G data, the average flow in April was 13.8 billion cubic meters, nearly three times the volume transported in April 2025. In November 2025, the Baltic Pipe, with an annual capacity of 10 billion cubic meters, was sold out for the first time. Last year, North Sea gas transported via this route to Poland accounted for 42.7% of the country's total imports. Poland has a long-term reservation of 8 billion cubic meters per year on the Baltic Pipe, with the remaining 2 billion cubic meters offered on a spot basis.
"We are seeing strong interest not only from existing customers but also from a wide range of new customers across Europe," said Neergaard Jacobsen. They expect similarly high interest in North Sea gas—whether from Norway via Denmark or from Denmark's own Tyra offshore gas field—in the coming months. This is linked to Poland's significant reduction in its transmission fees for the 2026/2027 new gas year. The annual entry fee at the Polish interconnection point has dropped by nearly 19%, while the exit fee has fallen by 14%.
Additionally, Ellebaek Krogh noted that the Danish route has become regionally more competitive as Germany has raised fees for future gas years. "Currently, Danish fees are lower than those in Germany, which is also positive for the entire route," he added. Ongoing geopolitical risks and the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, which has led to a global LNG supply shortage, underscore the importance of alternative gas supplies from reliable sources such as Norway and Denmark. A regional gas trader interested in the northern route expressed this view to ICIS.
In a press release on June 4, Energinet stated that the reduction in 2027 fees is partly due to the repayment of previously overcollected revenues. These over-recoveries resulted from a decision by the Danish utility regulator on Energinet's economic regulatory framework. Since January 1, 2023, Energinet Gastransmission A/S, and since January 1, 2025, Energinet Systemansvar A/S (the grid operator division responsible for system operation and supply security), have been subject to a new regulatory regime. However, clear guidance on how these rules are to be applied in practice has not yet been fully established. Consequently, cases pending before the Danish utility regulator and the Energy Appeals Board (Energiklagenævnet) are expected to influence fee levels in the coming years.
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