Amprion and OGE launch cross-sector IT platform to manage tight supply situations
Amprion and Open Grid Europe (OGE) have developed a cross-sector IT platform to facilitate coordination between electricity and gas transmission system operators. Their common goal is the more efficient coordination of the power system’s security of supply in the event of gas grid bottlenecks.
A bottleneck in the gas grid can have knock-on effects for the power system. The new IT platform for gas and electricity TSOs (ÜFIP) improves communication and control between electricity transmission system operators and gas transmission system operators. Imminent risk situations can also be reported via the IT platform. If necessary, system-relevant gas-fired power plants can be given timely and transparent instructions on power generation from the electricity TSOs. These power plants are then supplied primarily with gas – an important instrument for effective gas grid congestion management that prevents bottlenecks from having an adverse effect on the power system’s security of supply.
A cross-sector development
The ÜFIP platform was put into operation on 4 November 2025. In the collaboration between German electricity and gas TSOs, platform host Amprion and OGE played a key role in the IT platform’s development and implementation. Experience gained during the tight supply situation in the winter of 2022 and the effects of the war in Ukraine were taken into account in the development process. Members of the FNB Gas e.V. organisation and the four German electricity TSOs have access to the platform. Dr Christoph Schneiders, Head of Grid & System Operation at Amprion: “The new IT platform delivers a robust, future-ready solution for the seamless coordination of the electricity and gas grids during tight supply situations.”
A future-orientated solution
The ÜFIP platform is also connected to the German Gas Crisis Preparedness Portal and fulfils the requirements of sections 12 and 16 of the Energy Industry Act (EnWG). As a result, the IT platform essential to maintaining grid stability and security of supply in an emergency or crisis. Further functions can be integrated into the platform at a future time to enable the efficient digital mapping of additional processes between the electricity and gas infrastructure. Jörg Nacke, Head of Dispatching at OGE: “Integration with the Gas Crisis Preparedness Portal, together with the coordinated efforts of electricity and gas TSOs, substantially improves emergency response readiness, ensuring measures are executed quickly, transparently and safely.
