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Name
Capacity mechanisms in the EU-27 – 2021
Source
ACER based on NRA data
Business Symbol
Reference
Figure 7
Comment
The first auction of the new Belgian capacity mechanism took place in October 2021. In Bulgaria, the capacity mechanism was phased out in 2020. In Greece, auctions were suspended since March 2019 and last delivery period included 2020.In France a complementary scheme targeting demand response is also in place since 2018. The first delivery of the new Italian capacity mechanism started in 2022. Contracts of the previous targeted capacity payment scheme were still valid in 2021.A new auction was held in February 2022 for delivery in 2024. In Portugal*, a targeted capacity mechanism was introducedin 2017, and has been revoked since 2018, yet some capacity payments are provided to hydro power plants due to “legacy”contracts. In Spain**, the capacity mechanism used to comprise of “investment incentives” and “availability payments”. Such availability payments were removed in June 2018, and investment incentive payments still apply only to generation capacity installed before 2016.

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Country Capacity Mechanism Type
ATNo CM
BEMarket wide - central buyer
BGNo CM
CHNo CM
CYNo CM
CZNo CM
DEStrategic reserves
DKNo CM
EENo CM
ESTargeted capacity payment
FIStrategic reserves
FRMarket wide - de-centralised obligation
GRNo CM
HRNo CM
HUNo CM
IEMarket wide - central buyer
ITMarket wide - central buyer
LTNo CM
LUNo CM
LVNo CM
NIMarket wide - central buyer
NLNo CM
NONo CM
PLMarket wide - central buyer
PTTargeted capacity payment
RONo CM
SEStrategic reserves
SEMMarket wide - central buyer
SINo CM
SKNo CM