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Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/1485 Article 176

Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/1485 Article 176

Exchange of FRR between synchronous areas

Article 176

1.   All TSOs of each synchronous area shall specify in the synchronous area operational agreement a method to determine the limits for the exchange of FRR with other synchronous areas. That method shall take into account: (a) the operational impact between the synchronous areas; (b) the stability of the FRP of the synchronous area; (c) the ability of TSOs of the synchronous area to comply with the frequency quality target parameters defined in accordance with Article 127 and the FRCE target parameters defined in accordance with Article 128; and (d) the operational security. 2.   All TSOs of the LFC blocks involved in the exchange of FRR between synchronous areas shall organise that exchange so that the TSOs of a LFC block in the first synchronous area may receive a share of the total reserve capacity on FRR required for their LFC block as determined in accordance with the Article 157(1) from a LFC block in the second synchronous area. 3.   The share of the total reserve capacity on FRR required for the LFC block in the synchronous area where it is exchanged shall be provided from the LFC block in the second synchronous area in addition to the total reserve capacity on FRR required for that second LFC block in accordance with Article 157(1). 4.   Each operator of a HVDC interconnector shall control the active power flow over the HVDC interconnector following the instructions provided by either the reserve connecting TSO or reserve receiving TSO in accordance with the FRR technical minimum requirements referred to in Article 158. 5.   All TSOs of the LFC blocks to which the reserve connecting TSO and the reserve receiving TSO belong shall specify the conditions for exchange of FRR in an FRR exchange agreement.

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CitationArticle 176 of Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/1485 (LawPlayer, data as of 2026-07-04)

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