The National Commission for State Regulation in the Spheres of Energy and Public Utilities (NERC) has approved new rules for the long-term allocation of capacity at the border of Ukraine with three European Union countries.
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Access to the EU Electricity Market
From now on, Ukraine is implementing a joint monthly capacity allocation mechanism that will operate through the specialized European electronic platform Joint Allocation Office (JAO). According to NERC, the introduction of such a mechanism creates new, more favorable conditions for electricity trading with Slovakia, Hungary, and Romania.
Features of the JAO Platform
The Joint Allocation Office is a European system for organizing auctions for the allocation of capacity for cross-border electricity transmission lines. Ukraine participated for the first time in a joint daily auction on this platform on January 16, 2024, together with the Polish operator PSE. That same year, auctions also started for the routes Ukraine – Slovakia and Ukraine – Hungary. As noted by NERC, trading with Romania on the JAO platform has not yet commenced.
The implementation of a coordinated monthly mechanism through the JAO platform opens access to electricity trading with Slovakia, Hungary, and Romania under new, more favorable conditions for Ukraine, explained NERC.