The Hellenic Competition Commission (HCC) and the Regulatory Authority for Energy, Waste and Water (RAAEY or RAEWW) began a double probe into the Greek electricity market. The move follows a report by the European Union Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) concerning the formation of wholesale prices during the period between July and September […]
Several high-profile green hydrogen projects have been canceled in the past year, and major companies reduced their decarbonization ambitions, the European Union Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) said in its new report. The technology is four times more expensive than production from fossil gas through steam reforming. Investments are far behind EU […]
The European Union Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) is warning of signs of manipulation in Greece’s day-ahead electricity market (DAM) registered during the summer of 2024. The region of Southeastern Europe experienced several months of high electricity prices, with average monthly levels close to EUR 200 per MWh in the case of […]
If 70% of the physical capacity of all power lines had been offered for cross-zonal trade by transmission system operators, half of the most severe price spikes or 147 spikes could have been avoided in South-East Europe in the summer of 2024, according to the latest report of the EU Agency for the Cooperation of […]
Slovenia is very close to equipping all electricity consumers with smart meters, while Croatia is within reach of achieving it in the non-home segment, but far behind in the household category, according to the latest data from the EU Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER). At the top of the list of European […]
The European Union Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) needs to appoint a new director as Christian Pilgaard Zinglersen is becoming deputy secretary general of the European Investment Bank (EIB) Group. ACER’s current chief is leaving in the autumn. Outgoing Director Christian Pilgaard Zinglersen says he is carrying on his duties until then […]
The European Union Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) has launched a call for applications for its traineeship program, inviting motivated and qualified university graduates to seize a valuable professional development opportunity in Ljubljana, Slovenia. ACER was established in March 2011 to foster cooperation among the national regulatory authorities (NRAs) for energy in […]
Energy Community contracting parties are doing their best to meet the challenging requirements and use the opportunity to couple their electricity markets with the European Union in Q4 2026 or Q1 2027. Apart from other benefits, coupling could represent a strong incentive for investment in renewables. However, the introduction of CBAM could be a step […]
The surge in the number of hours with negative wholesale electricity prices in Europe made 2024 the second consecutive record year. According to ACER’s Director Christian Zinglersen, it means a new era is here. Speaking at Belgrade Energy Forum – BEF 2025, he called on governments, regulators and system operators to tackle the issue with […]
North Macedonia plans to finish market coupling with Greece and the European Union in the fourth quarter of 2026 or in the first quarter of 2027, according to Minister of Energy, Mining and Mineral Resources Sanja Božinovska. “The integration of the North Macedonian organized electricity market into the Single European Market is of strategic importance […]