Small renewable energy producers and non-profit organizations could benefit from a digital tool designed to help them forecast their energy production more efficiently and monitor, in real time, deviations from scheduled production. The tool will be developed under the “Balancing Responsibility Technical Platform” (PTRE), an innovative pilot project to be tested within the Energy Sandbox following its approval by the Government.

The project aims to test a digital model that will automatically collect and process production data, while comparing electricity generation forecasts with existing commercial forecasts. The platform will also enable real-time monitoring of deviations from scheduled production and the digital submission of production schedules to the transmission system operator and/or the electricity market operator.

The need for such a solution stems from the current lack of a simple, accessible and transparent digital tool for managing balancing responsibilities for small renewable energy producers and non-profit organizations.

Without digital solutions for forecasting, monitoring and tracking imbalances, small market participants face barriers to market entry, higher costs and limited transparency. The new platform is intended to help reduce these barriers and facilitate the more efficient integration of decentralized generation into the electricity market.

The project is aligned with the objectives of the National Integrated Energy and Climate Plan for 2025–2030, which provides for increasing the share of renewable energy in final energy consumption to 27% by 2030, as well as improving the functioning of the electricity market, including the balancing market.

As part of the project, an interoperable platform will be developed to facilitate data exchange and technical forecasting and analysis processes relevant to balancing the electricity system.

The platform will integrate SCADA data from three renewable energy sources and enable real-time comparison of production data with forecasts generated using micro-AI technologies and D-1 commercial forecasts. Reporting to the transmission system operator and/or electricity market operator will also be automated.

An educational component is also included in the project. An educational institution will participate in the pilot, allowing students and teachers to monitor electricity consumption and develop skills related to reducing energy imbalances.

A concept of this kind has not previously been implemented in the Republic of Moldova. The pilot will make it possible to identify technical and regulatory barriers and develop potential proposals for improving the regulatory framework.

The total aggregated capacity of the installations included in the project will not exceed 3 MW, a limit established to allow the solution to be tested without significant impact on the balancing of the national electricity system. The exemptions will apply exclusively to the participants included in the project and may not affect the safety, stability or operation of the electricity system.

The project will be implemented over nine months, with the possibility of a single extension. The first, preparatory stage will last up to three months and will include the development and deployment of the platform. The testing stage will last up to six months and will involve data collection, forecasting, market participation and the application of the предусмотренных exemptions.

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