JAO
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.
- Official source
- Joint Allocation Office (JAO)
- Source language
- English
- TradingDesk explanation
- English
Why it matters
JAO stands for Joint Allocation Office. It is the single European office that auctions the right to use power lines between countries whose transmission operators work under EU rules.
SEE CAO does that job for South East Europe, including Albania's regional borders. JAO does it for the European Union's internal borders. The desk keeps both, because an Albanian hour and a European hour meet at a border.
How it works
JAO is based in Luxembourg. On 1 October 2018 it became the Single Allocation Platform for those EU transmission operators. It auctions long-term and short-term transmission rights, and it settles those auctions.
It also runs shadow auctions. Those are the backup if the coupled day-ahead market cannot run.
The public auction site is e-CAT, on jao.eu. Albania's regional capacity auctions stay with SEE CAO. This page does not move them to JAO.
Key rules / parameters
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Full name | Joint Allocation Office |
| Short name | JAO |
| Role | Single Allocation Platform for EU cross-border transmission rights |
| Since | 1 October 2018 in that single-platform role |
| What it sells | Long-term and short-term transmission rights, plus shadow auctions as a day-ahead backup |
| Website | https://www.jao.eu/ |
TradingDesk context
JAO sits next to SEE CAO under Transmission data. It is ready to connect. SEE CAO remains the office for Albania's regional borders.
- Source authority
- Source: JAO
- Publication date
- 2018-10-01
- Official title
- Joint Allocation Office, Single Allocation Platform
- Source language
- English
- Last updated
- 2026-09-28
- Official source
- https://www.jao.eu/
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