Publications

Policy Paper

ERGEG comments on the EC’s Proposal for a Regulation on Security of Gas Supply

Following the dispute between Ukraine and Russia, which led to a disruption of gas supplies to Europe, the European Commission undertook to bring forward its review of the Security of Gas Supply Direc...
Report

Status Review of DSO Unbundling with Reference to GGP on Functional and Informational Unbundling for DSOs

In July 2008, ERGEG published Guidelines of Good Practice on Functional and Informational Unbundling for Distribution System Operators. The European Commission invited ERGEG to present to the 2nd meet...
Report

Status review of the definitions of vulnerable customer, default supplier and supplier of last resort

This report provides an analysis of the state of play in the ERGEG member and observer countries as regards these issues and Article 3 obligations in the Electricity and Gas Directives (2003/54/EC and...
Report

Revised Guidelines of Good Practice on Electricity Balancing Market Integration (GGP-EBMI)

The Draft Revised GGP-EBMI were issued for public consultation in 2009. To view the consultation documents, please click here...
Report

Implementing the 3rd Package: next steps

A European energy regulators review of key practical issues which need to be considered in view of the implementation of the European Union's third package of legislative measures concerning the inter...
Report

Implementing the 3rd Package: next steps

A European energy regulators review of key practical issues which need to be considered in view of the implementation of the European Union's third package of legislative measures concerning the inter...
Report

Monitoring the implementation of the GGPLNG

In 2009 ERGEG carried out a comprehensive monitoring exercise of its Guidelines of Good Third Party Access Practice for LNG System Operators (GGPLNG). ERGEG’s monitoring exercise therefore covered L...
Report

ERGEG Guidelines on Article 22 (exemptions) – Conclusions

To view the consultation documents, please click here...
Report

Status Review of Sustainable Development in the Energy Sector

This is the first review of sustainable development to be undertaken by CEER. The key objective of the report is to assess the progress that Europe has made in working towards the development of susta...
Report

ERGEG Status Review of End-user Price Regulation as of 1 July 2008

This Status Review is a follow-up to ERGEG’s July 2007 Position Paper on End-user Energy Price Regulation which called for the removal of regulated prices and for Member States to publish (by July 2...
Policy Paper

Second Strategic Energy Review – CEER Response

European Energy Regulators very much welcome the European Commission's initial analysis and recommendations for improving energy security policy for Europe....
Report

European Regulators’ Experience with Article 22 exemptions of Directive 2003/55/EC

The focus of the document “European Regulators’ Experience with Article 22 exemptions of Directive 2003/55/EC. 2008 Update of ERGEG’s internal survey” was to obtain the necessary data to updat...
Policy Paper

ERGEG Letter to Commissioner Piebalgs advising on lessons from Russia-Ukraine gas dispute

ERGEG Letter to Commissioner Piebalgs advising on lessons from Russia-Ukraine gas dispute This 10th February letter from ERGEG Chair, Lord Mogg, suggests a series of measures for the European Union t...
Work Programme
Report

2008 Status Review: Capacity Allocation Mechanisms and Congestion Management Procedures for Storage

The ERGEG Status Review of Capacity Allocation Management (CAM) and Congestion Management Procedures (CMP) for Gas Storage found a wide range of different approaches to allocating gas storage capacity...
Report

2008 Market Monitoring: Implementation of the Guidelines of Good Practice for Gas Balancing

This report finds that there are undeniable, significant differences in balancing regimes across Europe and the existing balancing regimes can pose significant barriers for market entry to new entrant...
Report

Status Review of Renewable and Energy Efficiency Support Schemes in the EU

This status report examines the support schemes in place across Europe. It found that fiscal incentives such as tax reductions or exemptions are often used to complement the main support...
Report

4th Benchmarking Report on Electricity Quality of Supply

The 4th Benchmarking Report on the Quality of Electricity Supply provides an in-depth review of continuity of supply, voltage quality and commercial quality. This detailed report analyses data from 27...
Report

ERGEG’s 2008 Status Review of the Liberalisation and Implementation of the Energy Regulatory Framework

The European Energy Regulators have drafted an assessment of the development of the European energy market, based upon information provided by the 27 National Reports. The 2008 ERGEG Status Review sho...
Report

ERGEG 2010 Status Review on the Liberalisation and Implementation of the Regulatory Framework

This 2010 ERGEG Status Review on the Liberalisation and Implementation of the Regulatory Framework draws conclusions primarily from the National Reports of the national energy regulators and from seve...
Report

Status Review on the Design of Security of Gas Supply Schemes and Solidarity Mechanisms

In its Status Review, ERGEG has analysed the need for security of supply-policy measures for gas storage facilities. The Status Review presents the state of play on the implementation of security of s...
Report

Guidelines of Good Practice on Operational Security in Electricity (GGP-OSE)

The Draft GGP-OSE were issued for public consultation in 2008. To view the consultation documents, please click here...
Report

Transposition of Consumer Rights Monitoring Report

Upon a request from the European Commission, European Energy Regulators have conducted a monitoring exercise of the transposition of European Union (EU) energy consumer rights provisions as set out in...