JANUARY 2024
Horizon Scanner: Infrastructure, Construction, Energy
Legal and regulatory developments impacting sectors across the economy including energy, construction & engineering, real estate, industrials, transport and digital infrastructure.
Highlights this month...
CONNECTION POLICY
Significant consultations are underway on connection policy for onshore generators, storage and systems services, as well as in relation to connection of large energy users.
ENERGY MARKET REFORM
Agreed amendments to the Internal Market in Electricity Regulation and Directive are available, as is the agreed draft of the recast Regulation on Natural and Renewable Gas.
CARBON BORDER ADJUSTMENT MECHANISM
First reports are due by 1 January 2024 for importers to the EU of certain products identified within categories of cement, electricity, fertilisers, iron and steel aluminium, and chemicals (hydrogen).