Conclusion of an agreement for the provision of electricity transmission, participation in the balancing market

Provision of electricity transmission services by the TSO.
Conclusion of an agreement for the provision of electricity transmission services.
Participation in the balancing market as POB and/or DUB.

Transmission services provided by Polskie Sieci Elektroenergetyczne S.A. (TSO or PSE) are rendered in accordance with the rules and to the extent specified in the Energy Law and secondary legislation issued pursuant to this Act, Regulation 2019/943, Regulations issued pursuant to either Article 59 or Article 61 of Regulation 2019/943 (network codes) in accordance with the principle of equal treatment of all entities using these services, on the basis of an agreement for the provision of electricity transmission services (the Agreement), in accordance with the conditions established in:

the Agreement;
the license for the transmission of electricity issued by the President of the ERO by Decision No. PEE/272/4988/W/2/2004/MS of April 15, 2004, as amended, for the period until December 31, 2030;
TSO’s tariff approved by the President of the ERO (TSO’s tariff);
Transmission Network Code (IRiESP);
methods, conditions, requirements and rules adopted under Regulation 2019/943 or network codes, including in particular TCMs (“Terms, conditions and methodologies”); Balancing Conditions (WDB);
procedures specified by the TSO for the fulfillment of obligations resulting from the network codes;

with the support, in accordance with the IRiESP and WDB, of dedicated ICT systems and websites, including the business partner portal (PPB – Portal Partnera Biznesowego) in accordance with the conditions set forth in the Rules for providing services electronically within the Business Partner Portal (Regulamin świadczenia usług drogą elektroniczną w ramach Portalu Partnera Biznesowego – only in Polish).

Transmission services provided by PSE under a dedicated agreement for the provision of electricity transmission services include the transmission of electricity and the use of the NPS, as well as ensuring the participation in the balancing market (RB) for the respective Counterparty as:

the balance responsible entity (POB), in order for the Counterparty to ensure its commercial balancing under the commercial balancing mechanism;
the balancing service provider (DUB), in order for the Counterparty to provide balancing services;
the cross-border exchange participant (UWM), in order for the Counterparty to participate in the cross-border exchange within the physical transmission rights and its implementation;
the market operator (OR), to enable the Contractor to perform operator functions.

A Counterparty who intends to use the transmission services provided by the TSO is obliged to submit, in writing or electronically, polish version of the Application for the conclusion of the Agreement for the provision of electricity transmission services with the TSO (Wniosek o zawarcie umowy o świadczenie usług przesyłania energii elektrycznej z OSP).

Instructions for completing the application and a description of the process of commencing the provision of electricity transmission services are included in the document Description of the process of commissioning the provision of electricity transmission services for the TSO Counterparty (Description of the process), available on the website of TSO: https://www.pse.pl/web/pse-eng/documents.

Detailed information regarding the conclusion of the relevant Agreement can be obtained at the following e-mail address:

marek.poleszak@pse.pl – distribution system operators and final consumers connected to the transmission grid (POB),
pawel.barnas@pse.pl – electricity generators connected to the transmission grid (DUB),
marcin.falinski@pse.pl – virtual entity participating in the balancing market (POB), e.g. trading companies.

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