Evaluation of incentive regulation
Under section 33(1) of the Incentive Regulation Ordinance (ARegV) the Bundesnetzagentur was required to submit to the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy, by 31 December 2014, a report evaluating the incentive-based regulation scheme and giving proposals for its progression. The report contains details of the development of network operators' investment behaviour and of the need for further measures to avoid barriers to investment. The report was drafted with the involvement of the Länder, academia and the economic sectors affected, and also takes account of international experience with incentive-based regimes.
The Bundesnetzagentur presented the evaluation report to the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy on 21 January 2015:
Evaluation report on incentive-based regulation (German language)
Two summaries of the report are available in English:
Short summary in English (PDF/71 KB)