ENTSO-E has submitted its recommendations to the European Commission as part of the consultation on the revision of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 on the Governance of the Energy Union and Climate Action. ENTSO-E welcomes the initiative. The evaluation published in October 2024 shows that the existing framework has been effective but must now evolve to reflect a rapidly changing geopolitical, technological, and climate environment.

As the association of European electricity transmission system operators (TSOs) entrusted with the development of the grid infrastructure and secure system operations, ENTSO-E strongly supports efforts to improve coordination, strengthen planning, enhance resilience, and streamline reporting. We stand ready to contribute with our technical expertise and operational insights to the revision process. 

The revision of the Governance Regulation represents a major opportunity to accelerate Europe’s energy transition while strengthening security, competitiveness, and resilience. ENTSO-E supports the Commissions objectives and believes that with those recommendations, we can achieve a governance model that delivers a sustainable, secure and resilient energy system for all European citizens. 

In view of the upcoming review of the Governance Regulation, ENTSO-E would like to highlight the following recommendations: 

1. The revision of the Governance Regulation should promote electrification and energy efficiency while maintaining the balance between EU-level coordination and national responsibilities. 
2. The revision of the Governance Regulation should strengthen regional cooperation, rather than centralising grid planning and operations. 
3. The revision of the Governance Regulation should ensure that National Energy and Climate Plans (NECPs) clearly demonstrate how they contribute to achieving EU climate and energy targets, ensuring consistency and timely publication. 
4. The revision of the Governance Regulation should help harmonise the content and format of NECPs to allow for more comparability of data. 
5. The revision of the Governance Regulation should help reduce the administrative burden and streamline procedures wherever possible. 
6. Network Development Plans (NDPs) should remain the investment plans for grids at the national level. However, the revision of the Governance Regulation can help improve these NDPs by making NECPs more concrete and detailed. 
7. In light of the increase of hybrid threats, geopolitical crises, climate-related impacts and digitalisation, the revision of the Governance Regulation should require Member States to consider the security dimension when developing their NECPs (security by design). 

ENTSO-E stands ready to contribute with its expertise, planning tools, and operational insights as the Commission develops its impact assessment and legislative proposal for 2026. 

More detailed and concrete proposals on each of those recommendations can be found in the position here.