European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity#Nordic
{{Short description|Organization representing European transmission system operators}}
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| type = Association
| status = AISBL
| purpose = ENTSO-E promotes closer cooperation across Europe's TSOs to support the implementation of EU energy policy and achieve Europe's energy and climate policy objectives, which are changing the very nature of the power system
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The European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity (ENTSO-E) is an association representing 40 electricity transmission system operators (TSOs) from 36 countries across Europe, thus extending beyond EU borders. It manages the Continental Europe Synchronous Area (CESA). ENTSO-E was established and given legal mandates by the EU's Third Package for the Internal energy market in 2009, which aims at further liberalising the gas and electricity markets in the EU.
{{cite web
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| title = ENTSO-E official mandates
| work = European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity
| location = Brussels, Belgium
| url = https://www.entsoe.eu/about/inside-entsoe/official-mandates/
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Ukrainian Ukrenergo became the 40th member of the association on 1{{nbsp}}January 2024.
History
On 27 June 2008, 36 European electricity transmission system operators (TSOs) signed a declaration of intent in Prague to create the ENTSO-E.{{Cite press release
|title = TSOs for electricity are founding new association
|publisher = ENTSO-E
|date = 1 July 2008
|url = http://www.entsoe.eu/index.php?id=42&tx_ttnews%5BpS%5D=1260881300&tx_ttnews%5Bpointer%5D=3&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=25&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=214&cHash=c14bdb7c51
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ENTSO-E was established on 19 December 2008 in Brussels by 42 TSOs as a successor of six regional associations of the electricity transmission system operators.{{Cite press release
|title = TSOs for electricity have founded a new association
|publisher = ENTSO-E
|date = 19 December 2008
|url = http://www.entsoe.eu/index.php?id=42&tx_ttnews%5BpS%5D=1260881300&tx_ttnews%5Bpointer%5D=3&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=24&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=214&cHash=43195ba1dc
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|archive-date = 20 July 2011}}
|title = European TSOs established new organisation ENTSO-E
|publisher = Statnett
|date = 19 December 2008
|url = http://www.statnett.no/en/News/News-archive-Temp/News-archive-2008/European-TSOs-established-new-organisation-ENTSO-E/
|access-date = 17 January 2010
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|archive-date = 23 September 2009}}
ENTSO-E became operational on 1 July 2009. The former associations ETSO, ATSOI, UKTSOA, NORDEL, UCTE and BALTSO became a part of the ENTSO-E, while still offering data by their predecessors for public interest.{{Cite press release
|title = ENTSO-E, fully operational as of 1 July, welcomes the adoption of the EU's 3rd energy package
|publisher = ENTSO-E
|date = 1 July 2009
|url = http://www.entsoe.eu/index.php?id=42&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=6&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=43&cHash=e16118187a
|access-date = 17 January 2010
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Until then, the Union for the Coordination of Transmission of Electricity (UCTE) was the main organization managing what is now the Continental Europe Synchronous Area.
Creation of ENTSO-E was initiated by the adoption of the European Union third legislative package on the gas and electricity markets. In 2003, the European Commission conducted a sector inquiry concerning the competition of electricity market in six European countries.{{cite web
|title = Inquiry pursuant to Article 17 of Regulation (EC) No 1/2003
|publisher = European Commission
|year = 2005
|url = http://ec.europa.eu/competition/sectors/energy/inquiry/index.html
|access-date = 17 January 2010
|url-status = dead
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100123175659/http://ec.europa.eu/competition/sectors/energy/inquiry/index.html
|archive-date = 23 January 2010}} Examining competition in these countries, the final report stated serious issues to be solved.{{CELEX|52006DC0851|text=Communication from the Commission - Inquiry pursuant to Article 17 of Regulation (EC) No 1/2003 into the European gas and electricity sectors}} It was noticed that the integration between member state's markets is still insufficient. Additionally, the absence of transparently available market information was assessed. As a result, the third legislative package on the EU gas and electricity markets was adopted by the European Commission in September 2007.{{cite web
|title=Energising Europe – a real market with secure supply (Third legislative package)
|publisher=European Commission
|url=http://ec.europa.eu/energy/gas_electricity/third_legislative_package_en.htm
|access-date=17 January 2010
|url-status=dead
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100408140256/http://ec.europa.eu/energy/gas_electricity/third_legislative_package_en.htm
|archive-date=8 April 2010
}}
Objectives
According to its website, "ENTSO-E promotes closer cooperation across Europe’s TSOs to support the implementation of EU energy policy and achieve Europe’s energy & climate policy objectives, which are changing the very nature of the power system. The main objectives of ENTSO-E centre on the integration of renewable energy sources (RES) such as wind and solar power into the power system, and the completion of the internal energy market (IEM), which is central to meeting the European Union’s energy policy objectives of affordability, sustainability and security of supply. [...] ENTSO-E aims to be the focal point for all technical, market and policy issues relating to TSOs and the European network, interfacing with power system users, EU institutions, regulators and national governments."{{cite web|title = Who Is ENTSO-E?|url = https://www.entsoe.eu/about-entso-e/Pages/default.aspx|website = Entsoe.eu|access-date = 2015-07-30}}
Members
TSOs are responsible for the bulk transmission of electric power on the main high voltage electric networks. TSOs provide grid access to the electricity market players (i.e., generating companies, traders, suppliers, distributors, and directly connected customers) according to non-discriminatory and transparent rules. In many countries, TSOs are in charge of the development of the grid infrastructure, too. TSOs in the European Union internal electricity market are entities operating independently from the other electricity market players (unbundling).{{cite web|title = Market legislation - Energy - European Commission|url = https://ec.europa.eu/energy/en/topics/markets-and-consumers/market-legislation|website = Ec.europa.eu|access-date = 2015-07-30}}
ENTSO-E contained 40 Member TSOs from 36 countries as of January 2024.{{cite web |title=ENTSO-E Member Companies |url=https://www.entsoe.eu/about/inside-entsoe/members/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240305080147/https://www.entsoe.eu/about/inside-entsoe/members/ |archive-date=2024-03-05 |access-date=2021-01-08 |website=Entsoe.eu}} Due to Brexit three Great Britain based operators left and only Northern Ireland's SONI remains from the UK.12 February 2021 EC Notice to Stakeholders on the Withdrawal of the UK and EU rules in the field of the Internal Energy Market.
On 26 April 2022 Ukrenergo signed an observer membership agreement{{Cite web |title=ENTSO-E welcomes Ukrenergo as Observer Member |url=https://www.entsoe.eu/news/2022/04/26/entso-e-welcomes-ukrenergo-as-observer-member/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221017171104/http://www.entsoe.eu/news/2022/04/26/entso-e-welcomes-ukrenergo-as-observer-member/ |archive-date=2022-10-17 |access-date=2022-11-02 |website=www.entsoe.eu |language=en-us}} and became the 40th member of ENTSO-E on 1 January 2024.{{cite web |title=Ukrainian Transmission System Operator, NPC Ukrenergo, joins ENTSO-E as new member |url=https://www.entsoe.eu/news/2023/12/14/ukrainian-transmission-system-operator-npc-ukrenergo-joins-entso-e-as-new-member/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231214153640/https://www.entsoe.eu/news/2023/12/14/ukrainian-transmission-system-operator-npc-ukrenergo-joins-entso-e-as-new-member/ |archive-date=14 December 2023 |access-date=2023-12-14 |website=entsoe.eu |language=en-us }}
On 14 January 2016 TEİAŞ signed an agreement with ENTSO-E to become first observer member, the agreement expired in January 2019.{{Cite web |title=International Organizations |url=https://www.teias.gov.tr/en-US/international-organizations |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220718203338/https://www.teias.gov.tr/en-US/international-organizations |archive-date=2022-07-18 |access-date=2022-11-02 |website=www.teias.gov.tr}} On 13 December 2022 TEİAŞ signed a new Observer Membership Agreement that will run for a period of three years.{{Cite web |title=New Observer Membership Agreement formalised with TEİAŞ |url=https://www.entsoe.eu/news/2022/12/13/new-observer-membership-agreement-today-formalised-with-tei%CC%87a%C5%9F/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221221160207/https://www.entsoe.eu/news/2022/12/13/new-observer-membership-agreement-today-formalised-with-tei%CC%87a%C5%9F/ |archive-date=2022-12-21 |access-date=2023-01-24 |website=www.entsoe.eu |language=en-us}}
=Observers=
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| ISO country code | Country | TSO | Abbr. |
|---|---|---|---|
| TR
| Turkey | Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation | TEİAŞ | |
| MD
| Moldova | Moldelectrica | Moldelectrica |
Geographical area
File:European electricity grid.svg
The geographical area covered by ENTSO-E's member TSOs is divided into four synchronous areas and two isolated systems (Cyprus and Iceland). Synchronous areas are groups of countries that are connected via their respective power systems. The system frequency (50 Hz, with usually very minor deviations) is synchronous within each area, and a disturbance at one single point in the area will be registered across the entire zone. Individual synchronous areas are interconnected through direct current interconnectors.
The benefits of synchronous areas include pooling of generation capacities, common provisioning of reserves, both resulting in cost-savings, and mutual assistance in the event of disturbances, resulting in cheaper reserve power costs (for instance in case of a disturbance or outage).{{cite web|title = ENTSO-E at a Glance|url = https://www.entsoe.eu/publications/general-publications/entso-e-at-a-glance/Pages/default.aspx|website = Entsoe.eu|access-date = 2015-07-31}}
Legal basis
The Third Energy Package and Regulation (EC) No 714/2009{{refn|{{CELEX|32009R0714|text=Regulation (EC) No 714/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 on conditions for access to the network for cross-border exchanges in electricity and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1228/2003}}. No longer in force, Date of end of validity: 31/12/2019; Repealed by 32019R0943.{{CELEX|32019R0943|text=Regulation (EU) 2019/943 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 June 2019 on the internal market for electricity}}}} on conditions for access to the network for cross-border exchanges in electricity regulation stipulate ENTSO-E's tasks and responsibilities. Regulation (EU) 838/2010{{CELEX|32010R0838|text=Commission Regulation (EU) No 838/2010 of 23 September 2010 on laying down guidelines relating to the inter-transmission system operator compensation mechanism and a common regulatory approach to transmission charging}} on guidelines relating to the inter-TSO compensation mechanism sets out the methodology by which TSOs receive compensation for the costs incurred in hosting cross-border flows of electricity. Regulation (EU) 347/2013{{CELEX|32013R0347|text=Regulation (EU) No 347/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 April 2013 on guidelines for trans-European energy infrastructure and repealing Decision No 1364/2006/EC and amending Regulations (EC) No 713/2009, (EC) No 714/2009 and (EC) No 715/2009}} on guidelines for trans-European energy infrastructure defines European Projects of Common Interest (PCIs){{cite web|url=http://ec.europa.eu/energy/en/topics/infrastructure/projects-common-interestand |title=Energy topics - European Commission |website=Ec.europa.eu |access-date=2016-12-01}} identifies ENTSO-E's ten-year network development plan (TYNDP){{cite web |url=https://www.entsoe.eu/major-projects/ten-year-network-development-plan/Pages/default.aspx |title=R&D Implementation Plan 2016–2018 |website=Entsoe.eu |access-date=2016-12-01 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150710032219/https://www.entsoe.eu/major-projects/ten-year-network-development-plan/Pages/default.aspx |archive-date=10 July 2015}} as the basis for the selection of PCIs. ENTSO-E is also mandated to develop a corresponding cost–benefit methodology{{cite web|url=https://www.entsoe.eu/major-projects/ten-year-network-development-plan/CBA-Methodology/Pages/default.aspx |title=Cost Benefit Analysis Methodology CBA 1.0 for TYNDP Project Assessment |website=Entsoe.eu |access-date=2016-12-01}} for the assessment of transmission infrastructure projects.
The Transparency Regulation (EU) No. 543/2013{{thinsp}}{{CELEX|32013R0543|text=Commission Regulation (EU) No 543/2013 of 14 June 2013 on submission and publication of data in electricity markets and amending Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 714/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council}} on submission and publication of data in electricity markets makes it mandatory for European Member State data providers and owners to submit fundamental information related to electricity generation, load, transmission, balancing, outages, and congestion management for publication through the ENTSO-E Transparency Platform.
ENTSO{{nbhyph}}E does not class as a "public sector body" under the meaning provided in the 2019 Open Data Directive.
Key activities
= Pan-European Transmission Network plans and cost–benefit analysis =
The ten-year network development plan 2016 (TYNDP){{cite web|url=https://www.entsoe.eu/major-projects/ten-year-network-development-plan/ten%20year%20network%20development%20plan%202016/Pages/default.aspx |title=Ten-Year Network Development Plan 2016 |website=Entsoe.eu |access-date=2016-12-01}} is drafted by ENTSO-E, in close cooperation with stakeholders, under scrutiny of ACER and is finally adopted by the European Commission. It is the only existing pan-European network development plan. It is the basis for the selection of EU projects of common interest (PCIs).{{cite web|url=http://ec.europa.eu/energy/en/topics/infrastructure/projects-common-interest |title=Projects of common interest - European Commission |website=Ec.europa.eu |date=2016-11-08 |access-date=2016-12-01}} The list of PCIs is not fixed by ENTSO-E and is subject to a different process led by the European Commission and EU Member States.
The TYNDP is updated every two years. For inclusion in the TYNDP, each project, whether transmission or storage, has to go through a cost–benefit analysis. The benefit analysis methodology is developed by ENTSO-E in consultation with stakeholders and adopted by the European Commission. It assesses projects against socio-economic and environmental criteria.
= Adequacy Outlooks=
ENTSO-E publishes summer and winter adequacy outlooks,{{cite web|url=https://www.entsoe.eu/outlooks/seasonal/ |title=Seasonal Outlooks |website=Entsoe.eu |access-date=2024-01-09}} as well as a mid-term resource adequacy assessment, the European Resource Adequacy Assessment (ERAA).{{cite web|url=https://www.entsoe.eu/outlooks/eraa/ |title=European Resource Adequacy Assessment |website=Entsoe.eu |access-date=2024-01-09}} The seasonal outlooks assess if there is enough generation to cover supply and highlight possibilities for neighbouring countries to contribute to the generation/demand balance in critical situations in a specific country. The ERAA analyses resource adequacy on the decade ahead, accounting for investment and retirement decisions.
= Network codes =
ENTSO-E's network codes are binding pan-European rules drafted by ENTSO-E in consultation with stakeholders, with guidance from ACER. Network codes are grouped in three areas:
- connection codes connecting electricity generators, demand, and direct current lines to the transmission grids;
- operational codes governing how the pan-European electricity systems are operated;
- and market codes facilitating and harmonising electricity trading across European borders.{{cite web|title=Network Codes |url=http://networkcodes.entsoe.eu/category/introducing-network-codes/?p=what-are-network-codes-data |archive-url=http://arquivo.pt/wayback/20160107214432/http://networkcodes.entsoe.eu/category/introducing-network-codes/?p=what-are-network-codes-data |url-status=dead |archive-date=2016-01-07 |website=Networkcodes.entsoe.eu |access-date=2015-07-31 }}
The drafting and adoption process of network codes is defined by the Third Package. ACER develops a framework guideline setting the policy choices for each code. On this basis, the codes are drafted by ENTSO-E in consultation with stakeholders. After ACER's opinion and recommendation for adoption, each code is submitted to the European Commission for approval through the Comitology process, i.e., to be voted on by Member State representatives and thus to become EU law, directly binding and implemented across all Member States.
= Transparency Platform (TP) =
ENTSO-E's Central Information Transparency Platform{{cite web |url=https://transparency.entsoe.eu/ |website=transparency.entsoe.eu |title=ENTSO-E Transparency Platform |access-date=2023-09-01}} provides free access to fundamental data and information on pan-European wholesale energy generation, transmission, and consumption.
{{cite journal
| last1 = Hirth | first1 = Lion
| last2 = Mühlenpfordt | first2 = Jonathan
| last3 = Bulkeley | first3 = Marisa
| title = The ENTSO‑E Transparency Platform: a review of Europe's most ambitious electricity data platform
| date = 1 September 2018
| journal = Applied Energy
| volume = 225
| pages = 1054–1067
| doi = 10.1016/j.apenergy.2018.04.048
| issn = 0306-2619
| doi-access = free
| bibcode = 2018ApEn..225.1054H
}} CC‑BY‑4.0 license. {{open access}}
= Research, development, and innovation (RDI) =
ENTSO-E's R&D Roadmap{{cite web|url=https://www.entsoe.eu/publications/research-and-development-reports/rd-roadmap/Pages/default.aspx |title=R&D Roadmap 2017–2026 |website=Entsoe.eu |access-date=2016-12-01}} provides the ENTSO-E vision on grid projects to be carried out by TSOs to meet EU objectives. The roadmap is supported by the annual R&D Implementation Plan,{{cite web|url=https://www.entsoe.eu/publications/research-and-development-reports/rd-implementation-plan/Pages/default.aspx |title=R&D Implementation Plan 2016–2018 |website=Entsoe.eu |access-date=2016-12-01}} which combines both top-down and bottom-up approaches in meeting the requirements of the roadmap. ENTSO-E publishes annually a R&D Monitoring Report{{cite web|url=https://www.entsoe.eu/publications/research-and-development-reports/rd-monitoring-report/Pages/default.aspx |title=R&D Monitoring Report 2015 |website=Entsoe.eu |access-date=2016-12-01}} that assesses the progress of TSO-related R&D work.
Governance
ENTSO-E is an international non-profit association (AISBL) established according to Belgian law. ENTSO-E is financed by its members. The TSOs contribute to the budget according to the number of countries and the population served.
The highest body of ENTSO-E is the Assembly, which is composed of representatives at CEO level of all the currently 43 members. The ENTSO-E Board is elected every two years from the overall membership and through the Assembly. It includes 12 representatives. The president, vice president, and committee chairs are invited to board meetings. The board coordinates the committees and LRG work and implements Assembly decisions.{{cite web|title = ENTSO-E Governance|url = https://www.entsoe.eu/about-entso-e/inside-entso-e/governance/Pages/default.aspx|website = Entsoe.eu|access-date = 2015-07-31}}
ENTSO-E has established four specialized committees{{cite web|url=https://www.entsoe.eu/about-entso-e/inside-entso-e/entso-e-structure/working-committees/Pages/default.aspx |title=ENTSO-E Working Committees |website=Entsoe.eu |access-date=2016-12-01}} composed of managers from member TSOs. Each committee leads a number of regional groups and working groups.
At the same level as the four committees, the transversal Legal & Regulatory Group{{cite web|url=https://www.entsoe.eu/about-entso-e/legal-and-regulatory/Pages/default.aspx |title=Legal and Regulatory Group (LRG) |website=Entsoe.eu |access-date=2016-12-01}} advises all ENTSO-E bodies on legal and regulatory issues. In addition, expert groups on data, network codes implementation, and EU affairs provide specific expertise and work products to the association.
ENTSO-E's Secretariat is based in Brussels. It is headed by the secretary-general and represents ENTSO-E to the European institutions, regulators, and stakeholders.
= Organizational chart =
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| Position
! Name |
|---|
| President of the Assembly
| Hervé Laffaye |
| Vice-President of the Assembly
| Zbyněk Boldiš |
| Chair of the Board
| Joachim Vanzetta |
| Vice Chair of the Board
| Liam Ryan |
| Secretary General
| Sonya Twohig |
| Head of Policy, Communications and Stakeholder Management Section
| Christelle Verstraeten |
| Head of ICT Governance & Architectures Section
| Nicolas Richet |
| Head of Corporate Services Section
| Bertrand Macabeo |
| Head of Corporate Governance Section & General Counsel
| Florence Melchior |
| Head of Legal Section
| Ivan Taleski |
| Head of Market Section
| Zoltan Gyulay |
| Head of Innovation Section
| Norela Constantinescu |
| Head of System Development Section
| Edwin Haesen |
| Head of Operations Section
| Bruno Gouverneur |
| Head of ICT Solutions Section
| Ervis Bregu |
| Head of People, Talent & Culture Section
| Evelyne Driane |
Key figures (2022)
See also
- EURELECTRIC
- Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators
- European Energy Community
- European Network of Transmission System Operators for Gas (ENTSOG)
- IPS/UPS – TSO organization for the networks of most of the former Soviet republics and Mongolia
- SuperSmart Grid, European super grid
- Nord Pool
References
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External links
- {{Official website}}
- [https://transparency.entsoe.eu ENTSO-E Transparency Platform]
- [http://ec.europa.eu/competition/sectors/energy/electricity/electricity_en.html EC Website on Electricity]
{{European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity}}
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