Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this project was paused. In April 2022, the AER provided an updated timeline.
| Milestone | Date |
|---|---|
| Discussion paper published | November 2019 |
| Submissions on discussion paper closed | January 2020 |
| Issues paper published | 31 May 2022 |
| Submissions on issues paper close | 22 July 2022 |
| Draft guideline published | November 2022 |
| Submissions on draft guideline close | December 2022 |
| Final Guideline published | March 2023 |
*Please note this timeline is subject to change.
On 7 March 2019, Energy Networks Australia wrote to the AER requesting that we delay our review of the Electricity Transmission Ring-fencing Guidelines. In March 2019, we published the letter and sought submissions from interested parties.
In response to our request for submissions, we received three submissions. One of the three submissions received was confidential and will not be published.
On 15 November 2019, the AER released a discussion paper to commence a review of ring-fencing arrangements for transmission network service providers (TNSPs). This paper sought input from stakeholders to inform the development of an updated Electricity Transmission Ring-fencing Guideline (guideline).
The transmission ring-fencing discussion paper:
We consider that a review of transmission ring-fencing arrangements is timely. The current guideline was first developed in 2002 and underwent minor updates in 2005. The discussion paper considered changes in markets for contestable electricity services since the initial guideline, and the AER's recently developed national approach to ring-fencing of electricity distribution networks.
We invited interested parties to make submissions on our discussion paper by 31 January 2020. We received nine submissions.
On 31 May the AER released an issues paper which re-commences the full review of the Transmission Ring-fencing Guideline.
The AER hosted a virtual public information session for stakeholders on 15 June 2022 from 9:30 to 10:30 am AEST.
Submissions to the issues paper closed on 22 July 2022.
Submissions received after 22 July 2022.