High clearing prices in the Nordic aFRR Capacity Market
During the last week, the procurement of aFRR balancing capacity in the common Nordic aFRR capacity market has resulted in unusually high prices. The high prices are not due to …
Updated Implementation guides for aFRR and mFRR capacity markets and mFRR EAM, September 2024
Please find the latest versions of the implementation guides for aFRR and mFRR capacity markets and relevant example files, as well as the latest version of the implementation guide for …
Nordic aFRR CM Evaluation Report Reveals Insights on Cross-Zonal Capacity and Economic Surplus
The Nordic TSOs have completed the Evaluation Report for the Nordic aFRR capacity market covering analysis for the year 2023. The Evaluation Report covers the mandatory evaluation criteria set out …
New Market Handbook for aFRR and mFRR capacity markets
The Market Handbook for aFRR capacity market has been updated to also cover the mFRR capacity market. Both aFRR and mFRR capacity markets are handled in the same Nordic platform, …
Value of common Nordic aFRR capacity market confirmed
A first-of-its-kind evaluation report confirms that the Nordic capacity market for automatic frequency restoration reserves (aFRR CM) has great socio-economic value while also improving the security of supply. The purpose …
NBM roadmap – assessing the results of new flow-based time plan
The Nordic TSOs are analyzing the effects on the NBM program coming from the new time plan for implementation of flow-based capacity calculation in the Nordic countries. Due to the …
The Nordic aFRR capacity market went live 7th of December 2022!
The Nordic TSOs successfully launched the Nordic aFRR capacity market according to plan, 7th of December. “We are happy to conclude that the go-live went as planned. We have been …
aFRR Capacity Market Webinar
The Nordic aFRR Capacity Market will be launched 7 December 2022, as previously communicated. There will be an open webinar for all market participants, with the purpose of answering questions …
The Nordic aFRR capacity market proceeds with go-live as planned on 7 December 2022
The Nordic TSOs are ready to launch the Nordic aFRR capacity market. This will improve security of supply in the Nordic region while at the same time contribute to significant …
The Nordic TSOs plan to implement a common Nordic aFRR capacity market with cross-zonal capacity reservations
The Nordic TSOs (Svenska kraftnät, Energinet, Fingrid and Statnett) plan to implement a common Nordic aFRR capacity market with cross-zonal capacity reservations. The introduction of the Nordic aFRR capacity market …
Presentations and summary from NBM stakeholder reference group meeting 21 September 2022
NBM stakeholder reference group had a Teams meeting 21 September. The takeaways listed below reflect the key points at the meeting. Presentations held at the Nordic Stakeholder Reference Group is …
aFRR Market Handbook is now public
The first version of the Nordic Handbook aFRR Capacity Market is now published. The purpose of the aFRR Market Handbook is to give the market participants a description of the …
Presentation from webinar on aFRR capacity market forecasting methodology
Thank you for participating at the Nordic stakeholder webinar on aFRR capacity market forecasting methodology on 9 May 2022. Please find the link to the slides from the webinar on …
Swedish go-live on common Nordic aFRR capacity market platform
The Swedish automatic frequency restoration reserve (aFRR) capacity market has successfully been moved to the shared Nordic MMS (market management system) starting 10 May. The milestone marks an important step …
Invitation to webinar on aFRR capacity market forecasting methodology 9 May 11-12 CET
The Nordic TSOs have launched a public consultation on the second amendment proposal for the forecasting of the market value of cross-zonal transmission capacity for the future Nordic aFRR capacity …
Swedish go-live for aFRR capacity market in May 2022
Svenska kraftnät will go-live with national aFRR Capacity market in May 2022. According to the plan, the first daily procurement will be carried out on 10 May, valid for delivery day …
Successful go-live of Finnish aFRR capacity market on new platform
As of 18 January, Finnish balancing service providers (BSPs) can submit bids to Fingrid on the new platform for automatic frequency restoration reserve (aFRR) capacity. Finland is the second Nordic …
Nordic TSOs and NRAs – continued cooperation on aFRR capacity market
13 December the Danish Utility Regulator, Finnish Energy Authority and Swedish Energy Market Inspectorate informed that they will initiate enforcement procedures against Energinet, Fingrid, and Svenska kraftnät for non-compliance with …
Go-live of aFRR capacity market in Norway
A first important step towards a common Nordic capacity market was taken when national go-live of aFRR CM in Norway took place on 29 November. Norway is the first Nordic …