Electricity 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.
- Official source
- Electricity balancing, Albanian system (OST / ERE framework)
- Source language
- Albanian
- TradingDesk explanation
- English
Why it matters
Organised markets close before real time. The system still needs energy to match load every minute. Balancing is that last physical correction.
In Albania the transmission system operator (OST) runs the system. Participants remain financially responsible for the gap between their schedule and metered energy.
Without a balancing map, a desk cannot price the risk of being short or long after ALPEX.
How it works
Day-ahead and intraday trades, plus internal nominations, form a schedule. In real time, OST activates balancing energy as the rules provide.
Each balancing group’s metered energy is compared with its schedule. The difference is imbalance. Settlement uses the official imbalance / balancing prices, not a TradingDesk estimate.
Activation methods, products and prices belong in the Albanian Electricity Balancing Rules and related ERE decisions. Attach those PDFs here when you have them.
Key rules / parameters
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| System operator | OST |
| Responsible party | BRP for each balancing group |
| Input | Nominated / scheduled energy |
| Reference | Metered energy at registered points |
| Output | Imbalance volume and balancing-energy settlement |
| Official ERE PDF | Vendim ERE nr. 106, 02.07.2020, attached on this page |
| Public website | https://www.ost.al/ |
TradingDesk context
TradingDesk Balancing compares schedule, actuals and exposure. The Wiki page is the rule map; the desk is the hourly view. Link forward to Imbalance, BRP and Settlement.
- Source authority
- Source: OST / ERE
- Publication date
- 2020-07-02
- Official title
- Rregullat e Tregut Shqiptar të Balancimit të Energjisë Elektrike, Vendim ERE nr. 106, 02.07.2020
- Source language
- Albanian
- Last updated
- 2026-09-10
- Official source
Rregullat e Tregut Shqiptar te Balancimit te Energjise Elektrike.pdf
Download official PDF
balancing · OST · imbalance · BRP