News & events

2020 October 19

Regarding the Terms, Conditions and Methodology on Cross-Zonal Capacity Calculation, Provision and Allocation with Russia

Lithuanian transmission system operator Litgrid, together with Latvian transmission system operator AS Augstsprieguma tīkls and Estonian transmission system operator Elering AS, prepared the Terms, Conditions and Methodology on Cross-Zonal Capacity Calculation, Provision and Allocation with Russia (hereinafter - the Methodology) and submitted it  for the approval to the respective Baltic regulatory authorities. The draft methodology also assesses the public consultation that took place in 2020. September 25 - 2 October (inclusive), comments and suggestions received in the process.
 
 
2020 October 7

Baltic TSOs have commonly prepared Baltic Balancing Market Rules for operation with European mFRR balancing energy exchange platform MARI

The Regulation (EU) 2017/2195 of November 2017 establishing a guideline on electricity balancing (hereinafter - EB Regulation) defines tasks and timeline for the implementation of a European platform for the exchange of balancing energy from frequency restoration reserves with manual activation (hereinafter - mFRR). Elering AS, AS “Augstsprieguma tīkls” and LITGRID AB (hereinafter - Baltic TSOs) participate in the European implementation project for the creation of the European mFRR platform MARI.
 
 
2020 October 2

EU granted the largest possible funding to the key second phase projects of the Baltic states‘ synchronization project

On Thursday, October 1st 2020, the coordinating committee of the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) of the EU Infrastructure Network decided to allocate the maximum possible support to the key projects of synchronization of the Baltic States with the grid of continental Europe. Following the application of the transmission system operators of Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia and Poland, € 719.7 million support will ensure the smooth implementation of infrastructure projects and already in 2025 will allow the Baltic States to start operating on the same frequency as Poland and other continental European countries.
 
 
2020 September 30

Baltic TSOs have commonly prepared concept for Baltic Load Frequency Control block development and Baltic balancing capacity markets

In preparation for connecting Lithuanian, Latvian and Estonian electricity power systems to the synchronously operated area of the Continental Europe, three Baltic transmission system operators – Litgrid AB, AS "Augstsprieguma tīkls" and Elering AS in 28 April 2020 signed Memorandum of understanding for Baltic Load Frequency Control (LFC) Block development in order to establish common principles for frequency and balance control of three Baltic power systems and common balancing capacity markets.
 
 
2020 September 25

Regarding public consultation on Common Baltic transmission system operators’ Terms, Conditions and Methodology on Cross-Zonal Capacity Calculation, Provision and Allocation with Russia

In accordance with the 2015 July 24 European Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/1222 laying down guidelines for capacity allocation and congestion management governing the principles and established practice for the calculation, provision and allocation of Cross-Zonal capacity between countries, 2020 September 24 decision by the Baltic Council of Ministers and 2020 September 25 letter from Ministry of Energy of the Republic of Lithuania, Lithuanian transmission system operator LITGRID AB together with Latvian transmission system operator AS Augstsprieguma tīkls and Estonian transmission system operator Elering AS prepared the Common Baltic transmission system operators’ Terms, Conditions and Methodology on Cross-Zonal Capacity Calculation, Provision and Allocation with Russia  (hereinafter - the Methodology), and agreed to include item 1.5, which states, that electricity imported to Baltic states shall have a proof of origin that it has originated from non-Belarusian producers.
 
2020 June 30

Regarding public consultation on baseline methodology, implementation of Balancing Service Contract and Imbalance Purchase – Sales Contract

 Regarding implementation of the Law on Electricity of the Republic of Lithuania No. VIII-1881 amending Articles 2, 9, 12, 16, 17, 30, 31, 33, 35, 391, 41, 59, 69 and the Annex and supplementing the Law with the Article 611, which regulates the core means of the  demand side response, i. e. the operation of independent aggregators in the Republic of Lithuania, the transmission system operator of the Republic of Lithuania, LITGRID AB:
2019 November 28

European Single Intraday Coupling (SIDC) Parties confirm successful 2nd wave go-live

European Single Intraday Coupling (SIDC) Parties confirm successful 2nd wave go-live. Significant increases in traded volumes reported across the 7 countries which joined the SIDC coupling last week. Pan-European trading now in place across 21 countries coupled through SIDC. System is performing well.
2019 November 18

European Single Intraday Coupling Solution and Local Implementation Projects confirm 2nd wave go-live date

European Single Intraday Coupling (SIDC) Solution and Local Implementation Projects confirm 2nd wave go-live date for 19th November with first deliveries on 20th November 2019. This confirmation follows completion of testing and preparation activities. Seven further countries to be coupled with the fourteen already operational. Clarifications on active borders provided.
Nominated Electricity Market Operators (NEMOs) and Transmission System Operators (TSOs) confirm the go-live for the second launch of SIDC (formerly known as XBID). This confirmation follows the successful completion of testing. At the go-live all borders in the coupled 7 countries will be active apart from the Swedish/Polish border, which will be temporarily set to ‘inactive’ status, whilst outstanding issues are resolved. Multiple NEMO arrangements are implemented in Poland. Nevertheless, Nordpool EMCO, for the initial period from the 2nd Go-Live, will be the single shipper in Poland.
 
2019 November 11

European Single Intraday Coupling (SIDC) Solution and Local Implementation Projects confirm 2nd wave go-live date for November 2019

 
Nominated Electricity Market Operators (NEMOs) and Transmission System Operators (TSOs) confirm the target date for the launch of SIDC (formerly known as XBID) and the go-Live of 2 further Local Implementation Projects on 19th November with first deliveries on 20th November. This confirmation follows the successful completion of testing and the first Market Trial period. The November 2019 go-live date is still subject to completion of the required go-live preparation and launch activities.
 
2019 July 2

LitPol Link company completed its mission. PSE and Litgrid will cooperate directly

 
Lithuanian electricity transmission operator LITGRID AB  informs that PSE and Litgrid, the only shareholders of the LitPol Link subsidiary, decided to liquidate the company on 20 June 2019.  The mission of the administration company – to implement the first Poland-Lithuania interconnection - was successfully completed: the interconnection has been successfully operating since 2016, when it started functioning. PSE and Litgrid, basing on the positive previous experiences, will cooperate directly on the construction of the second interconnection - the submarine cable Harmony Link.