0854 - Revision of Virtual Last Resort User and Contingent Procurement of Supplier Demand Event Triggers

To extend the availability of ‘Virtual Last Resort User’ and ‘Contingent Procurement of Supplier Demand’ provisions (currently only available as a consequence of User Termination) to instances where (in exceptional circumstances) National Gas Transmission (NGT) issues a User Premises Termination Notice (as a consequence of the application of sanctions on that User by the UK Government). The availability of these two mechanisms in such an event will facilitate the maintenance, ongoing integrity and continued effective operation of the commercial Energy Balancing and Transportation arrangements in the immediate/short term until an alternative User Registration is in place for the relevant Supply Meter Points.