1. Problems identified by NRAs that may lead to new infrastructure needs
26/10/2016
BEMIP Regional Group Meeting

2. Problems and aspects - electricity
Problem categories
Aspects to be assessed
when deciding a need
Price spreads
For the past and the present:
- Actual price spreads (both directions, representative of seasonal congestions)
For the assessment of future time horizons:
- The curves “SEW increase over cross-border capacity increase”
- In case such a curve is not available, expected “marginal cost difference (€/MWh), accounting for both directions and taking into account the size of the bidding zones and the current market conditions.
RES integration
- Curtailments (with effect not accounted for in the curves above)> x GWh
(taking into account the generation mix across boundaries)
Security of supply
- System adequacy
- System stability
(including local network problems)

3. Overview of NRAs input
Views from NRAs were collected via an ACER questionnaire between 26 Sep and 18 Oct.
For the BEMIP region the following NRAs provided input:
EV (FI), EI (SE), PUC (LV)
Disclaimer: not all NRAs provided feedback for the exercise, therefore the list of problems presented herein is not complete. The absence of a report by an NRA may not reflect an absence of a problem in the specific region.

4. Specific problems identified
1. Price spreads (a)
Problems
Supporting facts
FI: Finland-Sweden border was congested more than 50 % of the time in Since 2010 time of congestion has increased significantly as well as price difference. Congestion incomes have increased (FI-SE) by 1950% in five years.
-Integrity of electricity price between Finland and Sweden (% of time)
-Congestion incomes
-FI-SE price spreads
LV: Congested cross-section of the Baltic States at the Estonian – Latvian border.
Identified in TYNDP 2014 and other feasibility studies Nord Pool market data (
SE: Price spreads between Continental Europe and the Nordics due to internal congestions in Germany

5. Specific problems identified
2. RES integration
Problems
Supporting facts
LV: Infrastructure strengthening of the north-south interconnection corridor to transmit Nordic surplus hydro power in the direction of Central Europe (NordBalt and Baltic Corridor clusters).

6. Specific problems identified
3. Security of Supply
Problems
Supporting facts
FI: Finland is heavily dependent on electricity imports. Last winter available production capacity was about MW while peak load was MW.
Development of production capacity and peak load in Finland
LV: Weak Internal network for Baltic corridor and problems with Baltic synchronisation with Continental Europe networks.

7. BEMIP– map of reported problemsPL EE LT LV FI DE SE DK