INTEGRATION PLATFORM FOR FUI REGION Miroslav Haek November

INTEGRATION PLATFORM FOR FUI REGION Miroslav Hašek November 22 th, 2010 Unicorn Systems

AGENDA > > > Unicorn Systems & Damas FUI Coordination CEE Coordination Vision for Integration Q/A 2 ▪ Copyright © 2009 Unicorn Systems

UNICORN SYSTEMS > Largest software house in the Czech Republic > 20 years of experience with ICT > 10 years of experience with TSOs > Market Management System (Damas) in 7 TSOs and ICOs > Coordinated auctions in CEE since 2005 (e-Trace) > Engaged in market coupling in CWE (ECP, EPP projects) > TSO Security Cooperation (11 TSOs, CTDS-System) > Strong technological background > 100+ team ready in TSO business domain 3 ▪ Copyright © 2009 Unicorn Systems

DAMAS PLATFORM > Complex market management system for TSO / ICO > Comprehensive support of trading processes of TSO’s and other market players > Currently 6 installations in Europe in live operation > Brit. Ned installation is being launched 4 ▪ Copyright © 2009 Unicorn Systems

DAMAS IN FUI REGION > > DC Interconnector UK – France (IFA) > Damas implementation for NGIL and RTE > Complex solution – system, infrastructure, hosting, support > Go-live 09/2009 DC Interconnector UK – The Netherlands > > Damas implementation for Brit. Ned DC Interconnector East – West and Moyle Interconnector > Damas implementation has started for Eir. Grid > Unification of rules on both interconnectors 5 ▪ Copyright © 2009 Unicorn Systems

FUI COORDINATION > Coordination/harmonisation of capacity management on FUI interconnectors may bring advantages > Further integration necessary > Advantages of coordination > > Same auction and settlement rules > Same auction products and timing > One portal for customer registration process and data publishing > Synchronized trades across more interconnectors (e. g. linked bids) > Publishing of market data aggregated for FUI region Coordination will encourage trading and competition to the electricity market > Requested by EU requirements / initiatives 6 ▪ Copyright © 2009 Unicorn Systems

CEE COORDINATION > > Coordinated NTC-based capacity auctions and scheduling in CEE region > Multilateral coordination, harmonized rules > Linked bids, block bids > Central scheduling > Coordinated flow-based intraday market > Central credit management > Settlement, invoicing e-Trace (Damas) > Common IT platform > Go-live 04/2005 > Central Alocation Office > Next steps: > Coordinated flow-based auctions > Source-sink scheduling > or Market Coupling 7 ▪ Copyright © 2009 Unicorn Systems

VISION FOR INTEGRATION

POSSIBLE OPTIONS > > Option 1 – Common Integrated Portal (CIP) > Each ICO has own IT solution > Full support of specifics on each IC > CIP used for unification and harmonization > Feasible and efficient in short- and mid-term perspective Option 2 – One common auction system for FUI region > Promotion of one existing explicit auction systems or procurement of brand new system > Common auction rules expected > Independent auction office might be established 9 ▪ Copyright © 2009 Unicorn Systems

RECOMMENDED SOLUTION 10 ▪ Copyright © 2009 Unicorn Systems

COMMON INTEGRATED PORTAL 11 ▪ Copyright © 2009 Unicorn Systems

COMPATIBILITY > > Recommended solution compliant with EU legislature > EU Regulation 714/2009, EU Directive 2003/54/EC > Congestion Management Guidelines > Third Energy Package Damas compatible with established industrial standards > > ENTSO-E > ECAN v 4 r 0, ESS v 3 r 3, EPD, . . . > SO-SO Implementation Guide Energy Data Exchange Standard > > Unicorn is IT provider for the Energy Communication Platform (ECP) Data reporting to ENTSO-E Transparency Platform 12 ▪ Copyright © 2009 Unicorn Systems

TIMESCALES > First stage feasible in 4 -6 months: > > Depending on complexity Unicorn‘s added value 14 ▪ Copyright © 2009 Unicorn Systems

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