The future of the supply and pricing of electricity in the EU

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Ongoing (updated on 11/04/2024) - Bureau decision date: 15/02/2024
Reference
TEN/837-EESC
Opinion Type
Own-initiative opinion
Rapporteur
Jan DIRX
Civil Society Organisations - GR III
Netherlands
Co-rapporteur
Thomas KATTNIG
Workers - GR II
Austria
Plenary session number
591
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Practical information

  • Composition of the study group
  • Administrator: Maja RADMAN, Assistant: Vicentzia NEAGU
  • Foreseen for the TEN section meeting: 26 September 2024
  • Foreseen for the EESC plenary session:  23-24 October 2024

Background

This opinion builds on the EESC’s previous work carried out on the electricity market reform and cross-border infrastructure planning. It will further examine proposals for a new market organisation, both in terms of supply and demand, together with the increase in private generators (such as prosumers and cooperatives), the desirability of local and regional flexible markets, and the increase in large storage capacities. It will also assess the viability of a government-established "E-facility". The opinion will take the evolution of prices during the winter of 2023-2024 into consideration, and compare it to the peaks of the winter of 2022-2023.