Public tasks

The Gas Act invests GTS with a number of statutory tasks which serve the public interest. For example, it is responsible for maintaining supply levels to small-scale users (households, large buildings and small industrial consumers) at temperatures of -9 °C or lower. GTS is itself responsible for contracting the necessary volume and capacity.

GTS also has a duty to intervene if a supplier defaults on the supply of gas to small-scale users. GTS must in that case oversee any corrective measures as smoothly as possible - if necessary by taking over the supply temporarily - so that the customers concerned can switch to another supplier as quickly as possible in line with the accepted procedure.

Finally, GTS ensures that gas from small fields can be taken up in the gas transport system.