(a) provides for the identification of projects on the Union list of projects of common interest and of projects of mutual interest established pursuant to Article 3 (Union list); (b) facilitates the timely implementation of projects on the Union list by streamlining, coordinating more closely and accelerating permit granting processes, and by enhancing transparency and public participation; (c) provides rules for the cross-border allocation of costs and risk-related incentives for projects on the Union list; (d) determines the conditions for eligibility of projects on the Union list for Union financial assistance.
Regulation (EU) 2022/869 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2022 on guidelines for trans-European energy infrastructure, amending Regulations (EC) No 715/2009, (EU) 2019/942 and (EU) 2019/943 and Directives 2009/73/EC and (EU) 2019/944, and repealing Regulation (EU) No 347/2013
Modified by
- Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2024/1041of 28 November 2023amending Regulation (EU) 2022/869 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the Union list of projects of common interest and projects of mutual interest, 32024R1041, April 8, 2024
- Regulation (EU) 2024/1991 of the European Parliament and of the Councilof 24 June 2024on nature restoration and amending Regulation (EU) 2022/869(Text with EEA relevance), 32024R1991, July 29, 2024
(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) "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; (3) "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 authorised to build the energy infrastructure to realise a project of common interest or a project of mutual interest by having the possibility to start, or procure and start, the necessary construction works (ready-to-build phase) without prejudice to any decision taken in the context of an administrative appeal procedure; (4) "project" means one or several lines, pipelines, facilities, equipment or installations falling under the energy infrastructure categories set out in Annex II; (5) "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 on the Union list; (6) "project of mutual interest" means a project promoted by the Union in cooperation with third countries pursuant to letters of support from the governments of the directly affected countries or other non-binding agreements, which falls under one of the energy infrastructure categories set out in point 1(a) or (f), point 3(a), or point 5(a) or (c) of Annex II, which contributes to the Union’s 2030 targets for energy and climate and its 2050 climate neutrality objective and which is on the Union list; (7) "competing projects" means projects that fully or partially address the same identified infrastructure gap or regional infrastructure need; (8) "project promoter" means one of the following: (a) a transmission system operator (TSO), a distribution system operator (DSO) or another operator or investor developing a project on the Union list; (b) in the case of more than one such TSO, DSO, other operator or investor, 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;
(9) "smart electricity grid" means an electricity network, including on islands that are not interconnected or not sufficiently connected to the trans-European energy networks, that enables cost-efficient integration and active control of the behaviour and actions of all users connected to it, including generators, consumers and prosumers, in order to ensure an economically efficient and sustainable power system with low losses and a high level of integration of renewable sources, of security of supply and of safety, and in which the grid operator can digitally monitor the actions of the users connected to it, and information and communication technologies for communicating with related grid operators, generators, energy storage facilities, and consumers or prosumers, with a view to transmitting and distributing electricity in a sustainable, cost-efficient and secure way; (10) "smart gas grid" means a gas network that makes use of innovative and digital solutions to integrate in a cost-efficient manner a plurality of low-carbon and particularly renewable gas sources in accordance with consumers’ needs and gas quality requirements in order to reduce the carbon footprint of the related gas consumption, enable an increased share of renewable and low-carbon gases, and create links with other energy carriers and sectors, including the related physical upgrades if they are indispensable to the functioning of the equipment and installations for integration of low-carbon and particularly renewable gases; (11) "authority concerned" means an authority that, under national law, is competent to issue various permits and authorisations related to the planning, design and construction of immovable assets, including energy infrastructure; (12) "national regulatory authority" means a national regulatory authority designated in accordance with Article 39(1) of Directive 2009/73/EC or a regulatory authority at national level designated in accordance with Article 57 of Directive (EU) 2019/944; (13) "relevant national regulatory authority" means the national regulatory authority in the Member States hosting the projects and in Member States to which the project provides a significant positive impact; (14) "works" means the purchase, supply and deployment of components, systems and services including software, the carrying out of development, repurposing and construction and installation activities relating to a project, the acceptance of installations and the launching of a project; (15) "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; (16) "commissioning" means the process of bringing a project into operation once it has been constructed; (17) "dedicated hydrogen assets" means infrastructure ready to accommodate pure hydrogen without further adaptation works, including pipeline networks or storage facilities that are newly constructed, repurposed from natural gas assets, or both; (18) "repurposing" means the technical upgrading or modification of existing natural gas infrastructure in order to ensure that it is dedicated for the use of pure hydrogen; (19) "climate adaptation" means a process that ensures that resilience to the potential adverse impacts of climate change of energy infrastructure is achieved through a climate vulnerability and risk assessment, including through relevant adaptation measures.
(a) each individual proposal for a project shall require the approval of the Member States to whose territory the project relates; where a Member State does not give its approval, it shall present its substantiated reasons for doing so to the Group concerned; (b) it shall take into account the advice from the Commission with the aim of having a manageable total number of projects on the Union list.
(a) ensure that only 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 Section 2, point (14), of Annex III; (c) take into account the opinions of Member States referred to in Section 2, point (10), of Annex III; (d) aim to ensure a manageable total number of projects on the Union list.
(a) the project is necessary for at least one of the energy infrastructure priority corridors and areas set out in Annex I; (b) the potential overall benefits of the project, assessed in accordance with the relevant specific criteria in paragraph 3, outweigh its costs, including in the longer term; (c) the project meets any of the following criteria: (i) it involves at least two Member States by directly or indirectly, via interconnection with a third country, crossing the border of two or more Member States; (ii) it is located on the territory of one Member State, either inland or offshore, including islands, and has a significant cross-border impact as set out in point (1) of Annex IV.
(a) the project contributes significantly to the objectives referred to in Article 1(1), and those of the third country, in particular by not hindering the capacity of the third country to phase out fossil fuel generation assets for its domestic consumption, and to sustainability, including through the integration of renewable energy into the grid and the transmission and distribution of renewable generation to major consumption centres and storage sites; (b) the potential overall benefits of the project at Union level, assessed in accordance with the relevant specific criteria in paragraph 3, outweigh its costs within the Union, including in the longer term; (c) the project is located on the territory of at least one Member State and on the territory of at least one third country and has a significant cross-border impact as set out in point (2) of Annex IV; (d) for the part located on Member State territory, the project is in line with Directives 2009/73/EC and (EU) 2019/944 where it falls within the infrastructure categories set out in points (1) and (3) of Annex II to this Regulation; (e) there is a high level of convergence of the policy framework of the third country or countries involved and legal enforcement mechanisms to support the policy objectives of the Union are demonstrated, in particular to ensure: (i) a well-functioning internal energy market; (ii) security of supply based, inter alia, on diverse sources, cooperation and solidarity; (iii) an energy system, including production, transmission and distribution, moving towards the objective of climate neutrality, in line with the Paris Agreement and the Union’s 2030 targets for energy and climate and its 2050 climate neutrality objective, in particular, avoiding carbon leakage;
(f) the third country or countries involved support the priority status of the project, as set out in Article 7, and commit to complying with a similar timeline for accelerated implementation and other policy and regulatory support measures as applies to projects of common interest in the Union.
(a) for electricity transmission, distribution and storage projects falling under the energy infrastructure categories set out in point (1)(a), (b), (c), (d) and (f) of Annex II, the project contributes significantly to sustainability through the integration of renewable energy into the grid, the transmission or distribution of renewable generation to major consumption centres and storage sites, and to reducing energy curtailment, where applicable, and contributes to at least one of the following specific criteria: (i) market integration, including through lifting the energy isolation of at least one Member State and reducing energy infrastructure bottlenecks, competition, interoperability and system flexibility; (ii) security of supply, including through interoperability, system flexibility, cybersecurity, appropriate connections and secure and reliable system operation;
(b) for smart electricity grid projects falling under the energy infrastructure category set out in point (1)(e) of Annex II, the project contributes significantly to sustainability through the integration of renewable energy into the grid, and contributes to at least two of the following specific criteria: (i) security of supply, including through efficiency and interoperability of electricity transmission and distribution in day-to-day network operation, avoidance of congestion, and integration and involvement of network users; (ii) market integration, including through efficient system operation and use of interconnectors; (iii) network security, flexibility and quality of supply, including through higher uptake of innovation in balancing, flexibility markets, cybersecurity, monitoring, system control and error correction; (iv) smart sector integration, either in the energy system through linking various energy carriers and sectors, or in a wider way, favouring synergies and coordination between the energy, transport and telecommunication sectors;
(c) for carbon dioxide transport and storage projects falling under the energy infrastructure categories set out in point (5) of Annex II, the project contributes significantly to sustainability through the reduction of carbon dioxide emissions in the connected industrial installations and contributes to all of the following specific criteria: (i) avoiding carbon dioxide emissions while maintaining security of supply; (ii) increasing the resilience and security of transport and storage of carbon dioxide; (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;
(d) for hydrogen projects falling under the energy infrastructure categories set out in point (3) of Annex II, the project contributes significantly to sustainability, including by reducing greenhouse gas emissions, by enhancing the deployment of renewable or low carbon hydrogen, with an emphasis on hydrogen from renewable sources in particular in end-use applications, such as hard-to-abate sectors, in which more energy efficient solutions are not feasible, and supporting variable renewable power generation by offering flexibility, storage solutions, or both, and the project contributes significantly to at least one of the following specific criteria: (i) market integration, including by connecting existing or emerging hydrogen networks of Member States, or otherwise contributing to the emergence of an Union-wide network for the transport and storage of hydrogen, and ensuring interoperability of connected systems; (ii) security of supply and flexibility, including through appropriate connections and facilitating secure and reliable system operation; (iii) competition, including by allowing access to multiple supply sources and network users on a transparent and non-discriminatory basis;
(e) for electrolysers falling under the energy infrastructure category set out in point (4) of Annex II, the project contributes significantly to all of the following specific criteria: (i) sustainability, including by reducing greenhouse gas emissions and enhancing the deployment of renewable or low-carbon hydrogen in particular from renewable sources, as well as synthetic fuels of those origins; (ii) security of supply, including by contributing to secure, efficient and reliable system operation, or by offering storage, flexibility solutions, or both, such as demand side response and balancing services; (iii) enabling flexibility services such as demand response and storage by facilitating smart energy sector integration through the creation of links to other energy carriers and sectors;
(f) for smart gas grid projects falling under the energy infrastructure category set out in point (2) of Annex II, the project contributes significantly to sustainability by ensuring the integration of a plurality of low-carbon and particularly renewable gases, including where they are locally sourced, such as biomethane or renewable hydrogen, into the gas transmission, distribution or storage systems in order to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and that project contributes significantly to at least one of the following specific criteria: (i) network security and quality of supply by improving the efficiency and interoperability of gas transmission, distribution or storage systems in day-to-day network operation by, inter alia, addressing challenges arising from the injection of gases of various qualities; (ii) market functioning and customer services; (iii) facilitating smart energy sector integration through the creation of links to other energy carriers and sectors and enabling demand response.
(a) the urgency and the contribution of each proposed project in order to meet the Union’s 2030 targets for energy and climate and its 2050 climate neutrality objective, market integration, competition, sustainability, and security of supply; (b) the complementarity of each proposed project with other proposed projects, including competing or potentially competing projects; (c) possible synergies with priority corridors and thematic areas identified under trans-European networks for transport and telecommunications; (d) for proposed projects that are, at the time of the assessment, projects on the Union list, the progress of their implementation and their compliance with the reporting and transparency obligations.
(a) feasibility and design studies including, as regards, climate adaptation and compliance with environmental legislation and with the doing "no significant harm" principle; (b) approval by the national regulatory authority or by any other authority concerned; (c) construction and commissioning; (d) the permit granting process referred to in Article 10(6), point (b).
(a) the progress achieved in the development, construction and commissioning of the project, in particular with regard to the permit granting process and the consultation procedure, as well as compliance with environmental legislation, with the principle that the project does "no significant harm" to the environment, and climate adaptation measures taken; (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 to overcome the delays.
(a) in so far as measures referred to in Article 22(7), point (a), (b) or (c) of Directive 2009/73/EC and Article 51(7), point (a), (b) or (c) of Directive (EU) 2019/944 are applicable in accordance with respective national law, national regulatory authorities shall ensure that the investment is carried out; (b) if the measures of national regulatory authorities pursuant to point (a) are not applicable, the project promoter shall, within 24 months of the date of commissioning set out in the implementation plan, choose a third party to finance or construct all or part of the project; (c) if a third party is not chosen in accordance with 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) where the delay compared to the date of commissioning in the implementation plan exceeds 26 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 in accordance with an agreed timetable; (e) where measures referred to in point (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 or, where applicable, the distribution 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 on the Union list.
(a) promote the projects, for which he or she has been designated as a European coordinator and the cross-border dialogue between the project promoters and all stakeholders concerned; (b) assist all parties as necessary in consulting the stakeholders concerned, discussing alternative routing, where appropriate, and obtaining necessary permits for the projects; (c) where 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, where 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.
(a) the national competent authority notifies the Commission of that delegation and the information therein is published by either the national competent authority or the project promoter on the website referred to in Article 9(7); (b) only one authority is responsible per project on the Union list, and it is the sole point of contact for the project promoter in the process leading to the comprehensive decision for a given project on the Union list, and coordinates the submission of all relevant documents and information.
(a) integrated scheme: the comprehensive decision shall be issued by the national competent authority and shall be the sole legally binding decision arising from the statutory permit granting procedure. Where other authorities are concerned by the project, they may, in accordance with national law, give their opinion as input to the procedure, which shall be taken into account by the national competent authority; (b) coordinated scheme: the comprehensive decision comprises multiple individual legally binding decisions issued by several authorities concerned, which shall be coordinated by the national competent authority. The national competent authority may establish a working group where all concerned authorities are represented in order to draw up a detailed schedule for the permit granting process in accordance with Article 10(6), point (b), and to monitor and coordinate its implementation. The national competent authority shall, after consulting the other authorities concerned, where applicable in accordance with national law, and without prejudice to time limits set in Article 10(1) and (2), establish on a case-by-case basis a reasonable time limit within which the individual decisions shall be issued. The national competent authority may take an individual decision on behalf of another national authority concerned, where the decision by that authority is not delivered within the time limit and where the delay cannot be adequately justified; or, where provided under national law, and to the extent that this is compatible with Union law, the national competent authority may consider that another national authority concerned has either given its approval or refusal for the project where the decision by that authority is not delivered within the time limit. Where provided under national law, the national competent authority may disregard an individual decision of another national authority concerned if it considers that the decision is not sufficiently substantiated with regard to the underlying evidence presented by the national authority concerned; in doing so, the national competent authority shall ensure that the relevant requirements under Union and international law are respected and shall provide reasons for its decision; (c) collaborative scheme: the comprehensive decision shall be coordinated by the national competent authority. The national competent authority shall, after consulting the other authorities concerned, where applicable in accordance with national law, and without prejudice to time limits set in Article 10(1) and (2), establish on a case-by-case basis a reasonable time limit within which the individual decisions shall be issued. It shall monitor compliance with the time limits by the authorities concerned.
(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 national competent authority, which shall take place within an indicative period of 24 months; and (b) the statutory permit granting procedure, covering the period from the date of acceptance of the submitted application file until the taking of the comprehensive decision, which shall not exceed 18 months.
(a) as soon as possible and no later than 6 months of the notification pursuant to first subparagraph of paragraph 3, the national competent authority shall determine, on the basis of the checklist referred to in point (1)(e) of Annex VI, and in close cooperation with the other authorities concerned, and where appropriate on the basis of a proposal by the project promoter, the scope of the reports and documents and the level of detail of information to be submitted by the project promoter, as part of the application file, to apply for the comprehensive decision; (b) the national 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) of this paragraph, a detailed schedule for the permit granting process in line with the guidelines set out in point (2) of Annex VI; (c) upon receipt of the draft application file, the national competent authority shall, where necessary, on its own behalf or on behalf of other authorities concerned, request the project promoter to submit missing information relating to the requested elements referred to in point (a).
(a) up-to-date 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 States on the territory of which the project is located by considering at least the joint scenarios established for network development planning referred to in Article 12. Where additional scenarios are used, those shall be consistent with the Union’s 2030 targets for energy and climate and its 2050 climate neutrality objective and be subject to the same level of consultation and scrutiny as the process provided for in Article 12. The Agency shall be responsible for assessing any additional scenarios and ensuring their compliance with this paragraph; (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 energy infrastructure category referred to in point (3) of Annex II, the results of market testing; (c) where the project promoters agree, a substantiated proposal for a cross-border cost allocation.
(a) congestion rents or other charges; (b) revenues stemming from the inter-transmission system operator compensation mechanism established under Article 49 of Regulation (EU) 2019/943.
(a) an evaluation of the identified impact on each of the concerned Member States, including those concerning network tariffs; (b) an evaluation of the business plan referred to in paragraph 4, first subparagraph, point (b); (c) regional or Union-wide positive externalities, such as security of supply, system flexibility, solidarity or innovation, which the project would generate; (d) the result of the consultation of the project promoters concerned.
(a) Articles 32, 33 and 34 and Article 41(6), (8) and (10) of Directive 2009/73/EC, pursuant to Article 36 of that Directive; (b) Article 19(2) and (3) of Regulation (EU) 2019/943 or Article 6, Article 59(7) and Article 60(1) of Directive (EU) 2019/944, pursuant to Article 63 of Regulation (EU) 2019/943; (c) unbundling or third party access rules, pursuant to Article 17 of Regulation (EC) No 714/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council Regulation (EC) No 714/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 on conditions for access to the network for cross-border exchanges in electricity and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1228/2003 (OJ L 211, 14.8.2009, p. 15 ).
(a) from Articles 32, 33, and 34 and from Article 41(6), (8) and (10) of Directive 2009/73/EC, pursuant to Article 36 of that Directive; (b) from Article 19(2) and (3) of Regulation (EU) 2019/943 or from Article 6, Article 59(7) and Article 60(1) of Directive (EU) 2019/944 pursuant to Article 63 of Regulation (EU) 2019/943; (c) pursuant to Article 36 of Directive 2009/73/EC; (d) pursuant to Article 17 of Regulation (EC) No 714/2009.
(a) the rules for anticipatory investment; (b) the rules for recognition of efficiently incurred costs before commissioning of the project; (c) the rules for providing additional return on the capital invested for the project; (d) 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 energy infrastructure projects.
(a) the project specific cost-benefit analysis drawn up pursuant to Article 16(4), point (a), provides evidence concerning the existence of significant positive externalities, such as security of supply, system flexibility, solidarity or innovation; (b) the project has received a cross-border cost allocation decision pursuant to Article 16 or, as regards projects of common interest falling under the energy infrastructure category set out in point (3) of Annex II, where they do not fall under the competence of national regulatory authorities and therefore they do not receive a cross-border cost allocation decision, the project aims to provide services across borders, brings technological innovation and ensures the safety of cross-border grid operation; (c) the project cannot be financed by the market or through the regulatory framework in accordance with the business plan and other assessments, in particular those carried out by potential investors, creditors or the national regulatory authority, taking into account any decision on incentives and reasons referred to in Article 17(2) when assessing the project’s need for Union financial assistance.
(a) the progress achieved in the planning, development, construction and commissioning of projects on the Union list, and, where relevant, delays in implementation and other difficulties encountered; (b) the funds engaged and disbursed by the Union for projects on the Union list, compared to the total value of funded projects on the Union list; (c) the progress achieved in terms of integration of renewable energy sources, including offshore renewable energy sources, and reduced greenhouse gas emissions through the planning, development, construction and commissioning of projects on the Union list; (d) for the electricity and renewable or low-carbon gases including hydrogen 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; (e) the permit granting process and public participation, in particular: (i) the average and maximum total duration of the permit granting process for projects on the Union list, 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(6); (ii) the level of opposition faced by projects on the Union list, in particular the number of written objections during the public consultation process and the number of legal recourse actions; (iii) best and innovative practices with regard to stakeholder involvement; (iv) best and innovative practices with regard to mitigation of environmental impacts, including climate adaptation, during permit granting processes and project implementation; (v) the effectiveness of the schemes provided for in Article 8(3) regarding compliance with the time limits set in Article 10(1) and (2);
(f) regulatory treatment, in particular: (i) the number of projects of common interest having been granted a cross-border cost allocation decision pursuant to Article 16; (ii) the number and type of projects of common interest which received specific incentives pursuant to Article 17;
(g) the effectiveness of this Regulation in contributing to the Union’s 2030 targets for energy and climate and the achievement of climate neutrality by 2050 at the latest.
(a) general, updated information, including geographic information, for each project on the Union list; (b) the implementation plan as set out in Article 5(1) for each project on the Union list, presented in a manner that allows the assessment of the progress in implementation at any time; (c) the main expected benefits and contribution to the objectives referred to in Article 1(1) and the costs of the projects except for any commercially sensitive information; (d) the Union list; (e) the funds allocated and disbursed by the Union for each project on the Union list; (f) the links to the national manual of procedures referred to in Article 9; (g) existing sea basin studies and plans for each priority offshore grid corridor, without infringing any intellectual property rights.
(a) is under development or planning on 23 June 2022 ;(b) has been granted the status of project of common interest under Regulation (EU) No 347/2013; and (c) is necessary to secure permanent interconnection of those Member States to the trans-European gas network.
"(c) carry out the obligations laid out in Article 5, Article 11(3), Article 11(6) to (9), Articles 12, 13 and 17 and in Section 2, point (12), of Annex III to Regulation (EU) 2022/869 of the European Parliament and the Council Regulation (EU) 2022/869 of the European Parliament and the Council of 30 May 2022 on guidelines for trans-European energy infrastructure, amending Regulations (EC) No 715/2009, (EU) 2019/942 and (EU) 2019/943 and Directives 2009/73/EC and (EU) 2019/944, and repealing Regulation (EU) No 347/2013 (OJ L 152, 3.6.2022, p. 45 ).".(d) take decisions on investment requests including cross-border cost allocation pursuant to Article 16(7) of Regulation (EU) 2022/869.
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"(v) carrying out the obligations laid out in Article 3, Article 5(7) and Articles 14 to 17 of Regulation (EU) 2022/869 of the European Parliament and the Council Regulation (EU) 2022/869 of the European Parliament and the Council of 30 May 2022 on guidelines for trans-European energy infrastructure, amending Regulations (EC) No 715/2009, (EU) 2019/942 and (EU) 2019/943 and Directives 2009/73/EC and (EU) 2019/944, and repealing Regulation (EU) No 347/2013 (OJ L 152, 3.6.2022, p. 45 ).".
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"(aa) carrying out the obligations laid out in Article 3, Article 5(7) and Articles 14 to 17 of Regulation (EU) 2022/869 of the European Parliament and the Council Regulation (EU) 2022/869 of the European Parliament and the Council of 30 May 2022 on guidelines for trans-European energy infrastructure, amending Regulations (EC) No 715/2009, (EU) 2019/942 and (EU) 2019/943 and Directives 2009/73/EC and (EU) 2019/944, and repealing Regulation (EU) No 347/2013 (OJ L 152, 3.6.2022, p. 45 ).".
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(1) concerning electricity: (a) high and extra-high voltage overhead transmission lines, crossing a border or within a Member State territory including the exclusive economic zone, 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. For Member States and small isolated systems with a lower voltage overall transmission system, those voltage thresholds are equal to the highest voltage level in their respective electricity systems; (b) any equipment or installation falling under energy infrastructure category referred to in point (a) enabling transmission of offshore renewable electricity from the offshore generation sites (energy infrastructure for offshore renewable electricity); (c) energy storage facilities, in individual or aggregated form, used for storing energy 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 and distribution lines designed for a voltage of 110 kV or more. For Member States and small isolated systems with a lower voltage overall transmission system, those voltage thresholds are equal to the highest voltage level in their respective electricity systems; (d) any equipment or installation essential for the systems referred to in points (a), (b) and (c) to operate safely, securely and efficiently, including protection, monitoring and control systems at all voltage levels and substations; (e) smart electricity grids: any equipment or installation, digital systems and components integrating information and communication technologies (ICT), through operational digital platforms, control systems and sensor technologies both at transmission and medium and high voltage distribution level, aiming to ensure a more efficient and intelligent electricity transmission and distribution network, increased capacity to integrate new forms of generation, energy storage and consumption and facilitating new business models and market structures, including investments in islands and island systems to decrease energy isolation, to support innovative and other solutions involving at least two Member States with a significant positive impact on the Union’s 2030 targets for energy and climate and its 2050 climate neutrality objective, and to contribute significantly to the sustainability of the island energy system and that of the Union; (f) any equipment or installation falling under energy infrastructure category referred to in point (a) having dual functionality: interconnection and offshore grid connection system from the offshore renewable generation sites to two or more Member States and third countries participating in projects on the Union list, including the onshore prolongation of this equipment up to the first substation in the onshore transmission system, as well as any offshore adjacent equipment or installation essential to operate safely, securely and efficiently, including protection, monitoring and control systems, and necessary substations if they also ensure technology interoperability, inter alia, interface compatibility between various technologies (offshore grids for renewable energy);
(2) concerning smart gas grids: any of the following equipment or installation aiming to enable and facilitate the integration of a plurality of low-carbon and particularly renewable gases, including biomethane or hydrogen, into the gas network: digital systems and components integrating ICT, control systems and sensor technologies to enable the interactive and intelligent monitoring, metering, quality control and management of gas production, transmission, distribution, storage and consumption within a gas network. Furthermore, such projects may also include equipment to enable reverse flows from the distribution to the transmission level, including the related physical upgrades if indispensable to the functioning of the equipment and installations for integration of low-carbon and particularly renewable gases; (3) concerning hydrogen: (a) pipelines for the transport, mainly at high pressure, of hydrogen, including repurposed natural gas infrastructure, giving access to multiple network users on a transparent and non-discriminatory basis; (b) storage facilities connected to the high-pressure hydrogen pipelines referred to in point (a); (c) reception, storage and regasification or decompression facilities for liquefied hydrogen or hydrogen embedded in other chemical substances with the objective of injecting the hydrogen, where applicable, into the grid; (d) any equipment or installation essential for the hydrogen system to operate safely, securely and efficiently or to enable bi-directional capacity, including compressor stations; (e) any equipment or installation allowing for hydrogen or hydrogen-derived fuels use in the transport sector within the TEN-T core network identified in accordance with Chapter III of Regulation (EU) No 1315/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council Regulation (EU) No 1315/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2013 on Union guidelines for the development of the trans-European transport network and repealing Decision No 661/2010/EU (OJ L 348, 20.12.2013, p. 1 ).
Any of the assets listed in points (a) to (d) may be newly constructed or repurposed from natural gas to hydrogen, or a combination of the two; (4) concerning electrolyser facilities: (a) electrolysers that: (i) have at least 50 MW capacity, provided by a single electrolyser or by a set of electrolysers that form a single, coordinated project; (ii) the production complies with the life cycle greenhouse gas emissions savings requirement of 70 % relative to a fossil fuel comparator of 94 g CO 2 eq/MJ as set out in Article 25(2) and Annex V to Directive (EU) 2018/2001. Life cycle greenhouse gas emissions savings are calculated using the methodology referred to in Article 28(5) of Directive (EU) 2018/2001 or, alternatively, using ISO 14067 or ISO 14064-1. The life-cycle greenhouse gas emissions must include indirect emissions. Quantified life-cycle greenhouse gas emission savings are verified in line with Article 30 of Directive (EU) 2018/2001 where applicable, or by an independent third party; and(iii) have a network-related function, particularly with a view to overall system flexibility and overall system efficiency of electricity and hydrogen networks;
(b) related equipment, including pipeline connection to the network;
(5) concerning carbon dioxide: (a) dedicated pipelines, other than upstream pipeline network, used to transport carbon dioxide from more than one source, for the purpose of permanent geological storage of carbon dioxide pursuant to Directive 2009/31/EC; (b) fixed facilities for liquefaction, buffer storage and converters of carbon dioxide in view of its further transportation through pipelines and in dedicated modes of transport such as ship, barge, truck, and train; (c) without prejudice to any prohibition of geological storage of carbon dioxide in a Member State, surface and injection facilities associated with infrastructure within a geological formation that is used, in accordance with Directive 2009/31/EC, for the permanent geological storage of carbon dioxide, where they do not involve the use of carbon dioxide for the enhanced recovery of hydrocarbons and are necessary to allow the cross-border transport and storage of carbon dioxide; (d) any equipment or installation essential for the system in question to operate properly, securely and efficiently, including protection, monitoring and control systems.
(a) an assessment of their projects with regard to their contribution to implementing the priorities set out in Annex I; (b) an indication of the relevant project category set out in Annex II; (c) an analysis of the fulfilment of the relevant criteria laid down in Article 4; (d) for projects having reached a sufficient degree of maturity, a project-specific cost-benefit analysis consistent with the methodologies drawn up pursuant to Article 11; (e) for projects of mutual interest, the letters of support from the governments of the directly affected countries expressing their support for the project or other non-binding agreements; (f) any other relevant information for the evaluation of the project.
(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, having the effect of increasing the cross-border grid transfer capacity at the border of that Member State with one or several other Member States, by at least 500 Megawatts (MW) compared to the situation without commissioning of the project, or the project decreases energy isolation of non-interconnected systems in one or more Member States and increases the cross-border grid transfer capacity at the border between two Member States by at least 200 MW; (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 GW-hours/year; (c) for smart electricity grids, the project is designed for equipment and installations at high-voltage and medium-voltage level, and involves TSOs, TSOs and DSOs, or DSOs from at least two Member States. The project may involve only DSOs provided that they are from at least two Member States and provided that interoperability is ensured. The project shall satisfy at least two of the following criteria: it involves 50000 users, generators, consumers or prosumers of electricity, it captures a consumption area of at least 300 GW hours/year, at least 20 % of the electricity consumption linked to the project originates from variable renewable resources, or it decreases energy isolation of non-interconnected systems in one or more Member States. The project does not need to involve a physical common border. For projects related to small isolated systems as defined in Article 2, point (42), of Directive (EU) 2019/944, including islands, those voltage levels shall be equal to the highest voltage level in the relevant electricity system;(d) for hydrogen transmission, the project enables the transmission of hydrogen across the borders of the Member States concerned, or increases existing cross-border hydrogen transport capacity at a border between two Member States by at least 10 % compared to the situation prior to the commissioning of the project, and the project sufficiently demonstrates that it is an essential part of a planned cross-border hydrogen network and provides sufficient proof of existing plans and cooperation with neighbouring countries and network operators or, for projects decreasing energy isolation of non-interconnected systems in one or more Member States, the project aims to supply, directly or indirectly, at least two Member States; (e) for hydrogen storage or hydrogen reception facilities referred to in point (3) of Annex II, the project aims to supply, directly or indirectly, at least two Member States; (f) for electrolysers, the project provides at least 50 MW installed capacity provided by a single electrolyser or by a set of electrolysers that form a single, coordinated project and brings benefits directly or indirectly to at least two Member States, and, specifically, as regards projects on islands and island systems, supports innovative and other solutions involving at least two Member States with a significant positive impact on the Union’s 2030 targets for energy and climate and its 2050 climate neutrality objective, and contributes significantly to the sustainability of the island energy system and that of the Union; (g) for smart gas grids, a project involves TSOs, TSOs and DOS or DSOs from at least two Member States. DSOs may be involved, but only with the support of the TSOs of at least two Member States that are closely associated to the project and ensure interoperability; (h) for offshore renewable electricity transmission, the project is designed to transfer electricity from offshore generation sites with capacity of at least 500 MW and allows for electricity transmission to onshore grid of a specific Member State, increasing the volume of renewable electricity available on the internal market. The project shall be developed in the areas with low penetration of offshore renewable electricity and shall demonstrate a significant positive impact on the Union’s 2030 targets for energy and climate and its 2050 climate neutrality objective and shall contribute significantly to the sustainability of the energy system and market integration while not hindering the cross-border capacities and flows; (i) for carbon dioxide projects, the project is used to transport and, where applicable, store anthropogenic carbon dioxide originating from at least two Member States.
(a) for projects of mutual interest in the category set out in point (1)(a) and (f) of Annex II, the project increases the grid transfer capacity, or the capacity available for commercial flows, at the border of that Member State with one or more third countries and brings significant benefits, either directly or indirectly (via interconnection with a third country), under the specific criteria listed in in Article 4(3), at Union level. The calculation of the benefits for the Member States shall be performed and published by the ENTSO for Electricity in the frame of Union-wide ten-year network development plan; (b) for projects of mutual interest in the category set out in point (3) of Annex II, the hydrogen project enables the transmission of hydrogen across at the border of a Member State with one or more third countries and proves bringing significant benefits, either directly or indirectly (via interconnection with a third country) under the specific criteria listed in Article 4(3), at Union level. The calculation of the benefits for the Member States shall be performed and published by the ENTSO for Gas in the frame of Union-wide ten-year network development plan; (c) for projects of mutual interest in the category set out in point (5) of Annex II, the project can be used to transport and store anthropogenic carbon dioxide by at least two Member States and a third country.
(a) transmission of renewable energy generation to major consumption centres and storage sites, measured in line with the analysis made in the latest available Union-wide ten-year network development plan in electricity, in particular by: (i) for electricity transmission, estimating the amount of generation capacity from renewable energy sources (by technology, in MW), which is connected and transmitted due to the project, compared to the amount of planned total generation capacity from those types of renewable energy sources in the Member State concerned in 2030 according to the National Energy and Climate Plans submitted by Member States in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2018/1999; (ii) or energy storage, comparing new capacity provided by the project with total existing capacity for the same storage technology in the area of analysis as set out in Annex V;
(b) market integration, competition and system flexibility, measured in line with the analysis made in the latest available Union-wide ten-year network development plan in electricity, in particular by: (i) calculating, for cross-border projects, including reinvestment projects, the impact on the grid transfer capability in both power flow directions, measured in terms of amount of power (in MW), and their contribution to reaching the minimum 15 % interconnection target, and 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; (ii) assessing the impact, for the area of analysis as set out in Annex V, in terms of energy system-wide generation and transmission costs and evolution and convergence of market prices provided by a project under various planning scenarios, in particular taking into account the variations induced on the merit order;
(c) security of supply, interoperability and secure system operation, measured in line with the analysis made in the latest available Union-wide ten-year network development plan in electricity, in particular by assessing the impact of the project on the loss of load expectation for the area of analysis as set out in Annex V 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) the level of sustainability, measured by assessing the extent of the ability of the grids to connect and transport variable renewable energy; (b) security of supply, measured by assessing the level of losses in distribution, transmission networks, or both, the percentage utilisation (i.e. average loading) of electricity network components, the availability of network components (related to planned and unplanned maintenance) and its impact on network performances, and on the duration and frequency of interruptions, including climate related disruptions; (c) market integration, measured by assessing the innovative uptake in system operation, the decrease of energy isolation and interconnection, as well as the level of integrating other sectors and facilitating new business models and market structures; (d) network security, flexibility and quality of supply, measured by assessing the innovative approach to system flexibility, cybersecurity, efficient operability between TSO and DSO level, the capacity to include demand response, storage, energy efficiency measures, the cost-efficient use of digital tools and ICT for monitoring and control purposes, the stability of the electricity system and the voltage quality performance.
(a) sustainability, measured as the contribution of a project to greenhouse gas emission reductions in various end-use applications in hard-to-abate sectors, such as industry or transport; flexibility and seasonal storage options for renewable electricity generation; or the integration of renewable and low-carbon hydrogen with a view to consider market needs and promote renewable hydrogen; (b) market integration and interoperability, 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; (c) security of supply and flexibility, measured by calculating the additional value of the project to the resilience, diversity and flexibility of hydrogen supply; (d) competition, measured by assessing the project’s contribution to supply diversification, including the facilitation of access to indigenous sources of hydrogen supply.
(a) level of sustainability, measured by assessing the share of renewable and low-carbon gases integrated into the gas network, the related greenhouse gas emission savings towards total system decarbonisation and the adequate detection of leakage; (b) quality and security of supply, measured by assessing the ratio of reliably available gas supply and peak demand, the share of imports replaced by local renewable and low-carbon gases, the stability of system operation, the duration and frequency of interruptions per customer; (c) enabling flexibility services such as demand response and storage by facilitation of smart energy sector integration through the creation of links to other energy carriers and sectors, measured by assessing the cost savings enabled in connected energy sectors and systems, such as the heat and power system, transport and industry.
(a) sustainability, measured by assessing the share of renewable hydrogen or low-carbon hydrogen, in particular from renewable sources meeting the criteria defined in point (4)(a)(ii) of Annex II integrated into the network or estimating the amount of deployment of synthetic fuels of those origins and the related greenhouse gas emission savings; (b) security of supply, measured by assessing its contribution to the safety, stability and efficiency of network operation, including through the assessment of avoided curtailment of renewable electricity generation; (c) enabling flexibility services such as demand response and storage by the facilitation of smart energy sector integration through the creation of links to other energy carriers and sectors, measured by assessing the cost savings enabled in connected energy sectors and systems, such as the gas, hydrogen, power and heat networks, the transport and industry sectors.
(a) sustainability, measured by assessing the total expected project life-cycle greenhouse gas reductions and the absence of alternative technological solutions such as, but not limited to, energy efficiency, electrification integrating renewable sources, to achieve the same level of greenhouse gas reductions as the amount of carbon dioxide to be captured at connected industrial installations at a comparable cost within a comparable timeline taking into account the greenhouse gas emissions from the energy necessary to capture, transport and store the carbon dioxide, as applicable, considering the infrastructure including, where applicable, other potential future uses; (b) resilience and security, measured by assessing the security of the infrastructure; (c) the mitigation of environmental burden and risk via the permanent neutralisation of carbon dioxide.
(1) the area for the analysis of an individual project shall cover all Member States and third countries, on whose territory the project is located, all directly neighbouring Member States and all other Member States in which the project has a significant impact. For this purpose, ENTSO for Electricity and ENTSO for Gas shall cooperate with all the relevant system operators in the relevant third countries. In the case of projects falling under the energy infrastructure category set out at point (3) of Annex II, the ENTSO for Electricity and the ENTSO for Gas shall cooperate with the project promoter, including where it is not a system operator; (2) each cost-benefit analysis shall include sensitivity analyses concerning the input data set, including the cost of generation and greenhouse gases as well as the expected development of demand and supply, including with regard to renewable energy sources, and including the flexibility of both, and the availability of storage, the commissioning date of various projects in the same area of analysis, climate impacts and other relevant parameters; (3) they shall establish the analysis to be carried out, based on the relevant multi-sectorial input data set by determining the impact with and without each project and shall include the relevant interdependencies with other projects; (4) they shall give guidance for the development and use of energy network and market modelling necessary for the cost-benefit analysis. The modelling shall allow for a full assessment of economic benefits, including market integration, security of supply and competition, as well as lifting energy isolation, social and environmental and climate impacts, including the cross-sectorial impacts. The methodology shall be fully transparent including details on why, what and how each of the benefits and costs are calculated; (5) they shall include an explanation on how the energy efficiency first principle is implemented in all the steps of the Union-wide ten-year network development plans; (6) they shall explain that the development and deployment of renewable energy will not be hampered by the project; (7) they shall ensure that the Member States on which the project has a net positive impact, the beneficiaries, the Member States on which the project has a net negative impact, and the cost bearers, which may be Members States other than those on which territory the infrastructure is constructed, are identified; (8) they shall take into account, at least, the capital expenditure, operational and maintenance expenditure costs, as well as the costs induced for the related system over the technical lifecycle of the project as a whole, such as decommissioning and waste management costs, including external costs. The methodologies shall give guidance on discount rates, technical lifetime and residual value to be used for the cost- benefit calculations. They shall furthermore include a mandatory methodology to calculate benefit-to-cost ratio and the net present value, as well as a differentiation of benefits in accordance with the level of reliability of their estimation methods. Methods to calculate the climate and environmental impacts of the projects and the contribution to Union energy targets, such as renewable penetrations, energy efficiency and interconnection targets shall also be taken into account; (9) they shall ensure that the climate adaptation measures taken for each project are assessed and reflect the cost of greenhouse gas emissions and that the assessment is robust and consistent with other Union policies in order to enable comparison with other solutions which do not require new infrastructures.
(a) specifications of the relevant pieces of legislation upon which decisions and opinions are based for the various types of relevant projects of common interest, including environmental law; (b) the list of relevant decisions and opinions to be obtained; (c) the names and contact details of the competent authority, other authorities concerned and major stakeholders concerned; (d) the work flow, outlining each stage in the process, including an indicative timeline and a concise overview of the decision-making process for the various types of relevant projects of common interest; (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; (g) the manner in which the competent authority, other authorities concerned and the project promoter shall demonstrate that the opinions expressed in the public consultation were taken into account, for example by showing what amendments were done in the location and design of the project or by providing reasons why such opinions have not been taken into account; (h) to the extent possible, translations of its content in all languages of the neighbouring Member States to be realised in coordination with the relevant neighbouring Member States.
(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, in an inclusive manner, 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 including public consultations already required under national law. 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 only from the beginning of the public consultation until the expiry of the deadline; (d) the project promoters shall ensure that consultations take place during a period that allows for open and inclusive public participation.
(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 various tasks.
(a) publish in electronic and, where relevant, printed form, an information leaflet of no more than 15 pages, giving, in a clear and concise manner, an overview of the description, purpose and preliminary timetable of the development steps of the project, the national grid development plan, alternative routes considered, types and characteristics of the potential impact, including of cross-border or transboundary nature, and possible mitigation measures, such information leaflet is to be published prior to the start of the consultation and to list the web addresses of the website of the project of common interest referred to in Article 9(7), the transparency platform referred to in Article 23 and the manual of procedures referred to in point (1) of this Annex; (b) publish the information on the consultation on the website of the project of common interest referred to in Article 9(7), on the bulletin boards of the offices of local administrations, and, at least, in one or, if applicable, two local media outlets; (c) invite, in written or electronic form, the relevant affected stakeholders, associations, organisations and groups to dedicated meetings, during which concerns shall be discussed.
(a) the date when the project website was last updated; (b) translations of its content in all languages of the Member States concerned by the project or on which the project has a significant cross-border impact in accordance with point (1) of Annex IV; (c) the information leaflet referred to in point (5) updated with the latest data on the project; (d) a non-technical and regularly updated summary reflecting the current status of the project, including geographic information, and clearly indicating, in case of updates, changes to previous versions; (e) the implementation plan as set out in Article 5(1) updated with the latest data on the project; (f) the funds allocated and disbursed by the Union for the project; (g) 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; (h) contact details in view of obtaining additional information or documents; (i) contact details in view of conveying comments and objections during public consultations.
a cluster of interdependent PCIs/PMIs is defined as a "Cluster X, including the following PCIs/PMIs:". Such cluster has been formed to identify PCIs/PMIs that are all needed to address the same bottleneck across country borders and provide synergies if implemented together. In this case, all the PCIs/PMIs have to be implemented to realise the EU-wide benefits;a cluster of potentially competing PCIs/PMIs 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/PMIs included in the cluster have to be implemented. It is left to the market to determine whether one, several or all PCIs/PMIs are to be implemented, subject to the necessary planning, permit and regulatory approvals. The need for the PCIs/PMIs shall be reassessed in a subsequent PCIs/PMIs identification process, including with regard to the capacity needs; anda cluster of competing PCIs/PMIs is defined as a "Cluster X, including one of the following PCIs/PMIs:". 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/PMIs, and therefore, it has been determined that only one PCI/PMI has to be implemented. It is left to the market to determine which PCI/PMI is to be implemented, subject to the necessary planning, permit and regulatory approvals. Where necessary, the need for PCIs/PMIs shall be reassessed in a subsequent PCIs/PMIs identification process.a generic corridor reflects certain significant infrastructure needs that have been identified which could not be adequately addressed by the submitted projects.
Section Guitiriz – Zamora (part of PCI 9.1.3) Section Saint Martin de Crau – Cruzy (part of PCI of 9.1.5) Section Freiburg – Offenbach (part of PCI 9.2.1) Section Limburg area and its connection to the North-South backbone in East of NL (part of PCI 9.6) Ship (part of PCI 9.13.1) Section Poggio Renatico – Gries Pass (part of PCI 10.1.1) Section Karperi – Komotimi (part of PCI 10.3.1) Section Kiruna – Lulea (part of PCI 11.1) 4 internal sections of the Finnish pipeline Kyröskoski; Imatra; Loviisa, through Kotka and Porvoo through Tolkinnen (geographical references are approximate and solely given as indications) (part of PCI 11.2) Pipeline in LT connecting to Klaipeda (part of PCI 11.2) Section Magdeburg – Potsdam (geographical references are approximate and solely given as indications) (part of PCI 11.2) Paperless workflow management, voicebot and chatbot, workforce management automation, joint auctions SK-UA and assets for tourism cave (part of PCI 12.3)
| No. | Definition |
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| 1.1 | Portugal – Spain interconnection between Beariz – Fontefría (ES), Fontefria (ES) – Ponte de Lima (PT) and Ponte de Lima – Vila Nova de Famalicão (PT), including substations in Beariz (ES), Fontefría (ES) and Ponte de Lima (PT) (No 2.17 on the fifth PCI list) |
| 1.2 | Interconnection between Gatica (ES) and Cubnezais (FR) [currently known as "Biscay Gulf"] (No 2.7 on the fifth PCI list) |
| 1.3 | Interconnection between La Martyre (FR) and Great Island or Knockraha (IE) [currently known as "Celtic Interconnector"] (No 1.6 on the fifth PCI list) |
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| 1.5 | Internal line in Germany between Brunsbüttel/Wilster to Großgartach/Grafenrheinfeld to increase capacity at Northern and Southern borders [currently known as "Suedlink"] (No 2.10 on the fifth PCI list) |
| 1.6 | Internal line between Osterath and Philippsburg (DE) to increase capacity at Western borders [currently known as "Ultranet"] (No 2.9 on the fifth PCI list) |
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| 1.8 | Interconnection between Lonny (FR) and Gramme (BE) (No 2.32 on the fifth PCI list) |
| 1.9 | 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"] (No 2.23 on the fifth PCI list) |
| 1.10 | Interconnection between mainland Italy – Corsica (FR) and Sardinia (IT) [currently known as "SACOI 3"] (No 2.4 on the fifth PCI list) |
| 1.11 | Kaunertal Storage Extension Project (AT) (No 2.18 on the fifth PCI list) |
| 1.12 | Purifying-Pumped Hydroelectric Energy Storage NAVALEO (ES) (No 2.28.2 on the fifth PCI list) |
| 1.13 | Silvermines Pumped Hydroelectric Energy Storage (IE) (No 2.29 on the fifth PCI list) |
| 1.14 | Pumped Hydroelectric Energy Storage RIEDL (DE) (No 2.30 on the fifth PCI list) |
| 1.15 | Reversible Hydraulic Pumped Energy Storage LOS GUAJARES (ES) |
| 1.16 | Green Hydrogen Hub Denmark Compressed Air Energy Storage (DK) (No 1.21 on the fifth PCI list) |
| 1.17 | Pumped Hydroelectric Energy Storage WSK PULS (DE) |
| 1.18 | Reversible Hydraulic Pumped Energy Storage AGUAYO II (ES) |
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| 1.19 | Interconnection between Sicily (IT) and Tunisia node (TN) [currently known as "ELMED"] (No 2.33 on the fifth PCI list) |
| 1.20 | Interconnection between Zeebrugge area (BE) and Kemsley, Kent (UK) [currently known as "Cronos"] |
| 1.21 | Interconnection between Emden areas (DE) and Corringham, Essex (UK) [currently known as "Tarchon"] |
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| 2.2 | Internal line in Germany between Wolmirstedt and Isar [currently known as "SuedOstLink"] (No 3.12 on the fifth PCI list) |
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| 2.4 | Interconnector between Würmlach (AT) – Somplago (IT) (No 3.4 on the fourth PCI list) |
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| 2.7 | Interconnector between Otrokovice (CZ) – Ladce (SK) |
| 2.8 | Interconnector between Lienz (AT) – Veneto region (IT) (No 3.2.1 on the second PCI list) |
| 2.9 | Hydro-pumped storage in Amfilochia (EL) (No 3.24 on the fifth PCI list) |
| 2.10 | Ptolemaida Battery Energy Storage System (EL) |
| 2.11 | Modernisation of Pumped Hydroelectric Energy Storage in Čierny Váh (SK) [currently known as "SE Integrator"] |
| No | Definition |
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| 2.12 | Interconnector between Subotica (RS) and Sándorfalva (HU) |
| 2.13 | Interconnection between Wadi El Natroon (EG) and Mesogeia/St Stefanos (EL) [currently known as "GREGY Interconnector"] |
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| 3.1 | Internal line between Stanisławów and Ostrołęka (PL) (No 4.5.2 on the fifth PCI list) |
| 3.2 | Hydro-pumped electricity storage in Estonia (No 4.6 on the fifth PCI list) |
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| 3.6 | Interconnection between Finland and Estonia [currently known as "Estlink 3"] |
| No | Definition |
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| 4.1 | One or more hubs in the North Sea with interconnectors to bordering North Sea countries (Denmark, the Netherlands and Germany) [currently known as "North Sea Wind Power Hub"] (No 1.19 on the fifth PCI list) |
| 4.2 | Offshore hybrid interconnector between Belgium and Denmark [currently known as "Triton Link"] |
| 4.3 | High voltage offshore substation and connection to Menuel (FR) [currently known as "Offshore Wind connection Centre Manche 1"] |
| 4.4 | High voltage offshore substation and connection to Tourbe (FR) [currently known as "Offshore Wind connection Centre Manche 2"] |
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| 4.5 | Multi-purpose interconnector between Modular Offshore Grid 2 (BE) and Leisten (UK) [currently known as "Nautilus"] (No 1.15 on the fourth PCI list) |
| 4.6 | Multi-purpose HVDC interconnection between Great Britain and the Netherlands [currently known as "LionLink"] |
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| 5.1 | Latvia and Estonia Hybrid Offshore interconnector [currently known as "Elwind"] |
| 5.2 | Bornholm Energy Island (BEI) Hybrid Offshore interconnector between Denmark and Germany |
| No | Definition |
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| 6.1 | Offshore Wind Connection Occitanie (FR) |
| 6.2 | Offshore Wind Connection PACA (FR) |
| No | Definition |
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| 8.1 | Offshore Wind Connection South Britanny (FR) |
| 8.2 | Offshore Wind Connection South Atlantic (FR) |
| No | Definition |
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| 9.3 | Internal hydrogen infrastructure in France to the Belgium border [currently known as Franco-Belgian H2 corridor] |
| 9.4 | Internal hydrogen infrastructure in Germany [currently known as H2ercules West] |
| 9.5 | Internal hydrogen infrastructure in Belgium [currently known as Belgian Hydrogen Backbone] |
| 9.6 | Internal hydrogen infrastructure in the Netherlands [currently known as National Hydrogen Backbone] |
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| 9.8 | Offshore hydrogen pipeline Germany [currently known as AquaDuctus] |
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| 9.13 | Ammonia reception facility Dunkerque (FR) |
| 9.14 | H2Sines.RDAM electrolyser (PT) |
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| 9.19 | Jytske Banke electrolyser (DK) |
| 9.20 | Danish Hydrogen Storage (DK) |
| 9.21 | Hystock Opslag H2 storage (NL) |
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| 9.23 | Storage GeoH2 (FR) |
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| No | Definition |
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| 9.25 | Offshore hydrogen pipeline Norway – Germany [currently known as CHE Pipeline] |
| No | Definition |
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| 10.4 | Generic corridor aiming to transmit hydrogen from Ukraine to Slovakia, Czechia, Austria and Germany |
| No | Definition |
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| 11.1 | Hydrogen interconnector between Sweden and Finland [currently known as Nordic Hydrogen Route – Bothnian Bay] |
| 11.2 | Hydrogen interconnector between Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and Germany [currently known as Nordic-Baltic Hydrogen Corridor] |
| 11.3 | Hydrogen interconnector between Sweden, Finland and Germany [currently known as the Baltic Sea Hydrogen Collector] |
| No | Definition |
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| 12.1 | ACON – Again COnnected Networks (CZ, SK), to foster the integration of the Czech and Slovak electricity markets by improving efficiency of distribution networks (No 10.4 on the fifth PCI list) |
| 12.2 | CARMEN (BG, RO), to reinforce cross-border TSO-TSO cooperation and data sharing, enhance TSO-DSO cooperation, invest in grid expansion and increase capacity for integration of new renewables and improve grid stability, security and flexibility (No 10.10 on the fifth PCI list) |
| 12.3 | Danube InGrid (HU, SK), to efficiently integrate the behaviour and actions of all market users connected to the electricity networks in Hungary and Slovakia (No 10.7 on the fifth PCI list) |
| 12.4 | Gabreta Smart Grids (CZ, DE), to increase grid hosting capacity, enable remote monitoring and control of MV grids and improve grid observability and network planning (No 10.11 on the fifth PCI list) |
| 12.5 | GreenSwitch (AT, HR, SI), to increase hosting capacity for distributed renewable sources and efficient integration of new loads, improving observability of the distribution network and increasing cross-border capacity (No 10.12 on the fifth PCI list) |
| No | Definition |
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| 13.1 | CO |
| 13.2 | Aramis – cross-border CO |
| 13.3 | ECO2CEE – open-access cross-border CO |
| 13.4 | Bifrost – transport and storage project with offshore storage in DK from emitters from Denmark, Germany and Poland |
| 13.5 | Callisto – development of multi-modal CO |
| 13.6 | CCS Baltic Consortium – cross-border CO |
| 13.7 | Delta Rhine Corridor – project to transport CO |
| 13.8 | EU2NSEA – cross-border CO |
| 13.9 | GT CCS Croatia – construction of pipeline transport infrastructure in Croatia and Hungary, with underground storage in HR |
| 13.10 | Norne – transport infrastructure in Denmark with onshore and possibly offshore storage, emitters primarily from DK, SE, BE and UK will transport to DK via ship |
| 13.11 | Prinos – Offshore storage at Prinos field for emissions from EL, by pipeline, and from BG, HR, CY, EL, IT and SI by ship |
| 13.12 | Pycasso – transport and storage of CO |
| No | Definition |
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| 13.13 | Northern Lights – a CO |
| 13.14 | Nautilus CCS – Emissions from Le Havre, Dunkirk, Duisburg and Rogaland areas to be captured and transported by ship to various sinks in the North Sea (extension of No 12.8 on the fifth PCI list) |
| No | Definition |
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| 15.1 | Connection of Malta to the European gas network – pipeline interconnection with Italy at Gela (No 5.19 on the fifth PCI list) |
| 15.2 | Pipeline from the East Mediterranean gas reserves to Greece mainland via Cyprus and Crete [currently known as "EastMed Pipeline"], with metering and regulating station at Megalopoli (No 7.3.1. on the fifth PCI list) |