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Leading service provider for Transmission System Operators (TSOs) in the European electricity market.

Through our single trading platform we auction cross-border transmission capacity rights. We also provide accounting (clearing and settlement), contracting, reporting, project support and IT services.

 

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On behalf of TSOs, we organize long and short-term auctions of transmission capacity rights.

We offer the following products: yearly, seasonal, quarterly, monthly, weekly, daily and intraday.

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Latest market messages

Reminder: Yearly EL1-FR<>GB auction

by JAO

Dear Market Participants,

We would like to inform you about the upcoming Long Term Auction for the border EL1-FR-GBEL1-GB-FR

 

ElecLink’s Y+2 Auction for 2027 will be held between 26/02/2025 11:50 - 27/02/2025 11:50:

 

EL1-FR-GB-Y-BASE---270101-01


EL1-GB-FR-Y-BASE---270101-01

 

For more details please refer to the Auction Calendar on our webpage http://www.jao.eu/auctions#/calendar/table to find its latest version.

Best regards,

JAO Operations Team

Capacity Curtailment on the FI-EE border for delivery period 23-02-2025

by JAO

1. TSO(s)*:
ELERING and FINGRID

2. Identification of affected Long Term Transmission Rights:
FI-EE

3. Triggering event:
Curtailment to ensure operation remains within Operational Security Limits

4. Affected volume in MW / hour for each concerned period:
23-02-2025 23:00 - 24:00 358 MW

5. Amount of LTTR remaining after curtailment:
23-02-2025 23:00 - 24:00 77 MW

6. Information on exact operational security limit(s) that are expected to be violated in the absence of curtailment*:

https://umm.nordpoolgroup.com/#/messages/f48f7e64-6e01-4040-aaff-46656aa1efc1/11

7. Why alternative measures are not sufficient to avoid the expected violation of operational security limit(s)*?

There is no alternative to the curtailment of the affected LTTRs.

 

eCAT Downtime on 27/02/2025

by JAO

Dear Market Participants,  

Please be advised that an intervention is scheduled for the February 27th, 2025, Thursday, starting at 20:15.

During this time, eCAT access may be intermittently unavailable between 20:15 and 22:15.

We appreciate your understanding as we work to enhance our services.

Kind regards,

Operations Team

2025 Auction Calendar update

by JAO

Dear Market Participants,

We would like to inform you that as per TSOs request, the 2025 Auction Calendar has been updated on the corridor IF1.

For more details please refer to the Auction Calendar on our webpage http://www.jao.eu/auctions#/calendar/table to find its latest version.

Best regards,

JAO Operations Team

Capacity Curtailment on the SI-IT border for delivery period 21-02-2025

by JAO

1. TSO(s)*:

TERNA

 

2. Identification of affected Long Term Transmission Rights:

SI-IT

 

3. Triggering event:

Curtailment to ensure operation remains within Operational Security Limits

 

4. Affected volume in MW / hour for each concerned period:

21-02-2025 18:00 - 19:00 320 MW 

21-02-2025 19:00 - 20:00 320 MW 

21-02-2025 20:00 - 21:00 320 MW

 

5. Amount of LTTR remaining after curtailment:

21-02-2025 18:00 - 19:00 286 MW 

21-02-2025 19:00 - 20:00 286 MW 

21-02-2025 20:00 - 21:00 286 MW

 

6. Information on exact operational security limit(s) that are expected to be violated in the absence of curtailment*:

Expected violation of operational security limits of physical transmission assets

7. Why alternative measures are not sufficient to avoid the expected violation of operational security limit(s)*?

During the CC process, all the remedial actions provided by the TSOs are already considered by the CCC in the calculation

 

*According to section 57.3 of the EU HAR, this field can be filled in within 24 hours after the initial publication

Meeting Minutes and Supporting Documents – Open Call on 18/02/2025

by JAO

Dear Market Participants,

 

It was a pleasure to welcome you to our Open Call this week.

 

Please find attached the meeting minutes and the supporting documentation from the Open Call held on 18/02/2025.

 

Below, you may find attached the survey link related to our JIRA ticketing platform, which we would kindly encourage you to fill in, as your feedback is of great value:

 

New JIRA Survey


Thank you in advance,

JAO Operations

 

 

Upcoming change: Updated Intraday Auction Schedule and Timings for Eleclink Intraday auctions from 19th of March 2025

by JAO

Dear Market Participant,

We would like to inform you about an upcoming change to the Eleclink Intraday auction schedule, effective March 19, 2025. This change includes the introduction of a new Intraday auction.

The revised auction schedule will be as follows:

In the first Auction the offered products are each MTU from 00:00 till 08:00

In the second Auction the offered products are each MTU from 08:00 till 18:00

In the third Auction the offered products are each MTU from 18:00 till 24:00

The updated schedule will take effect from the first Intraday Auction on March 19, 2025.

Please be aware that available capacity may vary while the go-live process is underway and all existing default bids will be removed.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Best regards,

Operations Team

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