During ACER’s 5th Annual Conference: ‘ACER, Past, Present and Future’ held today in Ljubljana, Jerzy Buzek, Chairman of the European Parliament’s Committee for Industry, Research and Energy stated in a video message that according to the European Parliament ACER should have a key regulatory role in system management at regional level”. The new market design proposal is to be presented by the Commission by the end of the year. “With growing responsibilities, new resources are needed and ACER can count with our support to have a full and active role for delivering a truly common internal energy market in the frame of the Energy Union”, Buzek added. Representing the European Commission, Mr Christopher Jones, Deputy Director General for Energy, confirmed that the role of ACER will have to evolve. The Commission is considering, he said, “a role for ACER in overseeing emerging regional entities, working rules and principles, as well as coordinated decisions”.
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