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System balancing

The TSO is responsible for securing the national power generation and consumption balance.
 
In performing the national balancing function, the TSO:
  • maintains balance of the power system based on the market participants‘ power consumption, generation and trading schedules;
  • coordinates power plants‘ actions in case of emergencies and failures;
  • trades in balancing and regulation power with the suppliers of balancing and regulation power;
  • purchases power necessary to compensate for the electricity losses in the transmission grid;
  • provides the public interest services (PIS) in the electricity sector.