42 Amendments of Javi LÓPEZ related to 2020/0360(COD)
Amendment 325 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) The Union should facilitate infrastructure projects linking the Union’s energy networks with third-country networks that are mutually beneficial and necessary for the energy transition and the achievement of the climate targets, and which also meet the specific criteria of the relevant infrastructure categories pursuant to this Regulation, in particular with neighbouring countries and with countries with which the Union has established specific energy cooperation. Therefore, this Regulation should include in its scope projects of mutual interest where they are sustainable and able to demonstrate significant net socio-economic benefits for at least two Member States and at least one third country. Such projects would be eligible for inclusion in the Union list upon conditions of regulatory approximation with the Union and upon demonstrating a contribution to the Union’s overall energy and climate objectives in terms of security of supply and decarbonisation. Such regulatory alignment or convergence should be presumed for the European Economic Area or Energy Community Contracting Parties. In addition, the third country with which the Union cooperates in the development of projects of mutual interest should facilitate a similar timeline for accelerated implementation and other policy support measures, as stipulated in this Regulation. It has to be provided that the strategies are aligned with the partnering countries’ economic, social and environmental interests and concerns as well as decarbonization objectives, are non-detrimental to the energy security of the partnering countries and the Union, human rights or sustainable community livelihoods, and contribute to sharing know-how. Therefore, in this Regulation, projects of mutual interest should be considered in the same manner as projects of common interest with all provisions relative to projects of common interest applying also to projects of mutual interest, unless otherwise specified.
Amendment 448 #
(16a) ‘energy efficiency first’ as defined in Article 2(18) of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 means: “taking utmost account in energy planning, and in policy and investment decisions, of alternative cost- efficient energy efficiency measures to make energy demand and energy supply more efficient, in particular by means of cost-effective end-use energy savings, demand response initiatives and more efficient conversion, transmission and distribution of energy, whilst still achieving the objectives of those decisions”
Amendment 486 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) the project is in line with the “energy efficiency first” principle.
Amendment 490 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) the project contributes significantly to the decarbonisation objectives of the Union and those of the third country and to sustainability, including through the integration of renewable energy into the grid and the transmission of renewable generation to major consumption centres and storage sites, and;
Amendment 541 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point d – introductory part
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point d – introductory part
(d) for hydrogen projects falling under the energy infrastructure categories set out in point (3) of Annex II the project is to contribute significantly to sustainability, including by reducing greenhouse gas emissions, by enhancing the deployment of renewable hydrogen and supporting variable renewable power generation by offering flexibility and/or storage solutions, while not inhibiting decarbonisation of the power system in the Union or third countries. Furthermore, the project is to contribute significantly to at least one of the following specific criteria:
Amendment 553 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point e – point i
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point e – point i
(i) sustainability, including by reducing greenhouse gas emissdecarbonisations and enhancing the deployment of renewable hydrogen.
Amendment 593 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 – point c a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) The Energy Efficiency First principle, as defined in Article 2.
Amendment 636 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – title
Article 11 – title
11 Energy system wide cost-benefit and climate compatibility analysis
Amendment 638 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. By [16 November 2022], the Agency in collaboration with the European Network of Transmission System Operators (ENTSO) for Electricity and, the ENTSO for Gas and the European Scientific Advisory Board on Climate Change, shall publish and submit to Member States, and the Commission and the Agency their respectivethe integrated methodologies, including the network and market modelling, for a harmonised energy system-wide cost- benefit analysisd climate compatibility analysis, that ensures the consistency with the 1.5°C goal of the Paris Agreement, at Union level for projects of common and mutual interest falling under the categories set out in points (1)(a), (b), (c) and (e) and point (3) of Annex II.
Amendment 647 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Prior to submitting their respective integrated, science- reviewed methodologiesy, the ENTSO for Electricity and the ENTSO for Gas shall conduct an extensive consultation process involving at least the organisations representing all relevant stakeholders, including the entity of distribution system operators in the Union (‘EU DSO entity’), all relevant hydrogen stakeholders, civil society and, where it is deemed appropriate the national regulatory authorities and other national authorities.
Amendment 649 #
Amendment 656 #
Amendment 659 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 4
Article 11 – paragraph 4
Amendment 666 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 5
Article 11 – paragraph 5
5. No later than three months of the day of receipt of the Commission’s opinion, as referred to in paragraph 4, the ENTSO for Electricity and the ENTSO for Gasagency shall adapt their respective methodologiesy taking due account of the Commission’s opinion, and submit them to the Commission for approval.
Amendment 672 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 6
Article 11 – paragraph 6
Amendment 678 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 7
Article 11 – paragraph 7
Amendment 685 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 8
Article 11 – paragraph 8
8. Within two weeks of the approval by the Agency or the Commission in accordance with paragraphs 5 and 6, the ENTSO for Electricity and the ENTSO for Gasagency shall publish their respective methodologiesy on theirits websites. The agency shall publish the corresponding input data and other relevant network, load flow and market data in a sufficiently accurate form in accordance with national law and relevant confidentiality agreements.
Amendment 696 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 10
Article 11 – paragraph 10
10. Every three years, the Agency shall establish and make publicly available a set of indicators and corresponding reference values for the comparison of unit investment costs for comparable projects of the infrastructure categories included in points (1) and (3) of Annex II. Those reference values may be used by the ENTSO for Electricity and the ENTSO for Gas for the cost-benefit analyses carried out for subsequent Union-wide ten-year network development plans. The first of such indicators shall be published by [1 November 2022].
Amendment 704 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 11
Article 11 – paragraph 11
11. By [31 December 2023], the ENTSO for Electricity and the ENTSO for Gasagency shall jointly submit to the Commission and the AgencyESABCC a consistent and interlinked energy market and network model including electricity, gas and hydrogen transmission infrastructure as well as storage, LNG and electrolysers, covering the energy infrastructure priority corridors and the areas drawn up in line with the principles laid down in Annex V.
Amendment 720 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. By [31 July 2022], the Agency, after having conducted an extensive consultation process involving the ESABCC and the Commission and at least the organisations representing all relevant stakeholders, including the ENTSO for Electricity, the ENTSO for Gas, Union DSO entity, and relevant hydrogen sector stakeholders, shall publish the framework guidelines for the joint scenarios to be developed by ENTSO for Electricity and ENTSO for Gasthe Agency and the ESABCC. Those guidelines shall be regularly updated as found necessary.
Amendment 726 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
The guidelines shall includoperationalise the energy efficiency first principle and ensure that the underlying ENTSO for Electricity and ENTSO for Gas scenarios are is fully in line with the latest medium and long-term European Union decarbonisation targets and the latest available Commission scenarios.
Amendment 732 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2
Article 12 – paragraph 2
Amendment 740 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 3
Article 12 – paragraph 3
3. The ENTSO for Electricity and ENTSO for Gas shall invite the organisations representing all relevant stakeholders, including the Union DSO entity and all relevant hydrogen stakeholders, to participate in the scenarios development process. In order to deliver an integrated energy system, a balanced depth of expertise across all climate neutral energy solutions, from demand through delivery to supply side, is required in the Agency’s scenarios building process. The Agency shall invite relevant technical expertise, including the ENTSO for Electricity and ENTSO for Gas, the Union DSO entity and all relevant representatives from the renewable hydrogen sector, renewable electricity industry, flexibility providers and civil society to participate in the scenarios development process. The agency shall report on how the assumptions are adding up to a consistent pathway to climate neutrality, while consulting the ESABCC which is to give a binding opinion on the outcome.
Amendment 742 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 4
Article 12 – paragraph 4
4. The ENTSO for Electricity and the ENTSO for Gasagency shall publish and submit the draft joint scenarios report to the Agency and the Commission for theirits opinion.
Amendment 748 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 5
Article 12 – paragraph 5
Amendment 755 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 6
Article 12 – paragraph 6
6. The Commission, giving due consideration to the Agency opinion defined under paragraph 5, shall submit its opinion to the ENTSO for Electricity and the ENTSO for Gas shall submit its opinion to the agency.
Amendment 761 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 7
Article 12 – paragraph 7
7. The ENTSO for Electricity and the ENTSO for Gasagency shall adapt their jointits scenarios report, taking due account of the Agency’s opinion, in line with the Commission’s and the ESABCC’s opinion and submit the updated report to the Commission for its approval.
Amendment 767 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 8
Article 12 – paragraph 8
8. Within two weeks of the approval of the joint scenarios report by the Commission in accordance with paragraph 7, the ENTSO for Electricity and the ENTSO for Gasagency shall publish their joint scenarios report on theirits websites. TheyIt shall publish the corresponding input and output data in a sufficiently accurate form, taking due account of the national law and relevant confidentiality agreements.
Amendment 774 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Every two years the ENTSO for Electricity and the ENTSO for Gasagency shall publish and submit to the Commission and the Agency the infrastructure gaps reports developed within the framework of the Union-wide ten-year network development plans.
Amendment 778 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
When assessing the infrastructure gaps the ENTSO for Electricity and the ENTSO for Gas shallagency shall implement the energy efficiency first principle and consider with priority all relevant non-infrastructure related solutions to address the identified gaps. To ensure implementation of the energy efficiency first principle and consider wi, the ENTSOs shall a) ensure transparency on the energy demand assumptions used for all fuels available, which underpin the priority all relevantoject b) provide an overview of all non- infrastructure related solutions considered to address the identified gaps. and why they where not implemented.
Amendment 788 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 792 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2
Article 13 – paragraph 2
2. The ENTSO for Electricity and the ENTSO for Gas shall submit their respective draft infrastructure gaps report to the Agency and the Commissionagency shall submit its draft infrastructure gaps report to the Commission, the ENTSO for Electricity and the ENTSO for Gas and the ESABCC for their opinion.
Amendment 797 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 3
Article 13 – paragraph 3
Amendment 802 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 4
Article 13 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission, considering the Agency’s opinion referred to in paragraph 3the ENTSO for Electricity and the ENTSO for Gas, and the ESABCC, shall draft and submit itsrespective opinions to the ENTSO for Electricity or the ENTSO for Gasagency.
Amendment 807 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 5
Article 13 – paragraph 5
5. The ENTSO for Electricity and the ENTSO for Gasagency shall adapt their infrastructure gaps reports taking due account of the Agency’sENTSO for Electricity and the ENTSO for Gas' opinion and in line with the Commission’s and the ESABCC's opinion before the publication of the final infrastructure gaps reports.
Amendment 900 #
(ba) all relevant information about the public consultations carried out about the project
Amendment 903 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) the main expected benefits and the costs of the projects, as well as the expected climate benefits, except for any commercially sensitive information;
Amendment 1046 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point a
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point a
(a) electrolysers that: (i) have at least 100 MW capacity, (ii) the production complies with the life cycle greenhouse gas emissions savings requirement of 780 % relative to a fossil fuel comparator of 94g CO2e/MJ as set out in Article 25(2) and Annex V of Directive (EU) 2018/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council.60 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. Quantified life-cycle GHG 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 also a network-related function; _________________ 60 OJ L 328, 21.12.2018, p. 82.
Amendment 1077 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – Part 1 – point 5
Annex III – Part 1 – point 5
(5) each Group shall invite, as appropriate, the organisations representing relevant stakeholders — and, where deemed appropriate, directly the stakeholders— including producers, distribution system operators, suppliers, consumers and organisations for environmental protection. The Group may organise hearings or consultations, where relevant for the accomplishments of its tasks. shall also organise a public consultation and report on how the opinions expressed where taken into account by modifying proposed projects, or justifying why such opinions were not taken into account, and on which measures were taken to ensure local actors were made aware of and enabled to participate in the public consultation.
Amendment 1082 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – Part 1 – point 6
Annex III – Part 1 – point 6
(6) as regards the meetings of the Groups, the Commission shall publish, on a platform accessible to stakeholders, the internal rules, an updated list of member organisations, regularly updated information on the progress of work, meeting agendas, as well as meeting minutes, where available. Participants lists, meeting agendas and minutes shall be produced and published for each meeting. The deliberations of the decision-making bodies of the Groups and the project ranking in accordance with Article 4(5) ashall be re confidentialrded in meeting minutes and published.
Amendment 1144 #
(5) concerning renewables-based hydrogen falling under the category set out in point (3) of Annex II, the criteria listed in Article 4 shall be evaluated as follows:
Amendment 1166 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – point 6 – point b
Annex IV – point 6 – point b
(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 gaseshydrogen, the stability of system operation, the duration and frequency of interruptions per customer.