Article 6

Directive 2005/89/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 January 2006 concerning measures to safeguard security of electricity supply and infrastructure investment (Text with EEA relevance) · European Union

Member States shall establish a regulatory framework that: provides investment signals for both the transmission and distribution system network operators to develop their networks in order to meet foreseeable demand from the market; and facilitates maintenance and, where necessary, renewal of their networks. Without prejudice to Regulation (EC) No 1228/2003, Member States may allow for merchant investments in interconnection. Member States shall ensure that decisions on investments in interconnection are taken in close cooperation between relevant transmission system operators.

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-11-05 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.