Svenska kraftnät increases the FCR-D down procurement in Q4 2024
FCR-D down is an automatic ancillary service that stabilizes the frequency in the event of a disturbance (downward regulation). The FCR-D down procurement will be increased with 60 MW in Q4 2024. This means FCR-D will be procured for all hours, with a volume of 470 MW.
Starting from 1 October 2024, 470 MW FCR-D down will be procured for all hours, which is an increase of 60 MW compared to Q3 2024.
Svenska kraftnät aim to procure the full volume requirement of up to approximately 547 MW FCR-D down in 2025. The procurement volume is updated quarterly and is based on the prequalified capacity and an analysis of available bids.
The procurement plan for the first quarter of 2025 will be published in December.
Terms and Conditions
In order to participate in the FCR-market a provider shall demonstrate that the technical requirements are met by performing a prequalification with an approved result. Here you can find information about prequalification: Prequalification
Terms and conditions for the FCR-markets are stated in BSP-avtalet Bilaga 2: Villkor för FCR (in Swedish) (.pdf) Opens in a new window
More information
More information about ancillary services can be found here: Provision of ancillary services
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Contact
For more information, please contact Svenska kraftnät via email to fcr@svk.se