NEMO Committee advances assessment of SDAC fallback improvements ahead of 22 October MCCG meeting

The NEMO Committee's Market Coupling Consultative Group (MCCG) published an agenda for its 22 October 2026 meeting devoting a 60-minute session to SDAC Fallback Improvements, covering takeaways from a 14 October Project Coordination Group workshop, an updated assessment of fallback options, volume allocation updates, and information on upcoming training sessions for market participants.

SDAC fallback mechanisms are critical for maintaining day-ahead market coupling continuity when primary coupling algorithms or systems fail; refinements to fallback options and volume allocation methodology directly affect market resilience, price formation reliability, and operational security across the Single Day-Ahead Coupling (SDAC) region.

This event captures an active, multi-stakeholder design process (NEMOs, TSOs, FEG, OPSCOM bodies) working to refine SDAC fallback procedures following a dedicated workshop. While the agenda itself is procedural, the substance it references—assessment of fallback options and volume allocation updates—indicates a live design track that could eventually produce methodology changes requiring regulatory review. The event should be monitored for the actual outcomes of the 14 October workshop and the 22 October MCCG discussion, which may surface concrete proposals or decisions not yet disclosed in this agenda.

Not explicitly specified in source; discussion occurs within the NEMO Committee / MCCG governance structure overseeing EU day-ahead market coupling (SDAC) operations.

MCCG Meeting - SDAC Fallback Improvements Discussion (22 October 2026) · 22 Oct 2026

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