Source - Ei Regleringsbrev 2026
Type: Regleringsbrev (appropriations directive from government to agency) Issuer: Swedish government (Klimat- och näringslivsdepartementet) Reference: Regeringsbeslut I:4, 2025-12-18, KN2025/02354 (partial) + KN2025/02401 Budget year: 2026 Recipient: Energimarknadsinspektionen (Ei)
Annual instruction from the Swedish government to Ei setting its budget, mandates, and reporting requirements for 2026. Signed by Ebba Busch and Linnéa Carlén.
Key mandates
1. Non-fossil flexibility target (Art. 19f EU 2024/1747)
Ei is assigned to propose Sweden’s national indicative target for non-fossil flexibility, as required by Article 19f of Regulation (EU) 2024/1747 (the EMD Reform). The proposal must include specific contributions from:
- Demand response (efterfrågeflexibilitet)
- Energy storage (energilagring)
- Non-fossil electricity production (elproduktion)
Deadline: September 15, 2026, report to Klimat- och näringslivsdepartementet.
This is preparatory work; the formal target-setting process under Art. 19f requires the target to be established within 12 months of the first national FNA (due July 2026).
2. Regulatory sandboxes for net-zero technology
Ei is assigned to identify which net-zero technologies under EU Regulation (EU) 2024/1735 (Net Zero Industry Act / nettonollförordningen) fall within Ei’s responsibility area.
Specifically, Ei must:
- Identify policy areas and regulations within its mandate suitable for a regulatory sandbox
- Note absent regulations and potential exemption needs
- Analyse possible experimental clauses (försöksklausuler)
- Propose how Ei’s role as a competent authority (behörig myndighet) for regulatory sandboxes should be designed
Deadline: May 20, 2026 (already passed as of this ingest date).
Context: Vinnova published a parallel report (2024-03522, 21 Feb 2025) proposing Vinnova as the lead agency for a national regulatory sandbox contact point, with Ei as one of several competent authorities in the energy domain.
3. Grid expansion annual reporting + map service
Ei is assigned to develop the necessary regulatory authority (nödvändiga författningsförslag) to annually compile and publish data on Swedish grid expansion and its costs.
Within the scope of the assignment, Ei must also develop a map service presenting annual grid expansion and costs.
Deadline: December 15, 2026.
4. Bottleneck revenues analysis (flaskhalsinkomster)
Ei is assigned to clarify how bottleneck revenues (flaskhalsinkomster) may be used under current rules, and to analyze whether there are other socioeconomically efficient uses not permitted by current regulation.
Deadline: October 30, 2026.
5. Shorter permitting times for grid (ongoing)
Ei must continue to develop methods and working approaches to shorten permitting timelines (ledtider) for grid construction, together with Lantmäteriet and affected county administrative boards (länsstyrelser). Priority:
- Projects improving north-south transmission capacity
- Projects connecting to growth areas
- Projects with high social or climate benefit
Deadline: February 1, 2027.
6. Flexibility dialogue in key regions
Building on the Norra Sverige pilot (KN2023/04607), Ei is assigned to conduct a dialogue on grid connection rules, subscription increases (abonnemangsökning), and flexibility with actors in:
- Norrbotten, Västerbotten (north)
- Västra Götaland, Skåne, Gotland (south/west)
Goal: facilitate integration of flexibility into relevant projects for the green industrial transformation.
Deadline: February 1, 2027.
7. Crisis/war preparedness
Ei must ensure proactive crisis and war-readiness capability. Report to Regeringskansliet (KN + Försvarsdepartementet) by February 22, 2027.
8. Nuclear power state aid support
Ei is authorized to use up to 1.5 MSEK from budget year 2026 to assist Regeringskansliet on state aid work for investments in new nuclear power. Funds disbursed via Statens energimyndighet (requisition by March 31, 2026).
9. Ongoing assignments (carried from prior regleringsbrev)
| Assignment | Reporting deadline |
|---|---|
| Monitor handling times (mål om handläggningstider) | Annual, by 2029-02-15 |
| Central data management tool (centralt datahanteringsverktyg) | 2026-09-30 |
| International sanctions (certain government tasks as competent authority) | Until further notice |
| Crisis/war proactivity (2024 instruction) | 2026-03-02 |
Budget
Total appropriation 2026: 234,451 kkr (approximately 234.5 MSEK)
- Disbursed monthly: ~19,538 kkr/month (final month: 19,533 kkr)
- Loan frame for operational investments: 27,000 kkr
- Interest account credit: 11,000 kkr
- Fee revenues (REMIT surveillance): 11,300 kkr
Relevance to wiki
- Ei: Adds 2026 mandates and budget. Key new mandate: non-fossil flexibility target proposal (Art. 19f) by September 2026; bottleneck revenues analysis by October 2026; grid expansion reporting + map (December 2026).
- Electricity Market Design Reform 2024: The non-fossil flexibility target mandate (Art. 19f) is part of the EMD Reform implementation package. The regleringsbrev is the first specific Swedish government instruction on this requirement.
- Network Code on Demand Response: Ei’s role in regulatory sandbox assessment overlaps with the NC DR T&C development workload — both are active in 2026.
- Flexibility Need Assessment: Art. 19f target proposal (September 2026) is timed to follow the first FNA report (July 2026), consistent with the regulatory architecture.
- Congestion Management: Bottleneck revenues analysis directly concerns how flaskhalsinkomster can be used — currently constrained by EU rules on their reinvestment in the grid.