The function of the energy regulator and tasks of the Agency for the cooperation of energy regulators (ACER) : master's thesis

Abstract

Tijekom prošlog stoljeća tržišta energenata sve više dobivaju na važnosti što je posljedica sve veće potrošnje energije. Razvoj tih tržišta posebno se vezuje uz zapadne države koje, osim na vlastitom području, razvijaju tržište energenata i u nerazvijenim državama. Stoga se krajem prošlog stoljeća unutar Europske unije sve više naglašava potreba jačanja energetskog tržišta i stvaranja jedinstvenih propisa koji će se jednako primjenjivati na sve članice Europske unije. Kao rezultat potrebe jačanja tržišta energenata unutar Europske unije osnovana je i Agencija za suradnju energetskih regulatora (ACER) čija je zadaća praćenje i analiziranje stanja na tržištu energenata, stvaranje konkurentske prednosti i razvijanje infrastrukture utemeljene na suvremenim tehnološkim rješenjima. U pregovorima za pristupanje Europskoj uniji Hrvatska se obvezala uskladiti zakonske regulative vezane uz energente sa zakonskim regulativama Europske unije te su donijeti zakoni, pravilnici i strategije koje su utemeljene na pravnim osnovama Europske unije. U ovom diplomskom radu bit će prikazane funkcije energetskog regulatora i zadaće Agencije za suradnju energetskih regulatornih tijela.During the last century, the energy market has become increasingly important as a result of the rise in energy consumption. The growth of these markets is associated with Western countries, which, in addition to cultivating the energy market in their own territories, improve the energy market in developing countries. Therefore, the end of the last century in the European Union saw an increasing need to strengthen the energy market and to create uniform rules that will apply equally to all EU members. As a result of the need to fortify the energy market within the European Union, the Agency for Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) was founded. Its task is to monitor and analyze the situation in the energy market, creating competitive advantage and developing the infrastructure, based on modern technological solutions. During the negotiations, which preceeded the Croatian entry into the European Union, Croatia has pledged to harmonize legislation relating to the energy market with the legal regulations of the European Union and pass laws, regulations and strategies that are based on the laws of the European Union. In this Master's Thesis the functions of energy regulator and the tasks of the Agency for Cooperation of Energy Regulators will be explained