Article 6

Information on total load

1. For their control areas, TSOs shall calculate and submit the following data to the ENTSO for Electricity for each bidding zone:

(a) the total load per market time unit;

(b) a day-ahead forecast of the total load per market time unit;

(c) a week-ahead forecast of the total load for every day of the following week, which shall for each day include a maximum and a minimum load value;

(d) a month-ahead forecast of the total load for every week of the following month, which shall include, for a given week, a maximum and a minimum load value;

(e) a year-ahead forecast of the total load for every week of the following year, which shall for a given week include a maximum and a minimum load value.

2. The information referred to:

(a) in point (a) of paragraph 1 shall be published no later than one hour after the operating period;

(b) in point (b) of paragraph 1 shall be published no later than two hours before the gate closure of the day-ahead market in the bidding zone and be updated when significant changes occur;

(c) in point (c) of paragraph 1 shall be published each Friday no later than two hours before the gate closure of the day-ahead market in the bidding zone and be updated when significant changes occur;

(d) in point (d) of paragraph 1 shall be published no later than one week before the delivery month and be updated when significant changes occur;

(e) in point (e) of paragraph 1 shall be published no later than the 15th calendar day of the month before the year to which the data relates.

3. Generation units located within a TSO’s control area shall provide that TSO with all the relevant information required to calculate the data referred to in point (a) of paragraph 1.

Generation units shall be considered as primary owners of the relevant information they provide.

4. Distribution system operators (DSO), located within a TSO’s control area shall provide that TSO with all the relevant information required to calculate the data referred to in points (b) to (e) of paragraph 1.

DSOs shall be considered as primary owners of the relevant information they provide.

Article 7

Information relating to the unavailability of consumption units

1. For their control areas, TSOs shall provide the following information to the ENTSO for Electricity:

(a) the planned unavailability of 100 MW or more of a consumption unit, including changes of 100 MW or more in the planned unavailability of consumption units, lasting at least one market time unit, specifying:

— bidding zone,

— available capacity per market time unit during the event,

— reason for the unavailability,

— the estimated start and end date (day, hour) of the change in availability;

(b) changes in actual availability of a consumption unit with a power rating of 100 MW or more, specifying:

— bidding zone,

— available capacity per market time unit during the event,

— reason for the unavailability,

— the start date and the estimated end date (day, hour) of the change in availability.

2. The information laid down in point (a) of paragraph 1 shall be published in aggregated form per bidding zone indicating the sum of unavailable consumption capacity per market time unit during a given period as soon as possible but no later than one hour after the decision regarding the planned unavailability is made.

The information laid down point (b) of paragraph 1 shall be published in aggregated form per bidding zone indicating the sum of unavailable consumption capacity per market time unit during a given period as soon as possible but no later than one hour after the change in actual availability.