Commodity Charge update 2026
30 January 2026
From 1 April 2026 onwards, BBL Company will adjust its components which are part of the formula to determine the commodity charge.
BBL Company’s focus is to have its commodity charge as much cost reflective as possible.
The fixed fee (F) will be increased from 0.175 €/MWh to 0.18 €/MWh for both forward flow allocations as well as reverse flow allocations.
Furthermore, there will be some changes applicable to the other factors of the commodity charge formula:
- The factor A for forward flow allocations will decrease from 0.0021 to 0.0016.
- The factor A for reverse flow allocations will decrease from 0.0024 to 0.0023.
- The factor B for forward flow allocations will increase from 0.0006 to 0.0027.
- The factor B for reverse flow allocations will increase from 0.0000 (zero) to 0.0031.
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27 October 2026
BBL physical flow switch to Forward Flow 28/10/2026
The BBL physical flow direction is currently in Reverse Flow mode (GB to NL). BBLC will switch the physical flow direction to Forward Flow (NL to GB) starting gas day 28 October 2026 06:00 CET and is anticipated to be finalized by 29 October 2026 06:00 CET.
19 October 2026
Transition to winter time 2026
On gas day 24 October 2026 there will be a switch from summer time to winter time. This means that this gas day will have 25 hours.
7 October 2026
BBL Company launches new Capacity Overview Dashboard
BBL Company (BBLC) has launched a new Capacity Overview Dashboard on its website, providing market participants with easy access to capacity information through a modern and interactive reporting tool.