EU gas networks still congested, ACER finds
A gas compressor station at Baumgarten in Austria. ACER found congestion at 17% of entry and exit points. (OMV)
Network congestion is still hampering the development of efficient wholesale gas markets in Europe, according to a study carried out by the Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER).
Contractual congestion – where demand for transmission capacity exceeds technical capacity – was identified at 17% of 246 entry and exit points for interconnectors across the EU in 2015, according to ACER’s annual congestion report, released this week.