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.

KPI

Key Performance Indicators of Implementation and Operation of the aFRR-Platform

According to the Article 13.1 of the Annex I to the ACER Decision on the Implementation framework for aFRR Platform, all member TSOs shall monitor, evaluate and report on the key performance indicators of implementation and operation of the aFRR-Platform at least on a yearly basis. The common report shall be published by ENTSO-E on its website and reported to regulatory authorities.

• PICASSO KPI Report 2022/2023

Press releases and updates

• Elering accession to PICASSO – (11 April 2025)

• AST accession to PICASSO – (11 April 2025)

• RTE accession to PICASSO – (4 April 2025)

• Fingrid accession to PICASSO – (28 March 2025)

• Publication of the new Accession Roadmap – (27 March 2025)

• IPTO/ADMIE accession to PICASSO – (20 March 2025)

• Litgrid accession to PICASSO – (5 March 2025)

• ESO accession to PICASSO – (13 February 2025)

• Elia accession to PICASSO – (28 November 2024)

• PICASSO Algorithm Description v3.0 – (November 2024)

• SEPS accession to PICASSO – (11 November 2024)

• Energinet and TenneT NL accession PICASSO – (18 October 2024)

• Publication of the new Accession Roadmap – (26 September 2024)

• Information of the PICASSO project – Implementation of ACER Decision 8/2024 and 9/2024 – (5 August 2024)

• PICASSO Algorithm Description – (August 2024)

• Information of the PICASSO project – Announcement of the Implementation of ACER Decision 8/2024 and 9/2024 – (31 July 2024)

• Accession roadmap of PICASSO – accession roadmap for the aFRR-Platform – (28 June 2024)

• Accession roadmap of PICASSO – accession roadmap for the aFRR-Platform – (25 April 2024)

• TERNA suspension of operations in PICASSO – (13 March 2024)

• Accession roadmap of PICASSO – accession roadmap for the aFRR-Platform –
  (27 February 2024)

• Accession roadmap of PICASSO – accession roadmap for the aFRR-Platform –
  (25 October 2023)

• 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): Florian Veslin

• Expert Group (PMO): Clara Venuti