Overview

Proposal

On 3 January 2017 the AER received a gas access arrangement proposal from APA VTS Australia (Operations) Pty Ltd for the Victorian Transmission System for the period 1 January 2018 to 31 December 2022.

APA VTS - Cover letter - APA Victorian Transmission System Access Arrangement Revision Proposal - January 2017

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APA VTS - Victorian Transmission System Revision Proposal submission - January 2017 View details

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APA VTS - Access Arrangement Information - January 2017 View details

APA VTS - Access Arrangement Information - 20170103 - Public.pdf
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APA VTS - Revised Access Arrangement - clean - January 2017

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APA Group
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Supporting information - attachments

APA VTS - Supporting Material - General Submission - January 2017

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APA Group
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APA VTS - 1 - A.2 - Revision proposal document map - January 2017

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APA Group
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APA VTS - 1 - A.3 - Rob Wheals Statutory declaration - January 2017

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APA Group
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APA VTS - 1 - A.4 - Consumer Engagement Plan - January 2017

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APA Group
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APA VTS - 1 - A.5 - Confidentiality claims - January 2017

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APA Group
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APA VTS - 1 - A.6 - Confidentiality statistics - January 2017

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APA Group
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APA VTS - 1 - B.1 - RIN templates - Redacted - January 2017

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APA Group
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APA VTS - 1 - Supporting Material - Introduction - January 2017

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APA Group
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APA VTS - 2 - Supporting Material - Services - January 2017

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APA Group
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APA VTS - 3 - C.1 - Victorian Gas Powered Generation forecasts - December 2016 - Public

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APA Group
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APA VTS - 3 - Supporting Material - Pipeline Demand & Utilisation - Part 1 - Public

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APA Group
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APA VTS - 3 - Supporting Material - Pipeline Demand & Utilisation - Part 2 - January 2017

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APA Group
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APA VTS - 4 - D.1 - Asset Management Plan - November 2016

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APA Group
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APA VTS - 4 - D.5 - Energy Safe Victoria Safety Case - December 2014

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APA Group
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APA VTS - 5 - B.5 - NPV analysis South West Pipeline and Victorian Northern Interconnect Expansion expansion - January 2017

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APA Group
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APA VTS - 5 - B.5 - NPV Remote Cathodic Protection monitoring - December 2016

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APA Group
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APA VTS - 5 - B.5 - NPV WORM Easement - December 2016

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APA Group
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APA VTS - 5 - D.3 - Urban encroachment business case review - December 2016

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APA Group
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APA VTS - 5 - Supporting Material - Capital Expenditure - January 2017

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APA Group
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APA VTS - 5 - Supporting Material - Capital expenditure Business Cases - Part 1 - January 2017

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APA Group
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APA VTS - 5 - Supporting Material - Capital expenditure Business Cases - Part 2 - January 2017

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APA Group
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APA VTS - 5 - Supporting Material - Capital expenditure Business Cases - Part 3 - January 2017

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APA Group
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APA VTS - 6 - Supporting Material - Capital Base - January 2017

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APA Group
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APA VTS - 7 - E.1 - An equity beta estimate for Australian energy network businesses - December 2016

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APA Group
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APA VTS - 7 - E.2 - Return on debt calculation - January 2017

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APA Group
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APA VTS - 7 - Supporting Material - Rate of Return - Part 1 - January 2017

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APA Group
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APA VTS - 7 - Supporting Material - Rate of Return - Part 2 - January 2017

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APA Group
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APA VTS - 7 - Supporting Material - Rate of Return - Part 3 - January 2017

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APA Group
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APA VTS - 7 - Supporting Material - Rate of Return - Part 4 - January 2017

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APA Group
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APA VTS - 7 - Supporting Material - 7 - Rate of Return - Part 5 - January 2017

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APA Group
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APA VTS - 10 - B.10 - Iona refill tariff calculation - January 2017

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APA Group
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APA VTS - 10 - Supporting Material - Revenue Allocation and Tariffs - January 2017

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APA Group
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Models

APA VTS - B.2 - APA Post Tax Revenue Model - January 2017

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APA Group
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APA VTS - B.3 - APA Roll Forward Model - January 2017

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APA Group
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APA VTS - B.4 - Capital expenditure model - January 2017

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APA Group
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APA VTS - B.6 - Operating expenditure model - January 2017

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APA Group
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Stakeholder forum

On 1 February 2017 AGN, Multinet, AusNet and APA VTS presented their proposals to stakeholders at a public forum in Melbourne.

AER - Opening presentation - Victorian Gas Access Arrangement Reviews 2018-22 - Public forum - 1 February 2017

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AER
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AusNet Services - Presentation at AER public forum - 1 Feburary 2017

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AusNet Services
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AGN - Presentation at AER public forum - 1 February 2017

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Australian Gas Networks Limited (AGN)
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Multinet Gas - Presentation at AER public forum - 1 February 2017

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Multinet Gas
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APA VTS - Presentation at AER public forum - 1 February 2017

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APA Group
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Submissions

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We invited interested parties to make submissions on APA's proposal by 3 March 2017.

Australian Energy Market Operator - APA VTS Access Arrangement 2018-2022 - 3 March 2017

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Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO)
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Consortium of Gas Market Participants - Joint submission to the AER - APA VTS - Access Arrangement 2018-22 - 3 March 2017

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Lochard Energy
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Marsden Jacob Associates - Economics of SWP Expansion for the APA VTS Access Arrangement Proposal 2018-2022 - Report prepared for the Consortium of Gas Market Participants - 3 March 2017

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Marsden Jacob Associates
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Consumer Challenge Panel (CCP 11) - Response to proposal from APA VTS for the 2018-22 access arrangement - 3 March 2017

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Consumer Challenge Panel (CCP)
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EnergyAustralia - APA Victorian Transmission System Access Arrangement Draft Determination - 3 March 2017

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EnergyAustralia
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Powershop Australia - APA Victorian Transmission System - Access Arrangement 2018-22 - 6 March 2017

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Powershop Australia Pty Ltd
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Lochard Energy – APA Victorian Transmission System Access Arrangement 2018-22 – 8 March 2017

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Lochard Energy
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Origin Energy – APA Victorian Transmission System Access Arrangement 2018-22 – 8 March 2017

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Origin Energy
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Bev Hughson - Supplementary advice on APA VTS's proposed Return on Equity - 22 March 2017

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Consumer Challenge Panel - Bev Hughson
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Tasmanian Gas Pipeline Pty Ltd (TGPPL) – APA VTS – Submission regarding the APA VTS Access Arrangement 2018-2022 – 3 March 2017

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Tasmanian Gas Pipeline Pty Ltd
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Visy Industries Australia – Submission on VTS Access Arrangement 2018-2022 – 30 March 2017

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Visy Industries Australia
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Lily D'Ambrosio MP - APA Group - Support for upgrades to Brooklyn Compressor Station - 26 May 2017

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Lily D'Ambrosio MP
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Update - Supplementary information on APA's proposal

After submission of its initial proposal, APA VTS provided supplementary information to the AER in response to issues identified in the course of our review, including new information that came to light in submissions. That information is available below.

To help our assessment of this new information, we sought targeted advice from the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) and the AER's Consumer Challenge Panel (CCP11). These advices are also included below.

APA VTS - Addendum to initial proposal – Clarification of approach to applying annually updated inflation (response to AER information request IR003) - 3 March 2017 View details

APA VTS - Response to AER information request IR003 - 3 March 2017.docx
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APA VTS - Addendum to initial proposal – APA VTS Post tax revenue model updated for inflation (response to AER information request IR003) - 3 March 2017

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APA Group
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APA VTS - Supplement to Initial Access Arrangement Proposal - Business Case for Western Outer Ring Main (WORM) Project - 20 April 2017

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APA Group
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APA VTS - VTS Supplementary access arrangement submission revised for Western Outer Ring Main (WORM) - 15 May 2017 View details

APA VTS-VTS Supplementary AA submission revised for WORM-20170515-Public.pdf
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APA VTS - B1 - Capital expenditure model revised with WORM - 15 May 2017

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APA Group
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APA VTS - B2 - Operating expenditure model revised with WORM - 15 May 2017

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APA Group
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APA VTS - B3 - APA Roll Forward Model revised with WORM - 15 May 2017

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APA Group
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APA VTS - B4 - APA Post Tax Revenue Model revised with WORM (includes 3 March 2017 updates for inflation in response to AER information request IR003) - 16 May 2017

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APA Group
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AEMO - APA VTS Access Arrangement 2018-2022 - Western Outer Ring Main - 16 May 2017

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Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO)
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AEMO - Presentation - 2017 Victorian Gas Planning Report - 10 May 2017

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Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO)
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Consumer Challenge Panel (CCP11) - Advice to the AER regarding APA VTS proposal to complete the WORM in the 2018-22 access arrangement period - 6 June 2017

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Consumer Challenge Panel (CCP)
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