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European Stakeholder Committees

All meeting documents of the European Stakeholder Committees are publicly accessible.

Since 2011, considerable effort has been devoted to the development of the Network Codes. The involvement of stakeholders such as consumer organisations, generators, suppliers and many others from across the European electricity sector has in particular been key to the successful adoption of an efficient set of Network Codes.

The drafting and approval of NCs is however just the start. The NCs have been designed to help realise Europe’s triple energy policy objective of developing a reliable, sustainable and competitive electricity sector. For this to happen, they need to be implemented and complied with across Europe.

This represents an important challenge for the sector with each NC requiring a series of steps to be taken, before being considered as fully implemented. This process will include amongst other things:

  • cross-national and national decisions,
  • the conclusion of regional agreements,
  • the creation of European-level common detailed methodologies and their actual (coordinated) application.

All market participants, grid users, DSOs, Nominated Electricity Market Operators (NEMOs), Transmission System Operators (TSOs) and National Regulatory Authorities (NRAs) will be involved in the extensive required development work and consultation.

Effective stakeholder engagement is essential to the overall success of the overall objectives. In practice, this involves efficient and intensive sharing of views and information by all interested parties throughout the process as a whole.

The European Network Codes Stakeholder Committees, chaired by ACER, will insure that throughout the implementation program, stakeholders are kept abreast of developments and provided with a forum to express their views and feedback.

About the committees

ACER and ENTSO-E have co-organised three European Stakeholder Committees (ESCs), one per family of codes (Market codes, Operational codes and Connection codes). These Committees aim to complement, and not to replace, the legal obligations of stakeholder consultation and information included in the NCs during the implementation period.

Following the entry into force of the first market Network Code in August 2015, the Market Stakeholder Committee was the first one to be formally established. The Grid Connection Stakeholder Committee was launched in 2016, and the System Operations Stakeholder Committee in 2017.

In order to establish an efficient structure, which delivers on all stakeholders expectations, ACER and ENTSO-E organised a public consultation in 2015. Over 30 stakeholder organisations responded to the consultation. Subsequently, ACER and ENTSO-E jointly proposed a set of rules for the stakeholder committees, which were approved by stakeholders themselves on their first meeting.

Objectives

The main objectives of the ESCs are:

  1. To contribute to monitoring progress in the NCs implementation process – as well as the operation and functioning of the processes and arrangements established according to the NCs – at local, regional and pan-European level as an overarching structure of all network codes;
  2. To serve as a platform to share general views on the NC implementation, with a particular focus to enable stakeholders to express their views and receive feedback;
  3. To contribute to a more informed decision-making process for the methodologies and rules still to be developed for the implementation of the NCs.

Market Stakeholder Committee

Joint Statement by the Market Participants of the European Market Stakeholder Committee

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Members

A call for expression of interest to participate in the Market European Network Codes Stakeholder Committee was issued by ACER and ENTSO-E in June 2015.

Committee Members
  • ACER
    • Christophe Gence-Creux MESC Chair
  • All NEMO Committee
    • Rafael Gomez-Elvira Chairman
  • CEDEC
    • Marc Malbrancke Representative
  • COGEN
    • Alexandra Tudoroiu-Lakavičė Representative
  • Client Earth
    • Eleni Diamantopoulou Representative
    • Thomas Burman Representative
  • EASE
    • Matteo Moraschi Representative
  • EC
    • Mathilde Lallemand Representative
  • EFET
    • Jérôme Le Page Representative
    • Maria Popova Representative
    • Lorenzo Biglia Representative
  • ENGIE
    • Olivier Van Den Kerckhove Representative
  • ENTSO-E
    • Marta Mendoza-Villamayor Contact Person
    • Bruno Gouverneur Contact Person
    • Kjell Barmsnes Contact Person
    • Peter Scheerer Contact Person
    • Lelian Georgious Contact Person
    • Ludivine Marcenac Contact Person
    • Oliver John Contact Person
  • EUGINE/EU-Turbines
    • Sonia Clarena Baron Contact Person
    • Annette Jantzen Contact Person
  • Eurelectric
    • Max Schneider Representative
  • Europex
    • Rickard Nilsson Representative
    • Edmund Beavor Representative
  • FSR
    • Tim Shittekatte Representative
  • GEODE
    • Anna Smičková Representative
  • IFIEC
    • Peter Claes Representative
  • NRA
    • Julio Quintela (CRE) Representative
    • Sven Kaiser (E-Control) Representative
    • Maarten Klijn (ACM) Representative
    • Nico Schoutteet (CREG) Representative
  • SmartEn (SEDC)
    • Andres Pintobello Contact Person
    • Stefan Doerig Contact Person
  • SolarPowerEurope
    • Laurent Schmitt Representative
    • Catarina Augusto Representative
  • WindEurope
    • Apostolos Bakovasilis Representative
    • Vidushi Dembi Representative
  • eDF
    • Selim Boussetta Representative

Terms of Reference

You can find the terms of reference of the market European stakeholder committee below.

Terms of Reference market European stakeholder committee

Meetings

All meeting documents (agenda, minutes, reports, and presentations) will be available for download on this page prior to each meeting.

Calendar

  • 19 January Online 12 January 12 January
  • 28 February Online 20 February 20 February
  • 13 June Online 5 June 5 June
  • 8 October Physical 30 September 30 September
  • 3 December Online 25 November 25 November

Joint Statement by the Market Participants of the European Market Stakeholder Committee

Presentations

Documents from 3/07/2025 Market European Stakeholders Committee
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Documents from 10/02/2025 Market European Stakeholders Committee
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Documents from 3/12/2024 Market European Stakeholders Committee
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Documents from 8/10/2024 Market European Stakeholders Committee
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Documents from 13/06/2024 Market European Stakeholders Committee
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Balancing Stakeholders Group

This is a sub group of the Market Stakeholder Committee.

Background on Balancing and Ancillary Services Markets

Terms of Reference

You can find the terms of reference of the BSG below.

Terms of Reference

Meeting Documents

24th Stakeholders Group Meeting 02/04/2025
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23rd Stakeholders Group Meeting 06/11/2024
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22nd Stakeholders Group Meeting 17/04/2024
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21st Stakeholders Group Meeting 26/10/2023
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20th Stakeholders Group Meeting 25/05/2023
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Grid Connection Stakeholder Committee

Members / Meetings / Presentations

The Grid Connection ESC is the second of three ESCs ensuring effective engagement of stakeholders in the implementation process of the Network Codes and Guidelines. The Grid Connection ESC will ensure that stakeholders are kept up-to-date on developments and provided with a platform to express their views and feedback on Network Code implementation.

Active Library of national implementation of the CNCs

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Action list from past meetings

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Expert Groups

Expert Groups

Members

A call for expression of interest to participate in the Grid Connection European Stakeholder Committee was issued by ACER and ENTSO-E on 22 January 2016.

The Grid Connection ESC will be composed of representatives of the following associations:

Committee Members
  • ACEA
    • Adriana Pop Member
  • ACEA (Ampere)
    • Didier Deruy Member Substitute
  • ACEA (Ford of Europe)
    • Leonhard Bartsch Member Substitute
  • ACER
    • Uros Gabrijel Chairman
    • Domen Kodric Observer
    • Maria Barroso Gomes Member
    • Georgios Antonopoulos Member
    • Evangelia Vasilaki Member
  • APPLiA
    • Michal Zakrzewski Member
    • Iulia Florea Member
    • Anton Arabadjiev Member
  • Arera
    • Marco Savino Pasquadibisceglie Observer
  • BNetzA
    • Nawid Sadighi Observer
    • Tobias dos Santos Member Substitute
    • Rose Kuhn Observer
  • CEDEC
    • Marc Malbrancke Member
    • Falk Engelmann Member Substitute
  • CENELEC
    • Alberto Cerretti Member
    • Thomas Schaupp Member
  • COGEN Europe
    • Alexandra Tudoroiu-Lakavice Member
    • Gunnar KAESTLE Member Subtitute
  • CharIN
    • Julian Treichel Member
    • Glenn Cezanne Member
    • Guilherme Crispim Ferreira Member
  • EASE
    • Tony Kim Yeat Member
  • EDSO
    • Santiago Gallego Amores Member
    • Tobias van Leeuwen Member
  • EFAC
    • Bernhard Schowe-von der Brelie Member
  • EHPA
    • Adeline Houtart Member
    • Melanie Auvray Member Substitute
  • ENTSO-E
    • Marco Zaccaria Member
    • Juan Giner Member
    • Lazaros Exizidis Member
    • Bruno Gouverneur Observer
  • ENTSO-E - Energinet
    • Flemming Brinch Nielsen Member
  • ENTSO-E - REE
    • Sergio Martínez Villanueva Member
  • ENTSO-E - TenneT
    • Mario Ndreko Member
  • ESTELA
    • Marcel Bial Member
  • EU DSO Entity
    • Florentien Benedict Member
    • Tony Hearne Member
    • Serdar Bolat Member
    • Andrea Hamzova Member Substitute
  • EUGINE
    • Assiet Aren Member Substitute
    • Freddy Eduardo Alcazar Barrientos Member
    • Srinivasa Raju Addala Member Substitute
  • EUROPGEN
    • Keith Chambers Member
    • Sam Rogers Member Substitute
  • EUTurbines
    • Giovanna Tanda  Member Substitute
    • Luca Guenzi  Member
    • Steffen Eckstein  Member Substitute
    • Hervé Biellmann  Member Substitute
  • Eurelectric
    • Thierry Vinas Member
    • Paul Wilczek Member Substitute
  • European Commission
    • Elaine O' Connell Member
    • Jakub Fijalkowski Member Substitute
    • Beatriz Sinobas Observer
    • Anne Radermecker Member Substitute
  • European Heating Industry (EHI)
    • Richard Masquelier Member
    • Veerle Beelaert Member
  • European University Institute/Florence School of Regulation
    • Ellen Beckstedde Observer
    • Emma Menegatti Observer
  • GEODE
    • Mike Kay Member
    • Erno Leväniemi Member Substitute
  • Hydrogen Europe
    • Isabel Alcalde Member
    • Lea Malfrait Member Subtitute
  • IFIEC
    • Michaël Van Bossuyt Member
    • Stein Øvstebø Member Substitute
  • Orgalim
    • Martin Stoessl Member
    • Laure Dulière Member
  • SolarPower Europe
    • Catarina Augusto Member
    • Thorsten Buelo Member Substitute
  • WindEurope
    • Vidushi Dembi Member
    • Vasiliki Klonari Member Substitute
  • smartEn
    • Andrés Pinto-Bello Gómez Member
  • vgbe energy e. V.
    • Rainer Fronius Member
    • Klaus Oberhauser Member
    • Roman Bertle Member Substitute
    • Klaus Pfefferkorn Member Substitute
    • Isabella Kreipl Observer

Terms of Reference

You can find the terms of reference of the GC ESC below.

Terms of Reference Grid Connection ESC

Meetings

All meeting documents (agenda, minutes, reports, and presentations) will be available for download on this page ideally two weeks, and at least 5 working days, prior to the next GC ESC meeting.

Calendar

  • 19 March 2025 Brussels 5 March 2025
  • 5 June 2025 Brussels 22 May 2025
  • 18 September 2025 Ljubljana 4 September 2025
  • 9 December 2025 Ljubljana 25 November 2025

Presentations

Workstreams on Connection Network Codes RfG and DC 2.0 - stakeholders feedback to the European Commission
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  • 4. Workstream on Power-to-Gas
    • Common view
    • Individual feedback
Documents from 05/06/2025 Grid Connection European Stakeholders Committee
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Documents from 19/03/2025 Grid Connection European Stakeholders Committee
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Documents from 09/12/2024 Grid Connection European Stakeholders Committee
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Documents from 11/09/2024 Grid Connection European Stakeholders Committee
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Documents from 27/06/2024 Grid Connection European Stakeholders Committee
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System Operations Stakeholder Committee

The System Operation ESC (SO ESC) is the third ESC set up with the aim to ensure effective engagement of stakeholders in the implementation process of the Network Codes and Guidelines. The SO ESC will ensure that stakeholders are kept up-to-date on developments and provided with a platform to express their views and feedback on Network Code implementation.

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Members

A call for expression of interest to participate in the System Operation European Stakeholder Committee was issued by ACER and ENTSO-E on 12 January 2017.

Committee Members
  • ACER
    • Uros Gabrijel Chairperson
    • Aleksander Glapiak Observer
    • Georgios Antonopoulos Observer
    • Maria Barroso Gomes Observer
    • Mariia Melnychenko Observer
  • ARERA
    • Marco Pasqua di Bisceglie Observer
  • BNetzA
    • Thomas Hoelzer Observer
    • Lisa Dallinger Observer
  • CEDEC
    • Marc Malbrancke Member
  • CEDEC/DSO Entity
    • Florentien Benedict Member
  • COGEN
    • Gunnar Kaestle Member
    • Alexandra Tudoroiu-Lakavičė Member Subtitute
  • ClientEarth
    • Thomas Burman Member
  • DSO Entity
    • Serdar Bolat Member
  • EDSO for smart grids
    • Michael Wilch Member
    • Abel Santamaria Member
    • Santiago Gallego Amores Member subtitute
  • ENTSO-E
    • Gamze Dogan Member
    • Bruno Gouverneur Member
    • Hanna Ljungberg Member
    • Cherry Yuen Member
    • Luca Ortolano Member
    • Laurent Rosseel Member
    • Habir Paré Member
  • EU Turbines
    • Luca Guenzi Member
    • Giovanna Tanda Member Subtitute
    • Steffen Eckstein Member Subtitute
    • Herve Biellmann Member Subtitute
  • EUGINE
    • Freddy Alcazar Member
    • Assiet Aren Member Subtitute
    • Srinivasa Raju Addala Member Subtitute
  • EURELECTRIC
    • Thierry Vinas Member
    • Donia Peerhossaini Member Subtitute
    • Paul Wilcek Member Subtitute
  • European Commission
    • Jakub Fijalkowski Observer
    • Beatriz Sinobas Observer
  • European University Institute
    • Ellen Beckstedde Observer
  • Europex
    • Pavla Erhartova Member
    • Christian Baer Member Subtitute
  • GEODE
    • Mike Kay Member
  • IFIEC
    • Stein Øvstebø Member
    • Michaël Van Bossuyt Member Subtitute
  • Orgalime
    • Martin Stoessl Member
  • SolarPower Europe
    • Naomi Chevillard Member
  • VGB Powertech
    • Rainer Fronius Member
    • Klaus Oberhauser Member
  • WindEurope
    • Vidushi Dembi Member
    • Vasiliki Klonari Member Subtitute

Terms of Reference

You can find the terms of reference of the System Operations ESC below.

Terms of Reference System Operations ESC

Calendar

  • 20 March 2025 Brussels ENTSO-E
  • 4 June 2025 Brussels DSO Entity
  • 17 September 2025 Ljubljana ACER
  • 8 December 2025 Ljubljana ACER

Presentations

Documents from 04/06/2025 System Operation European Stakeholders Committee
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Documents from 20/03/2025 System Operation European Stakeholders Committee
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Documents from 10/12/2024 System Operation European Stakeholders Committee
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Documents from 12/09/2024 System Operation European Stakeholders Committee
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Documents from 26/06/2024 System Operation European Stakeholders Committee
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Network Code Implementation and Monitoring Group

The Network Code Implementation and Monitoring Group (NC IMG) is a forum for high level strategic coordination between the European Commission, the Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER), the European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity (ENTSO-E), and the European Network of Transmission System Operators for Gas (ENTSOG).

The NC IMG oversees the implementation and implementation monitoring of electricity network codes and gas network codes in the EU. Network codes and guidelines are rules to harmonise technical, operational and market rules governing the EU’s electricity grids and gas networks, making an integrated EU internal energy market possible.

NC IMG reference paper with objectives and practical arrangements

Information on implementation and implementation monitoring

The Gas Network Codes Functionality Platform (FUNC) is a platform, managed by ACER and ENTSOG with the Commission’s support, where stakeholders can report cross-border, regional and European issues related to the implementation of gas network codes and guidelines. In this way ACER and ENTSOG aim to find solutions to the cross-border, regional and European issues identified.

ACER and ENTSO-E co-organise three European Stakeholder Committees (ESCs), one for each family of electricity codes (market codes, operational codes, and connection codes). They complement rather than replace legal obligations to consult and inform stakeholders during the implementation of electricity network codes. Documents relating to their meetings are available here.

A database for stakeholders that tracks all queries about electricity network codes can be accessed here.

Terms of reference

You can find the terms of reference of the Network Code Implementation and Monitoring Group below.

Terms of Reference

Meetings

The Network Code Implementation and Monitoring Group (NC IMG) meets at least twice a year to oversee the implementation and implementation monitoring of electricity network codes and gas network codes in the EU.

Meeting Minutes

8th meeting - 19 November 2019, Brussels


7th Meeting - 12 July 2019


6th meeting - 5 April 2019, Brussels


5th meeting - 2 July 2018, Brussels


4th meeting - 8 March 2018, Brussels


3rd meeting
- 29 November 2017, Brussels

Issue Logger

The European Network of Transmission System Operators (ENTSO-E), supported by the Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) and the European Commission, maintains this Issue Logger to enhance public access to and exchange of information regarding the implementation of Network Codes and Guidelines approved in line with Regulation (EC) No 714/2009

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