European Power Exchanges Challenges for market integration

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1 Mikael Lundin CEO Nord Pool Spot AS European Power Exchanges Challenges for market integration Helsinki, March 17 th 2011

2 About Nord Pool Spot Nord Pool Spot runs the largest market for power in the world Day-ahead and intraday markets Close to 340 companies from 18 countries trade on the exchange In 2010 the group had a turnover of 307 TWh Represents a value of EUR 18 billion and 74 percent of the total consumption in the Nordic countries 2 / Nord Pool Spot company presentation

3 Nord Pool Spot Finland Helsinki Norway Oslo Sweden Stockholm Denmark Copenhagen Estonia Tallinn UK London The Nordic market The UK market offering N2EX 3 / Nord Pool Spot company presentation

4 Volume development TWh Elspot Volume All time high 307 TWh / Nord Pool Spot company presentation

5 European energy exchanges Yearly turnover in TWh 350 EPEX FRA EPEX GER Nord Pool Spot APX NL / Nord Pool Spot company presentation

6 The Roles of Power Exchanges (PXs) Price is the ultimate referee. The goal is that the price fairly represents the real power balance-sheet at a certain time in a defined area Providing reference prices in a transparent and neutral manner is the exchanges task. This task serves the public interest, i.e. final consumers Price results from order matching. Order matching is the essential function of an exchange which is responsible and accountable for market management and price quality towards the market participants as well as the regulatory and supervision authorities The power exchanges have demonstrated their ability to work together and in partnership with the TSOs to deliver market coupling solutions. 6 / Presentation footer

7 Power exchanges have a central role in the ongoing European market integration Central role in regional market coupling and implicit auction solutions on cross-country transmission lines Power exchanges have achieved material improvements in some regions: network utilisation social welfare market integration (price convergence competitive, single markets) Examples: Nordic, Iberia, CWE /

8 From Morocco to Finland The trading mechanisms is the challenge for the Power Exchanges in Europe: To calculate the electricity spot price, the reference price, covering all areas and regions, simultaneously allocating all the capacity on all cross border transmission lines from Morocco to Finland in one batch 8 / Presentation footer

9 Challenges ahead: Implementing the target models across the EU (1/2) 9 / Presentation footer

10 Challenges ahead: Implementing the target models across the EU (2/2) 10 / Presentation footer

11 Cooperation vs Competition Integration requires cooperation among many stakeholders Market participants Regulators TSO:s PX:s Sometimes co-operation is hindered by competition Between stake holder groups Within the groups 11 / Presentation footer

12 The development has lead to a separation of providers of spot and forward trading Separation of spot exchange from futures/forward market providers Spot can to a large extent be considered as public service - providing market infrastructure Creation of a trustworthy reference price (spot price) Enabling market coupling trough DA auctions Give possibility to adjust the DA balance through intraday trading Futures / Forward market, hedging & trading purposes Large volumes business opportunities for global exchange providers 12 / Presentation footer

13 Difference in regulation Future / forward trading often regulated by financial regulators Spot trading often regulated by energy regulators But regulation is different in different parts of Europe Some act based on local energy law, others act as independent business with distant regulation Need for joint European regulation? Creation of ACER - The Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators Officially opened on 3 March 2011 its offices in Ljubljana, Slovenia. Will play a key role in the integration of the EU s markets in electricity and natural gas, providing a framework at EU level for national regulators to cooperate and providing greater clarity and regulatory certainty. 13 / Presentation footer

14 Difference in business objectives and governance of PX:s PX as a state institution and steering regulated by law Run more like a part of the government s administration Owned by TSO:s Balance between business and public service interests Business entities owned by market participants or other general exchange providers Focus on business and what s in the interest of the participants 14 / Presentation footer

15 Cooperation vs Competition The different governance and different objectives makes the integration more challenging Cooperation and competition at the same time is a balancing act! 15 / Presentation footer

16 Three streams for integration of market places & power exchanges in Europe Industrial consolidation Mergers / acquisitions among existing PX:s creating larger PX:s covering larger geographical areas Organic growth into new areas from existing PX:s Sometimes creating competition among PX:s Market Coupling Initiatives Leaving the legal entities aside but coupling the pricing mechanisms of different PX:s 16 / Presentation footer

17 Consolidation of the Power Industry and Power Exchanges De-regulation started a consolidation process in the energy industry started in Sales and Distribution moved to Generation has now reached Transmission There is obviously a need for consolidation of Power Exchanges as well, to facilitate the integration 17 / Presentation footer

18 Consolidation Nord Pool was created already in the 90s incl Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden Now including Estonia Lithuania and Latvia to follow Germany started off with two PX:s moving into one EEX and has merged the spot power with French Powernext into EPEX Spot APX in Netherlands and Belpex in Belgium last year announced their merger UK was early off and had many attempts since early 90s Nord Pool is now there as N2EX Central Eastern Europe has a number of domestic still smaller PX:s. The European peninsulas Spain & Italy 18 / Presentation footer

19 / Power Exchanges

20 What is Nord Pool Spot DOING ON THE EUROPEAN ARENA THEN? Market coupling between Nordic and Central Western Europe (CWE) Nordic countries Nord Pool Spot Central Western Europe (CWE region) Price coupling ID Nordic and CWE Interim Tight Volume Coupling (ITVC) Market coupling launched on (NorNed on ) Volume coupling 20 / Presentation footer

21 Development of the Price Coupling of Regions (PCR) Initiative Key features of the initiative are: PXs using one single co owned matching algorithm. Common operational procedures handling normal and emergency situations Each individual PX takes the responsibility to fulfill locally legal and regulatory requirements as well as TSO agreements Able to adapt to local/regional frameworks /

22 Development of the Price Coupling of Regions (PCR) Initiative Markets initially included in PCR TWh Markets which showed interest to join Markets that could join next as part of an agreed European roadmap / *Source: UCTE 2007 power consumption data

23 PX Day-ahead Initiative PCR (i) Project established: European scope Six parties: Nord Pool Spot, EPEX, GME, OMEL, Belpex and APX- ENDEX covering Nordic, CWE, GB, Iberia and Italy Four additional associate members in CEE Position paper published early November Solution description Governance aligned with AHAG proposals Solution contemplates TSOs and other stakeholders requirements Practical legal framework to facilitate progress Addressing implementation within existing regional frameworks: variety of local regulatory and TSO interfaces Joint PX agreement anticipated 23 / Presentation footer

24 PX Day-ahead Initiative PCR (ii) Development of common algorithm progressing Proof of concept shown by earlier simulations Description of core requirements completed Currently assessing starting point algorithm(s) based on expert review Decentralised parallel operations approach Maintain local PX accountability Ensure strong operational resiliency High level functional architecture for normal operations completed Specification of system and interface requirements started (Target May 2011) 24 / Presentation footer

25 Co-operation between PX s regarding developmet of integrated Intra Day trading APX/Endex NPS co-operation: Trading organized using the Elbas trading platform Market operations, clearing and settlement in BE+NL are performed by APX/Endex Nordic market as today Q2 2011: Common intraday market from Brussels to Tallinn Potential solution via existing NPS ID market in Germany NorNed implementation Underlying size of the market 1250 TWh APX/Endex and NPS will create a Joint Venture to create the European intraday power market solution All European power exchanges are welcome to join the co-operation 25 /

26 At the end......cables, cables and more cables We can talk a lot about integration and nice coupling projects through advanced algorithms, cooperation and consolidation of exchanges, TSO:s etc......but as long as there are not enough cables & transmission lines, European markets will never be fully integrated. Europe needs to build more cables! 26 / Presentation footer