
Participate via a Trading Platform
1Participation in the congestion market through ETPA and EPEX SPOT allows wholesale (market) parties to actively contribute to the management of the electricity grid on the day the volume is needed, or intraday.
As a recognized Congestion Service Provider (CSP), you have various options to participate in congestion management. This can be done, for example, through Redispatch (with or without a bidding obligation) or through a capacity restriction contract (CBC). To do this, it is necessary to have the correct contract with your network operator, except for voluntary redispatch. This can be arranged directly via a trading platform.
Since the new Grid Code, it has been legally stipulated that the trading of capacity can only be done through a Congestion Service Provider (CSP). This market role has existed in Europe for a longer time, but it is new in the Netherlands. To place bids on GOPACS, you must register as a CSP on the TenneT website.
If you choose to have your bids placed by a CSP, they will place the bids on your behalf on GOPACS via a trading platform. You will receive a market-conforming payment if the bid is called, and the network operator can reduce the congestion situation on the electricity grid.
The CSP provides congestion management services on behalf of one or more connected parties. The CSP does this for parties with a Contracted Transport Capacity (CTC) of 0.1 MW to 60 MW. If your CTC is greater than 60 MW, both you and your CSP are required to offer the capacity to TenneT via the Reserve Other Purposes (ROP) channel.
After receiving CSP recognition through TenneT, you can register in the central Market Participants Register (MAR). Here, you arrange a new registration and access to the energy market. You can do this through the Partners in Energy website.
Once you are registered as a CSP in the Market Participants Register and have received your EAN13 code, you can sign up for GOPACS. The final step to place bids via GOPACS is to prequalify your connections. For this, you need to submit the EAN codes in the GOPACS application for the connection(s) through which you want to place bids. After assessment by the grid operators, you will be able to place bids yourself via GOPACS.
Here are some important things to consider:
Once your grid connections are marked as ‘Active’ in the GOPACS application, bids can be selected and activated by the GOPACS algorithm to resolve congestion issues.
The market messages page provides an overview of the open requests for redispatch.
If you don’t want to become a Congestion Service Provider (CSP) yourself, you can join a CSP and make agreements to reduce your consumption at specific times. A CSP works closely with grid operators to prevent congestion. You can find a list of all CSPs in the joint CSP register on TenneT’s website.
De CSP biedt congestiemanagementdiensten aan namens één of meerdere aangeslotenen, volgens de voorwaarden van de Netcode. This is what a CSP does for affiliates with a GTV of 01 MW or higher. Read more about the role of CSPs here
Yes, even in non-market-based congestion management, deployment of a CSP is mandatory. As an affiliate, you must be an approved CSP yourself or be represented by a CSP. The CSP then submits bids on your behalf.
The recognition procedure for CSP applies in principle to everyone. Each party must go through the CSP approval process. Er is wel een versneld registratieproces beschikbaar voor partijen die al voor de nieuwe Netcode (2022) congestiemanagementdiensten aanboden via GOPACS of RESIN.
Yes, the CSP recognition is nationwide and thus applies to all grid operators. Registration as a CSP is only required once. However, you must additionally complete a prequalification per connection.
On this page you will find the congestion areas for which grid operators are making or have made a call for proposals.