ACER Published An Opinion On The ENTSO-E R&D Implementation Plan 2015-2017

Within its Opinion on the ENTSO-E R&D Implementation Plan 2015-2017 published recently, ACER welcomes enhancements of the Implementation Plan compared to the 2013 edition (for the period 2014-2016), such as the description of the procedure and inputs for prioritising Research and Development (R&D) topics.
 
Furthermore, ACER emphasises the importance of increasing R&D activities supporting transmission system operators (TSOs) in their short-term duties such as the preparation of network codes and network planning. ACER invites ENTSO-E and TSOs to highlight regulatory regimes where, in their experience, R&D costs are not sufficiently covered by tariffs.
 
 
REMINDER: ACER invites stakeholders to provide input for the Agency’s 2015 work programme

Alberto Pototschnig, Director of the EU Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators will present the draft Work Programme of the Agency for 2015, currently in the drafting process, at a workshop in Ljubljana on 4 June. All interested parties are invited to express their views and share their opinions on which areas the Agency should focus its effort on next year. You can register for the workshop here.
If you cannot attend in person you will be able to join and participate via Adobe Connect. More info here.
 
The draft Work Programme of the Agency is to be finalized by 30 June, also on the basis of inputs from interested parties received. The Work Programme is then approved by the Board of Regulators and adopted by the Administrative Board by 30 September.