ACER Details Cross-Border Investigations in REMIT Quarterly
Summary
The Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) has published its 43rd REMIT Quarterly, detailing its approach to cross-border investigations under the updated EU energy market framework. The report includes updates on stakeholder engagement, data reporting preparations, and market surveillance statistics.
What changed
The Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) has released its 43rd REMIT Quarterly, which prominently features ACER's new Rules of Procedure for conducting cross-border investigations under the revised REMIT framework. This update grants ACER enhanced powers to investigate market manipulation and abuse in wholesale energy markets across the EU. The quarterly also provides updates on ACER's stakeholder engagement plan for 2026, ongoing work on data reporting under revised REMIT regulations, and statistics on 456 REMIT breach cases under review.
Regulated entities involved in EU wholesale energy markets should review the quarterly to understand ACER's investigatory procedures and upcoming developments. While this specific quarterly is informational, ACER also announces an upcoming public consultation on new guidelines for REMIT transaction reporting, reflecting evolving obligations. Stakeholders are advised to monitor ACER's announcements for details on this consultation and to ensure compliance with the revised REMIT framework.
What to do next
- Review ACER's 43rd REMIT Quarterly for details on cross-border investigation procedures.
- Monitor ACER announcements for the upcoming public consultation on REMIT transaction reporting guidelines.
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How ACER will conduct cross-border investigations features in the latest REMIT Quarterly
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How ACER will conduct cross-border investigations features in the latest REMIT Quarterly
What is it about?
Europe has an EU-wide framework (called “ REMIT ”) to detect and deter market manipulation and abuse in wholesale energy markets. It enhances transparency and trust in the integrity of Europe’s energy markets. In 2024, EU legislators updated the REMIT framework giving ACER additional tasks, including the power to investigate cross-border cases.
ACER’s REMIT Quarterlies provide updates on REMIT-related activities, helping stakeholders stay informed.
What’s new?
The latest REMIT Quarterly (43rd edition) features ACER’s new Rules of Procedure for cross-border investigations. These rules set out the procedural framework within which ACER carries out its cross-border investigatory mandate under REMIT.
Find out more in this Quarterly about:
- ACER’s stakeholder engagement plan for 2026.
- ACER’s ongoing preparatory work on data reporting under the revised REMIT, pending finalisation of the revised REMIT Implementing Regulation.
- Updates on market surveillance and statistics on the 456 REMIT breach cases under review at the end of Q4 2025.
- A case report on an attempt to manipulate the Spanish gas market, investigated and sanctioned by Spain’s energy regulator (CNMC).
- A summary of market activity, showing a year-on-year increase in trading on Organised Market Places, driven by growth in natural gas forward markets.
- Takeaways from November 2025 events, including Expert Groups’ meetings on Wholesale Energy Market Data Reporting and the ACER-European Commission REMIT workshop.
Coming soon
ACER will soon launch a public consultation on a new guideline on REMIT transaction reporting to reflect evolving obligations under the revised REMIT framework. Details on the scope and timeline will follow shortly.
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