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Some of the main ones for this complexity are the need for an adequate integration of renewable energy sources and the electricity markets\u2019 restructuring process. The growth of simulation tool usage is driven by the need to understand those mechanisms and how the involved players\u2019 interactions affect the markets\u2019 outcomes. Several modelling tools directed to the study of restructured wholesale electricity markets have emerged. Although, they share a common limitation: the lack of interoperability between the various systems to allow the exchange of information and knowledge, to test different market models and to allow players from different systems to interact in common market environments. This paper proposes the use of ontologies for semantic interoperability between multi-agent platforms in the scope of electricity markets simulation. The achieved results allow the identification of the added value gained by using the proposed ontologies. 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