ACER to consult on the EU DSO Entity’s draft statutory documents updated to include gas and hydrogen
ACER to consult on the EU DSO Entity’s draft statutory documents updated to include gas and hydrogen
What is it about?
On 4 November 2025, the EU DSO Entity submitted its updated statutory documents to the European Commission and ACER. This revision follows the Hydrogen and Decarbonised Gas Market Package adopted in 2024, which extends the Entity’s membership to natural gas and hydrogen distribution system operators (DSOs).
ACER already provided an Opinion on the previous version of the statutory documents in 2024. It will now review the updated submission and consult stakeholders before delivering its new Opinion to the Commission.
What is the EU DSO Entity?
The EU DSO Entity was created in 2019 by the Clean Energy Package to facilitate cooperation among European electricity DSOs. The 2024 Regulation broadened the Entity’s scope to include natural gas and hydrogen DSOs, making it necessary to update and resubmit the Entity’s statutes, rules of procedure and other statutory documents to ensure fair and balanced representation of all participating operators.
This update reflects the EU’s integrated approach to energy networks, supporting system efficiency and cooperation across transmission and distribution. ACER’s role is to ensure a fair and balanced representation across all operators considering the interests of distribution system users (e.g. generators, prosumers and consumers, aggregators, suppliers, and storage operators).
What are the next steps?
To inform its Opinion, ACER will conduct a consultation to gather inputs from organisations representing all stakeholders, particularly distribution system users (including consumers).
The consultation will run from 21 November to 19 December 2025.
After receiving the proposal, ACER has four months to provide its Opinion to the European Commission.