SECTION V BALANCING ENERGY MARKET
CHAPTER 16 MANUAL FRR PROCESS
Article 16.6. Manual FRR Test Dispatch Instructions

  1. The HETS Operator may issue mFRR Test Dispatch Instructions to Balancing Service Entities whenever necessary and without prior notice.

  2. The mFRR Test Dispatch Instructions transmitted to Dispatchable Generating Units relate to the activation of the Minimum or Maximum Available Capacity.

  3. The mFRR Test Dispatch Instructions to the Dispatchable Load Portfolios and Dispatchable RES Unit Portfolios relate to activation of Balancing Energy corresponding to full activation of the Balancing Capacity awarded for mFRR.

  4. The HETS Operator may issue a maximum of thirteen (13) Test Dispatch Instructions (mFRR)to a Balancing Service Entity in a rolling twelve (12) month period. If a Balancing Service Entity fails to comply with an mFRRTest Dispatch Instruction, the number of mFRR Test Dispatch Instructions issued during the previous twelve (12) month period shall be set to zero for the purposes of this calculation. In the event that a Balancing Service Entity complies with two consecutive mFRR Test Dispatch Instructions, the maximum number is reduced from 13 to 6.

  5. Balancing Service Entities shall be obliged to comply with the mFRR Test Dispatch Instructions issued by the HETS Operator which relate to the volumes and time period for which a corresponding Test Dispatch Instruction has been issued. In the event of non-compliance with an mFRR Dispatch Instruction, Non-Compliance Charges shall be imposed on the respective Balancing Service Provider, calculated in accordance with Article 22.3 of this Rulebook.

  6. Details on the procedure for issuing mFRR Test Dispatch Instructions are provided in the Technical Decision ‘Dispatch Instructions’.