Why does this matter?
If your company contracts gas transport capacity or participates in infrastructure expansion tenders, the rules have changed. Automatic contract renewals are now prohibited and new award criteria apply.
Key facts
– Regulation: ENARGAS Resolution 471/2026
– Effective: May 6, 2026
– Repeals: ENARGAS Resolution 1483/2000
What changed?
The new regulation governs how gas transport companies organize open tenders to offer, allocate and contract firm gas transport capacity.
Three types of tenders:
- Expansion tenders: Involve construction or expansion of infrastructure. May be feasible at current rates, not feasible at current rates, or prepaid. Two-stage process: expression of interest, then competitive tender.
- Remaining capacity tenders: Offer available capacity without new construction. Single-stage process.
- Assignment tenders: An existing shipper assigns its contract to another shipper under the same terms for the remaining term. Single-stage process.
Award criteria: Priority goes to the highest present value per cubic meter, shippers in the zone where the capacity is generated, and uninterrupted demand supply.
Key prohibition: Automatic renewal clauses in firm transport contracts are no longer permitted.
