On Friday 30 April, 9:00-10:30 CEST, the Centre on Regulation in Europe (CERRE) will host a public webinar to launch and debate its latest Energy & Climate report, “Optimal regulation for European DSOs to 2025 and beyond”.

The energy transition is an integral element of the EU’s commitment to a world-leading target of net zero emissions by 2050. The key role played by the electricity distribution system operator (DSO) in the energy transition has been recognised in the EU’s Clean Energy for All Europeans Package as increasingly important. Indeed, electricity DSOs will have to evolve from a traditional passive one-way network to an active two-way network, for which optimal regulation will be crucial.

During the webinar, the authors of the report, Professor Michael Pollitt, Professor Monica Giulietti and Dr Karim Anaya, will present their analysis and recommendations for optimal regulation of DSOs, drawn from two parallel surveys of DSOs and their national regulatory authorities (NRAs) across 39 European countries. The report’s recommendations will also be debated during a panel discussion with speakers from industry, regulatory authorities, the European institutions and academia.

This online event is free and open to all, but registration is required. Viewers will have the chance to put questions to the panellists via