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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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  • 500+
    Registered market participants
  • 26k+
    Auctions held annually
  • 100%
    Auction tool availability
  • 80+
    Employees
  • 50
    TSOs serviced

Latest market messages

ID1 NLL-BE<>GB : Please Download Rights Documents Directly from Auction Tool

by JAO

Dear Market Participants,

Due to a current technical issue, we kindly ask you to download the Allocation Results and Rights Documents directly from the auction tool.

Thank you for your understanding.

Kind regards, 

JAO Operations

Capacity Curtailment on the FR-ES border for delivery period 11-10-2025

by JAO

1. TSO(s)*:

RTE, REE

2. Identification of affected Long Term Transmission Rights:

FR-ES

3. Triggering event:

Curtailment to ensure operation remains within Operational Security Limits

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

11-10-2025 00:00 - 01:00 1750 MW

11-10-2025 01:00 - 02:00 1750 MW

11-10-2025 02:00 - 03:00 1750 MW

11-10-2025 03:00 - 04:00 1750 MW

11-10-2025 04:00 - 05:00 1750 MW

11-10-2025 05:00 - 06:00 1750 MW

11-10-2025 22:00 - 23:00 1750 MW

11-10-2025 23:00 - 24:00 1750 MW

5. Amount of LTTR remaining after curtailment:

11-10-2025 00:00 - 01:00 1568 MW

11-10-2025 01:00 - 02:00 1568 MW

11-10-2025 02:00 - 03:00 1568 MW

11-10-2025 03:00 - 04:00 1568 MW

11-10-2025 04:00 - 05:00 1568 MW

11-10-2025 05:00 - 06:00 1568 MW

11-10-2025 22:00 - 23:00 1568 MW

11-10-2025 23:00 - 24:00 1568 MW

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

      00:00-01:00 argia-arkale 1

      01:00-02:00 argia-arkale 1

      02:00-03:00 argia-arkale 1

      03:00-04:00 argia-arkale 1

      04:00-05:00 argia-arkale 1

      05:00-06:00 argia-arkale 1

      22:00-23:00 argia-arkale 1

      23:00-24:00 argia-arkale 1

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

The available remedial actions were assessed as insufficient or ineffective to avoid the violation of operational security limits

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

Public consultation opening - Allocation Rules for Italy-Montenegro border

by JAO

On behalf of the relevant TSOs, and in anticipation of the upcoming go-live of the daily and long-term auctions for the Italy-Montenegro (IT-ME) border, JAO is launching the public consultation on the following documents:

The bidding periods of the first long-term auctions are planned as follows:

2026 yearly auction: 8-15 December 2025

2026 January monthly auction: 18-22 December 2025

The consultation period runs from 9th October to 10th November 2025.

All interested parties are invited to submit their comments via e-mail no later than 10/11/2025 17:00 CET to the following e-mail address: consultation@jao.eu.

Following the consultation, TSOs will evaluate Market Participants’ comments and submit the auction rules and the border specific annex to the responsible NRAs.

We remain at your disposal in case of any question.

JAO Operations Team

2026 Yearly Auction Calendar

by JAO

Dear Market Participants,

In order to provide you more time for organizing collateral, please find the 2026 Yearly Auctions attached here and incorporated into the current Calendar here (http://www.jao.eu/auctions#/calendar/table) in the bottom right corner under “Legacy Version XLS”

Please note that the publication of the final version with other Long Term Auctions will be shared in the following weeks.

Best regards,

JAO Operations Team

Public consultation opening - Intraday Allocation Rules for Ukrainian borders

by JAO

On behalf of the relevant TSOs (MAVIR and SEPS), and in anticipation of the upcoming go-live of the intraday auctions for the Ukraine-Hungary (UA-HU) and Ukraine-Slovakia (UA-SK) borders, JAO is launching the public consultation on the ´Rules for intraday capacity allocation on Ukrainian borders´with the Border specific annexes for Ukraine – Hungary and Ukraine – Slovakia.

The consultation period runs from 9th October to 6th November 2025.

All interested parties are invited to submit their comments via e-mail no later than 06/11/2025 17:00 CET to the following e-mail address: consultation@jao.eu.

Following the consultation, TSOs will evaluate Market Participants’ comments and submit the auction rules and the border specific annex to the responsible NRAs.

We remain at your disposal in case of any question.

JAO Operations Team

Publication of Prefinal computation data for Business Day 10/10/2025

by JAO

Dear Market Participants,

We would like to inform you that the prefinal computation data for business day 10/10/2025 on CORE CCR Publication Tool will be published with delay .

Thank you for your understanding.

Kind regards,

JAO Operations

Capacity Curtailment on the IT-GR border for delivery period 10-10-2025

by JAO

1. TSO(s)*:

TERNA

2. Identification of affected Long Term Transmission Rights:

IT-GR

3. Triggering event:

Curtailment to ensure operation remains within Operational Security Limits

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

10-10-2025 00:00 - 01:00 50 MW

10-10-2025 01:00 - 02:00 50 MW

10-10-2025 02:00 - 03:00 50 MW

10-10-2025 03:00 - 04:00 50 MW

10-10-2025 04:00 - 05:00 50 MW

10-10-2025 05:00 - 06:00 50 MW

10-10-2025 06:00 - 07:00 50 MW

10-10-2025 07:00 - 08:00 50 MW

10-10-2025 08:00 - 09:00 50 MW

10-10-2025 09:00 - 10:00 50 MW

10-10-2025 10:00 - 11:00 50 MW

10-10-2025 11:00 - 12:00 50 MW

10-10-2025 12:00 - 13:00 50 MW

10-10-2025 13:00 - 14:00 50 MW

10-10-2025 14:00 - 15:00 50 MW

10-10-2025 15:00 - 16:00 50 MW

10-10-2025 16:00 - 17:00 50 MW

10-10-2025 17:00 - 18:00 50 MW

10-10-2025 18:00 - 19:00 50 MW

10-10-2025 19:00 - 20:00 50 MW

10-10-2025 20:00 - 21:00 50 MW

10-10-2025 21:00 - 22:00 50 MW

10-10-2025 22:00 - 23:00 50 MW

10-10-2025 23:00 - 24:00 50 MW

5. Amount of LTTR remaining after curtailment:

10-10-2025 00:00 - 01:00 0 MW

10-10-2025 01:00 - 02:00 0 MW

10-10-2025 02:00 - 03:00 0 MW

10-10-2025 03:00 - 04:00 0 MW

10-10-2025 04:00 - 05:00 0 MW

10-10-2025 05:00 - 06:00 0 MW

10-10-2025 06:00 - 07:00 0 MW

10-10-2025 07:00 - 08:00 0 MW

10-10-2025 08:00 - 09:00 0 MW

10-10-2025 09:00 - 10:00 0 MW

10-10-2025 10:00 - 11:00 0 MW

10-10-2025 11:00 - 12:00 0 MW

10-10-2025 12:00 - 13:00 0 MW

10-10-2025 13:00 - 14:00 0 MW

10-10-2025 14:00 - 15:00 0 MW

10-10-2025 15:00 - 16:00 0 MW

10-10-2025 16:00 - 17:00 0 MW

10-10-2025 17:00 - 18:00 0 MW

10-10-2025 18:00 - 19:00 0 MW

10-10-2025 19:00 - 20:00 0 MW

10-10-2025 20:00 - 21:00 0 MW

10-10-2025 21:00 - 22:00 0 MW

10-10-2025 22:00 - 23:00 0 MW

10-10-2025 23:00 - 24:00 0 MW

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

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

Not Applicable

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JAO has successfully implemented internationally recognized management systems and is now officially certified for ISO/IEC 27001:2022 – the global standard for Information Security Management Systems and for ISO 9001 – the international standard for Quality Management Systems. 

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We started as a shared auction platform for transmission capacity across Central Western Europe in 2008. Over time, we became the operator of the Single Allocation Platform and therefore the leading trading platform for European Transmission System Operators.

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