12th Annual Energy Cross-Border Trading & Balancing Market Forum

Key facts

Date: 4 — 5 February, 2027

Place: Berlin

Conference Overview

Europe’s electricity market is entering another important period of change.

The continued integration of renewable energy, growing demand for flexibility, increasing congestion and the development of faster, more interconnected trading and balancing arrangements are changing how electricity is traded and how power systems are operated across Europe.

Returning to Berlin for its 12th annual edition, the Energy Cross-Border Trading & Balancing Market Forum will bring together regulators, transmission system operators, power exchanges, energy traders, utilities, generators, aggregators and market experts to examine the latest developments shaping European electricity markets.

Over two days, participants will hear regulatory updates, practical case studies and regional market experiences covering cross-border capacity, day-ahead and intraday trading, balancing platforms, bidding zones, congestion management and the integration of flexibility.

The forum will provide a focused, senior-level environment in which participants can exchange experiences, compare different market approaches and discuss the questions that will define the next stage of European electricity market integration.

The programme is currently being developed in consultation with past speakers, attendees and industry experts to ensure that the 2027 agenda addresses the most relevant challenges facing the market.

Why Attend?

Gain clarity on upcoming European electricity market reforms and their practical implications.
Hear first-hand experiences from TSOs, regulators, power exchanges, traders and market participants.
Understand how cross-border trading and balancing arrangements are evolving across different European regions.
Examine the impact of renewable energy, storage and demand-side flexibility on market operation.
Assess developments in cross-zonal capacity, congestion management and bidding-zone design.
Learn from the implementation and operation of European balancing platforms.
Explore how shorter trading intervals and trading closer to real time will affect market participants.
Compare regional approaches from Central Europe, the Nordics, the Baltics, South-East Europe and other markets.
Build valuable relationships with senior decision-makers in a focused and interactive setting.
Contribute to discussions that can help shape future market development.

Key topics

European electricity market reform and the future market-design framework
CACM 2.0, FCA 2.0 and Network Code developments
Progress in European day-ahead and intraday market integration
Experience from Single Day-Ahead and Single Intraday Coupling
Shorter market time units and trading closer to real time
Cross-zonal capacity allocation and the implementation of the 70% requirement
Flow-based capacity calculation across different market timeframes
Congestion management, redispatch and the efficient use of interconnectors
The European Bidding Zone Review and its implications for trading and investment
MARI and PICASSO implementation, performance and market results
Balancing-capacity cooperation and cross-border procurement of reserves
Co-optimisation of energy and balancing markets
The role of storage, demand response, aggregators and distributed flexibility
Integrating increasing volumes of renewable energy into short-term markets
Regional market developments across Central Europe, the Nordics, the Baltics and South-East Europe
Cross-border infrastructure, hybrid interconnectors and offshore energy development
Digitalisation, market data and technology in electricity trading and balancing
Future priorities for creating a more integrated, efficient and resilient European electricity market