Capacity mechanisms

06 NOV 2026

JAO Confirms UA-SK Intraday Auction Platform Live, Publishes Final Bidding Timeline Ahead of 11 November First Auction

Go-live · ENERGY MARKETS · Ukraine-Slovakia border

06 NOV 2026

Statnett and Svenska kraftnät launch talks to replace Nordic common services agreement underpinning reserve markets

Problem identified · BALANCING MARKETS · Nordic region (Norway, Sweden, Denmark)

03 NOV 2026

BNetzA Announces Results of Germany's First Long-Term Capacity Auction Under StromVKG

Implementation · ADEQUACY & CAPACITY MARKETS · Germany

29 OCT 2026

CREG Validates Elia's Y-4 Capacity Auction Results for 2030-2031 Delivery Period

Decision · ADEQUACY & CAPACITY MARKETS · Belgium

29 OCT 2026

CREG validates Belgium CRM Y-2 capacity auction results for 2028-2029 delivery period (Decision B3311)

Decision · ADEQUACY & CAPACITY MARKETS · Belgium

29 OCT 2026

CREG validates Elia's Y-1 capacity auction results for Belgium's 2027-2028 CRM delivery period

Decision · ADEQUACY & CAPACITY MARKETS · Belgium

23 OCT 2026

CRE approves RTE's revised NEBCO market rules: new capacity-mechanism-linked payment formulas, extended panel-method learning period, delayed ELD rollout, and temporary reliability-indicator derogation

Decision · FLEXIBILITY MARKETS · France

23 OCT 2026

NESO Advances Demand for Constraints (DfC) Long-Term Constraint Management Service Toward 2027 Procurement

Implementation · FLEXIBILITY MARKETS · GB (Scotland - B2, B4, B5, B6 boundaries)

22 OCT 2026

CRE orders RTE to align Tempo red-day selection with capacity mechanism's Peak Period algorithm

Decision · FLEXIBILITY MARKETS · France

22 OCT 2026

PSE Sets Pre-Auction Date for 2028 Capacity Market Additional Auctions Covering Lithuania and Sweden

Implementation · ADEQUACY & CAPACITY MARKETS · EU (Poland, Lithuania, Sweden)

22 OCT 2026

RTE launches first daily mFRR upward balancing-capacity auction under new RR-RC V6 rules

Go-live · BALANCING MARKETS · France

19 OCT 2026

PSE and WFOŚiGW sign agreement to jointly finance energy communities and integrate them into PSE's Local Balancing Area (LOB) model

Proposal · FLEXIBILITY MARKETS · Poland

16 OCT 2026

ARERA Approves Revised Technical Operating Provisions (DTF 2) for Italy's 2028 Capacity Market Delivery Year, Updating Storage De-Rating and Cross-Border Exchange Limits

Decision · ADEQUACY & CAPACITY MARKETS · Italy

15 OCT 2026

TenneT Publishes First Dutch Flexibility Needs Assessment (FNA) for 2030/2035 Under EU Electricity Market Design Reform

Implementation · FLEXIBILITY MARKETS · Netherlands

14 OCT 2026

PSE Launches Unilateral Monthly Capacity Auction for Poland-Ukraine Radial Interconnection (November 2026)

Implementation · ENERGY MARKETS · Poland

12 OCT 2026

Energinet publishes finalized Nordic 2025 aFRR/mFRR capacity market evaluation report

Market impact · BALANCING MARKETS · Nordic region (Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden)

12 OCT 2026

CREG approves Belgium's first Flexibility Needs Assessment (FNA) report under EU Regulation 2019/943

Decision · FLEXIBILITY MARKETS · Belgium

09 OCT 2026

CRE proposes parametrization of French capacity mechanism for 2030-2031 delivery period, including PL-4 long-term auction demand curve, price cap and certification coefficients

Proposal · ADEQUACY & CAPACITY MARKETS · France

09 OCT 2026

CRE proposes methodology for capacity-mechanism demand curves, certification coefficients and cross-border contributions

Proposal · ADEQUACY & CAPACITY MARKETS · France

03 OCT 2026

ARERA's Delibera 332/2026/R/eel reconfirmed: €27,000/MWh/year price cap for Italy's second MACSE battery auction (24 Nov 2026)

Decision · ADEQUACY & CAPACITY MARKETS · Italy

02 OCT 2026

Germany, Austria and Czech TSOs propose amended probabilistic method for post-intraday-gate-closure cross-zonal capacity in aFRR exchange

Consultation · BALANCING MARKETS · Germany, Austria, Czech Republic

29 SEPT 2026

URE Publishes Results of Poland's Supplementary Capacity Market Auction for 2027 Delivery Year, Securing 7.48 GW

Market impact · ADEQUACY & CAPACITY MARKETS · Poland

28 SEPT 2026

CRE proposes economic eligibility and duration criteria for France's multi-year capacity mechanism contracts

Proposal · ADEQUACY & CAPACITY MARKETS · France

28 SEPT 2026

CRE issues companion favorable opinion (Deliberation 2026-177) detailing acompte invoicing calendar for France's capacity-mechanism cost-allocation tax

Regulatory review · ADEQUACY & CAPACITY MARKETS · France

28 SEPT 2026

CRE sets binding tax quotient (€18,646.63/MW) for France's 2026-2027 capacity mechanism delivery period

Decision · ADEQUACY & CAPACITY MARKETS · France

28 SEPT 2026

CRE launches public consultation on defining virtual hydroelectric capacity products EDF must auction under new concession reform law

Consultation · ENERGY MARKETS · France

25 SEPT 2026

RTE and TERNA to split France-Italy annual capacity auctions into A+1/A+2 early products for delivery years 2027-2028

Implementation · ADEQUACY & CAPACITY MARKETS · France-Italy border

24 SEPT 2026

German TSOs Direct Reserve Providers to Publish REMIT Insider Information on Capacity Unavailability

Implementation · BALANCING MARKETS · Germany

23 SEPT 2026

RTE and Terna announce preliminary Y+1 and Y+2 auctions for FR-IT yearly Long-Term Transmission Rights (Business Years 2027-2028)

Implementation · ENERGY MARKETS · FR-IT border interconnector

23 SEPT 2026

Swissgrid and Terna Launch CH-IT Annual LTTR Auctions for 2027 and 2028 via JAO

Implementation · ENERGY MARKETS · CH-IT border interconnector

14 SEPT 2026

Commission consultation on Dutch Article 20(3) market reform plan confirmed with no new details

Consultation · ADEQUACY & CAPACITY MARKETS · Netherlands

11 SEPT 2026

NESO IEP5 presents finalized CBA methodology and cost estimates for Lowering BM Threshold and Shorter Settlement Period reforms

Consultation · BALANCING MARKETS · United Kingdom

11 SEPT 2026

NESO's IEP4 pre-read details CBA sensitivity/variant methodology and granular cost framework for GB balancing and settlement reforms

Proposal · BALANCING MARKETS · United Kingdom

10 SEPT 2026

PSE Confirms Publication of URE-Approved Capacity Market Rules Update Card RRM/Z/16/2026

Decision · ADEQUACY & CAPACITY MARKETS · Poland

10 SEPT 2026

PSE Launches Unilateral Monthly Capacity Auction for October 2026 on Poland-Ukraine Radial Interconnection

Implementation · ENERGY MARKETS · Poland-Ukraine

09 SEPT 2026

RTE and Red Eléctrica to split 2027 FR-ES annual capacity auction into two separate auctions

Implementation · ADEQUACY & CAPACITY MARKETS · France–Spain border (FR-ES)

09 SEPT 2026

JAO document reveals fuller NSL rulebook: implicit GB-NO2 short-term coupling detailed alongside explicit long-term FTR-Option auctions, plus 2027 CBAM flow-tariff provision

Go-live · ADEQUACY & CAPACITY MARKETS · GB-Norway border (North Sea Link interconnector)

09 SEPT 2026

Nordic TSOs to remove 'Indivisible Bids Allowed' attribute, make Minimum Quantity mandatory in aFRR/mFRR capacity markets from 24 November 2026

Implementation · BALANCING MARKETS · Nordic Region

02 SEPT 2026

Elexon confirms interim exempt supply process closes 31 October 2026 as four ESNAs take over

Implementation · ADEQUACY & CAPACITY MARKETS · Great Britain (BSC / Elexon)

02 SEPT 2026

Nordic TSOs set 24 November 2026 for removal of indivisible-bid attribute in aFRR and mFRR capacity markets

Implementation · BALANCING MARKETS · Nordic synchronous area (Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland)

02 SEPT 2026

CREG approves Elia's revised CRM availability-test selection procedure to handle single-quarter-hour price spikes

Decision · ADEQUACY & CAPACITY MARKETS · Belgium

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