Overview of the Declared Wholesale Gas Market

This course will provide attendees with a broad understanding of how the Declared Wholesale Gas Market operates, and comprises two parts;

  1. Introduction to Gas (common to both the Overview of the DWGM and the Overview of the STTM), and
  2. Overview of the Declared Wholesale Gas Market.

It will be delivered in hybrid mode, allowing for participants to attend either in-person or virtually via Microsoft Teams, over two half-days.

Course content

Introduction to Gas
  • Introduction to gas wholesale markets
  • The fundamentals of natural gas;
    • physical characteristics
    • the basics of transportation
    • storage
  • Demand and Supply
    • Gas usage in Australia
    • How gas is produced
    • Alternatives to natural gas
  • AEMO’s role in the Australian gas industry
Overview of the DWGM
  • Basic concepts in market design and key processes for its operation, including;
    • The roles of the different categories of participants and the inter-relationships between them
    • Scheduling
    • Bids and market price-setting
    • Rescheduling
    • Imbalances and deviations
  • Transportation of gas in the Declared Transmission Network (DTS)
  • AEMO’s role in the operation of the DWGM
East Coast Gas Settlements
(eLearning course)
  • How the market is settled
Attendees will be enrolled in this eLearning course at the conclusion of the Overview of the DWGM, and will retain access for 12 months

Learning objectives

Attendees of the course will gain an understanding of AEMO's role in the DWGM.

Cost

$528 per person ($480 plus 10% GST) for Overview of the DWGM (includes Introduction to Gas)

Note: the cost to enrol in both the Overview of the DWGM and the Overview of the STTM is $792 per person ($720 plus 10% GST). Please use the East-coast Gas Market Overviews bundle in the AEMO Learning Academy to enrol in both courses.

Course dates

Date Time Location Status
17 March (Intro to Gas) &
18 March (DWGM Overview)
2026
9:00am-1:00pm
(AEDT) both days
Hybrid:
In-person (Melbourne)
or Virtual (MS Teams)
Completed
1 September (Intro to Gas) &
2 September (DWGM Overview)
2026
9:00am-1:00pm
(AEST) both days
Hybrid:
In-person (Melbourne)
or Virtual (MS Teams)
Open for
enrolments
If any course dates are full, you can add your details to our Contact List to be notified if places become available.

How to enrol

  • Visit the AEMO Learning Academy
  • Click on the Catalogue button to view all available courses
  • Add the relevant course(s) to your Shopping Cart
  • Create an individual login during the Checkout process

For more information, please contact [email protected]

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