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Implementing network codes

P. Mastropietro

January 2021 - December 2024

Funding entity Research Council of Norway (RCN), Statkraft, Statnett, Ministry of Petroleum and Energy, Nord Pool

Participated by Fridtjof Nansen Institute, Scandinavian Institute of Maritime Law, University of Oslo, Florence School of Regulation, Osnabrück University, University of Göttingen, Thema Consulting Group, DNVGL, University of Exeter, Utrecht University


The project investigates the implementation of European Network Codes and Guidelines’. These are detailed rules on electricity trade intended to improve and harmonize the EU internal energy market. They could have far-reaching consequences for how we use our electricity network, but so far, they have largely escaped scholarly attention. This project asks several fundamental questions: i) how have network codes and guidelines been designed and outlined at the general level? ii) how have they been further specified in various ‘terms, conditions and methods’ (TCMs) across Europe? iii) how have they actually worked in practice? iv) have they been able to deliver on the fundamental goal of increasing the efficiency of electricity trade within Europe?


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