Overview

Indicative timetable

The AER received a reference service proposal from APA Group (APA) for the Victorian Transmission System (VTS) for the period 1 January 2023 to 31 December 2027. Under the NGL and the NGR, the AER has the function of reviewing and approving the terms of the proposal. Interested stakeholders are encouraged to consider the indicative dates for key milestones.

Indicative dates for key milestones in the decision making process
Milestone Date*
APA submits access arrangement proposal for the VTS

1 December 2021

AER holds public forum on VTS access arrangement proposal

1 February 2022

Stakeholder submissions on VTS access arrangement proposal close

18 February 2022

AER publishes access arrangement draft decision

30 June 2022

APA submits revised access arrangement proposal

10 August 2022

Stakeholder submissions on revised access arrangement proposal and draft decision close

 6 September 2022

AER publishes access arrangement final decision

9 December 2022

 

Reference service proposal

The AER received APA's VTS reference service proposal in December 2020.

APA VTS - Victorian Transmission System reference service proposal - December 2020

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APA VTS Australia (Operations) Pty Ltd
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Submissions

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The AER invited energy consumers and other interested parties to make submissions on APA's VTS reference service proposal by 15 January 2021. We received no submissions. 

Final decision

In May 2021, the AER made its final decision on APA’s reference service proposal in respect of its Victorian Transmission System (VTS). Our final decision is to approve APA’s proposal of a single service, the Tariffed Transmission Service, which is made available to the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO). Details are set out in the AER final decision paper.