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Commission decision C(2026) 6821 takes effect from 5 August 2026.","The exception preserves a “first come, first served” mechanism for allocating residual capacity. ARERA said the approach reflects the operating characteristics of the Transmed and Greenstream pipelines and should help make use of available infrastructure while avoiding costlier short-term alternatives. The regulator linked the decision to supply security and procurement-cost stability, but did not quantify any expected price reduction."],"key_points":[],"sections":[]},"text":"The European Commission approved a five-year exception to capacity-allocation rules at two Italian gas entry points, following a request by regulator ARERA. It applies from 5 August 2026.\n\nItaly’s energy regulator ARERA said on 21 October that the European Commission had granted its request for a five-year derogation from specific European network-code rules on gas capacity allocation at the Mazara del Vallo and Gela entry points. Commission decision C(2026) 6821 takes effect from 5 August 2026.\n\nThe exception preserves a “first come, first served” mechanism for allocating residual capacity. ARERA said the approach reflects the operating characteristics of the Transmed and Greenstream pipelines and should help make use of available infrastructure while avoiding costlier short-term alternatives. The regulator linked the decision to supply security and procurement-cost stability, but did not quantify any expected price reduction.\n\nThe Turkish first paragraph was corrected: the European Commission granted the derogation requested by ARERA; it did not request it. The other language editions already stated this correctly.","corrections":[{"at":"2026-10-22T21:06:32+03:00","language":"en","text":"The Turkish first paragraph was corrected: the European Commission granted the derogation requested by ARERA; it did not request it. The other language editions already stated this correctly."}],"editorial_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"energy","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/energy-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic energy landscape with solar panels, wind turbines and transmission lines.","language":"en"},"section_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"energy","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/energy-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic energy landscape with solar panels, wind turbines and transmission lines.","language":"en"}}}