Information obligations of distribution system operator(s) and forecasting party(-ies) towards the transmission system operator
Article 39
1. Each distribution system operator associated to a balancing zone and each forecasting party shall provide the transmission system operator in the respective balancing zone with the information necessary for information provision to the network users under this Regulation. This shall include inputs and off-takes on the distribution system regardless whether that system is a part of the balancing zone or not. 2. The information, its format and the procedure for its provision shall be defined in cooperation between the transmission system operator, the distribution system operator and the forecasting party, as relevant, to ensure the due provision of information by the transmission system operator to the network users under this Chapter and in particular the criteria set out in Article 33(1). 3. This information shall be provided to the transmission system operator in the same format as defined under the applicable national rules and shall be consistent with the format used by the transmission system operator to provide the information to the network users. 4. The national regulatory authority may ask the transmission system operator, the distribution system operator and the forecasting party, to propose an incentive mechanism regarding the provision of an accurate forecast for a network user’s non daily metered off-takes which shall meet the criteria set out for the transmission system operator in Article 11(4). 5. The national regulatory authority shall designate the forecasting party in a balancing zone after prior consultation with the transmission system operators and distribution system operators concerned. The forecasting party shall be responsible for forecasting a network user’s non daily metered off-takes and where appropriate its subsequent allocation. It may be a transmission system operator, distribution system operator or a third party.