ACER Publishes The Report On Unit Investment Costs For Electricity And Gas Infrastructure

ACER publishes today the report on unit investment cost indicators and corresponding reference values for electricity and gas infrastructure. The report is the result of collaborative work carried out by national regulatory authorities (NRAs) cooperating in the framework of the Agency.

The report contains separate volumes for electricity and gas infrastructure. In electricity, it covers overhead lines, underground cables, subsea cables, onshore AC substations, and HVDC converters. In gas, it cover pipelines, compressors stations, and to a lesser extent LNG and storage facilities. The indicators and the corresponding reference values contained in the report may be used as a reference in the context of the Ten-Year Network Development Plan (TYNDP), to complement the cost information provided by project promoters. They could also be used as a point of reference in the context of the selection of projects of common interest (PCI) and for the development of better informed cross-border cost allocation (CBCA) decisions.

A complementary objective is to provide transparency regarding the levels of costs of infrastructure in the European Union, as well as the changes in these levels, in the structure of the costs, and the role of various factors affecting the costs. For reasons explained in the report, the indicators and the corresponding reference values should be used with caution and must not be regarded as a substitute for the due diligence in each instance of an existing or planned investment in infrastructure.