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 Baltic energy regulators (Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and Sweden) requested from ACER a three-month extension to decide on the capacity calculation methodology for long-term timeframes.
On 28 April 2025, a large-scale blackout occurred in Spain and Portugal shortly after 12.30 CEST. An expert panel is being set up by ENTSO-E to investigate the incident.
