Deep dive into Nordic short-term markets

Master Nordic short-term energy markets to sharpen trading strategies and stay ahead of regulatory shifts.

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The Nordic power system is changing. Fast.

For a long time, the Nordic power system has been dominated by hydropower generation. Due to the flexibility provided by hydropower, the system has been well-balanced up to the real-time dispatch of electricity.

More recently, the power system has undergone significant changes in the energy mix. With increased integration of variable renewable energy sources, more flexibility is required on the energy system, especially as demand side participation in markets continues to rise. This creates a need to review the market design in order to suit various new assets in the system.

What you'll learn

This course takes a deeper look into recent developments affecting short-term markets in the Nordics and explains what it means for different market actors. Moving the market granularity from 60 min to 15 min means that actors are having to make faster decisions in an increasingly complex environment. The switch to automated manual frequency restoration reserves (mFRR) market clearing has led to newer market outcomes than the ones we were used to. Therefore, it is essential to understand the drivers behind these changes to know how to act. This course will focus primarily on intraday, energy balancing markets and their corresponding balancing capacity markets.

This training course will teach you how to:

• Understand the evolution of the Nordic power system and the role of hydropower and renewables

• Navigate short-term electricity markets, including intraday, balancing, and capacity markets

• Adapt to structural changes, such as the shift from 60-minute to 15-minute market intervals

• Respond to new dynamics introduced by automated mFRR market clearing

• Identify key drivers of market developments and their impact on different market participants

Have questions or need help? Feel free to reach out to our Academy team.

You’ll benefit most from this training if you:

Work in trading or market analysis
• Want to improve strategies in intraday and balancing markets
• Need a clearer view on short-term price forecasting

Manage energy portfolios or shape policy
• Are responsible for risk in renewable-heavy portfolios
• Want to understand regulatory changes and what’s coming next

Operate within a utility or short-term market team
• Are adapting operations to 15-minute markets
• Need practical ideas to boost flexibility and resilience

This course is a good fit if you're curious about short-term electricity markets and want to deepen your understanding.

You don’t need to be an expert to join. Some basic knowledge will help you get the most out of the sessions, but we’ll also cover the key concepts before we go deeper.

If you’re unsure whether it fits your role, just ask. We’re happy to help you decide.

Agenda

Session 1: Balancing capacity markets

Introduction to various balancing capacity markets within Nordics
Differences in these capacity markets including Frequency Containment Reserve-Normal (FCR-N), Frequency Containment Reserves-Disturbance (FCR-D), automatic frequency restoration reserves (aFRR), manual frequency restoration reserves (mFRR)
Intricacies of these markets for each Nordic bidding zone will be covered in details.

Session 2: Intraday electricity markets

Continuous intraday markets: understanding newly introduced quarterly products for trading
Intraday auctions that were introduced last year
How do these two markets interrelate

Session 3: Balancing energy markets

automated mFRR energy market changes in the Nordic balancing market
details of the algorithm behind the market clearing and bidding behaviour
PICASSO launch in some parts of Nordics and what it means for the Nordic region as a whole
Understanding the correlation of balancing energy markets with balancing capacity markets

Session 4: Imbalance settlement

How has imbalance settlements are impacted by the new balancing market changes
How PICASSO has impacted imbalance pricing calculations

Speakers

Priyanka Vinayak Shinde

Ph.D. in Energy Markets from KTH Royal Institute of Technology

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Priyanka works as a Nordic market expert at Montel Analytics where she is working on developing and enhancing efficient decision-making tools for energy market participants.

Her major focus is on short-term energy markets including ancillary services, day-ahead, intraday, and balancing markets. She is also involved in outreach and customer interactions. She completed her Ph.D. in energy markets at the KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Sweden in February 2023. Her Ph.D. work involved modelling the continuous intraday market through an agent-based modelling framework to understand the implications of regulatory changes on the market outcomes as well as optimal trading strategies.

Her research work has been recognised through several Swedish and European awards. Since then, she has worked in different advisory roles in the Nordic energy markets, working with both renewable power producers and energy storage owners, before joining Montel.

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How can i complete my payment for this course?

We will provide an invoice and payment request upon completing your registration form.

Can I join as a private individual?

Participation in our training courses and workshops is open to representatives of companies, and other organisations. Private individuals are excluded from participation.