ACER consults on the update of its cross-border cost allocation (CBCA) Recommendation
What is it about?
ACER shall adopt a recommendation for identifying good practices for the treatment of investment requests for projects of common interest (PCIs), as tasked by the (2022) Regulation on guidelines for trans-European energy infrastructure.
In light of revised Trans-European Networks for Energy (TEN-E) provisions, and building on the experience gained with latest cross-border cost allocation (CBCA) investment requests, ACER is updating its (2015) CBCA Recommendation.
As part of this process, ACER invites stakeholders to submit their views on the existing CBCA Recommendation, including:
- Scope of ACER CBCA Recommendation;
- Role of scenarios and of cost-benefit analysis in the cross-border cost allocation;
- The allocation and compensation mechanism; and
- Cross-border cost allocation for offshore projects.
The public consultation will run from 23 February until 31 March 2023.
What are the next steps?
ACER will evaluate the received feedback and take it into consideration when drafting the document.
The updated CBCA Recommendation shall be adopted by 24 June 2023.