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14 Other current and non-current liabilities

Other current liabilities, with an amount up to €52 million (€71 million at 31 December 2015), and other non-current liabilities, with an amount up to €335 million (€293 million at 31 December 2015), break down as follows:

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31.12.2015

30.06.2016

(millions of €)

Current

Non- current

Total

Current

Non- current

Total

Other liabilities from regulated activities

57

149

206

38

164

202

Market value of derivative financial instruments

 

1

1

 

 

 

Other liabilities

14

143

157

14

171

185

- Prepaid revenue and income

5

18

23

5

17

22

- Prepaid contributions for connecting to the transportation network

 

4

4

 

5

5

- Other

9

121

130

9

149

158

 

71

293

364

52

335

387

Liabilities from regulated activities (€202 million; €206 million at 31 December 2015), related to:

  • the transportation segment (€163 million) due to the natural gas transportation revenue invoiced in excess of the restriction established by the regulator and penalties charged to users who exceeded the committed capacity; this amount is to be returned through tariff adjustments pursuant to Resolution 166/05 of the Authority. The current and non-current portions with amounts of €38 million and €125 million respectively.
  • the storage segment (€39 million) due to payments for balancing and stock replenishment, to be returned to service users pursuant to Resolution 50/06 of the Authority. The amount corresponds entirely to the non-current portion, unchanged from 31 December 2015.

The market value of derivative financial instruments as of 30 June 2016, is analysed in Note 8 “Other current and non-current assets” to which reference is made.

The item “Other liabilities” (€185 million; €157 million at 31 December 2015) essentially comprises:

  • liabilities for prepaid revenue and income (€22 million) relating mainly to the current and non-current portion of the prepaid fee for the concession to use fibre-optic cables given to a telecommunications operator (€2 million and €11 million, respectively).
  • other liabilities mainly relating to: (i) guarantee deposits paid as collateral by users of the balancing service, pursuant to Resolution ARG/gas 45/11 (€60 million), and (ii) the higher quantities of fuel gas allocated by users in previous years pursuant to Resolution ARG/gas 184/09 compared to the quantities actually used in those years, equalised by reducing the quantities allocated by users. The current and non-current portions with amounts of €9 million and €82 million respectively.
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