As part of the "Clean Energy Package" (CEP) legislative package, the EU Commission has defined requirements for both the introduction of capacity mechanisms (CRM) and their design. According to the provisions of the Electricity Market Regulation (Art. 26 of Regulation (EU) 2019/943), capacity mechanisms must be opened up for the cross-border participation of foreign plants. Since 2024, plant operators in Germany have had the option of cross-border participation in the Belgian capacity mechanism.
The timeline for 2024 is as follows: