ENTSO-E launch two public consultations concerning all TSOs’ proposal for a European platform for the exchange of balancing energy from frequency restoration reserves with manual activation ("mFRR") and automatic activation ("aFRR") in accordance with Article 20 and Article 21 of Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/2195 of 23 November 2017 establishing a guideline on electricity balancing.

All TSOs proposal for the implementation frameworks for European platforms for the exchange of balancing energy from frequency restoration reserves with manual activation and automatic activation have to consult stakeholders as defined in Article 10 of the EBGL. To fulfil this EBGL requirement, and even more importantly, to get the input from stakeholders and market participants on this important feature of the future European electricity balancing market, ENTSO-E and the TSOs hold this open on-line consultation.

The consultation on the implementation framework for a European platform for the exchange of balancing energy from mFRR is available on the ENTSO-E page (here) from 15 May 2018 until 16 July 2018 (23:59). The consultation on the implementation framework for a European platform for the exchange of balancing energy from aFRR is available on the ENTSO-E page (here) from 26 April 2018  until 29 June 2018 (23:59). We encourage all stakeholders and market participants to take part in the consultations, so that the TSOs can consider their views on the European platforms for the exchange of mFRR and aFRR energy. Only sufficient participation can ensure that the platforms will successfully serve the needs of all relevant parties involved, be it TSOs, balancing service providers (BSP) or other stakeholders.