Market players have no interest in making long term commitments that pay for gas network expansion according to the latest report on the monitoring of incremental capacity published by the EU Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER).
ACER found improvements in the selection of PCIs for trans-European energy infrastructure such as a list of gas projects where sustainability criteria has been considered and a more objective process for selecting electricity projects.
Europe’s electricity system split in two on 24 July 2021 resulting in transmission system outages in Spain, Portugal and the Pyrénées-Orientales region of France. ACER and national regulators join ENTSO-E’s Expert Panel investigating the system separation
The dataset provides economic parameters for new electricity resources, including estimated capital and operational costs for different power generation technologies and demand-side flexibility.
On 21 July 2026, ACER received a proposal from all nominated electricity market operators to amend the methodology for the price coupling, continuous trading matching and intraday auction algorithms. ACER will decide by 21 January 2027.
