Call for expressions of interest in accordance with § 4 para 2 of the German Regulation on Network Reserve (NetzResV) for the winter period 2026/2027 (1st October 2026 - 31st March 2027)
In accordance with the provisions of the German regulation on network reserve of power plants (Netzreserveverordnung)as last amended on December 22nd 2023, the German national regulatory authority (Bundesnetzagentur, NRA) has confirmed the requirement for additional reserve power for the network reserve for the winter period 2026/2027 accordance with § 3 para 1 NetzResV. To cover this demand, an expression of interest procedure will be initiated by the transmission system operators in accordance with § 4 para 1 NetzResV.
The German transmission system operators hereby invite interested power plant operators to submit expressions of interest in accordance with § 4 (2) NetzResV for the participation of their power plants in the network reserve in the period from 4th May 2026 to 19th May 2026 12 p.m. CET. To submit an expression of interest, interested operators are required to complete the documents supplied for this purpose and send them electronically (provided with a qualified electronic signature) to the responsible transmission system operator:
§ for Germany: the relevant connecting transmission system operator § for Italy and Switzerland: TransnetBW GmbH § for France and Luxemburg: Amprion GmbH
Details of the specific prerequisites and requirements for the plants and/or plant operators, including the geographical network region in question and the technical parameters involved, are included in the documents provided.
The deadline for submitting expressions of interest for participation in the network reserve is on May 19th, 2026,12 p.m. CET. The electronic submission of the signed documents is relevant for the on-time submission.
Possible resulting contracts will depend on approval by the German NRA, especially regarding the selection of plant operators to be contracted and resulting financial obligations upon the responsible transmission system operator. There is no legal entitlement to conclude a contract.
The German transmission system operators reserve the right to change the published information without further announcements.
Contacts for expressions of interest to be submitted to
.ten.noirpma@vbi