PICASSO

The Platform for the International Coordination of Automated Frequency Restoration and Stable System Operation (PICASSO) is the implementation project endorsed by all TSOs through the ENTSO-E Market Committee to establish the European platform for the exchange of balancing energy from frequency restoration reserves with automatic activation or aFRR-Platform, pursuant to Article 21 of the Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/2195 of 23 November 2017 establishing a guideline on electricity balancing (EB GL).

Main targets of the project

The main targets of the project are:

• Design, implement and operate an aFRR-Platform compliant with the approved versions of the EB GL, SO GL and CACM, as well as other regulations.

• Enhancing economic and technical efficiency within the limits of system security.

• Integrating the European aFRR markets while respecting the TSO-TSO model.

Press releases and updates

• TERNA has successfully accessed the PICASSO platform – (19 July 2023)

• Accession roadmap of PICASSO – accession roadmap for the aFRR-Platform (28 April 2023)

• Accession roadmap of PICASSO – accession roadmap for the aFRR-Platform (25 October 2022)

• The German and Austrian TSOs Accession and successful first exchange of aFRR via PICASSO (22 June 2022)

• Successful Go-Live of PICASSO (1 June 2022)

• Accession roadmap of PICASSO – accession roadmap for the aFRR-Platform (27 April 2022) – publication approved by qualified majority voting of the PICASSO SC

• PICASSO Algorithm Description (April 2022)

• Accession roadmap of PICASSO – accession roadmap for the aFRR-Platform (29 October 2021) – publication approved by qualified majority voting of the PICASSO SC

• Updated accession roadmap of PICASSO – accession roadmap for the aFRR-Platform (27 April 2021)

• FAT Harmonisation Survey – February 2021

• Updated accession roadmap of PICASSO – accession roadmap for the aFRR-Platform (13 October 2020)

• MARI and PICASSO implementation workshop

• Accession roadmap of PICASSO – accession roadmap for the aFRR-Platform (24 April 2020)

• aFRRIF public consultation - Implementation framework for the exchange of balancing energy from aFRR (26 April – 29 June)

• First stakeholder consultation – Call for input from 21 November 2017 until 20 December 2017

• Consultation document supporting first stakeholder consultation

• Stakeholder workshop on 5 October 2017 in Berlin

• Press release MoU

Contacts

• Steering Committee (PMO): Florin Veslin

• Expert Group (PMO): Camille Perennou