Congestion management in the day-ahead timeframe: lessons from The Netherlands

Timon Dubbeling; Simon H. Tindemans

doi:10.1109/EEM64765.2025.11050336

Congestion management in the day-ahead timeframe: lessons from The Netherlands

Timon Dubbeling^*
, Simon H. Tindemans

^*Corresponding author for this work

Intelligent Electrical Power Grids

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Abstract

The decarbonisation of electricity supply through variable renewable energy (VRE) is causing increasing congestion in electricity transmission and distribution grids. Redispatching after the closure of the day ahead market has been the most common congestion management instrument. A key challenge for congestion management via redispatching is the growing scarcity of upward reserves for counter activation, as synchronously connected assets are often out of merit order during periods of high VRE output. To proactively manage congestion before the day-ahead market closes, the Netherlands introduced the dispatch limitation product (DLP) in 2022. Since its introduction, the DLP has been widely contracted and used. Furthermore, starting in 2025, Flexible Connection Agreements (FCA) will be introduced, providing additional mechanisms for congestion management. This paper presents key lessons from the Dutch experience with congestion management in the day-ahead timeframe, analysing the effectiveness of these new instruments and their impact on grid flexibility and market efficiency.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 2025 21st International Conference on the European Energy Market (EEM)
Publisher	IEEE
Number of pages	6
ISBN (Electronic)	979-8-3315-1278-1
ISBN (Print)	979-8-3315-1279-8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/EEM64765.2025.11050336
Publication status	Published - 2025
Event	21st International Conference on the European Energy Market - Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal Duration: 27 May 2025 → 29 May 2025 Conference number: 21

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Conference	21st International Conference on the European Energy Market
Abbreviated title	EEM25
Country/Territory	Portugal
City	Lisbon
Period	27/05/25 → 29/05/25

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Green Open Access added to TU Delft Institutional Repository as part of the Taverne amendment. More information about this copyright law amendment can be found at https://www.openaccess.nl. Otherwise as indicated in the copyright section: the publisher is the copyright holder of this work and the author uses the Dutch legislation to make this work public.

Keywords

Congestion management
market-based flexibility procurement
dispatch limitation product
flexible connection agreement
strategic behaviour

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