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
ACER approved two proposals from all electricity transmission system operators (TSOs) to amend the implementation frameworks for PICASSO and MARI, the EU platforms for exchanging balancing energy from frequency restoration reserves.
ACER published its Opinion on Portugal’s National Resource Adequacy Assessment (NRAA), highlighting that the country’s projected electricity adequacy gap may be overstated.