Litgrid, Lithuania’s electricity transmission system operator (TSO), has approved the signing of a contract with AB Kauno Tiltai for the reconstruction of the 330 kV Aizkraukle–Panevėžys overhead line (OHL), one of the four key...
Read MoreThe Baltic electricity transmission system operators (TSOs)—Lithuania’s Litgrid, Estonia’s Elering, and Latvia’s Augstsprieguma tīkls (AST)—have jointly endorsed a plan to withdraw balancing services provided by related service...
Read MoreLithuanian electricity transmission system operator (TSO) Litgrid has announced that the country’s first commercial battery energy storage system (BESS) has entered operation within the national electricity balancing market. The...
Read MoreElia Transmission Belgium (ETB) successfully accessed European Union’s (EU) Manually Activated Reserves Initiative (MARI) platform on May 21, 2025. The MARI initiative was launched under the European Electricity Balancing (EC)...
Read MoreThe European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity (ENTSO-E) has announced the successful synchronisation of the electricity systems of the Baltic countries (Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania) with that of...
Read MoreThe three electricity transmission system operators (TSOs) of Lithuania (Litgrid), Latvia (Augstsprieguma Tīkls AS or AST) and Estonia (Elering), have joined the European Union’s (EU) Manually Activated Reserves Initiative...
Read MoreThe Slovak transmission system operator (TSO), Slovenská elektrizačná prenosová sústava, a.s. (SEPS), has successfully launched the first phase of the Manually Activated Reserves Initiative (MARI) and the International...
Read MoreThe Nordic regulatory authorities have approved a common method for handling the ramping restrictions for high voltage direct current (HVDC) connections to other synchronous areas. The purpose of the restrictions is to ensure a...
Read MoreThe Nordic energy sector is at a crossroads as it prepares for the transition towards a net-zero system. At the top level, political efforts such as the 2021 Climate Change Conference (COP26), European Union (EU) Green Deal and Fit-for-55 as well as national decarbonisation ambitions are the key drivers.
Read MoreFinland’s transmission system operator (TSO) Fingrid, along with other Nordic TSOs, has planned a pilot project that aims to decrease the minimum bid size of manual Frequency Restoration Reserve (mFRR) from the current 5 MW to 1 MW.
Read MoreBritain’s transmission system operator (TSO) National Grid has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for the design, implementation and operation of a new manual frequency restoration reserve (mFRR) platform under region-wide Manually Activated Reserves Initiative (MARI).
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