China interprovincial electricity spot market
China. Status: operational and expanding under the national unified-market programme.
Wholesale design: Cross-province and cross-region spot-trading layer coordinated with provincial and regional markets; it is not a separate physical system.
- Market type
- Interprovincial market overlay
- Nominal frequency
- 50 Hz
Where does energy trade in China interprovincial electricity spot market?
Energy in China interprovincial electricity spot market trades in 2 layers: interprovincial spot and cross-regional energy.
What ancillary services can a battery sell in China interprovincial electricity spot market?
No ancillary-service products appear on this page for this market. That is not a finding that none exist — several markets here are overlays or dispatch arrangements, and their products sit under the markets they operate above.
Merchant revenue routes
- interprovincial spot energy
- cross-regional energy
Technical notes
Non-additive trading layer; do not count as an additional sovereign system or sum with provincial traded volumes.
Official sources
Market explainer
Current as of · from the Global Electricity Market Catalogue v1.2.0 (compiled to , CC BY 4.0, rendered here with wording edited for readability). Facts belong to the linked official authorities; verify the current rules before design or bidding decisions.
Common questions about China interprovincial electricity spot market
- How is energy traded, priced and settled in China interprovincial electricity spot market?
- China interprovincial electricity spot market: Cross-province and cross-region spot-trading layer coordinated with provincial and regional markets; it is not a separate physical system.
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