GME announces that the Italian version of its Annual Report 2024 is now online (Relazione Annuale 2024). The report provides a comprehensive overview of the evolution observed in European and national energy markets during the year.

GME informs market participants that, as of today, with the publication on its website, the updated version of Technical Rule no. 13 PAR (Technical Rule no. 13 rev. 09 PAR) will enter into force. The Technical Rule has been amended to further specify, at the request of FRSU ITALIA, the criteria for the application of quarterly and monthly constraints to which – according to the Regasification Code of the FRSU ITALIA/Ravenna terminal - the procedures for planning the unloading dates of the FRSU Italia/Ravenna segment must be aligned.

In this regard, GME will organise blank test sessions, in view of the forthcoming procedure for the allocation of annual and multi-annual regasification capacity in the “FSRU ITALIA/Ravenna segment” of the PAR;

Interested parties may test the functionality of the PAR – FRSU ITALIA/Ravenna segment – for the above-mentioned annual and multi-annual allocations and for the consequent phase of post-session planning of the unloading date.

In particular, the blank test sessions will be held on 25 June through the test platform available at https://provepar.ipex.it., with the following timetable:

1. the sitting for submission of bids/offers will be open from 09:00 to 12:00;
2. the results will be published at 12:30;
3. the opening of the post-session planning phase will take place from 14:00 to 16:00;
4. the results of the planning phase will be published at 16:30.

Parties wishing to take part in the blank tests without being PAR participants may request the credentials for access to the test platform by writing to proveGas@mercatoelettrico.org. To acquire the status of PAR participant, the applicant must submit an appropriate application for participation in the platform by using the documents available on GME’s website at Forms.

PAR participants may instead access the test platform with the same credentials as those used for logging into the live platform.

For any query concerning the tests and the functioning of the PAR, please contact GME at proveGas@mercatoelettrico.org.

The data entered during the tests will not be used for operational purposes.

Having received a request of activation of a trading session of the MLT-Flex from the DSO Unareti S.p.A., GME informs Market Participants, under art. 23, para. 23.2 of the MLF Regulations, that:

1. the trading session will be held on 19/06/2025;
2. the preliminary information about the MLT-Flex session, necessary for carrying out the trades, will be made available in the MLF information system on 18/06/2025;
3. the sitting for submission of offers will be opened at 10:00 on 19/06/2025;
4. the sitting for submission of offers will be closed at 15:00 on 19/06/2025;
5. the preliminary results of the session will be communicated and published in the MLF information system within 14:00 on 20/06/2025;
6. the final results of the session, after the technical validation of offers by the DSO, will be communicated and published within 12:00 on 24/06/2025.

Further to its communication of 12 May 2025, GME announces that it will hold blank tests to enable parties interested in providing the DSO Unareti S.p.A. with local flexibility services  to test the features of the Local Flexibility Market (MLF). The test sessions will take place according to the following procedure and timetable.

Days and hours of the tests

The blank tests will be held on 20 May 2025 on GME’s test platform, available at https://prove-mindflex.ipex.it, according to the following timetable:

1. Sitting for submission of bids/offers: from 10:00 to 15:00;
2. Determination and notification of results to market participants: within 16:00.

The test sessions may be attended by all the BSPs that have been admitted to trading in GME’s MLF and that have also obtained the appropriate qualification from UNARETI S.p.A. These BSPs may access the platform by using the credentials already received during the previous test session. New credentials and information about the test sessions may be requested by writing to: carlo.fontecedro@mercatoelettrico.org.

BSPs that have not yet been admitted to trading in GME’s MLF, or have not yet obtained the appropriate qualification from Unareti S.p.A., but  are interested in taking part in the tests, may send an appropriate request to GME at the following e-mail address: carlo.fontecedro@mercatoelettrico.org

Additional details about the tests will be available on the test platform.

Transactions carried out during the blank tests will not be binding and will not give rise to any obligation.

For any other information, please write to carlo.fontecedro@mercatoelettrico.org

Having received a request of activation of a trading session of the MLT-Flex from the DSO Unareti S.p.A., GME informs Market Participants, under art. 23, para. 23.2 of the MLF Regulations, that:

1. the trading session will be held on 26/05/2025;
2. the preliminary information about the MLT-Flex session, necessary for carrying out the trades, will be made available in the MLF information system on 12/05/2025;
3. the sitting for submission of offers will be opened at 10:00 on 26/05/2025;
4. the sitting for submission of offers will be closed at 15:00 on 26/05/2025;
5. the preliminary results of the session will be communicated and published in the MLF information system within 14:00 on 27/05/2025;
6. the final results of the session, after the technical validation of offers by the DSO, will be communicated and published within 12:00 on 30/05/2025.

Having received a request of activation of a trading session of the MLT-Flex from the DSO Areti S.p.A., GME informs Market Participants, under art. 23, para. 23.2 of the MLF Regulations, that:

1. the trading session will be held on 30/05/2025;
2. the preliminary information about the MLT-Flex session, necessary for carrying out the trades, will be made available in the MLF information system on 29/05/2025;
3. the sitting for submission of offers will be opened at 09:00 on 30/05/2025;
4. the sitting for submission of offers will be closed at 15:30 on 30/05/2025;
5. the preliminary results of the session will be communicated and published in the MLF information system within 16:00 on 30/05/2025;
6. the final results of the session, after the technical validation of offers by the DSO, will be communicated and published within 17:00 on 30/05/2025.

Following some reports received by telephone and email to Gestore dei Mercati Energetici S.p.A. ("GME"), it seems that these telephone calls are made by a supposed "GME Office" and/or so-called GME operators, regarding proposals to change the electricity and/or gas supplier due to increases in cost of energy, not properly specified, or problems in the current supply, which were followed, in some cases, by emails with similar content.

It should be remembered that GME is completely unrelated to the event mentioned above. We would like to clearly state that we do not provide, in any way, commercial services such as those described above. Furthermore, we do not use communication methods with our clients such as those outlined above.

When in doubt, we always suggest to make sure of the above by contacting your current electricity and/or gas supplier according to the contact methods made available by the same. In any case, we suggest to avoid any possible follow up about proposals such as those highlighted above, in order not to face any unpleasant inconveniences.