Amadeus Gas Pipeline Access Arrangement

Since its commissioning in 1987, the Amadeus Gas Pipeline (AGP) has played an important role in powering Northern Territories communities and the local economy.

The AGP extends approximately 1500 km from gas fields in the Amadeus Basin in central Australia, to Darwin. There are gas delivery points on the AGP at Darwin and other regional centres, where the gas is mainly used to fuel electricity generation. The AGP connects to APA’s East Coast Grid at Mount Isa, in Queensland, via the Northern Gas Pipeline.

The Amadeus Gas Pipeline is fully regulated, which means that prices for reference services and the terms and conditions are subject to regulatory oversight by the Australian Energy Regulator. The key regulation instrument is the pipeline’s Access Arrangement, which must be consistent with the national gas objective.

The national gas objective requires that we efficiently invest in, and efficiently operate, the AGP in the long-term interest of consumers. This is in line with the APA way and Customer Promise.

An access arrangement must be revised periodically.