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ALPEX, HUPX, day-ahead, intraday, balancing and market data next to the desk.
Albanian market
How the Albanian electricity market is organised around ALPEX, balancing and settlement.
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ALPEX
Albanian power exchange topics the desk keeps next to nominations and exposure.
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Day-ahead
The day-ahead window used to lock hourly positions before delivery day.
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Intraday
Intraday sessions used to adjust the day-ahead position before delivery.
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Balancing
Balancing energy and prices used after nominations to keep the system in balance.
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Imbalance
The gap between scheduled or nominated energy and measured energy.
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HUPX
Hungarian power exchange topics used when the desk compares cross-border curves.
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Market data
Market series and cross-border sources kept next to the desk: ENTSO-E, SEE CAO and JAO. Live feeds are labelled with their source.
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In this section
ALPEX day-ahead window
Hourly Albanian power exchange prices used for day-ahead nominations and portfolio exposure.
Source: ERE / ALPEX · 2022-12-27
ALPEX · day-ahead · prices
Read moreHUPX spread vs ALPEX
Cross-border spread used when the desk compares local settlement with the Hungarian day-ahead curve.
HUPX · ALPEX · spread
Read moreALPEX intraday
Intraday sessions used to adjust the day-ahead position before delivery.
Source: ERE / ALPEX · 2022-12-27
ALPEX · intraday
Read moreBalancing prices
Reference topic for imbalance and balancing energy prices used in settlement.
Source: ERE / OST · 2020-07-02
balancing · prices · settlement
Read moreDay-ahead market
How the desk uses the day-ahead window to lock hourly positions before delivery day.
Source: ERE / ALPEX · 2022-12-27
day-ahead · nominations · positions
Read moreIntraday market
Adjusting the day-ahead position after the day-ahead window closes, before delivery.
Source: ERE / ALPEX · 2022-12-27
intraday · positions
Read moreAlbanian Electricity Market
The organised wholesale electricity market in Albania, covering day-ahead and intraday trading on ALPEX, then balancing and imbalance settlement after delivery.
Source: ALPEX / ERE / OST · 2022-12-27
Albania · ALPEX · balancing · market
Read moreENTSO-E
European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity. The association of Europe's high-voltage grid operators. Albania's operator, OST, is a member. Its Transparency Platform publishes cross-border flows and other grid data.
Source: ENTSO-E
ENTSO-E · OST · transmission · transparency
Read moreSEE CAO
Coordinated Auction Office in South East Europe. The office in Podgorica that auctions the right to use cross-border power lines in the region. Albania's operator, OST, takes part.
Source: SEE CAO · 2014-04-01
SEE CAO · capacity · cross-border · OST
Read moreJAO
Joint Allocation Office. The European office that auctions cross-border transmission rights for operators working under EU rules. It is the EU counterpart of the regional role SEE CAO plays for South East Europe.
Source: JAO · 2018-10-01
JAO · capacity · cross-border · EU
Read moreALPEX
The Albanian Power Exchange (ALPEX) is the organised market for day-ahead and intraday electricity, designated as NEMO for coupling-related tasks.
Source: ALPEX / ERE · 2022-12-27
ALPEX · NEMO · day-ahead · intraday
Read moreALPEX Day-Ahead Market
The ALPEX day-ahead market is where hourly electricity for the next delivery day is traded, from gate opening until gate closure, before delivery starts.
Source: ALPEX / ERE · 2022-12-27
ALPEX · day-ahead · auction · nominations
Read moreALPEX Intraday Market
The ALPEX intraday market is used to buy or sell hourly electricity after the day-ahead market, still before or around delivery, to correct the position.
Source: ALPEX / ERE · 2022-12-27
ALPEX · intraday · positions
Read moreElectricity Balancing in Albania
Balancing is the real-time process that keeps the Albanian system in balance after nominations. OST operates the system; imbalance is settled against the schedule.
Source: OST / ERE · 2020-07-02
balancing · OST · imbalance · BRP
Read moreImbalance in Albania
Imbalance is the difference between scheduled or nominated energy and measured energy for a balancing group, settled under the Albanian balancing rules.
Source: OST / ERE · 2020-07-02
imbalance · BRP · settlement · metering
Read moreALPEX membership
How a legal person becomes an ALPEX exchange member: license, BRP, ETSS access and a membership agreement. Official detail is in ERE Decision 347/2022.
Source: ERE / ALPEX · 2022-12-27
ALPEX · membership · ETSS · BRP
Read moreETSS, ALPEX trading system
ETSS is the ALPEX electronic trading system used for day-ahead and intraday orders. TradingDesk does not operate ETSS.
Source: ERE / ALPEX · 2022-12-27
ALPEX · ETSS · orders
Read moreBalancing service provider (OShB)
A balancing service provider offers reserve or balancing energy to OST. It is not the same role as a BRP, though a BSP is also a BRP under the balancing rules.
Source: ERE / OST · 2020-07-02
BSP · OShB · balancing · OST
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