www.entsoe.eu
The European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity is an association of 41 transmission system operators in 34 European countries, both EU members and non-members. The ENTSO-E was established and its responsibilities and relations to other EU institutions defined in accordance with EU legislation – the 3rd Energy Package.
The completion and smooth functioning of the internal market and cross-border electricity trading make up the major objectives of ENTSO-E together with ensuring the optimum management and further development of European electricity transmission systems in line with the coordinated cooperation of transmission system operators.
ENTSO-E is governed by its General Assembly and the work of the organisation is coordinated by the ENTSO-E Board. ČEPS has representatives in both high-level bodies.
Pan-European issues concerning transmission system operators are discussed by four committees:
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the System Development Committee,
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the System Operations Committee,
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the Market Committee;
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Legal and Regulatory Group;
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the Research & Development Committee
and to them subordinate working groups.
Each committee comprises a number of working groups and ad-hoc teams, as well as regional sub-groups which are concerned with TSO issues related to synchronous zones (ČEPS is part of the Continental European synchronous zone) and defined network development in terms of both geographical and market areas.