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TIMEFRAME

Real-time / balancing

Timeframereal-time

Activation of reserves to keep the system balanced in real time.

Developments

18 tracked developments touching this entity.

22 SEPT 2026

Elexon confirms P462 Workgroup meeting 18 held and full Assessment Procedure timetable through May 2027 unchanged

Regulatory review · BALANCING MARKETS · Great Britain

10 SEPT 2026

NESO's BSC Modification P502 moves through Assessment Procedure to create Supplier/Aggregator compensation mechanism for ABSVD-driven imbalance adjustments

Regulatory review · BALANCING MARKETS · Great Britain

10 SEPT 2026

PSE announces compensation rights for non-market redispatching of wind installations, 1–6 September 2026

Implementation · BALANCING MARKETS · Poland

09 SEPT 2026

German TSOs launch market-based procurement of Momentanreserve (inertia reserve), host stakeholder workshop

Market impact · BALANCING MARKETS · Germany

09 SEPT 2026

Nordic TSOs delay MARI platform accession beyond Q1 2027 due to unresolved price-spread mitigation solution

Implementation · BALANCING MARKETS · Nordic Region

09 SEPT 2026

Elexon confirms BSC Modification P511 fully implemented 24 August 2026, correcting Ofgem approval date to 10 August 2026

Go-live · BALANCING MARKETS · Great Britain (BSC / Elexon)

09 SEPT 2026

Elexon confirms P518 Report Phase Consultation on ABSVD data provision for CLASS has closed

Regulatory review · BALANCING MARKETS · Great Britain (BSC / Elexon)

09 SEPT 2026

Nordic TSOs to Limit Static FCR-D Up Procurement to 50% Quota from 29 September 2026

Implementation · BALANCING MARKETS · Nordic Region

08 SEPT 2026

PSE publishes draft SOWE Technical Standards v9.0 (Update 1) to align Polish balancing market with EU mFRR platform

Consultation · BALANCING MARKETS · Poland

08 SEPT 2026

PSE Publishes Draft WIRE System Technical Standards v14.1 for Consultation, Covering FRR Manual Activation Integration

Consultation · BALANCING MARKETS · Poland

04 SEPT 2026

TenneT proposes removal of Poland-Lithuania interconnector reference and >15-minute settlement option from FSkar balancing settlement methodologies

Consultation · BALANCING MARKETS · Netherlands (ACM approval); EU-wide impact on non-synchronously connected TSOs

03 SEPT 2026

New BSC Modification P521 would let Licensable Generators nominate an alternative Lead Party for CVA BM Units

Proposal · BALANCING MARKETS · Great Britain (BSC / Elexon)

03 SEPT 2026

BSC Modification P462: Removal of CfD/RO Subsidy Distortion from Balancing Mechanism Bid Prices Advances Through Assessment Procedure

Regulatory review · BALANCING MARKETS · Great Britain (BSC / Elexon)

02 SEPT 2026

Nordic MARI accession slips from Q1 2027 to autumn 2027 as price-spread change request drives sequencing

Implementation · BALANCING MARKETS · Nordic synchronous area (Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland); European MARI platform

02 SEPT 2026

German TSOs convene stakeholder workshop on market-based procurement of instantaneous reserve (Momentanreserve)

Implementation · BALANCING MARKETS · Germany

02 SEPT 2026

Nordic TSOs to cap static FCR-D Up procurement at 50% of requirement from 29 September 2026

Implementation · BALANCING MARKETS · Nordic synchronous area (Denmark/DK2, Finland, Norway, Sweden)

02 SEPT 2026

ENTSO-E consults on need for further ISHM harmonisation

Consultation · BALANCING MARKETS · EU

31 AUG 2026

ACER referral date confirmed for FCR minimum activation-period decision

Regulatory review · BALANCING MARKETS · Continental Europe Synchronous Area