ENTSOG BAL NC Monitoring Report 2016

Executive Summary

The document represents the second ENTSOG Monitoring Report on the implementation of the Balancing Network Code (Report) with the aim of monitoring the status of NC BAL implementation in the EU by 1 October 2016. Both ACER and ENTSOG are required to publish monitoring reports – on implementation as well as on effects of the network codes. ENTSOG has aimed for producing reports which can be considered supplementary to ACER’s reports.

Out of 28 EU Member States, the Report evalu- ates 25 countries, including Estonia (AT, BE/LU, BG, CZ, DE, DK, EL, ES, FR, HU, HR, IE, IT, LT, NL, PL, PT, SE, SI, SK, RO, UK-GB and UK-NI). Four countries (Cyprus, Finland, Latvia and Malta) were excluded due to the derogation held meaning that the application of the NC BAL (Code) is not mandatory. UK is mentioned as UK-GB and UK-NI due to two different balanc- ing regimes in place. The Code foresees three implementation dead- lines: 1 October 2015, 1 October 2016 and up to April 2019. For 10 countries (AT, BE/LU, DE, DK, FR, HU, NL, SI, UK-GB) the Code has been applicable already by 1 October 2015. For another five countries (CZ, ES, IT, HR, PT) applied the transitory period option until 1 Octo- ber 2016, the deadline for full implementation of the Code has also passed by 1 October 2016.

Instead of full implementation, interim measures can be implemented for up to five years from the entry into force of the Code (i. e. until 16 April 2019). 11 countries including Estonia (BG, DE, EL, IE, PL, RO, SE, SK, SI, and UK-NI) applied for interim measures until April 2019. Based on the provisions of Article 8(8) of Regu- lation (EC) no. 715/2009 which empower ENTSOG to monitor and analyse the implemen- tation of the network codes the information pro- vided by the TSOs shows in general, a shift can be observed from the planning to implementa- tion phase, particularly for countries applying in- terim measures and transitory period option, but changes have also been observed in the balanc- ing regimes which has been implemented the Code in 2015. It accounts for the obligatory (annual) reviews, the implementation deadline of 1 October 2016 for countries applying for the transitory period option as well as the changes due to the ongoing implementation of BAL NC provisions.

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ENTSOG BAL NC Monitoring Report 2016