OTC and bilateral contracts
Bilateral and OTC deals sit next to ALPEX. Physical internal OTC is treated as financial in the later ALPEX rules, with physical energy going through the exchange. Read the official PDFs for the live wording.
- Official source
- Bilateral / OTC contracts next to the organised market
- Source language
- Albanian
- TradingDesk explanation
- English
Why it matters
A factory or a supplier may still have a bilateral deal. The desk must know whether that deal is physical, financial, and whether it must be nominated on the exchange.
The 2017 market-rules file and the 2022 ALPEX rules do not say the same thing on every OTC point. Use the later act first.
How it works
Official sources: Decision 347/2022 (live ALPEX rulebook) and the 2017 market-rules PDF (repealed by 347, kept for history). Decision 106/2023 adds to the 2022 rules, including OTC-related points listed on that card.
Cross-border physical deals using SEE CAO capacity are a separate path in the older file. Clause-level duties stay in the PDFs.
European traders often paper those bilateral deals with the EFET General Agreement Concerning the Delivery and Acceptance of Electricity. That master contract is on file. It is not Albanian law and it does not replace ALPEX or OST rules.
Key rules / parameters
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Read first | Vendim ERE nr. 347, 27.12.2022 |
| Later additions | Vendim ERE nr. 106, 23.03.2023 |
| History only | 2017 market-rules PDF, repealed by 347 |
| European master contract | EFET General Agreement Power, Version 2.2 (consolidated), 17 June 2025 |
TradingDesk context
If a portfolio has a PPA or an OTC hedge, mark whether physical energy still has to go through ALPEX before you nominate.
- Source authority
- Source: ERE / ALPEX
- Publication date
- 2022-12-27
- Official title
- ALPEX market rules and earlier Electricity Market Rules
- Source language
- Albanian
- Last updated
- 2026-09-10
- Official source
Vendimi_Nr_347_2022_rregullat_e_tregut.pdf
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