Market Coupling in CWE-region (CWE-MC)

In line with the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed on 6th June 2007, the Transmission System Operators and Power Exchanges will work together on further harmonization of a Central Western European (CWE) market coupling in 2009. Key elements in the MoU include the development of a flow-based market coupling system between Germany and the TLC region, and the requirement that the this should also support market coupling with adjacent areas, in particular the Nordic region.
The TSOs and Power Exchanges are currently working together to realize the remaining steps; the operational trilateral market coupling (TLC) between the Netherlands, Belgium and France being the first. In addition, the TSOs and Power Exchanges of the TLC region are working on an extension of market coupling to Germany. 

Updates:

• Towards a United Europe of Electricity (05-06-08)
• Market parties consultation of May on the CWE MC project (19-07-08) (Pdf-file)  

In early August 2008, the partners of the CWE Market Coupling project have submitted the Implementation Study to the approbation of energy regulators from Belgium, France, Germany, Luxembourg and The Netherlands, in the framework of the PentaLateral Energy Forum.

This reference document describes the design of the market coupling solution that is proposed to be implemented. Its delivery is a major milestone for the project, and puts an end to the design phase.

Project partners are now organising themselves to enter the implementation phase that will end with the launch of market coupling for the CWE region, so far foreseen at the end of 2009.

You will find below the Implementation study, as well as its appendices:
 

• Implementation study v 1 0
• Annex 1 - List of questions
• Annex 2 - Consultation results
• Annex 3.1 - Validators report
• Annex 3.2 - Validators report
• Annex 3.3 - Validators report
• Annex 4 - Fall back options
• Annex 5 - Algorithm requirements 

CWE Market Coupling addendum to the Implementation Study addressed to the PentaLateral Energy Forum

In November 2008, the partners of the CWE Market Coupling project have provided the addendum to the Implementation Study addressed to the PentaLateral Energy Forum.  This document completes the description of the design of the market coupling solution that was proposed in the Implementation Study, published on October 1st. 

This addendum contains: 

• the description of the distribution of the auction incomes in ATC based Market   Coupling;
• the methodology of a coordinated ATC calculation;
• the results of the latest validation study;
• the bottom-up planning and the budget. 

The project partners are currently organising the necessary steps to enter the implementation phase. The first goal is the launch of an ATC-based   market coupling for the CWE region, as soon as possible, currently planned for March 2010. 

Flow based Market Coupling remains the ultimate goal. After a time of parallel running of simulations in flow-based coupling there is going to be a consultation before the switch to a   flow-based coupling, currently planned for end 2010.

You will find below the addendum to the Implementation Study and its annex, as well as the presentation of   the addendum proposed to the Pentalateral Energy Forum on the 26th November 2008.

Downloads

Addemdum annex 1 (zip 479,23 Kb)
CWE MC Addedum (pdf 763,81 Kb)
Project report PLEF (zip 239,41 Kb)