The technical characteristics of the electric power and natural
gas industries require a number of specific measures to enable the
creation of a functioning energy market. Regardless of the type of
market chosen, it is necessary to design and implement mechanisms
to ensure the safe and reliable operation of the network, to
provide for a fair and orderly use of scarce network capacities, to
settle the inevitable deviations between planned and actual use of
the system, or to avoid extreme price volatility while preserving
the long-term security of supply. These issues require in-depth insight into the technical
functioning of the relevant technical systems. KEMA provides unmatched technical experience of operations,
business processes, and technical systems within the energy
industry. We fully understand the underlying issues and help design
structures and mechanism that not only facilitate the market but
also work in practice. Our unique combination of skills has helped
many customers around the world to successfully bridge the gaps
that often arise between the overall concept and technical
implementation. Our expert market implementation and network access services
include: - Network access models & contractual structures
- Scheduling and nomination of generation and trade
- Balancing markets and settlement of imbalances
- Provision of ancillary and system services
- Congestion management
- Application of load profiling
- Design and implementation of capacity
mechanisms
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