1. ENTSO-E IT project for Fundamental Electricity Data Transparency
ENTSO-G
Transparency Workshop
11 September 2012
Andy Spiceley
Project Manager, National Grid

2. The new ENTSO-E Transparency platform
Regulation on transparency in electricity markets
ENTSO-E obligations & REMIT
Existing transparency platform
Project focus and structure
Procurement exercise
Outline of new platform structure
Project schedule & roadmap
Key challenges & critical success factors

3. Legal hierarchy of the regulations
DIRECTIVE 2009/72/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL
of 13 July 2009
concerning common rules for the internal market in electricity
Regulation 1227/2011
(REMIT)
Regulation 714/2009
Implementing acts
Network Codes and Transparency Regulation
Handbook
But this handbook established by ENTSO-E is NOT law but agreed best practices within the industry

4. Elaboration of the Fundamental Electricity
Data Transparency Regulation
2010:ERGEG elaboration of a draft
Guideline in close cooperation with ENTSO-E
ERGEG advice on comitology guidelines
on fundamental electricity data transparency (7/12/2010)
EC Public consultation on the ERGEG Proposal
(Summer 2011) before proposal of a Commission Regulation
: Comitology process
714/2009 Regulation on conditions
for access to the network
for cross-border exchanges in electricity :
Regional Transparency Reports
November 19, 2018 4 4

5. The scope of the ENTSO-E Transparency policy
Long-term
(years)
Mid-term
(months)
Short-term and ex-post
(days)
Maintenance of power plants
Building of new power plants,
Long-term contracts
Spot and intraday exchanges
Some Market needs
Supplying contracts
TYNDP
Winter and summet outlooks
Statistical publications
Examples of ENTSOE answer
Market data on entsoe.net
Market data on entsoe.net
Aims of the Fundamental Data Transparency guideline
Transparency Policy

6. Transparency platform
Data feed for REMIT
ENTSO-E
Transparency platform
REMIT
systems
FEDT

7. Next Steps for the Transparency Regulation
DGcomp issues resolved ?
Text Finalised
EC Inter-service Consultation
Aug
Electricity XB Committee
End Sept
Approval
End Oct
Parliament Review
+3 months
Adoption and Publish in Official Journal
+6 weeks
Translation
3 weeks

8. www.entsoe.net Simple and easy to use 34 countries, 41 TSO
Data providers – TSOs, PX, Auction offices, 3rd parties.
Users – traders, consultants, European Commission, ACER, Universities, individuals.
Each TSO has a single point of contact – Transparency Platform Coordinator (TPC)
More than 5 years old
not suitable basis for evolution to support all FEDT under regulation
Provides valuable operating experience & user feedback

9. Data subject scope & growth
entsoe.net
EMFIP
Load
Generation
Transmission
Outage
Balancing

10. Three challenges, three streams
External coordination : EC, ACER, Brussels stakeholders
Transparency
Project
Steering
Group
ACER
Supervision
Close cooperation required
Internal coordination : MIT, TPC, EDI, PM
BRS IG
IT Project
Regional projects : TSOs information flows
41 Transparency Projects

11. Stakeholder Engagement
Expert groups: Load, Generation, Transmission, Balancing, IT/Other, Definitions
Planning of stakeholder meetings for the Handbook preparation
Definitions review
Business Requirements Specification (BRS)
Implementation Guide – Role, Writers, Deadline, Link between documents

12. Stakeholders Kick-off Workshop
Invitation to Transparency Stakeholder Advisory Group
Timing: following DGener/DGcomp agreement & final draft proposal
Scope:
Terms of Reference
Explanation of Regulation
Explanation of EMFIP
Data Definitions
Handbook – xml schemas, mapping data etc.
Links to REMIT / UMM

13. Project structure & governance
ENTSO-E board
Strategic Data
Governance
Transparency Project
Steering Group
(TPSG)
Market Committee
User groups
WG EDI
WG MIT
EMFIP
IT project
Domain
expert teams
TPC

14. Core teams – advocates, champions, experts
BRS
Beta testing
IGs
Core teams
subjects
Detailed
Def’ns
subjects
subjects
Compliance &
interoperability
Handbook

15. IT supplier procurement
Process defined and co-ordinated for ENTSO-E by EirGrid
Activity supported by team of TPC volunteers from TSOs
Pre-qualification phase – questionnaire and evaluation – selection of shortlist
Development of Request for Proposals
Call for Tender materials
Scope of Services
Requirements Catalogue
Assessment criteria
Market Consultation sessions
Submission and evaluation of bids
Final interviews and contract negotiation

16. IT solution scope

17. Web presence

18. Technical overview

19. IT Project - next steps Detailed planning & release schedule
Elaboration of requirements
Development and alignment of technical architecture
Test definitions
Migration strategy

20. Evolution of business requirements
Regulation drafting ………. Comitology process
Draft Regulation
final Regulation
Initial drafts
review
Propose & agree resolution
Generate revised doc
revise
revise
Data model drafting
Stakeholder review

21. Existing platform operational
Releases – Roadmap
2013
2014 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
Regulation
Implentation
deadline
Existing platform operational
archive use only
EMFIP live (as “entsoe.net”?)
EMFIP Releases:
takeover entsoe.net 1
Additional data sets 2
Final release: all data sets 3

22. Key challenges & success factors
Timeline for Regulation & project scope impacts
Maintain continuity of service
Co-ordination with Data Providers project development
Stakeholder engagement
Communication with Data Providers
Support of Working Group expert teams

23. Thank You