French Auctions for Power Guarantees of Origin

In August 2018, the French Minister for an Ecological and Solidary Transition appointed Powernext, now integrated into EEX, to organise the auctioning of Guarantees of Origin produced by the plants benefiting from a support mechanism. The State is the sole seller during these auctions.

Overall presentation of the auctions

Auctions allow the purchase of Guarantees of Origin from production facilities benefiting from a support mechanism. These power plants are registered on the account of the French Climate Authority (DGEC). Only the DGEC can request the issuance of Guarantees of Origin and decide on their auctioning. For each auction, the DGEC decides to offer part or the totality of the volume of GOs available on its account for a given production period.

How do auctions work

Calendar of the auctions

Please find below the calendar of the next French auctions for Guarantees of Origin. 

Since May 2020 and upon the DGEC's request, the floor price has been communicated to participants ahead of each auction.

*Kindly note the utilized Date Format is as follows: DD/MM/YYYY

Access to auctions

Participation in the auction will be open to any company that meets – among others – the following criteria:

• Be an account holder on the registry of GO operated by EEX
• Accept the GO Auction General Terms and Conditions and adhere to the corresponding Access Agreement
• Be a member of ECC and sign a clearing contract (several clearing models will be proposed).
• Pay the annual auction registration fee

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