AUC vs. DUC
The AUC for the combined year 2020-2021 is lower than the planned DUC (by -3.0%, or -10.45 €2017). This is due to the combination of lower than planned TNSUs (-1.5%) and lower than planned terminal costs in real terms (by -4.5%, or -1.3 M€2017).
Terminal service units
The difference between actual and planned TNSUs (-1.5%) falls within the ±2% dead band. Hence the resulting loss is borne by the ANSPs.
Terminal costs by entity
Actual real terminal costs for 2020-2021 are -4.5% (-1.3 M€2017) lower than planned. This result is driven by the main ANSP, ANA (-4.2%, or -1.2 M€2017), while the NSA costs are also lower than planned (-13.5%, or -0.1 M€2017).
Terminal costs for the main ANSP at charging zone level
Overall, the terminal costs in real terms for ANA in 2020-2021 were lower than the determined costs from the performance plan (by -4.2%, or -1.2 M€2017). This results from:
- slightly higher staff costs (+0.1%), “mainly due to the, so far, higher success rate of ATC students, which is well above the expected 50%”;
- significantly lower other operating costs (-11.6%), mainly due to “lower overhead costs”;
- lower depreciation (-4.8%). “Due to budget constraints, ANA had to revise the investment plan which lead to project cancelations and postponements. The main difference in comparison to the plan is related to the later capitalisation of the A-SMGCS project on December 31 only, although it was initially foreseen for mid-2021”; and
- lower cost of capital (-38.4%), due to the significantly lower net current assets..