No. 39/2015 - Swedish Peak Load Capacity information for the winter period 2015– 2016

The Swedish Peak Load Capacity consists of both generation and load reduction with a total capacity of 1000 MW. The winter period starts 16 November 2015 and ends 15 March 2016.

Readiness of the generation units are 16 hours. Load reduction can start within 15 minutes.

Activation of peak load capacity for Elspot in Sweden and Finland are based on the same activation rules as last winter. The activation rules were published in Exchange Information No. 61/2011  Activation of peak load capacity for Elspot in Finland and Sweden during winter 2011/2012.

Specification of included capacity, see table below.

 
For further information, please contact Svenska Kraftnät:
Olof Klingvall, Press contact, +46 10 475 8010
Zarah Andersson, Senior Advisor, +46 10 475 8015