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EU Energy Watch: Infrastructure costs outpace inflation

Wind turbines, electricity pylons and a plowed field are seen on May 9, 2025 in Courcelles, Belgium.
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ACER’s report on unit investment cost (UIC) indicators for energy infrastructure, updating the reference values last published in 2023.

The Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) has officially released its 2026 Unit Investment Cost (UIC) report, sending ripples through the legal and financial departments of Europe’s energy sector.

The report, a triennial requirement under Article 11(9) of the TEN-E Regulation, reveals that the cost of building the continent’s

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