On 9 May 2025, the Swedish and Lithuanian national regulatory authorities requested from ACER a six-month extension to jointly decide on electricity cross-zonal risk hedging opportunities.
ACER and the national regulatory authorities of Austria, Germany and the Netherlands have closed the cross-border investigatory group established in 2022.
On 28 April 2025, European transmission system operators published their report on the bidding zone review, assessing 14 bidding zone configurations across Central and Northern Europe. ACER will publish an Opinion to evaluate alignment with EU rules.
ACER’s 2026 Monitoring Report on energy infrastructure development in Europe examines whether electricity, gas and hydrogen networks are adapting to changing energy needs, and what this means in terms of investment costs, delays and costs for consumers.
