Consultation network reserve New - Austria

In 2020, the network reserve was incorporated into Austrian law in sections 23a to 23d of the Electricity Industry Organization Act (Elektrizitätswirtschaftsorganisationsgesetz – “ElWOG 2010“) as one of several instruments necessary to ensure security of supply and grid stability. The current approval under state aid law has been granted until 31 December 2025. However, there is a need for electricity generation facilities that are securely available for redispatch or consumption that can be reliably reduced beyond the year 2030. To achieve the necessary extension, a renewed approval under state aid law is required from the European Commission.

In addition to the mere extension of the state aid approval, the re-notification to the European Commission also presents an opportunity to implement the experiences and insights gained from the execution of tenders for the network reserve in recent years in the form of improvements to the network reserve mechanism. In particular, a broader participation of various types of facilities, both domestic and foreign, is intended to enhance the liquidity of the network reserve through further improvements.

With this document, APG as control area manager (Regelzonenführer), on behalf of the Federal Ministry for Climate (“BMK”) and in close collaboration with the Austrian Regulatory Authority E-Control, aims to consult on the following adjustments to the product design of "Network Reserve". 

After the end of the consultation period, an evaluation of the consultation will be published in accordance with point 350 CEEAG, in which the contributions received will be summarized and acknowledged.

Questions and feedback can be sent to the following e-mail address: netzreserve@apg.at.

The deadline for submitting comments is from 26.04.2024 to 07.06.2024.