OPAL Gastransport GmbH & Co. KG – an independent transmission system operator

The transmission business of OPAL Gastransport GmbH & Co. KG is not subject to any influence from the shareholders. OPAL Gastransport GmbH & Co. KG, like its sister companies GASCADE Gastransport GmbH und NEL Gastransport GmbH, is a company under German law. OPAL Gastransport GmbH & Co. KG is organized as an independent transmission system operator and was certified by the German Federal Network Agency, with the involvement of the European Commission, in 2017 (file ref. BK 7-16-162).

That means OPAL Gastransport GmbH & Co. KG is obligated by law to conduct its transmission business in a non-discriminatory manner and independently of its shareholders’ interests. This is ensured, among other things, by its own, independent personnel, and its own headquarters with separate IT systems. An internal compliance program, a Compliance Officer and the Federal Network Agency supervise whether these obligations are met.