Cyprus Energy Regulatory Authority Annual Report 2021

55 Annual Report 2021 • Forward Capacity Allocation Task Force (FCA TF): ensures effective implementation of Regulation 2016/1719. • Capacity Allocation and Congestion Management Task Force (CACM TF): ensures effective implementation of Regulation 2015/2022. • Electricity Balancing Task Force (BAL TF): ensures effective implementation of Regulation 2017/2195. • Infrastructure Task Force (INF TF): ensures an efficient and transparent network development. • Adequacy and Capacity Remuneration Mechanism Task Force (Adequacy and CRM TF): responsible for the development, implementation and monitoring of sound and transparent methodologies identifying resource gaps in Europe. • Future Policy & Governance Task Force (FP TF) In 2021, CERA participated in the 98th, 101st, 102nd, and 103rd AEWG meeting, the 80th, 83rd and 85th INF TF meeting. ACER Gas Working Group (AGWG) ACER's Gas Department is working towards meeting all the challenges associated with creating a well-functioning, competitive, integrated, secure and sustainable European gas market, delivering tangible benefits to the European consumers. AGWG's main objectives include aligning national market and network operation rules for gas as well as making cross-border investment in energy infrastructure easier. The AGWG carries out the activities assigned to them in ACER's programming document and any activities assigned to them by the BoR and the Director. In addition, prior to the submission of draft opinions, recommendations and decisions requiring a favourable opinion of the Board of Regulators, the Director submits proposals for draft opinions, recommendations or decisions to the Gas Working Group for consultation. To better support the market integration process, the Gas Working Group is divided into the following Task Forces: • Gas Balancing Task Force (BAL TF): ensures effective implementation of Regulation 312/2014. • Capacity Allocation Mechanism and Congestion Management Task Force (CAM TF): ensures effective implementation of Regulation 2017/459. • Gas infrastructure Task Force (GI TF): ensures the efficient, safe and secure operation of the gas industry infrastructure. Assesses how gas infrastructure developments may influence market integrity, competition, security of gas supply and sustainability. • Interoperability Task Force (INT TF): ensures effective implementation of Regulation 2015/703. • Gas Tariffs Task Force (TAR TF) • Gas Target Model Task Force (GTM TF) In 2021, CERA participated in the 101st and 102nd AGWG meeting and the 67th and 71st GI TF meeting.

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