www.fingrid.fi
4
BENCHMARK
FOR
TSO
OPERATIONS
(IFRS)
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Chapter
four
contains
general
information
about
the
Group
and
the
general
accounting
principles
applied
to
the
consolidated
financial
statements.
●
The
chapter
describes
how
Fingrid’s
turnover
and
result
are
formed
and
how
they
relate
to
the
allowed
regulatory
profit
in
compliance
with
regulation.
regulation
is
reflected
in
Fingrid’s
day-to-day
operations
and
revenue
collection.
●
The
chapter
describes
Fingrid’s
operating
receivables
and
liabilities,
as
well
as
the
risk
●
People
are
Fingrid’s
most
important
resource,
which
is
why
information
related
to
personnel
has
been
included
here,
in
the
first
note.
●
Fingrid
is
a
substantial
tax
payer,
and
Fingrid
does
not
use
tax
planning.
The
note
on
taxes
is
at
the
end
of
this
chapter,
in
chapter
4.9.
4.1
General
information
about
the
Group
and
general
accounting
principles
Fingrid Oyj is a Finnish public limited liability company responsible for electricity transmission in Finland’s main grid. The nationwide grid is an
integral part of the power system in Finland. The transmission grid is the trunk network to which major power plants and major consumers, such as
industry and regional electricity distribution networks, and cross-border transmission connections are connected.
Finland’s main grid is part of the Nordic power system, which is connected to the system in Central Europe via high-voltage direct current
transmission links. Finland also has DC links with Russia and Estonia. Cross-border transmission between Finland and Russia ended in May 2022.
The main grid encompasses more than 14,500 kilometres of 400, 220 and 110 kilovolt transmission lines, plus more than 100 substations.
Fingrid is in charge of planning and monitoring the operation of the main grid and for maintaining and developing the system. The company is
responsible for the national power balance and for ensuring that electricity consumption and production are always balanced. An additional task is
to participate in work carried out by ENTSO-E, the European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity, and in preparing European
market and operational codes as well as network planning.
Fingrid offers grid and balance services, as well as other services related to the electricity markets, such as data exchange, Financial Transmission
Rights (FTR) and the market related to power system reserves, to its contract customers, i.e. electricity producers, network operators and industry.
Fingrid serves the electricity market by maintaining adequate electricity transmission capacity, by securing the preconditions of maintaining power
balance, by removing bottlenecks in cross-border transmission links and by providing market data.
The consolidated financial statements include the parent company Fingrid Oyj and its wholly owned subsidiaries Finextra Oy and Datahub Oy. The
consolidated associated companies are eSett Oy (ownership 25.0%) and Nordic RCC A/S (ownership 25.0%). The Group has no joint ventures.
Fingrid issues bonds under the Euro Medium Term Note (EMTN) programme. Fingrid Oyj’s issuances under the EMTN programme are generally
listed on the London and Irish stock exchanges. Fingrid shares are not listed.
Fingrid
has
at
its
disposal
a
European
and
national
commercial
paper
programme
for
procuring
short-term
financing.
The
commercial
paper
programmes
are
unlisted.
Critical
accounting
estimates
and
judgements
When
the
consolidated
financial
statements
are
drawn
up
in
accordance
with
the
IFRS,
the
company
management
needs
to
make
estimates
and
assumptions
which
have
an
impact
on
the
amounts
of
assets,
liabilities,
income
and
expenses
recorded
and
conditional
items
presented.
These
estimates
and
assumptions
are
based
on
historical
experience,
understanding
of
the
electricity
market’s
development
and
other
justified
assumptions
which
are
believed
to
be
reasonable
under
the
conditions
which
constitute
the
foundation
for
the
estimates
of
the
items
recognised
in
the
financial
statements.
The
energy
markets
are
undergoing
a
major
transformation.
The
actual
amounts
may
differ
from
these
estimates.
In
the
financial
statements,
estimates
have
been
used
for
example,
when
specifying
the
economic
lives
of
tangible
and
intangible
asset
items,
and
in
conjunction
with
deferred
taxes
and
provisions.
Critical
estimates
and
judgements
by
management
are
described
by
topic
in
the
notes,
and
the
judgement
or
estimates
related
to
which
are
in
accordance
with
the
following
table.
Estimate
of
the
purchase
and
sale
of
imbalance
power
Inter-Transmission
System
Operator
Compensation
(ITC)
Deferred
tax
assets
and
liabilities
Determination
of
the
fair
value
measurement
of
grid
assets
Determination
of
the
depreciation
periods
of
property,
plant
and
equipment,
and
Assessment
of
use
of
additional
options
on
leases