In its 10th report on the subject, published on 31 May, the Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) noted that network congestion in gas markets had tripled.
Against the backdrop of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, changes in supply and demand have led to bottlenecks in gas transport.
“Congestion occurs first at the level of contracts when network users cannot obtain the capacity contract they need to flow gas. It is addressed by bringing any unused capacity back to the...