Ex­emp­tion from reg­u­la­tion

*Please note that the following links provide regularly updated information in German only.

Exemption from regulation pursuant to section 28a EnWG

Interconnectors

• Decision in the administrative proceedings concerning non-compliance with the OPAL exemption decision of 25 February 2009 as amended by the decision of 7 July 2009 (BK7-08-009-E2)
  [2019.10.14]
  
  
• Exemption from regulation pursuant to section 28a EnWG in response to an application from OPAL Gastransport GmbH & Co. KG (BK7-08-009)
  [2019.09.16]
  
  
• Application from OPAL Gastransport GmbH & Co. KG, Gazprom Export LLC and PJSC Gazprom to resume proceedings pursuant to section 51 VwVfG (BK7-18-121)
  [2019.01.09]
  
  
• Decision in the administrative proceedings concerning OPAL Gastransport GmbH, OOO Gazprom Export and OAO Gazprom - Application to resume proceedings pursuant to section 51 VwVfG (BK7-13-031)
  [2015.03.31]
  
  
• Decision in the administrative proceedings for exemption from regulation pursuant to section 28a EnWG in response to an application from E.ON Ruhrgas Nord Stream Anbindungsleitungsgesellschaft mbH (BK7-08-010)
  [2009.11.24]

LNG facilities

• Decision on the application from German LNG Terminal GmbH for exemption from regulation pursuant to section 28a EnWG (BK7-22-140-final) [2023.06.19]
  

• Decision of proceedings for exemption from regulation pursuant to section 28a EnWG in response to an application from Deutsche ReGas GmbH & Co. KGaA (BK7-22-086)
  [2023.02.14]
  
  
• Decision of proceedings for exemption from regulation pursuant to section 28a EnWG in response to an application from Hanseatic Energy Hub GmbH (BK7-20-107)
  [2022.10.25]
  
  
• Decision on the application from German LNG Terminal GmbH for exemption from regulation pursuant to section 28a EnWG (BK7-18-063-final)
  [2021.06.21]
  
  
• Termination of proceedings for exemption from regulation pursuant to section 28a EnWG in response to an application from LNG Terminal Wilhelmshaven GmbH (BK7-19-080)
  [2021.06.08]

Exemption from regulation pursuant to section 28b EnWG

Existing pipelines between Germany and a third country

• Decision of proceedings for exemption from regulation pursuant to section 28b EnWG in response to an application from Nord Stream AG (BK7-19-108)
  [2020.07.13]
  
  
• Decision on the application from Nord Stream 2 AG for exemption from regulation pursuant to section 28b EnWG (BK7-20-004)
  [2020.07.13]
  
  
• Information on submitting an application under section 28b (1) EnWG
  [2019.12.12]