Balancing services are defined, procured and activated in positive and negative direction separately:
|
Balancing service |
Availability |
Response time |
Max activation duration |
Time between the two activations |
Max number of activations |
Min power |
Grid user |
|
aFRR capacity /balancing energy |
100% of offer time |
100% of power output within 5 minutes |
Continuous |
- |
- |
1MW |
TSO & DSO |
|
mFRR capacity /balancing energy |
100% of offer time |
100% of power output within 15 minutes |
Defined in Balancing Service Agreement |
1MW |
TSO & DSO |
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For year 2024, HOPS will carry out the procedure of procuring mFRR balancing capacity and/or balancing energy through public tender , in accordance with Electricity balancing rules (HOPS 12/2023, PoUEES, available only in Croatian).
Balancing services are procured in a transparent and non-discriminatory manner by conducting a procurement procedure through a public tender that is conducted on a periodic basis (monthly, weekly, daily and / or intraday).
In cases when there is only one prequalified service provider (so-called dominant service provider) for a particular balancing service, a service is then procured via direct contract with dominant provider in accordance with:
- Article 11 of Electricity balancing rules (HOPS 12/2023) and with methodology of determining limit balancing capacity prices Methodology for determining balancing capacity prices (Annex 2. of Electricity Balancing rules)