Trial of the Redirection of Flows over Interconnectors (RFIs) post market closure successful

23 November 2015

On November 19th 2015 (12:00 to 13:00 CET) Coreso coordinated the first RFI trial (Rescheduling Flows on Interconnectors) on the IFA and BritNed interconnectors, connecting the UK electricity system with the Continent. The set point schedules of both IFA and BritNed were changed by 50MW each but in opposite directions to setup a loop flow of power. In addition, 50MW trades were simultaneously enacting on all borders in a loop (UK=>FR =>BE=>NL=>UK) to ensure the commercial balance of each country. As such the whole process is fully transparent and neutral for the market. The trial was successful for all Parties (NGET, NGIC, RTE, ELIA, Tennet B.V., BritNed & Coreso) and proved the technical and operational feasibility of the RFI concept, which can help reduce constraints and redispatching costs for the concerned TSOs.