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ARTICLE · 15 OCTOBER 2026

Horizon Scanner: Energy And Infrastructure - October 2026

The European Union continues to advance its energy and climate policy framework through significant regulatory developments spanning electricity balancing platforms, carbon market reforms, and infrastructure modernization. Recent actions by EU institutions address critical issues including carbon leakage protection for energy-intensive sectors, renewable energy auction criteria, and the expansion of energy security measures, while enforcement proceedings target Member States for delayed transposition of key

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Key developments

RESS 6

The Department of Climate, Energy and Environment (“DCEE”) amended the RESS 6 Terms and Conditions: Renewable Electricity Support Scheme 6 (RESS 6) (PDF, 988 KB). Condition 5.2.6 is amended such that Support Payments will only be available for hours in respect of which:

  • The Market Reference Price equals or exceeds zero euro/MWh
  • No output was offered into the DAM or Intraday Market at a price of less than zero euro/MWh and no price in the Decremental Price Quantity Pairs applicable to the RESS 6 Project (or any equivalent offer made for the output of the RESS 6 Project in the Balancing Market) is less than zero euro/MWh
  • The RESS 6 Project is compliant with the dispatch instructions

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This article contains a general summary of developments and is not a complete or definitive statement of the law. Specific legal advice should be obtained where appropriate.