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Procurement for a Financial Transmission Rights manager

  • Transmission
  • Wholesale

The Electricity Authority is seeking to continue the Financial Transmission Rights (FTR) market and is seeking to appoint a FTR manager.

We have published a Registration of Interest for prospective service providers for the FTR manager contract on the Government Electronic Tenders Service.

The Registration of Interest runs for 4 weeks, closing on 31 July 2023.

Find out more: About the FTR manager

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