Integrated Capacity Allocation and Nomination Platform for Cross-Border Energy Interconnection

The client operates a critical high-voltage direct current (HVDC) interconnector that facilitates energy transfer between two national electricity markets. Existing workflows involve multiple platforms for auctions, capacity management, and energy flow control, leading to fragmented operations, reduced productivity, increased risk of curtailment losses during outages, and difficulties in implementing innovative products. The legacy systems lack modern integration capabilities, are inflexible, and hinder the client’s ability to optimize operations and facilitate market participant engagement.

A utility company operating a high-capacity interconnection infrastructure between national markets, requiring a unified platform for capacity auctioning, nominations, and operational control.

• Create a fully integrated platform to unify capacity allocation, nominations, and operational management workflows, reducing complexity and enhancing efficiency.
• Enable real-time, automated operational responses, minimizing curtailment losses during outages or unforeseen asset failures.
• Implement user-centric dashboards to provide holistic, 360-degree views on capacity, auctions, and nominations for faster, data-driven decision-making.
• Design and develop modern, well-documented APIs to facilitate seamless integration with external systems and internal enterprise tools, reducing IT operational costs.
• Build a robust, high-performance platform capable of supporting high throughput, scalability, and secure operations in a critical infrastructure environment.
• Support flexible product offerings, including innovative market products such as post-allocation capacity auctions and rapid resumption of service during outages.

• Unified interface for capacity auctions, nominations, and flow management to replace multiple fragmented systems.
• Automated workflows to handle outage scenarios, enabling quick operational response and curtailment management.
• Comprehensive data dashboards aggregating auction results, capacity status, and nomination details, supporting multi-timescale views within a single platform.
• Modern RESTful APIs for real-time data exchange, integration with client internal systems, and external market participants.
• Self-service participant portals for energy generators, traders, and operators to manage bids, nominations, and profiles efficiently.
• Support for the creation and rollout of innovative products like flexible capacity auctions and rapid service resumption options.

• Existing control point management systems to synchronize operational data
• European energy market auction platforms for capacity and nomination data
• Third-party energy market data providers for enriched analytics
• Internal enterprise systems for finance, reporting, and analytics
• Outage management and SCADA systems for operational control

• Scalability to support increasing market participants and transaction volume
• High availability with 99.99% uptime during critical operational windows
• Low latency for real-time trading and operational responses
• robust security measures to safeguard sensitive operational and market data
• Compliance with industry standards for data protection and operational safety

The new integrated platform aims to significantly enhance operational efficiency, reducing manual workload and enabling rapid response to outages, thus decreasing potential financial losses caused by curtailment and imbalance penalties. Anticipated improvements include streamlined workflows, better decision-making through comprehensive data visualization, improved system interoperability, and the ability to deploy innovative market products swiftly. These improvements are expected to support increased market participation, optimize capacity utilization, and strengthen the client’s position as a leader in cross-border energy interconnection management.