On Monday 28 July, the Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) and the Council of European Energy Regulators (CEER) set out their recommendations for gearing grid planning towards decarbonisation objectives. This was requested in the European Commission’s Network Action Plan (see EUROPE 13302/8).
The guidelines encourage coordinated, forward-looking and inclusive planning to make networks resilient, flexible and capable of integrating renewable energies and growing demand for electricity.
One of the main measures recommended to distribution network operators for the publication of their network development plans is to take into account planning for at least ten years and to adopt a “proactive approach to avoid network bottlenecks and allow timely investments”.
ACER and CEER also recommend ensuring that national distribution plans provide the data needed for the EU-wide flexibility needs assessment methodology (see other news item), strengthening cooperation between network operators and ensuring regulatory oversight of distribution network development.
To see the guidelines: https://aeur.eu/f/i18 (Original version in French by Pauline Denys)