Capacity limitation contract with demand (day ahead)

With a day ahead capacity limitation contract, you contractually agree with your system operator that you will limit the requested transmission capacity if your system operator so requests. In other words, you agree on a capacity limit between you.

An on-call capacity limitation contract also offers more security for both you and the grid operator than intraday redispatch offers via GOPACS.

Under a capacity limitation contract, you may be represented by a CSP, but you do not have to be.

Even if you are not an authorised CSP yourself, you can agree a capacity limitation contract directly with the grid operator. The exception is customers larger than 60MW. For this group of customers, the Grid Code legally requires them to always appoint a CSP.

As a contract partner, you have certainty about the conditions and fees. This is agreed in advance. And the grid operator thus has certainty that the congestion problem will be solved.

Want to know more?

Interested or want to know more about the bidding contract options? Ask your grid operator about it.

GOPACS helps to keep the electricity grid reliable

Maarten Abbenhuis - COO, TenneT

An important means of preventing congestion

"In recent years we have seen the cost of resolving congestion increase significantly. TenneT is increasingly deploying the GOPACS platform, which is an important means of preventing congestion. The purpose of GOPACS is to give more parties with flexibility easy access to a growing market for congestion services. Orders on the GOPACS platform contribute to the most cost-effective solution to congestion and solutions can come from all grid areas, from all thinkable assets and from across the country.”

What People are saying about GOPACS

Vitor Campos
Power trader - Optimax Energy

"Optimax Energy is very enthusiastic about GOPACS because it allows us as a young trading company to participate in a congestion management mechanism in the Netherlands through a very transparent and well-defined process. Energy markets are changing rapidly and we believe these mechanisms also need to evolve to meet the challenges ahead in a more innovative and clear way."

David Leo
Head of Short Term Trading - Engie

"We embrace the transparency that GOPACS brings us in various areas: GOPACS clearly indicates where there are network problems and thus where we cannot further fine-tune our power stations. It also clearly indicates which volumes are sought and traded. This transparency benefits competitiveness."

Bernard Wilmet
CEO - Powerhouse

"Congestion is an important social problem that is only increasing. That is why we were one of the first to join. Powerhouse is convinced that we can offer a solution to the transport problem with the Gopacs platform and the power of our customers."

GOPACS is an initiative of the Dutch grid operators:

Flex available?

Join GOPACS! Participating in GOPACS is interesting for every market party with the ability to influence electricity consumption or the generation of electricity, which can offer this flexibility to trade.