System Management Principles Statement 2026 approval
Summary
Ofgem approved National Gas Transmission's revised System Management Principles Statement, effective 1 April 2026. The revision contains only formatting, grammatical, and naming updates with no substantive policy changes.
Why it matters
A routine compliance action on the gas transmission side with no implications for electricity markets, charging, or what can be built.
Key facts
- •Effective date: 1 April 2026
- •Changes limited to formatting, grammar, and updated webpages/names
- •Required under Special Condition 9.19 of the Gas Transporter Licence
- •NGT submitted revised SMPS on 23 February 2026
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System Management Principles Statement 2026 approval | Ofgem Please enable JavaScript in your web browser to get the best experience. BETA This site is currently in BETA. Help us improve by giving us your feedback . Close alert: System Management Principles Statement 2026 approval Publication type: Compliance action Publication date: 16 April 2026 Topic: Gas transmission Print this page Share the page Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on LinkedIn Our approval of the System Management Principles Statement (SMPS) revision proposed by National Gas Transmission plc (NGT). Details of outcome We have decided to approve the proposed statement, which will go into effect from 1 April 2026. Compliance case description NGT presented their revised System Management Principles Statement to us on 23 February 2026, along with the consultation report and the responses, as required by Special Condition 9.19 of the Gas Transporter Licence. The proposed SMSP has only minor changes from the version currently in place, limited to formatting and grammatical edits, along with updates to webpages and names where required. Documents Decision on the revision of the System Management Principles Statement 2026 [PDF, 170.76KB] Print this page Share the page Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on LinkedIn Close