Learning Platform - "Markets & Trading"
Course: Power Spot Markets
About the online training programme
This course provides an introduction to intraday and day ahead markets and also looks into balancing markets. It covers the concepts of market coupling and auctions, while attention is also given to bidding zones and national markets.
Course Contents
This course covers the following video lessons:
- Strategic design & implementation considerations
- Market coupling – Projects around the globe
- Market coupling – Developments over time
- Market coupling – Calculation procedures
- Market coupling – Benefits
- Flexibility markets and solutions – Europe
- Bidding zones versus national markets
- Price area differentials & transmission rights – EPADs & LTTR
- Single intraday market coupling – SIDC
- What is single intraday market coupling?
- The evolution of SIDC and its geographical scope
- How does single intraday coupling work?
- Intraday auctions on SIDC
- How does the EUPHEMIA algorithm work?
- Day-ahead auctions in power markets
- Single day-ahead coupling (SDAC) – Introduction
- How does single day-ahead coupling work?
- Order types
This course also includes examination and certification.








