The EU Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) and the Council of European Energy Regulators (CEER) are consulting on the EU electricity forward market.
In their consultation paper, ACER and CEER have identified the main problems experienced in the EU's electricity forward market, and propose some possible solutions to the challenges. The paper includes a qualitative analysis and proposes some preliminary conclusions on the preferred policy options.
Among several other elements, stakeholders are invited to share their views on the:
- problems identified (e.g. low liquidity, inadequate maturities, barrier to reconfiguration of bidding zones)
- set of possible policy options and solutions
- analysis and preliminary conclusions.
All interested parties are invited to submit their views by Friday 29 July 2022, 23:59 hrs (CET).
Enter the public consultation.
ACER and CEER will also hold a public workshop on Wednesday 6 July 2022, from 9.00 to 12.00 CET, to present the draft policy paper and gather first reflections from stakeholders.
Target audience: Market participants interested to hedge (producers, consumers, traders).
ACER and CEER will further analyse and evaluate the policy options, taking into consideration the outcome of the consultation. As a next step, ACER and CEER may recommend amendments on the legal framework to accommodate one or several policy options.
