Publications

Gas E07-TRA-02-03

Compliance with Transparency Requirements of Gas Regulation 1775/2005/EC

This report monitors the transparency requirements outlined in Gas Regulation 1775/2005/EU using the 15 April 2007 as a cut-off date (where applicable) for 43 European TSOs. Overall compliance is unsa...
Gas C06-GWG-31-05

Gas Transmission Tariffs – An ERGEG Benchmarking Report

This benchmark study compares transmission tariffs and balancing penalties of six European TSOs. Findings of this Report show that there are still large differences in tariffs and balancing penalties...
Customers E07-CPR-08-04

Status review on end user prices regulation

ERGEG has reviewed the status of end-user price regulation for electricity and natural gas in EU27. The survey assesses the effects on market functioning of Member States' maintaining regulated energy...
Cross Sectoral C07-SER-13-06-6-PD

3rd Legislative Package Input Paper 6: Transparency requirements for Electricity and Gas – a coordinated approach

Paper 6: transparency requirement for electricity and gas - a coordinated approach...
Cross Sectoral C07-SER-13-06-5-PD

3rd Legislative Package Input Paper 5: Powers and Independence of National Regulators

Paper 5: Powers and independence of national regulators...
Cross Sectoral C07-SER-13-06-4-PD
Cross Sectoral C07-SER-13-06-3-PD
Cross Sectoral C07-SER-13-06-2-PD

3rd Legislative Package Input Paper 2: Legal and regulatory framework for a European system of energy regulation

Paper 2: Legal and regulatory framework for a European system of energy regulation...
Cross Sectoral C07-SER-13-06-1-PD
Gas C06-GWG-29-05c

ERGEG Guidelines of Good Practice – Open Season Procedures (GGPOS)

The Draft GGPOS were issued for public consultation in 2006. To view the consultation documents, please click here...
Gas C06-GWG-29-05c

Open Season Procedures – ERGEG Guidelines

Here is the final ERGEG Guidelines for Good Practice on Open Season Procedures (GGPOS). The consultation paper and responses by stakeholders are also available in the Public Consulation section....
Customers E06-CSW-05-03

GGP and Status Review – Obstacles to switching in the gas retail market

These Guidelines of Good Practice and accompanying Status Review present additional recommendations to the three sets of best practice propositions (BPPs) presented by ERGEG in 2006. They bring forwar...
Electricity E07-ETN-01-03

Cross-Border Framework for Electricity Network Infrastructure: Conclusions Paper

This advice to the European Commission includes key recommendations on: - Buildings and construction authorisations and permissions to build new electricity lines need to be clarified and speeded u...
Electricity E06-BAG-01-06

Blackout of 4 November 2006: ERGEG final report

ERGEG has submitted to Commissioner Piebalgs (6 February 2007) the ERGEG Final Report on the lessons to be learned from the large disturbance in European power supply on 4 November 2006. The ERGEG Int...
Electricity E06-BAG-01-05
Customers E06-CPR-04-03

ERGEG Customer Information Handbook

In the framework of the opening of residential electricity and natural gas markets for all European countries from 1 July 2007, ERGEG carried out a survey on Pre-Contractual Information (PCI). The mai...
Electricity E06-REM-08-03

Compatibility of National Legal Conditions concerning Regulatory Competences

This report on the compatibility of electricity regulators' powers identifies the gaps between the reality and the desired set of competencies of regulators and makes recommendations on how to close t...
Electricity E06-CBT-12-04

ERGEG advice on Guidelines for Transmission Tarification – Application of G-charge across the EU

In July 2005, ERGEG gave advice to the European Commission on Transmission Tarification Guidelines. The objective of these guidelines was, as a first step, to harmonise charges paid by generation (G...
Electricity E05-ESO-06-08

ERGEG Guidelines of Good Practice on Electricity Balancing Market Integration

These GGP constitute the ERGEG advice to the European Commission on electricity balancing market integration addressed in the Electricity Directive and in line with the Congestion Management Guideline...