26/02/2021 (Agence Europe) – The Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) is currently working on drafting new guidelines on the cybersecurity of cross-border flows of electricity in the European Union, with the intention of submitting them to the European Commission by July 2021. These non-binding framework guidelines, developed at the request of the Commission, will serve as a basis for the development of the future (binding) cybersecurity code for electricity networks. Under the EU Regulation (2019/943) on the internal market for electricity, the Commission is indeed empowered to adopt a delegated act on sector-specific rules for the cybersecurity aspects of cross-border electricity flows, including rules on common minimum cybersecurity requirements applicable to all actors in the electricity markets and on planning, monitoring and reporting obligations. (DG)