Synchronous Area Framework

Agreement for RG CE
Andreas Walczuch
Convener Synchronous Area Framework Agreement for RG CE

4h December 2018, Brussels

RG CE Meeting

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AGENDA
1 Executive Summary

2 Status of SAFA

3 Status of Policies (including approvals)

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Executive summary: decision proposals
RG CE:
 Approves the inclusion of the Policy on LFC&R into SAFA

 Approves the inclusion of the Policy on Scheduling into SAFA

 Approves the inclusion of the Policy on Accounting & Settlement into SAFA

 Approves the inclusion of the Policy on Coordinated Operational Planning into SAFA

 Approves the inclusion of the Policy on Data Exchange into SAFA

 Decides on Option X regarding central frequency measurement for Policy on LFC&R A-2

 Acknowledges the status of the Policy on Emergency & Restoration and the planned next steps

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 Executive summary: Overview
Achievements Main challenges
 First consultation round on legal agreement has been  Policy on LFC&R Article A-2: pending decision on
concluded central frequency measurement
 Legal Checks have been implemented (except Policy on  Policy on E&R is behind schedule
E&R)  Remaining blocking issues in legal agreement
 Draft list of exemptions and derogations has been sent  Some exemptions and derogations pending
to all TSOs
 Challenging timeline to comply with the signing date
 Policies are nearly final (except E&R) March 14th
Next steps
 Legal agreement:
- Second internal consultation round
- Resolve blocking issues (see slide)
 Resolve final open points in policies (see respective
slides)
 Elaborate timeline for approval and signature process
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AGENDA
1 Executive Summary

2 Status of SAFA

3 Status of Policies (including approvals)

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Recap – new organisational structure
The scope of the SAFA project is extended to other policies

Synchronous Area Framework Agreement

Convener: Andreas Walczuch (Yannick Jonat)
Legal Expert Team
SPOC: Fokke Elskamp

RG
PMO
Coordination

Policy on Policy on Policy on Policy on Policy on Policy on

Load- Scheduling Accounting Coordinated Emergency Data
Frequency- and Operational and Exchange
Control and Settlement Planning Restoration
Reserves
Michael Sebastian Jean-Philippe Rafal Eduardo
Andreas Walczuch
(Yannick Jonat) Schäfer Olivares Paul Kuczynski Lorenzo
(Amprion) (Amprion) (Amprion) (RTE) (PSE) (REE)
Coordination only, scope to be mutually defined with ENTSO-E

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 Status of SAFA
Work Packages Next steps Status Convenor
SAFA main legal - Incorporation of comments from internal consultation Andreas Walczuch, Fokke
round II
agreement Elskamp, Yannick Jonat
Policy on LFC&R - Approval for Article A-2 Andreas Walczuch
- Article C-5 approval by drafting team
- Integration in SAFA to be approved by RG CE

Policy on Scheduling - Integration in SAFA to be approved by RG CE Michael Schäfer

Policy on Accounting & - Policy with Compensation Program will be included in Sebastian Olivares
the signing of SAFA
Settlement (A&S) - Policy on FSkar will be added by the amendment
process later in 2019
- Integration in SAFA to be approved by RG CE

Policy on Coordinated - Integration in SAFA to be approved by RG CE Jean-Philippe Paul

Operational Planning
(COP)
Policy on Emergency and - CSO SG endorsement not given Rafal Kuczynski
- Legal check feedback to be implemented
Restoration (E&R)
Policy on Data Exchange - Integration in SAFA to be approved by RG CE Eduardo Lorenzo
(KORRR)

All deliverables according to plan At least one deliverable might be not achieved according to planned scope, budget or time At least one deliverable is not achieved according to planned scope, budget or time
 SAFA – current timeline of all policies 2018 2019

Work streams Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar

CW
31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13

SAFA legal agreement ENTSO-E consultation Incorporate feedback ENTSO-E consultation Incorporate feedback Approval Signature process
Draft SAFA Revised SAFA Preliminary SAFA Approved SAFA Signed SAFA
legal agreement legal agreement legal agreement legal agreement legal agreement
Deadline for
submission to NRAs
Legal and cross check of
Policy
Policy on LFC&R Submission of All TSO voting Endorsed by Approved
final ind. Art. by RG CE Submission by RG CE
to CSO CSO
document Plenary
Update CSO
Legal and cross check of
Policy
Incorporated Endorsed Approved
Draft policy Submission
comments in by CSO integration in SAFA
Policy to CSO by RG CE
Policy on Scheduling
Legal and cross check
WG AS
of Policy
feedback Approved
Draft policy incorporated integration in SAFA
Submission
by RG CE
Policy on Accounting and to WG AS
Settlement (Policy with
Legal and cross check of
Compensation Program) Policy
Incorporated Approved
Draft policy comments in integration in SAFA
Policy by RG CE
Update CSO
Legal and cross check of
Policy on Coordinated Policy
Operational Planning Incorporated Not Approved
Draft policy Submission
comments in
endorsed by integration in SAFA
Policy to CSO by RG CE
CSO
Legal and cross check of
Policy
Incorporated Approved
Draft policy comments in integration in SAFA
Policy on Emergency and Policy by RG CE
Restoration 8
Deliverable Milestone
Today
 Legal agreement - overview
Status
 First internal consultation has been concluded
 Second internal consultation concluded on Nov 30,
incorporation of feedback until end of Dec 2018
 Initial list of exemptions and derogations (from Elia,
EMS, Mavir, MEPSO, REE, Swissgrid)
Points of attention
 Pending lists of exemptions and derogations by CGES,
NosBiH & OST
 Energinet concerns on Dispute Settlement procedure
(role of Technical Committee, lack of incentivation for
amicable settlement)
 Swissgrid SO GL / CACM issue
Next steps
 Address remaining open points and blocking issues
 Assess feedback from second internal consultation
 Approval process (January) and signature process (Feb
– 14th Mar)
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AGENDA
1 Executive Summary

2 Status of SAFA

3 Status of Policies (including approvals)

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 Policy in LFC&R - overview
Status Points of attention
 Part A and B Articles approved by RG CE  Part A Article A-2 (Additional Properties of Frequency
Containment Reserves): decision to be taken by RG CE
 Article C-5 (Online Observation): approval by drafting
team
 Legal check Part C pending

Next steps
 Article C-5: Obtain approval from drafting team (on
Dec 3 meeting)
 RG CE to take decision on Article A-2 based on
proposals during the Meeting
 Approval by RG CE on Dec 4

RG CE approves the inclusion of the Policy on LFC&R into SAFA

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 Policy in LFC&R – Decision A-2
Status Points of attention
 Part A and B Articles approved by RG CE Hie  Part A Article A-2 (Additional Properties of Frequency

En For
 Part C Articles have been finalised (except C-5) Containment Reserves): Decision to be made from 3
options:
 Legal check Part C pending tsc lie
he zu  Option 1: no centralisation of FCR
idu A- Option 2: fully decentralized fallback
ng 2Option
- 3: allowed under certain boundary conditions
Next steps
 Finalise Article C-5
 Take decision on A-2

RG CE approves the inclusion of the Policy on LFC&R into SAFA

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 Policy on Scheduling
Status Points of attention
 Legal cross-check fully implemented
 The Policy has been endorsed by CSO SG
 The current draft is ready for approval by RG CE

Next steps
 Approval by RG CE on Dec 4

RG CE approves the inclusion of the Policy on Scheduling into SAFA

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 Policy on Accounting & Settlement
Status Points of attention
 Sourced from Operational Handbook Policy 2 Part C  Legal team to check if their comments were sufficiently
 Document was streamlined to fit SAFA incorporated
 Feedback from legal check has been received and  Consideration of HVDC links in accounting and
incorporated in the text settlement
 Approach to cost sharing of accounting and settlement
entities for the Compensation Program is still to be
included
Next steps
 Inclusion of an article regarding cost sharing
 Approval by RG CE in December

RG CE approves the inclusion of the Policy on Accounting and Settlement into SAFA and acknowledges that an
CSO SG endorses the Policy on Emergency and Restoration during the session 14th/15th November.
article regarding cost sharing will be included
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 Policy on Coordinated operational planning
Status Points of attention
 Most of the policy is defined by SO GL Part III  The way to identify the regions to which non-EU TSOs
„Operational Planning“ and the derived pan-EU will participate for regional aspects (i.e. regions for
methodologies (CGMm, RAOCm, CSAm); the Policy outage coordination, coordinated security analysis,
mainly aims at defining their application by non-EU SMTA, CGM build) is still to be defined (linked to the
TSOs knowledge of which are exemptions and derogations).
 Part C provides for organization of weekly operational
teleconference (WOPT) which are not covered by EU
legal texts
Next steps
 Feedback from legal check has been received and
 Approval by RG CE on Dec 4
included

CSOCE
RG SGapproves
endorsesthe
theinclusion
Policy on
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the Policy on
andCoordinated
RestorationOperational
during the session
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into SAFANovember.
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 Policy on Emergency & Restoration
Status
 Sourced from Operational Handbook Policy 5
 Legal cross-check has been performed
 Low availability of the drafting team has lead to a delay
 CSO SG endorsement was not given
 TSOs have been reminded to provide personell for the
drafting team
Points of attention
 Feedback from legal check is yet to be implemented
 Convenor has reported a potential blocking issue of
technical nature (LFC protocol)
 TSOs have been reminded to engage in the drafting
team
Next steps
 Develop strategy for (delayed) inclusion into SAFA (by
Dec 3)
 Implement legal check feedback (Dec 3)
 Assess and solve protocol issue (Dec 3)

CSOCE
RG SGacknowledges
endorses the the
Policy
status
on Emergency
of the Policyand
on Restoration
Emergency and
during
Restoration
the session
and14th/15th
the planned
November.
next steps
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 Policy on Data Exchange
Status Points of attention
 Policy is equal to KORRR methodology

Next steps
 Approval by RG CE on Dec 4

RG CE approves the inclusion of the Policy on Data Exchange into SAFA

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