(a) addresses the identification of projects of common interest necessary to implement priority corridors and areas falling under the energy infrastructure categories in electricity, gas, oil, and carbon dioxide set out in Annex II ("energy infrastructure categories"); (b) facilitates the timely implementation of projects of common interest by streamlining, coordinating more closely, and accelerating permit granting processes and by enhancing public participation; (c) provides rules and guidance for the cross-border allocation of costs and risk-related incentives for projects of common interest; (d) determines the conditions for eligibility of projects of common interest for Union financial assistance.
Regulation (EU) No 347/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 April 2013 on guidelines for trans-European energy infrastructure and repealing Decision No 1364/2006/EC and amending Regulations (EC) No 713/2009, (EC) No 714/2009 and (EC) No 715/2009 Text with EEA relevance
Modified by
- Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1391/2013of 14 October 2013amending Regulation (EU) No 347/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on guidelines for trans-European energy infrastructure as regards the Union list of projects of common interest, 32013R1391, December 21, 2013
- Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/89of 18 November 2015amending Regulation (EU) No 347/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the Union list of projects of common interest, 32016R0089, January 27, 2016
- Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/540of 23 November 2017amending Regulation (EU) No 347/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the Union list of projects of common interest, 32018R0540, April 6, 2018
- Regulation (EU) 2019/942 of the European Parliament and of the Councilof 5 June 2019establishing a European Union Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators(recast)(Text with EEA relevance), 32019R0942, June 14, 2019
- Regulation (EU) 2019/943 of the European Parliament and of the Councilof 5 June 2019on the internal market for electricity(recast)(Text with EEA relevance), 32019R0943, June 14, 2019
(1) "energy infrastructure" means any physical equipment or facility falling under the energy infrastructure categories which is located within the Union or linking the Union and one or more third countries; (2) "comprehensive decision" means the decision or set of decisions taken by a Member State authority or authorities not including courts or tribunals, that determines whether or not a project promoter is to be granted authorisation to build the energy infrastructure to realise a project without prejudice to any decision taken in the context of an administrative appeal procedure; (3) "project" means one or several lines, pipelines, facilities, equipments or installations falling under the energy infrastructure categories; (4) "project of common interest" means a project necessary to implement the energy infrastructure priority corridors and areas set out in Annex I and which is part of the Union list of projects of common interest referred to in Article 3; (5) "energy infrastructure bottleneck" means limitation of physical flows in an energy system due to insufficient transmission capacity, which includes inter alia the absence of infrastructure; (6) "project promoter" means one of the following: (a) a TSO, distribution system operator or other operator or investor developing a project of common interest; (b) where there are several TSOs, distribution system operators, other operators, investors, or any group thereof, the entity with legal personality under the applicable national law, which has been designated by contractual arrangement between them and which has the capacity to undertake legal obligations and assume financial liability on behalf of the parties to the contractual arrangement;
(7) "smart grid" means an electricity network that can integrate in a cost efficient manner the behaviour and actions of all users connected to it, including generators, consumers and those that both generate and consume, in order to ensure an economically efficient and sustainable power system with low losses and high levels of quality, security of supply and safety; (8) "works" means the purchase, supply and deployment of components, systems and services including software, the carrying out of development and construction and installation activities relating to a project, the acceptance of installations and the launching of a project; (9) "studies" means activities needed to prepare project implementation, such as preparatory, feasibility, evaluation, testing and validation studies, including software, and any other technical support measure including prior action to define and develop a project and decide on its financing, such as reconnaissance of the sites concerned and preparation of the financial package; (10) "national regulatory authority" means a national regulatory authority designated in accordance with Article 35(1) of Directive 2009/72/EC or Article 39(1) of Directive 2009/73/EC; (11) "commissioning" means the process of bringing a project into operation once it has been constructed.
(a) each individual proposal for a project of common interest shall require the approval of the Member States, to whose territory the project relates; if a Member State decides not to give its approval, it shall present its substantiated reasons for doing so to the Group concerned; (b) it shall take into account advice from the Commission that is aimed at having a manageable total number of projects of common interest.
(a) ensure that only those projects that fulfil the criteria referred to in Article 4 are included; (b) ensure cross-regional consistency, taking into account the opinion of the Agency as referred to in Annex III.2(12); (c) take into account any opinions of Member States as referred to in Annex III.2(9); and (d) aim for a manageable total number of projects of common interest on the Union list.
(a) the project is necessary for at least one of the energy infrastructure priority corridors and areas; (b) the potential overall benefits of the project, assessed according to the respective specific criteria in paragraph 2, outweigh its costs, including in the longer term; and (c) the project meets any of the following criteria: (i) involves at least two Member States by directly crossing the border of two or more Member States; (ii) is located on the territory of one Member State and has a significant cross-border impact as set out in Annex IV.1; (iii) crosses the border of at least one Member State and a European Economic Area country.
(a) for electricity transmission and storage projects falling under the energy infrastructure categories set out in Annex II.1(a) to (d), the project is to contribute significantly to at least one of the following specific criteria: (i) market integration, inter alia through lifting the isolation of at least one Member State and reducing energy infrastructure bottlenecks; competition and system flexibility; (ii) sustainability, inter alia through the integration of renewable energy into the grid and the transmission of renewable generation to major consumption centres and storage sites; (iii) security of supply, inter alia through interoperability, appropriate connections and secure and reliable system operation;
(b) for gas projects falling under the energy infrastructure categories set out in Annex II.2, the project is to contribute significantly to at least one of the following specific criteria: (i) market integration, inter alia through lifting the isolation of at least one Member State and reducing energy infrastructure bottlenecks; interoperability and system flexibility; (ii) security of supply, inter alia through appropriate connections and diversification of supply sources, supplying counterparts and routes; (iii) competition, inter alia through diversification of supply sources, supplying counterparts and routes; (iv) sustainability, inter alia through reducing emissions, supporting intermittent renewable generation and enhancing deployment of renewable gas;
(c) for electricity smart grid projects falling under the energy infrastructure category set out in Annex II.1(e), the project is to contribute significantly to all of the following specific criteria: (i) integration and involvement of network users with new technical requirements with regard to their electricity supply and demand; (ii) efficiency and interoperability of electricity transmission and distribution in day-to-day network operation; (iii) network security, system control and quality of supply; (iv) optimised planning of future cost-efficient network investments; (v) market functioning and customer services; (vi) involvement of users in the management of their energy usage;
(d) for oil transport projects falling under the energy infrastructure categories set out in Annex II.3, the project is to contribute significantly to all of the following specific criteria: (i) security of supply reducing single supply source or route dependency; (ii) efficient and sustainable use of resources through mitigation of environmental risks; (iii) interoperability;
(e) for carbon dioxide transport projects falling under the energy infrastructure categories set out in Annex II.4, the project is contribute significantly to all of the following specific criteria: (i) the avoidance of carbon dioxide emissions while maintaining security of energy supply; (ii) increasing the resilience and security of carbon dioxide transport; (iii) the efficient use of resources, by enabling the connection of multiple carbon dioxide sources and storage sites via common infrastructure and minimising environmental burden and risks.
(a) the urgency of each proposed project in order to meet the Union energy policy targets of market integration, inter alia through lifting the isolation of at least one Member State and competition, sustainability and security of supply; (b) the number of Member States affected by each project, whilst ensuring equal opportunities for projects involving peripheral Member States; (c) the contribution of each project to territorial cohesion; and (d) complementarity with regard to other proposed projects.
(a) feasibility and design studies; (b) approval by the national regulatory authority or by any other authority concerned; (c) construction and commissioning; (d) the permit granting schedule referred to in Article 10(4)(b).
(a) the progress achieved in the development, construction and commissioning of the project, in particular with regard to permit granting and consultation procedures; (b) where relevant, delays compared to the implementation plan, the reasons for such delays and other difficulties encountered; (c) where relevant, a revised plan aiming at overcoming the delays.
(a) in so far as measures referred to in Article 22(7)(a), (b) or (c) of Directives 2009/72/EC and 2009/73/EC are applicable according to respective national laws, national regulatory authorities shall ensure that the investment is carried out; (b) if the measures of national regulatory authorities according to point (a) are not applicable, the project promoter shall choose a third party to finance or construct all or part of the project. The project promoter shall do so before the delay compared to the date of commissioning in the implementation plan exceeds two years; (c) if a third party is not chosen according to point (b), the Member State or, when the Member State has so provided, the national regulatory authority may, within two months of the expiry of the period referred to in point (b), designate a third party to finance or construct the project which the project promoter shall accept; (d) if the delay compared to the date of commissioning in the implementation plan exceeds two years and two months, the Commission, subject to the agreement and with the full cooperation of the Member States concerned, may launch a call for proposals open to any third party capable of becoming a project promoter to build the project according to an agreed timeline; (e) when points (c) or (d) are applied, the system operator in whose area the investment is located shall provide the implementing operators or investors or third party with all the information needed to realise the investment, shall connect new assets to the transmission network and shall generally make its best efforts to facilitate the implementation of the investment and the secure, reliable and efficient operation and maintenance of the project of common interest.
(a) promote the projects, for which he has been designated European coordinator and the cross-border dialogue between the project promoters and all concerned stakeholders; (b) assist all parties as necessary in consulting concerned stakeholders and obtaining necessary permits for the projects; (c) if appropriate, advise project promoters on the financing of the project; (d) ensure that appropriate support and strategic direction by the Member States concerned are provided for the preparation and implementation of the projects; (e) submit every year, and if appropriate, upon completion of their mandate, a report to the Commission on the progress of the projects and on any difficulties and obstacles which are likely to significantly delay the commissioning date of the projects. The Commission shall transmit the report to the European Parliament and the Groups concerned.
(a) the competent authority notifies the Commission of that delegation and the information therein is published by either the competent authority or the project promoter on the website referred to in Article 9(7); (b) only one authority is responsible per project of common interest, is the sole point of contact for the project promoter in the process leading to the comprehensive decision for a given project of common interest, and coordinates the submission of all relevant documents and information.
(a) The pre-application procedure, covering the period between the start of the permit granting process and the acceptance of the submitted application file by the competent authority, shall take place within an indicative period of two years. This procedure shall include the preparation of any environmental reports to be prepared by the project promoters. For the purpose of establishing the start of the permit granting process, the project promoters shall notify the project to the competent authority of the Member States concerned in written form, and shall include a reasonably detailed outline of the project. No later than three months following the receipt of the notification, the competent authority shall, including on behalf of other authorities concerned, acknowledge or, if it considers the project as not mature enough to enter the permit granting process, reject the notification in written form. In the event of a rejection, the competent authority shall justify its decision, including on behalf of other authorities concerned. The date of signature of the acknowledgement of the notification by the competent authority shall serve as the start of the permit granting process. Where two or more Member States are concerned, the date of the acceptance of the last notification by the competent authority concerned shall serve as the date of the start of the permit granting process. (b) The statutory permit granting procedure, covering the period from the date of acceptance of the submitted application file until the comprehensive decision is taken, shall not exceed one year and six months. Member States may set an earlier date for the time-limit, if considered appropriate.
(a) upon the acknowledgement of the notification pursuant to paragraph 1(a), the competent authority shall identify, in close cooperation with the other authorities concerned, and where appropriate on the basis of a proposal by the project promoter, the scope of material and level of detail of information to be submitted by the project promoter, as part of the application file, to apply for the comprehensive decision. The checklist referred to in Annex VI.1(e) shall serve as a basis for this identification; (b) the competent authority shall draw up, in close cooperation with the project promoter and other authorities concerned and taking into account the results of the activities carried out under point (a), a detailed schedule for the permit granting process in line with the guidelines set out in Annex VI.(2); For projects crossing the border between two or more Member States, the competent authorities of the Member States concerned shall prepare a joint schedule, in which they endeavour to align their timetables; (c) upon receipt of the draft application file, the competent authority shall, if necessary, and including on behalf of other authorities concerned, make further requests regarding missing information to be submitted by the project promoter, which may only address subjects identified under point (a). Within three months of the submission of the missing information, the competent authority shall accept for examination the application in written form. Requests for additional information may only be made if they are justified by new circumstances.
(a) a project-specific cost-benefit analysis consistent with the methodology drawn up pursuant to Article 11 and taking into account benefits beyond the borders of the Member State concerned; (b) a business plan evaluating the financial viability of the project, including the chosen financing solution, and, for a project of common interest falling under the category referred to in Annex II.2, the results of market testing; and (c) if the project promoters agree, a substantiated proposal for a cross-border cost allocation.
congestion rents or other charges, revenues stemming from the inter-transmission system operator compensation mechanism established under Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 714/2009.
(a) an evaluation of the identified impacts, including concerning network tariffs, on each of the concerned Member States; (b) an evaluation of the business plan referred to in paragraph 3(b); (c) regional or Union-wide positive externalities, which the project would generate; (d) the result of the consultation of the project promoters concerned.
(a) an exemption from Articles 32, 33, 34 and Article 41(6), (8) and (10) of Directive 2009/73/EC pursuant to Article 36 of Directive 2009/73/EC; (b) an exemption from Article 16(6) of Regulation (EC) No 714/2009 or an exemption from Article 32 and Article 37(6) and (10) of Directive 2009/72/EC pursuant to Article 17 of Regulation (EC) No 714/2009; (c) an exemption under Article 22 of Directive 2003/55/EC Directive 2003/55/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2003 concerning common rules for the internal market in natural gas (OJ L 176, 15.7.2003, p. 57 ).(d) an exemption under Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1228/2003 Regulation (EC) No 1228/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2003 on conditions for access to the network for cross-border exchanges in electricity (OJ L 176, 15.7.2003, p. 1 ).
(a) an exemption from Articles 32, 33, 34 and Article 41(6), (8) and (10) of Directive 2009/73/EC pursuant to Article 36 of Directive 2009/73/EC; (b) an exemption from Article 16(6) of Regulation (EC) No 714/2009 or an exemption from Article 32 and Article 37(6) and (10) of Directive 2009/72/EC pursuant to Article 17 of Regulation (EC) No 714/2009; (c) an exemption under Article 22 of Directive 2003/55/EC; or (d) an exemption under Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1228/2003.
(a) the rules for anticipatory investment; or (b) the rules for recognition of efficiently incurred costs before commissioning of the project; or (c) the rules for providing additional return on the capital invested for the project; or (d) the any other measure deemed necessary and appropriate.
(a) the incentives referred to in paragraph 1 on the basis of a benchmarking of best practice by national regulatory authorities; (b) a common methodology to evaluate the incurred higher risks of investments in electricity and gas infrastructure projects.
(a) the project specific cost-benefit analysis pursuant to Article 12(3)(a) provides evidence concerning the existence of significant positive externalities, such as security of supply, solidarity or innovation; (b) the project has received a cross-border cost allocation decision pursuant to Article 12; or, for projects of common interest falling under the category set out in Annex II.1(c) and that therefore do not receive a cross-border cost allocation decision, the project shall aim to provide services across borders, bring technological innovation and ensure the safety of cross-border grid operation; (c) the project is commercially not viable according to the business plan and other assessments carried out, notably by possible investors or creditors or the national regulatory authority. The decision on incentives and its justification referred to in Article 13(2) shall be taken into account when assessing the project’s commercial viability.
(a) the progress achieved for the planning, development, construction and commissioning of projects of common interest selected pursuant to Article 3, and, where relevant, delays in implementation and other difficulties encountered; (b) the funds engaged and disbursed by the Union for projects of common interest, compared to the total value of funded projects of common interest; (c) for the electricity and gas sectors, the evolution of the interconnection level between Member States, the corresponding evolution of energy prices, as well as the number of network system failure events, their causes and related economic cost; (d) permit granting and public participation, in particular: (i) the average and maximum total duration of permit granting processes for projects of common interest, including the duration of each step of the pre-application procedure, compared to the timing foreseen by the initial major milestones referred to in Article 10(4); (ii) the level of opposition faced by projects of common interest (notably number of written objections during the public consultation process, number of legal recourse actions); (iii) an overview of best and innovative practices with regard to stakeholder involvement and mitigation of environmental impact during permit granting processes and project implementation; (iv) the effectiveness of the schemes foreseen in Article 8(3) regarding compliance with the time limits set under Article 10;
(e) regulatory treatment, in particular: (i) the number of projects of common interest having been granted a cross-border cost allocation decision pursuant to Article 12; (ii) the number and type of projects of common interest having received specific incentives pursuant to Article 13;
(f) the effectiveness of this Regulation in contributing to the goals for market integration by 2014 and 2015, to the climate and energy targets for 2020, and, in the longer term, to the move toward a low-carbon economy by 2050.
(a) general, updated information, including geographic information, for each project of common interest; (b) the implementation plan as set out in Article 5(1) for each project of common interest; (c) the main results of the cost-benefit analysis on the basis of the methodology drawn up pursuant Article 11 for the projects of common interest concerned, except for any commercially sensitive information; (d) the Union list; (e) the funds allocated and disbursed by the Union for each project of common interest.
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(1) Article 8 is amended as follows: (a) in paragraph 3, point (a) is replaced by the following: "(a) common network operation tools to ensure coordination of network operation in normal and emergency conditions, including a common incident classification scale, and research plans. These tools shall specify inter alia: (i) the information, including appropriate day ahead, intra-day and real-time information, useful for improving operational coordination, as well as the optimal frequency for the collection and sharing of such information; (ii) the technological platform for the exchange of information in real time and where appropriate, the technological platforms for the collection, processing and transmission of the other information referred to in point (i), as well as for the implementation of the procedures capable of increasing operational coordination between transmission system operators with a view to such coordination becoming Union-wide; (iii) how transmission system operators make available the operational information to other transmission system operators or any entity duly mandated to support them to achieve operational coordination, and to the Agency; and (iv) that transmission system operators designate a contact point in charge of answering inquiries from other transmission system operators or from any entity duly mandated as referred to in point (iii), or from the Agency concerning such information.
The ENTSO for Electricity shall submit the adopted specifications on points (i) to (iv) above to the Agency and to the Commission by 16 May 2015 .Within 12 months of the adoption of the specifications, the Agency shall issue an opinion in which it considers whether they sufficiently contribute to the promotion of cross-border trade and to ensuring the optimal management, coordinated operation, efficient use and sound technical evolution of the European electricity transmission network.";
(b) in paragraph 10 point (a) is replaced by the following: "(a) build on national investment plans, taking into account regional investment plans as referred to in Article 12(1), and, if appropriate, Union aspects of network planning as set out in Regulation (EU) No 347/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 April 2013 on guidelines for trans-European energy infrastructureOJ L 115, 25.4.2013, p. 39 .";
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(2) Article 11 is replaced by the following: "Article 11 Costs The costs related to the activities of the ENTSO for Electricity referred to in Articles 4 to 12 of this Regulation, and in Article 11 of Regulation (EU) No 347/2013 shall be borne by the transmission system operators and shall be taken into account in the calculation of tariffs. Regulatory authorities shall approve those costs only if they are reasonable and appropriate."; (3) in Article 18, the following paragraph is inserted: "4a. The Commission may adopt guidelines on the implementation of operational coordination between transmission system operators at Union level. Those guidelines shall be consistent with and build upon the network codes referred to in Article 6 of this Regulation and build upon the adopted specifications and the Agency opinion referred to in Article 8(3)(a) of this Regulation. When adopting those guidelines, the Commission shall take into account differing regional and national operational requirements. Those guidelines shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 23(3)."; (4) in Article 23 the following paragraph is inserted: "3. Where reference is made to this paragraph, Article 5 of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 2011 laying down the rules and general principles concerning mechanisms for control by Member States of the Commission’s exercise of implementing powersOJ L 55, 28.2.2011, p. 13 .".----------------------OJ L 55, 28.2.2011, p. 13 .".
(1) in Article 8(10), point (a) is replaced by the following: "(a) build on national investment plans, taking into account regional investment plans as referred to in Article 12(1), and, if appropriate, Union aspects of network planning as set out in Regulation (EU) No 347/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 April 2013 on guidelines for trans-European energy infrastructureOJ L 115, 25.4.2013, p. 39 .";
----------------------OJ L 115, 25.4.2013, p. 39 .";(2) Article 11 is replaced by the following: "Article 11 Costs The costs related to the activities of the ENTSO for Gas referred to in Articles 4 to 12 of this Regulation, and in Article 11 of Regulation (EU) No 347/2013 shall be borne by the transmission system operators and shall be taken into account in the calculation of tariffs. Regulatory authorities shall approve those costs only if they are reasonable and appropriate.".
(a) accommodating ever-increasing wind surplus generation in and around the Northern and Baltic Seas and increasing renewable generation in the East and South of Europe and also North Africa; (b) connecting these new generation hubs with major storage capacities in the Nordic countries, the Alps and other regions with major consumption centres; and (c) coping with an increasingly variable and decentralised electricity supply and flexible electricity demand.
(1) concerning electricity: (a) high-voltage overhead transmission lines, if they have been designed for a voltage of 220 kV or more, and underground and submarine transmission cables, if they have been designed for a voltage of 150 kV or more; (b) concerning in particular electricity highways; any physical equipment designed to allow transport of electricity on the high and extra-high voltage level, in view of connecting large amounts of electricity generation or storage located in one or several Member States or third countries with large-scale electricity consumption in one or several other Member States; (c) electricity storage facilities used for storing electricity on a permanent or temporary basis in above-ground or underground infrastructure or geological sites, provided they are directly connected to high-voltage transmission lines designed for a voltage of 110 kV or more; (d) any equipment or installation essential for the systems defined in (a) to (c) to operate safely, securely and efficiently, including protection, monitoring and control systems at all voltage levels and substations; (e) any equipment or installation, both at transmission and medium voltage distribution level, aiming at two-way digital communication, real-time or close to real-time, interactive and intelligent monitoring and management of electricity generation, transmission, distribution and consumption within an electricity network in view of developing a network efficiently integrating the behaviour and actions of all users connected to it — generators, consumers and those that do both — in order to ensure an economically efficient, sustainable electricity system with low losses and high quality and security of supply and safety;
(2) concerning gas: (a) transmission pipelines for the transport of natural gas and bio gas that form part of a network which mainly contains high-pressure pipelines, excluding high-pressure pipelines used for upstream or local distribution of natural gas; (b) underground storage facilities connected to the above-mentioned high-pressure gas pipelines; (c) reception, storage and regasification or decompression facilities for liquefied natural gas (LNG) or compressed natural gas (CNG); (d) any equipment or installation essential for the system to operate safely, securely and efficiently or to enable bi-directional capacity, including compressor stations;
(3) concerning oil: (a) pipelines used to transport crude oil; (b) pumping stations and storage facilities necessary for the operation of crude oil pipelines; (c) any equipment or installation essential for the system in question to operate properly, securely and efficiently, including protection, monitoring and control systems and reverse-flow devices;
(4) concerning carbon dioxide: (a) dedicated pipelines, other than upstream pipeline network, used to transport anthropogenic carbon dioxide from more than one source, i.e. industrial installations (including power plants) that produce carbon dioxide gas from combustion or other chemical reactions involving fossil or non-fossil carbon-containing compounds, for the purpose of permanent geological storage of carbon dioxide pursuant to Directive 2009/31/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council OJ L 140, 5.6.2009, p. 114 .(b) facilities for liquefaction and buffer storage of carbon dioxide in view of its further transportation. This does not include infrastructure within a geological formation used for the permanent geological storage of carbon dioxide pursuant to Directive 2009/31/EC and associated surface and injection facilities; (c) any equipment or installation essential for the system in question to operate properly, securely and efficiently, including protection, monitoring and control systems.
an assessment of their projects with regard to the contribution to implementing the priorities set out in Annex I, an analysis of the fulfilment of the relevant criteria defined in Article 4, for projects having reached a sufficient degree of maturity, a project-specific cost-benefit analysis in accordance with Articles 21 and 22 based on the methodologies developed by the ENTSO for electricity or the ENTSO for gas pursuant to Article 11, and any other relevant information for the evaluation of the project.
the ENTSO for Electricity in line with the methodology applied in the latest available 10-year network development plan for projects falling under Annex II.1(a), (b) and (d), the ENTSO for Gas or by a third party in a consistent manner based on an objective methodology for projects falling under Annex II.2.
(a) for electricity transmission, the project increases the grid transfer capacity, or the capacity available for commercial flows, at the border of that Member State with one or several other Member States, or at any other relevant cross-section of the same transmission corridor having the effect of increasing this cross-border grid transfer capacity, by at least 500 Megawatt compared to the situation without commissioning of the project; (b) for electricity storage, the project provides at least 225 MW installed capacity and has a storage capacity that allows a net annual electricity generation of 250 Gigawatt-hours/year; (c) for gas transmission, the project concerns investment in reverse flow capacities or changes the capability to transmit gas across the borders of the Member States concerned by at least 10 % compared to the situation prior to the commissioning of the project; (d) for gas storage or liquefied/compressed natural gas, the project aims at supplying directly or indirectly at least two Member States or at fulfilling the infrastructure standard (N-1 rule) at regional level in accordance with Article 6(3) of Regulation (EU) No 994/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council OJ L 295, 12.11.2010, p. 1 .(e) for smart grids, the project is designed for equipments and installations at high-voltage and medium-voltage level designed for a voltage of 10 kV or more. It involves transmission and distribution system operators from at least two Member States, which cover at least 50000 users that generate or consume electricity or do both in a consumption area of at least 300 Gigawatthours/year, of which at least 20 % originate from renewable resources that are variable in nature.
(a) Market integration, competition and system flexibility shall be measured in line with the analysis made in the latest available Union-wide 10-year network development plan in electricity, notably by: calculating, for cross-border projects, the impact on the grid transfer capability in both power flow directions, measured in terms of amount of power (in megawatt), and their contribution to reaching the minimum interconnection capacity of 10 % installed production capacity or, for projects with significant cross-border impact, the impact on grid transfer capability at borders between relevant Member States, between relevant Member States and third countries or within relevant Member States and on demand-supply balancing and network operations in relevant Member States, assessing the impact, for the area of analysis as defined in Annex V.10, in terms of energy system-wide generation and transmission costs and evolution and convergence of market prices provided by a project under different planning scenarios, notably taking into account the variations induced on the merit order.
(b) Transmission of renewable energy generation to major consumption centres and storage sites shall be measured in line with the analysis made in the latest available 10-year network development plan in electricity, notably by: for electricity transmission, by estimating the amount of generation capacity from renewable energy sources (by technology, in megawatts), which is connected and transmitted due to the project, compared to the amount of planned total generation capacity from these types of renewable energy sources in the concerned Member State in 2020 according to the national renewable energy action plans as defined in Article 4 of Directive 2009/28/EC, for electricity storage, by comparing new capacity provided by the project with total existing capacity for the same storage technology in the area of analysis as defined in Annex V.10.
(c) Security of supply, interoperability and secure system operation shall be measured in line with the analysis made in the latest available 10-year network development plan in electricity, notably by assessing the impact of the project on the loss of load expectation for the area of analysis as defined in Annex V.10 in terms of generation and transmission adequacy for a set of characteristic load periods, taking into account expected changes in climate-related extreme weather events and their impact on infrastructure resilience. Where applicable, the impact of the project on independent and reliable control of system operation and services shall be measured.
(a) Market integration and interoperability shall be measured by calculating the additional value of the project to the integration of market areas and price convergence, to the overall flexibility of the system, including the capacity level offered for reverse flows under various scenarios. (b) Competition shall be measured on the basis of diversification, including the facilitation of access to indigenous sources of supply, taking into account, successively: diversification of sources; diversification of counterparts; diversification of routes; the impact of new capacity on the Herfindahl-Hirschmann index (HHI)calculated at capacity level for the area of analysis as defined in Annex V.10. (c) Security of gas supply shall be measured by calculating the additional value of the project to the short and long-term resilience of the Union’s gas system and to enhancing the remaining flexibility of the system to cope with supply disruptions to Member States under various scenarios as well as the additional capacity provided by the project measured in relation to the infrastructure standard (N-1 rule) at regional level in accordance with Article 6(3) of Regulation (EU) No 994/2010. (d) Sustainability shall be measured as the contribution of a project to reduce emissions, to support the back-up of renewable electricity generation or power-to-gas and biogas transportation, taking into account expected changes in climatic conditions.
(a) Security of oil supply shall be measured by assessing the additional value of the new capacity offered by a project for the short and long-term resilience of the system and the remaining flexibility of the system to cope with supply disruptions under various scenarios. (b) Interoperability shall be measured by assessing to what extent the project improves the operation of the oil network, in particular by providing the possibility of reverse flows. (c) Efficient and sustainable use of resources shall be measured by assessing the extent to which the project makes use of already existing infrastructure and contributes to minimising environmental and climate change burden and risks.
(a) greenhouse gas emissions and transmission losses over the technical lifecycle of the project; (b) future costs for new generation and transmission investment over the technical lifecycle of the project; (c) operational flexibility, including optimisation of regulating power and ancillary services; (d) system resilience, including disaster and climate resilience, and system security, notably for European critical infrastructures as defined in Directive 2008/114/EC.
(a) disaster and climate resilience, and system security, notably for European critical infrastructures as defined in Directive 2008/114/EC; (b) congestion in the gas network.
(a) the relevant law upon which decisions and opinions are based for the different types of relevant projects of common interest, including environmental law; (b) the relevant decisions and opinions to be obtained; (c) the names and contact details of the Competent Authority, other authorities and major stakeholders concerned; (d) the work flow, outlining each stage in the process, including an indicative time frame and a concise overview of the decision-making process; (e) information about the scope, structure and level of detail of documents to be submitted with the application for decisions, including a checklist; (f) the stages and means for the general public to participate in the process.
(a) the decisions and opinions to be obtained; (b) the authorities, stakeholders, and the public likely to be concerned; (c) the individual stages of the procedure and their duration; (d) major milestones to be accomplished and their deadlines in view of the comprehensive decision to be taken; (e) the resources planned by the authorities and possible additional resource needs.
(a) The stakeholders affected by a project of common interest, including relevant national, regional and local authorities, landowners and citizens living in the vicinity of the project, the general public and their associations, organisations or groups, shall be extensively informed and consulted at an early stage, when potential concerns by the public can still be taken into account and in an open and transparent manner. Where relevant, the competent authority shall actively support the activities undertaken by the project promoter. (b) Competent authorities shall ensure that public consultation procedures for projects of common interest are grouped together where possible. Each public consultation shall cover all subject matters relevant to the particular stage of the procedure, and one subject matter relevant to the particular stage of the procedure shall not be addressed in more than one public consultation; however, one public consultation may take place in more than one geographical location. The subject matters addressed by a public consultation shall be clearly indicated in the notification of the public consultation. (c) Comments and objections shall be admissible from the beginning of the public consultation until the expiry of the deadline only.
(a) the stakeholders concerned and addressed; (b) the measures envisaged, including proposed general locations and dates of dedicated meetings; (c) the timeline; (d) the human resources allocated to the respective tasks.
(a) publish an information leaflet of no more than 15 pages, giving, in a clear and concise manner, an overview of the purpose and preliminary timetable of the project, the national grid development plan, alternative routes considered, expected impacts, including of cross-border nature, and possible mitigation measures, which shall be published prior to the start of the consultation; The information leaflet shall furthermore list the web addresses of the transparency platform referred to in Article 18 and of the manual of procedures referred to in point (1); (b) inform all stakeholders affected about the project through the website referred to in Article 9(7) and other appropriate information means; (c) invite in written form relevant affected stakeholders to dedicated meetings, during which concerns shall be discussed.
(a) the information leaflet referred to in point (5); (b) a non-technical and regularly updated summary of no more than 50 pages reflecting the current status of the project and clearly indicating, in case of updates, changes to previous versions; (c) the project and public consultation planning, clearly indicating dates and locations for public consultations and hearings and the envisaged subject matters relevant for those hearings; (d) contact details in view of obtaining the full set of application documents; (e) contact details in view of conveying comments and objections during public consultations.
(a) a cluster of interdependent PCIs is defined as a "Cluster X, including the following PCIs:". Such cluster has been formed to identify PCIs that are all needed to address the same bottleneck across country borders and provide synergies if implemented together. In this case, all the PCIs have to be implemented to realise the EU-wide benefits;(b) a cluster of potentially competing PCIs is defined as a "Cluster X, including one or more of the following PCIs:". Such cluster reflects an uncertainty around the extent of the bottleneck across country borders. In this case, not all the PCIs included in the cluster have to be implemented. It is left to the market to determine whether one, several or all PCIs are to be implemented, subject to the necessary planning, permit and regulatory approvals. The need for PCIs shall be reassessed in a subsequent PCI identification process, including with regard to the capacity needs; and (c) a cluster of competing PCIs is defined as a "Cluster X, including one of the following PCIs:". Such cluster addresses the same bottleneck. However, the extent of the bottleneck is more certain than in the case of a cluster of potentially competing PCIs, and therefore only one PCI has to be implemented. It is left to the market to determine which PCI is to be implemented, subject to the necessary planning, permit and regulatory approvals. Where necessary, the need for PCIs shall be reassessed in a subsequent PCI identification process.
(a) Several projects included in the Union lists established by Regulation (EU) No 1391/2013 and Regulation (EU) 2016/89 are no longer considered PCIs for one or more of the following reasons: the project has already been commissioned or is to be commissioned in the near future and so it would not benefit from the provisions of Regulation (EU) No 347/2013; according to new data the project does not satisfy the general criteria; a promoter has not re-submitted the project in the selection process for this Union list; or the project was ranked lower than other candidate PCIs in the selection process.
These projects (with the exception of the projects commissioned) may be considered for inclusion in the next Union list if the reasons for non-inclusion in the current Union list no longer apply. Such projects are not PCIs, but are listed for reasons of transparency and clarity with their original PCI numbers in Part C of this Annex as " Projects no longer considered PCIs ".(b) Furthermore, some projects included in the Union lists established by Regulation (EU) No 1391/2013 and Regulation (EU) 2016/89 became during their implementation process integral parts of other (clusters of) PCIs. Such projects are no longer considered independent PCIs, but are listed for reasons of transparency and clarity with their original PCI numbers in Annex VII(C) as " Projects that are now integral parts of other PCIs ".
| No | Definition |
|---|---|
| 1.1 |
|
| 1.3 |
|
| 1.4 |
|
| 1.6 | France — Ireland interconnection between La Martyre (FR) and Great Island or Knockraha (IE) [currently known as "Celtic Interconnector"] |
| 1.7 |
|
| 1.8 |
|
| 1.9 | |
| 1.10 |
|
| 1.12 |
|
| 1.13 | Interconnection between Iceland and United Kingdom [currently known as "Ice Link"] |
| 1.14 | Interconnection between Revsing (DK) and Bicker Fen (UK) [currently known as "Viking Link"] |
| 1.15 | Interconnection between the Antwerp area (BE) and the vicinity of Kemsley (UK) |
| 1.16 | Interconnection between Netherlands and United Kingdom |
| 1.17 | Compressed air energy storage in Zuidwending (NL) |
| 1.18 | Offshore hydro-pumped electricity storage facility in Belgium [currently known as "iLand"] |
| No | Definition |
|---|---|
| 2.2 |
|
| 2.4 | Interconnection between Codrongianos (IT), Lucciana (Corsica, FR) and Suvereto (IT) [currently known as "SACOI 3"] |
| 2.5 | |
| 2.7 | Interconnection between Aquitaine (FR) and the Basque country (ES) [currently known as "Biscay Gulf"] |
| 2.9 | Internal line between Osterath and Philippsburg (DE) to increase capacity at western borders [currently known as "Ultranet"] |
| 2.10 | Internal line between Brunsbüttel-Grοβgartach and Wilster-Grafenrheinfeld (DE) to increase capacity at northern and southern borders [currently known as "Suedlink"] |
| 2.13 |
|
| 2.14 | Interconnection between Thusis/Sils (CH) and Verderio Inferiore (IT) [currently known as "Greenconnector"] |
| 2.15 | |
| 2.16 |
|
| 2.17 | Portugal — Spain interconnection between Beariz — Fontefría (ES), Fontefria (ES) — Ponte de Lima (PT) (formerly Vila Fria/Viana do Castelo) and Ponte de Lima — Vila Nova de Famalicão (PT) (formerly Vila do Conde) (PT), including substations in Beariz (ES), Fontefría (ES) and Ponte de Lima (PT) |
| 2.18 | Capacity increase of hydro-pumped electricity storage in Kaunertal, Tyrol (AT) |
| 2.23 | Internal lines at the Belgian north border between Zandvliet and Lillo-Liefkenshoek (BE),and between Liefkenshoek and Mercator, including a substation in Lillo (BE)[currently known as "BRABO II + III"] |
| 2.24 | Internal Belgian Backbone West between Horta-Mercator (BE) |
| 2.27 |
|
| 2.28 |
|
| No | Definition |
|---|---|
| 3.1 |
|
| 3.2 | |
| 3.4 | Interconnection between Wurmlach (AT) and Somplago (IT) |
| 3.7 |
|
| 3.8 |
|
| 3.9 | |
| 3.10 |
|
| 3.11 |
|
| 3.12 | Internal line in Germany between Wolmirstedt and Bavaria to increase internal North-South transmission capacity |
| 3.14 |
|
| 3.16 | |
| 3.17 | Interconnection Hungary – Slovakia between Sajóvánka (HU) and Rimavská Sobota (SK) |
| 3.21 | Interconnection between Salgareda (IT) and Divača — Bericevo region (SI) |
| 3.22 |
|
| 3.23 | Hydro-pumped electricity storage in Yadenitsa (BG) |
| 3.24 | Hydro-pumped electricity storage in Amfilochia (EL) |
| 3.27 | Interconnection between Sicily (IT) and Tunisia node (TU) [currently known as "ELMED"] |
| No | Definition |
|---|---|
| 4.1 | Denmark — Germany interconnection between Ishøj/Bjæverskov (DK) and Bentwisch (DE) via offshore windparks Kriegers Flak (DK) and Baltic 1 and 2 (DE) [currently known as "Kriegers Flak Combined Grid Solution"] |
| 4.2 |
|
| 4.4 |
|
| 4.5 | |
| 4.6 | Hydro-pumped electricity storage in Estonia |
| 4.7 | Capacity increase of hydro-pumped electricity storage at Kruonis (LT) |
| 4.8 |
|
| 4.10 |
|
| No | Definition |
|---|---|
| 5.1 |
|
| 5.3 | Shannon LNG Terminal and connecting pipeline (IE) |
| 5.4 |
|
| 5.5 |
|
| 5.10 | Reverse flow interconnection on TENP pipeline in Germany |
| 5.11 | Reverse flow interconnection between Italy and Switzerland at Passo Gries interconnection point |
| 5.19 | Connection of Malta to the European gas network — pipeline interconnection with Italy at Gela |
| 5.21 | Adaptation low to high calorific gas in France and Belgium |
| No | Definition |
|---|---|
| 6.2 |
|
| 6.4 | PCI Bidirectional Austrian — Czech interconnection (BACI) between Baumgarten (AT) – Reinthal (CZ/AT) — Břeclav (CZ), with capacity up to 6,57 bcm/a |
| 6.5 |
|
| 6.8 |
|
| 6.9 | |
| 6.10 | PCI Gas interconnection Bulgaria — Serbia [currently known as "IBS"] |
| 6.20 |
|
| 6.23 | Hungary – Slovenia interconnection (Nagykanizsa — Tornyiszentmiklós (HU) — Lendava (SI) — Kidričevo) |
| 6.24 |
|
| 6.25 |
|
| 6.26 |
|
| No | Definition |
|---|---|
| 7.1 |
|
| 7.3 |
|
| 7.5 | Development of gas infrastructure in Cyprus [currently known as "Cyprus Gas2EU"] |
| No | Definition |
|---|---|
| 8.1 | |
| 8.2 |
|
| 8.3 |
|
| 8.5 | Poland-Lithuania interconnection [currently known as "GIPL"] |
| 8.6 | Gothenburg LNG terminal in Sweden |
| 8.7 | Capacity extension of Świnoujście LNG terminal in Poland |
| No | Definition |
|---|---|
| 9.1 | Adamowo — Brody pipeline: pipeline connecting the JSC Uktransnafta's handling site in Brody (Ukraine) and Adamowo Tank Farm (Poland) |
| 9.2 | Bratislava — Schwechat — Pipeline: pipeline linking Schwechat (Austria) and Bratislava (Slovak Republic) |
| 9.4 | Litvinov (Czech Republic) — Spergau (Germany) pipeline: the extension project of the Druzhba crude oil pipeline to the refinery TRM Spergau |
| 9.5 |
|
| 9.6 | TAL Plus: capacity expansion of the TAL pipeline between Trieste (Italy) and Ingolstadt (Germany) |
| No | Definition |
|---|---|
| 10.3 | SINCRO.GRID (Slovenia, Croatia) - An innovative integration of synergetic, mature technology-based solutions in order to increase the security of operations of the Slovenian and Croatian electricity systems simultaneously |
| 10.4 | ACON (Czech Republic, Slovakia) - The main goal of ACON (Again COnnected Networks) is to foster the integration of the Czech and the Slovak electricity markets |
| 10.5 | ALPGRID (Austria, Italy) - An innovative integration of synergetic, mature, technology-based solutions in order to simultaneously increase the operational efficiency of the Italian and Austrian regional electricity systems |
| 10.6 | Smart Border Initiative (France, Germany) - The Smart Border Initiative will connect policies designed by France and Germany in order to support their cities and territories in their energy transition strategies and European market integration |
| No | Definition |
|---|---|
| 1.1 | |
| 1.3 |
|
| 1.4 |
|
| 1.6 | France — Ireland interconnection between La Martyre (FR) and Great Island or Knockraha (IE) [currently known as "Celtic Interconnector"] |
| 1.7 |
|
| 1.8 |
|
| 1.10 |
|
| 1.13 | Interconnection between Iceland and United Kingdom [currently known as "Ice Link"] |
| 1.14 | Interconnection between Revsing (DK) and Bicker Fen (UK) [currently known as "Viking Link"] |
| 1.15 | Interconnection between the Antwerp area (BE) and the vicinity of Kemsley (UK) |
| 1.16 | Interconnection between Netherlands and United Kingdom |
| 2.2 |
|
| 2.4 | Interconnection between Codrongianos (IT), Lucciana (Corsica, FR) and Suvereto (IT) [currently known as "SACOI 3"] |
| 2.5 | |
| 2.7 | Interconnection between Aquitaine (FR) and the Basque country (ES) [currently known as "Biscay Gulf"] |
| 2.9 | Internal line between Osterath and Philippsburg (DE) to increase capacity at western borders [currently known as "Ultranet"] |
| 2.10 | Internal line between Brunsbüttel-Grοβgartach and Wilster-Grafenrheinfeld (DE) to increase capacity at northern and southern borders [currently known as "Suedlink"] |
| 2.13 |
|
| 3.10 |
|
| 3.12 | Internal line in Germany between Wolmirstedt and Bavaria to increase internal North-South transmission capacity |
| 3.27 | Interconnection between Sicily (IT) and Tunisia node (TU) [currently known as "ELMED"] |
| 4.1 | Denmark — Germany interconnection between Tolstrup Gaarde (DK) and Bentwisch (DE) via offshore windparks Kriegers Flak (DK) and Baltic 1 and 2 (DE) [currently known as "Kriegers Flak Combined Grid Solution"] |
| No | Definition |
|---|---|
| 12.1 | Teesside CO |
| 12.2 | CO |
| 12.3 | The Rotterdam Nucleus (Netherlands and United Kingdom) |
| 12.4 | CO |
| Projects that are now integral parts of other PCIs | |
|---|---|
| Original PCI number of the project | Number of a PCI in which the project is now integrated |
| 2.1 | 3.1.4 |
| Projects that are now integral parts of other PCIs | |
|---|---|
| Original PCI number of the project | Number of a PCI in which the project is now integrated |
| 3.19.1 | 3.22.5 |
| Projects that are now integral parts of other PCIs | |
|---|---|
| Original PCI number of the project | Number of a PCI in which the project is now integrated |
| 4.3 | 4.8.9 |
| 4.9 | 4.8.9 |
| Projects that are now integral parts of other PCIs | |
|---|---|
| Original PCI number of the project | Number of a PCI in which the project is now integrated |
| 5.8.1 | 5.5.2 |
| 5.8.2 | 5.5.2 |
| Projects that are now integral parts of other PCIs | |
|---|---|
| Original PCI number of the project | Number of a PCI in which the project is now integrated |
| 6.1.1 | 6.2.10 |
| 6.1.2 | 6.2.11 |
| 6.1.3 | 6.2.11 |
| 6.1.4 | 6.2.11 |
| 6.1.5 | 6.2.11 |
| 6.1.6 | 6.2.11 |
| 6.1.7 | 6.2.11 |
| 6.1.8 | 6.2.2 |
| 6.1.9 | 6.2.11 |
| 6.1.10 | 6.2.2 |
| 6.1.11 | 6.2.2 |
| 6.1.12 | 6.2.12 |
| 6.2.3 | 6.2.2 |
| 6.2.4 | 6.2.2 |
| 6.2.5 | 6.2.2 |
| 6.2.6 | 6.2.2 |
| 6.2.7 | 6.2.2 |
| 6.2.8 | 6.2.2 |
| 6.2.9 | 6.2.2 |
| 6.5.2 | 6.5.6 |
| 6.6 | 6.26.1 |
| 6.8.4 | 6.25.4 |
| 6.13.1 | 6.24.4 |
| 6.13.2 | 6.24.4 |
| 6.13.3 | 6.24.4 |
| 6.14 | 6.24.1 |
| 6.15.1 | 6.24.10 |
| 6.15.2 | 6.24.10 |
| 6.18 | 7.3.4 |
| 6.24.2 | 6.24.1 |
| 6.24.3 | 6.24.1 |
| 6.24.5 | 6.24.4 |
| 6.24.6 | 6.24.4 |
| 6.24.7 | 6.24.4 |
| 6.24.8 | 6.24.4 |
| 6.24.9 | 6.24.4 |
| 6.25.3 | 6.24.10 |
| 6.26.2 | 6.26.1 |
| 6.26.3 | 6.26.1 |
| 6.26.4 | 6.26.1 |
| 6.26.5 | 6.26.1 |
| 6.26.6 | 6.26.1 |
| Projects that are now integral parts of other PCIs | |
|---|---|
| Original PCI number of the project | Number of a PCI in which the project is now integrated |
| 7.1.6 | 7.1.3 |
| 7.1.4 | 7.3.3 |
| 7.3.2 | 7.5 |