Garantien for en høj grad af elforsyningssikkerhed er et centralt delmål for et velfungerende indre marked, og det pågældende direktiv giver medlemsstaterne mulighed for at pålægge elselskaber forpligtelser til offentlige tjenesteydelser, bl.a. hvad angår forsyningssikkerhed.
The guarantee of a high level of security of electricity supply is a key objective for the successful operation of the internal market and that Directive gives the Member States the possibility of imposing public service obligations on electricity undertakings, inter alia, in relation to security of supply.