PSE launches public consultation on draft Amendment 7/2026 to Balancing Conditions (WDB)

PSE (the Polish TSO) published a draft of Amendment No. 7/2026 to the Balancing Conditions (Warunki Dotyczące Bilansowania, WDB), issued under EU Regulation 2017/2195, and opened a public consultation inviting stakeholder comments until 6 December 2026, submitted via a designated comment form to rynekbilansujacy@pse.pl. Alongside the draft, PSE also published an explanatory document and an informational report on the application of operational correction of PPS for pumped-storage power plants' JGM1 units, though the latter report is explicitly stated as not subject to the consultation.

Changes to the Balancing Conditions directly affect the rules governing balancing responsibility, settlement and operational procedures in the Polish balancing market, which is implemented under the EU-wide electricity balancing guideline (EBGL, Regulation 2017/2195). Any amendment can alter obligations and processes for balancing service providers, BRPs and generators, including specific treatment of pumped-storage units referenced in the accompanying report.

This is a procedural/regulatory consultation event at the national implementation level of the EU balancing framework. The scope of Amendment 7/2026 itself is not detailed in the source beyond its existence and consultation process; market design implications cannot yet be assessed substantively until the draft's specific content (not provided in the source) is analyzed. The explicit mention of a report on operative correction of PPS for pumped-storage JGM1 units suggests the amendment package may touch on balancing settlement mechanics for flexible generation assets, but this remains speculative without further detail on the actual proposed rule changes.

EU Regulation 2017/2195 (Electricity Balancing Guideline); Polish Balancing Conditions (WDB)

Deadline for stakeholder comments on draft Amendment 7/2026 WDB · 6 Dec 2026

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