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OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on guidelines for trans-European energy infrastructure and repealing Regulation (EU) No 347/2013
Amendments (232)
Amendment 254 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) Regulation (EU) No 347/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council23 , the current TEN-E Regulation, lays down rules for the timely development and interoperability of trans-European energy networks in order to achieve the energy policy objectives of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union to ensure the functioning of the internal energy market, security of supply and competitive energy markets in the Union, to promote energy efficiency and energy saving and the development of new and renewable forms of energy, and to promote the interconnection of energy networks. Regulation (EU) No 347/2013 puts in place a framework for Member States and relevant stakeholders to work together in a regional setting to develop better- connected energy networks with the aim to connect regions currently isolated from European energy markets, strengthen existing and promote new cross-border interconnections, and help integrate renewable energy. By pursuing those objectives, Regulation (EU) No 347/2013 contributes to smart, sustainable and inclusive growth and brings benefits to the entire Union in terms of competitiveness and economic, social and territorial cohesion. _________________ 23Regulation (EU) No 347/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 April 2013 on guidelines for trans- European energy infrastructure and repealing Decision No 1364/2006/EC and amending Regulations (EC) No 713/2009, (EC) No 714/2009 and (EC) No 715/2009, OJ L 115, 25.4.2013, p. 39–75
Amendment 256 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) The evaluation of Regulation (EU) No 347/2013 has clearly shown that the framework has effectively improved the integration of Member States’ networks, stimulated energy trade and hence contributed to the competitiveness of the Union. Projects of common interest in electricity and gas have strongly contributed to security of supply. For gas, the infrastructure is now well connected and supply resilience has improved substantially since 2013. Regional cooperation in Regional Groups and through cross-border cost allocation is an important enabler for project implementation. However, in many cases the cross-border cost allocation did not result in reducing the financing gap of the project, as intended. While the majority of permitting procedures have been shortened, in some cases the process is still long. The financial assistance from the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) has been an important factor as grants for studies have helped projects to reduce risks in the early stages of development, while grants for works have supported projects addressing key bottlenecks that market finance could not sufficiently address.
Amendment 270 #
(11) Security of supply, as one main driver behind Regulation (EU) No 347/2013, has been significantly improved through projects of common interest. Moreover, the Commission’s climate target impact assessment27 expects the consumption of natural gas to be reduced significantly because its non-abated use is not compatible with carbon-neutrality. On the other hand, the consumption of biogas, renewable and low-carbon hydrogen and synthetic gaseous fuels will increase significantly towards 2050. Therefore, the natural gas infrastructure no longer needsIn this context, natural gas projects play a key role and they should be supported through the TEN-E policy. The planning of energy infrastructure should reflect this changing gas landscape. _________________ 27 in order to complete the missing transmission infrastructure and to enable the transition from coal. SWD(2020) 176 final
Amendment 273 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) Security of supply, as one main driver behind Regulation (EU) No 347/2013, has been significantly improved through projects of common interest. Moreover, the Commission’s climate target impact assessment27 expects the consumption of natural gas to be reduced significantly because its non-abated use is not compatible with carbon-neutrality. On the other hand, the consumption of biogas, renewable and low-carbon hydrogen and synthetic gaseous fuels will increase significantly towards 2050. Therefore, the natural gas infrastructure no longers will need less support through the TEN-E policy. The planning of energy infrastructure should reflect this changing gas landscape. However, in some Member States natural gas projects represent substantial potential for reduction of CO2 emissions, including by facilitating transition from solid fossil fuels, in particular coal, lignite, peat and oil shale, to natural gas. The revision of Regulation (EU) No 347/2013should not negatively affect not yet completed projects. Natural gas infrastructure projects which were already included in the fourth or fifth Union list of projects of common interest established pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 347/2013should therefore be able to maintain this status and be eligible for the future Union lists of projects of common interest to be established under this Regulation. _________________ 27 SWD(2020) 176 final
Amendment 274 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) Security of supply, as one main driver behind Regulation (EU) No 347/2013, has been significantly improved through projects of common interest. Moreover, the Commission’s climate target impact assessment27 expects the consumption of natural gas to be reduced significantly because its non-abated use is not compatible with carbon-neutrality. On the other hand, the consumption of biogas, renewable and low-carbon hydrogen and synthetic gaseous fuels will increase significantly towards 2050. Therefore, the natural gas infrastructure no longer needs support through the TEN-E policy. The planning of energy infrastructure should reflect this changing gas landscape. _________________ 27However, in some Member States, gas infrastructure projects represent substantial CO2 emission reductions potentials, such as a transition from oil/coal/lignite to gas including biomethane, such projects are still considered eligible under the TEN-E policy. Furthermore, gas projects may in some specific regions be instrumental to provide security of supply and market competition, for which TEN-E eligibility should be maintained. Besides, the abovementioned types of projects, infrastructure no longer needs support through the TEN-E policy. The planning of energy infrastructure should reflect this changing gas landscape. Gas infrastructure projects already registered as projects of common interest will maintain this status including access to financial assistance until completion in order to materialise the planned and expected market and security of supply improvements. SWD(2020) 176 final
Amendment 281 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11 a (new)
Recital 11 a (new)
(11a) Takes note of the European Council conclusions of 10 and 11 December 2020 acknowledges the need to ensure interconnections, energy security for all Member States, and to respect the right of the Member States to decide on their energy mix and to choose the most appropriate technologies to achieve collectively the 2030 climate target, including transitional technologies such as gas1a. _________________ 1a 3 https://www.consilium.europa.eu/media/4 7296/1011-12-20-euco-conclusions-en.pdf
Amendment 283 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) The Commission’s communication on energy system integration underlines the need for integrated energy infrastructure planning across energy carriers, infrastructures, and consumption sectors. Such system integration starts from the point of departure of applying the energy efficiency first principle and a system efficiency approach and taking a holistic approach beyond individual sectors. It also addresses the decarbonisation needs of the hard to abate sectors, such as parts of industry or certain modes of transport, where direct electrification is, currently, technically or economically challenging. Such investments include hydrogen and electrolysers, which are progressing towards commercial large-scale deployment. The Commission’s Hydrogen Strategy gives priority to hydrogen production from renewable electricity, which is the cleanest solution and is most compatible with the EU climate neutrality objective. In a transitional phase however, other forms of low-carbon hydrogen are needed to more rapidly replace existing hydrogen and kick-start an economy of scale.
Amendment 295 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) Moreover, the Commission’s Hydrogen Strategy29 concluded that for the required deployment of hydrogen a large- scale infrastructure network is an important element that only the Union and the single market can offer. There is currently very limited dedicated infrastructure in place to transport and trade hydrogen across borders. Such should consist of a significant extent of assets converted from natural gas, complemented by new assets dedicated to hydrogen. Furthermore, the Hydrogen Strategy sets a strategic goal to increase installed electrolyser capacity to 40 GW by 2030 in order to scale up the production of renewable hydrogen and facilitate the decarbonisation of fossil-fuel dependent sectors, such as industry or transport. Therefore, the TEN-E policy should include new and repurposed hydrogen transmission infrastructure and storage, marine terminals in ports and related open-access infrastructure to enable hydrogen exports and imports, transportation and distribution through various modalities such as ships, and multimodal transport hubs including marine terminals in ports and related services for conversion, compression and storage, including operational and buffer storage, as well as electrolyser facilities. Hydrogen transmission and storage and import infrastructure should alsothen be included in the Union-wide ten-year network development plan, coordinated by the ENTSO for Gas and aligned with the ENTSO for Electricity when relevant to system integration, so as to allow a comprehensive and consistent assessment of their costs and benefits for the energy system, including their contribution to sector integration and decarbonisation, with the aim of creating a hydrogen backbone for the Union. _________________ 29A hydrogen strategy for a climate- neutral Europe, COM(2020) 301 final.
Amendment 297 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) Moreover, the Commission’s Hydrogen Strategy29 concluded that for the required deployment of hydrogen a large- scale infrastructure network is an important element that only the Union and the single market can offer. There is currently very limited dedicated infrastructure in place to transport and trade hydrogen across borders. Such should consist of a significant extent of assets converted from natural gas, complemented by new assets dedicated to hydrogen ready. Furthermore, the Hydrogen Strategy sets a strategic goal to increase installed electrolyser capacity to 40 GW by 2030 in order to scale up the production of renewable hydrogen and facilitate the decarbonisation of fossil-fuel dependent sectors, such as industry or transport. Therefore, the TEN-E policy should include new and repurposed hydrogen transmission infrastructure and storage as well as electrolyser facilities. Hydrogen transmission and storage infrastructure should also be included in the Union-wide ten-year network development plan so as to allow a comprehensive and consistent assessment of their costs and benefits for the energy system, including their contribution to sector integration and decarbonisation, with the aim of creating a hydrogen backbone for the Union. _________________ 29A hydrogen strategy for a climate- neutral Europe, COM(2020) 301 final.
Amendment 298 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) Moreover, the Commission’s Hydrogen Strategy29 concluded that for the required deployment of hydrogen a large- scale infrastructure network is an important element that only the Union and the single market can offer. There is currently very limited dedicated infrastructure in place to transport and trade hydrogen across borders. Such should consist of a significant extent of assets converted from natural gas, complemented by new assets dedicated to hydrogen. Furthermore, the Hydrogen Strategy sets a strategic goal to increase installed electrolyser capacity to 40 GW by 2030 in order to scale up the production of renewable hydrogen and facilitate the decarbonisation of fossil-fuel dependent sectors, such as industry or transport. Therefore, the TEN-E policy should include new and repurposed hydrogen transmission infrastructure, retrofitted pipelines for regional and temporal blending solutions and storage as well as electrolyser facilities. Hydrogen transmission and storage infrastructure should also be included in the Union-wide ten-year network development plan so as to allow a comprehensive and consistent assessment of their costs and benefits for the energy system, including their contribution to sector integration and decarbonisation, with the aim of creating a hydrogen backbone for the Union. _________________ 29A hydrogen strategy for a climate- neutral Europe, COM(2020) 301 final.
Amendment 299 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) Moreover, the Commission’s Hydrogen Strategy29 concluded that for the required deployment of hydrogen a large- scale infrastructure network is an important element that only the Union and the single market can offer. There is currently very limited dedicated infrastructure in place to transport and trade hydrogen across borders. Such should consist of a significant extent of assets converted from natural gas, complemented by new assets dedicated to hydrogen. Furthermore, the Hydrogen Strategy sets a strategic goal to increase installed electrolyser capacity to 40 GW by 2030 in order to scale up the production of renewable hydrogen and facilitate the decarbonisation of fossil-fuel dependent sectors, such as industry or transport. Therefore, the TEN-E policy should include new and repurposed hydrogen transmission infrastructure and storage, as well as electrolyser facilities and import facilities in ports. Hydrogen transmission and, storage and import infrastructure should also be included in the Union-wide ten-year network development plan so as to allow a comprehensive and consistent assessment of their costs and benefits for the energy system, including their contribution to sector integration and decarbonisation, with the aim of creating a hydrogen backbone for the Union. _________________ 29A hydrogen strategy for a climate- neutral Europe, COM(2020) 301 final.
Amendment 301 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14 a (new)
Recital 14 a (new)
Amendment 316 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) Regulation (EU) No 347/2013 requires a candidate project of common interest to prove a significant contribution to at least one criterion from a set of criteria in the process for the elaboration of the Union list, which may, but does not need to, include sustainability. That requirement, in line with the specific needs of the internal energy market at the time, enabled development of projects of common interest which addressed only security of supply risks even if they did not demonstrate benefits in terms of sustainability. However, given the evolution of the Union infrastructure needs and the decarbonisation goals, the Conclusions of the 2020 July European Council, according to which “Union expenditure should be consistent with Paris Agreement objectives and the "do no harm" principle of the European Green Deal, sustainability in terms of the integration of renewable energy sources into the grid or the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, as relevant, should be assessed in order to ensure that TEN-E policy is coherent with energy and climate policy objectives of the Union, taking also into account the specificities of each Member State and the needs to implement different pathways towards decarbonisation. The sustainability of CO2 transport networks is addressed by their purpose to transport carbon dioxide.
Amendment 324 #
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 sustainabspect the “do not significant harm” principle and are 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. 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 327 #
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 twoone or more Member States and at least one third country. Such projects would be eligible for inclusion in the Union list upon conditions of regulatory approximation withconsistency of the third country’s policy objectives with the overall policy objective of 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 regulatorypolicy objective alignment or convergence should be presumed for the European Economic Area or, the 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. Therefore, in this Regulation,, as well countries included in the Renewed Partnership for the Southern Neighbourhood - New agenda for the Mediterranean, that are already operating based and aligned to EU requirements (Med-TSO members) or with third countries having signed bilateral agreements with the Union which include relevant provisions on climate and energy policy objectives on decarbonisation. In addition, the third country with which the Union cooperates in the development of 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 specifiedfacilitate a similar timeline for accelerated implementation and other policy support measures, as stipulated in this Regulation.
Amendment 332 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) Furthermore, to achieve the Union’s 2030 and 2050 climate and energy targets and climate neutrality objective, Europe needs to significantly scale up renewable electricity generation while ensuring strategic renewable hydrogen imports into the European Union. The existing infrastructure categories for electricity transmission and storage are crucial for the integration of the significant increase in renewable electricity generation in the power grid. In addition, that requires stepping up investment in offshore renewable energy30 . Coordinating long- term planning and development of offshore and onshore electricity gridsnetworks, for both electricity and hydrogen should also be addressed. In particular, offshore infrastructure planning should move away from the project-by- project approach towards a coordinated comprehensive approach ensuring the sustainable development of integrated offshore grids in line with the offshore renewable potential of each sea basin, environmental protection and other uses of the sea. _________________ 30 Offshore Strategy Communication
Amendment 339 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) The Union-wide ten-year network development plan process as basis for the identification of projects of common interest in the categories of electricity and gas has proven to be effective. However, while the European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity and for Gas (ENTSOs) and transmission system operators have an important role to play in the process, more scrutiny is required, in particular as regards defining the scenarios for the future, identifying long-term infrastructure gaps and bottlenecks and assessing individual projects, to enhance trust in the process. Therefore, due to the need for independent validation, the Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Reg. The stakeholder consultators (‘the Agency’) and the Commission should have an increased role in the process, including in the process for drawing up the Union-wide ten-year network development plan pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2019/943 of the European Parliament and of the Council31 and Region process should be reinforced. The ENTSO for Electricity and ENTSO for Gas shall establish a stakeholder Forum for its consultation (EC) No 715/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council32 . _________________ 31Regulation (EU) 2019/943 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 June 2019 on the internal market for electricity (OJ L 158, 14.6.2019, p. 54). 32Regulation (EC) No 715/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 on conditions for access to the natural gas transmission networkas part of the scenarios development process in which all organisations representing the relevant stakeholders, including the EU DSO entity and relevant hydrogen stakeholders andre repealing Regulation (EC) No 1775/2005 (OJ L 211, 14.8.2009, p. 36)resented.EC and ACER will also be invited to join as observers.
Amendment 345 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) It is important to ensure that only infrastructure projects for which no reasonable alternative solutions exist may receive the status of project of common interest. For that purpose, the infrastructure gaps identification will follow the energy efficiency first principle and a system efficiency approach and consider with priority all relevant non-infrastructure related solutions to address the identified gaps. In addition, during project implementation, project promoters should report on the compliance with environmental legislation and demonstrate that projects do no significant harm to the environment in accordance with Article 17 of Regulation (EC) 2020/85233 . For existing projects of common interest having reached sufficient maturity, this will be taken into account during project selection for subsequent Union list by the regional groups. _________________ 33Regulation (EU) 2020/852 on the establishment of a framework to facilitate sustainable investment, and amending Regulation (EU) 2019/2088, OJ L 198, 22.6.2020, p. 13
Amendment 354 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
Recital 23
(23) Following close consultations with all Member States and stakeholders, the Commission has identified 13 strategic trans-European energy infrastructure priorities, the implementation of which is essential for the achievement of the Union’s 2030 and 2050 energy and climate policy targets. Those priorities cover different geographic regions or thematic areas in the field of electricity transmission and storage, offshore grids for renewable energy sources including hydrogen, hydrogen transmission and storage, electrolysers, smart gas grids, smart electricity grids, and carbon dioxide transport.
Amendment 357 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24
Recital 24
(24) Projects of common interest should comply with common, transparent and objective criteria in view of their contribution to the energy policy objectives. In order to be eligible for inclusion in the Union lists, electricity, and hydrogen projects should be part of the latest available Union- wide ten-year network development plan. As hydrogen infrastructure is not currently included in the Union-wide ten-year network development plan, this requirement for hydrogen projects should only apply as of 1 January 2024 for the purposes of the second Union list drawn pursuant to this Regulationthe 6th PCI list.
Amendment 358 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24
Recital 24
(24) Projects of common interest should comply with common, transparent and objective criteria in view of their contribution to the energy policy objectives. In order to be eligible for inclusion in the Union lists, electricity, and hydrogen projects should be part of the latest available Union-wide ten-year network development plan. As hydrogen infrastructure is not currently included in the Union-wide ten-year network development plan, this requirement for hydrogen projects should only apply as of 31 JanuaryDecember 20243 for the purposes of the second Union list drawn pursuant to this Regulation.
Amendment 359 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24
Recital 24
(24) Projects of common interest should comply with common, transparent and objective criteria in view of their contribution to the energy policy objectives. In order to be eligible for inclusion in the Union lists, electricity, and hydrogen projects should be part of the latest available Union-wide ten-year network development plan, based on national and regional infrastructure outlooks. As hydrogen infrastructure is not currently included in the Union-wide ten- year network development plan, this requirement for hydrogen projects should only apply as of 1 January 2024 for the purposes of the second Union list drawn pursuant to this Regulation.
Amendment 361 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26
Recital 26
(26) A new Union list of projects of common interest (‘Union list’) should be established every two years. Projects of common interest that are completed or that no longer fulfil the relevant criteria and requirements as set out in this Regulation should not appear on the next Union list. For that reason, ehave obtained PCI status, should remain on the PCI list for four years to reduce administrative burden and provide certainty to project promoters. Existing projects of common interest that are to be included in the next Union list should be subject to the same selection process for the establishment of regional lists and for the establishment of the Union list applied to proposed projects. However the resulting administrative burden should be reduced as much as possible, for example by using to the extent possible information submitted previously, and by taking account of the annual reports of the project promoters. To that end, existing projects of common interest that have made significant progress should benefit from a streamlined inclusion process in the Union-wide ten-year network development plan.
Amendment 364 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29
Recital 29
(29) The planning and implementation of Union projects of common interest in the areas of energy, transport and telecommunication infrastructure should be coordinated to generate synergies whenever it is feasible from an overall economic, technical, environmental, climate or spatial planning point of view and with due regard to the relevant safety aspects. Thus, during the planning of the various European networks as well as in the process of establishing the PCI list, it should be possible to give preference to integrating transport, communication and energy networks in order to ensure that as little land as possible is taken up, whilst ensuring, where possible, that existing or disused routes are reused, in order to reduce to a minimum any negative social, economic, environmental, climate and financial impact. Projects of Common interest that can demonstrate synergies between the TEN-E and TEN-T networks should moreover be prioritized.
Amendment 367 #
(32) In order to reduce complexity, increase efficiency and transparency and help enhance cooperation among Member States there should be a competent authority or authorities integrating or coordinating all permit granting processes (‘one-stop shop’) as well as an exemption regime for PCIs that combine the realization of multiple pipelines with different energy sources (hydrogen/carbon dioxide) in one project.
Amendment 379 #
(46) Projects of common interest should be eligible to receive Union financial assistance for studies and, under certain conditions, for works pursuant to Regulation (EU)… [on a Connecting Europe Facility as proposed by COM(2018)438] in the form of grants or in the form of innovative financial instruments to ensure that tailor-made support can be provided to those projects of common interest which are not viable under the existing regulatory framework and market conditions. It is important to avoid any distortion of competition, in particular between projects contributing to the achievement of the same Union priority corridor. Such financial assistance should ensure the necessary synergies with the Structural Funds, in order to finance smart energy distribution networks and with the Union renewable energy financing mechanism pursuant to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/129441 . A three-step logic should apply to investments in projects of common interest. First, the market should have the priority to invest. Second, if investments are not made by the market, regulatory solutions should be explored, if necessary the relevant regulatory framework should be adjusted, and the correct application of the relevant regulatory framework should be ensured. Third, where the first two steps are not sufficient to deliver the necessary investments in projects of common interest, it should be possible to grant Union financial assistance where the project of common interest fulfils the applicable eligibility criteria. Projects of common interest may also be eligible under the InvestEU programme, which is complementary to grant financing. _________________ 41Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1294 of 15 September 2020 on the Union renewable energy financing mechanism (OJ L 303, 17.9.2020, p. 1).
Amendment 382 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 47
Recital 47
(47) Grants for works related to projects of mutual interest should be available only for the investments locatedwhere they contribute to the overall energy and climate policy objective onf the territory of the Union andUnion and where the third country has decarbonisation objectives consistent with the Paris Agreement only in case where at least twoone Member States contribute financially in a significant manner to the investment costs of the project in view of its benefits.
Amendment 396 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 52 a (new)
Recital 52 a (new)
(52a) Criteria for assessing the eligibility of projects for common interest and of projects for mutual interest should take into account possible synergies with other networks, in particular trans-European transport network and its cross-border sections.
Amendment 410 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 5
(5) ‘project of mutual interest’ means a project promoted by the Unionat least one member state in cooperation with third countries, pursuant to an intergovernmental agreement or other arrangements, within the energy infrastructure categories in Annex II, which contributes to the Union’s overall energy and climate objectives as referred in Article 1 (1), and which is part of the Union list of projects referred to in Article 3;
Amendment 417 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 7 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 7 a (new)
(7a) "Repurposing" means the technical upgrade or modification of the existing natural gas infrastructure for dedicated transmission of pure hydrogen.
Amendment 418 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 7 b (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 7 b (new)
(7b) "Retrofitting" means the technical upgrade or modification of the existing natural gas infrastructure to enable or increase blending of hydrogen or biomethane with methane.
Amendment 427 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 9
(9) ‘smart gas grid’ means a gas network that makes use of innovative digital, technology and engineering solutions to integrate in a cost efficient manner a plurality of low-carbon and renewable gas sources and their blends with methane in accordance with consumers’ needs and, gas quality and system safety requirements in order to reduceenable the reduction of the carbon footprint of the related gas consumption, enablfacilitate an increased share of renewable and low- carbon gases, and createing links with other energy carriers and sectors;
Amendment 428 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 9
(9) ‘smart gas grid’ means a gas network that makes use of innovative digital solutions to integrate in a cost efficient manner a plurality of low-carbon and 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;
Amendment 429 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 9
(9) ‘smart gas grid’ means a gas network that makes use of innovative digital solutions to integrate in a cost efficient manner a plurality of low-carbon, decarbonised and 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, decarbonised and low-carbon gases, and create links with other energy carriers and sectors thereby providing strengthened security of supply and flexibility to the energy system;
Amendment 432 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 9 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 9 a (new)
(9a) ’infrastructure repurposing’ means infrastructure retrofitting, including maintenance interventions, for a hydrogen-ready infrastructure able to transport an increasing share of renewable and low carbon gases and for the use hydrogen up to 100%.
Amendment 446 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 15
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 15
(15) ‘relevant national regulatory authorities’ means the national regulatory authorities in the Member States hosting the projects and in Member States to which the project provides a significant positive impact;
Amendment 451 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Regional gGroups shall be established (‘Groups’) as set out in Section 1 of Annex III. The membership of each Group shall be based on each priority corridor and area and their respective geographical coverage as set out in Annex I. Decision-making powers in the Groups shall be restricted to Member States and the Commission, who shall, for those purposes, be referred to as the decision- making body of the Groups.
Amendment 455 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 475 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. In the definition of the Union list of projects of common interest pursuant to this Regulation a limited transitional period shall be introduced for those projects already awarded the PCI status in the previous Union lists, in order to give continuity to commitments already made and the possibility to those projects to implement further actions to meet the new criteria. The transitional period will be valid at the entry into force of the revised Regulation.
Amendment 477 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 6
Article 3 – paragraph 6
6. Projects of common interest included on the Union list pursuant to paragraph 4 of this Article under the energy infrastructure categories set out in points (1)(a), (b), (c) and (e) of Annex II, shall become an integral part of the relevant regional investment plans under Article 34 of Regulation (EU) 2019/943 and Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 715/2009 and of the relevant national 10- year network development plans under Article 51 of Directive (EU) 2019/944 and Article 22 of Directive 2009/73/EC and other national infrastructure plans concerned, as appropriate. Those projects shall be conferred the highest possible priority within each of those plans. This paragraph shall not apply to projects of mutual interest.
Amendment 479 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 6
Article 3 – paragraph 6
6. Projects of common interest included on the Union list pursuant to paragraph 4 of this Article under the energy infrastructure categories set out in points (1)(a), (b), (c) and (e) of Annex II, having reached the sufficient degree of maturity referred to in Annex III.2(1)(c) shall become an integral part of the relevant regional investment plans under Article 34 of Regulation (EU) 2019/943 and Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 715/2009 and of the relevant national 10- year network development plans under Article 51 of Directive (EU) 2019/944 and Article 22 of Directive 2009/73/EC and other national infrastructure plans concerned, as appropriate. Those projects shall be conferred the highest possible priority within each of those plans. Projects of common interest included in the Union list pursuant to paragraph 4 of this Article under the energy infrastructure categories set out in points (1)(a),(b), (c) and (e) of Annex II, which have not yet reached the sufficient degree of maturity referred to in Annex III.2(1)(c) shall become part of the relevant regional investment plans, national 10-year network development plans and other national infrastructure plans, as appropriate, as projects under consideration, which are under further scrutiny, pending the assessment of their maturity before effective inclusion in the relevant plans as a planned project. This paragraph shall not apply to projects of mutual interest.
Amendment 480 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 6
Article 3 – paragraph 6
6. Projects of common interest included on the Union list pursuant to paragraph 4 of this Article under the energy infrastructure categories set out in points (1)(a), (b), (c) and (e) of Annex II, shall become an integral part of the relevant regional investment plans under Article 34 of Regulation (EU) 2019/943 and Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 715/2009 and of the relevant national 10- year network development plans under Article 51 of Directive (EU) 2019/944 and Article 22 of Directive 2009/73/EC and other national infrastructure plans concerned, as appropriate. Those projects, as well as projects set out in points (3) and (4) of Annex II, shall be conferred the highest possible priority within each of those plans. This paragraph shall not apply to projects of mutual interest.
Amendment 487 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. the project is necessary for at least one of the energy infrastructure priority corridors and areas or creates synergies with one of the European transport (TEN- T) corridors;
Amendment 488 #
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 energyMember States involved, taking into account the specificities and the needs to implement different pathways towards decarbonisation, including the phase out from solid fossil fuels through the use of natural gas, the integration of renewable and low-carbon gases in the energy mix, the integration of renewable energy and low-carbon into the grid and the transmission of renewable and low-carbon generation to major consumption centres and storage sites, and;
Amendment 496 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) the potential overall benefits of the project identified on the territory of the Union and in countries applying the EU acquis and which have concluded an agreement with the Union, assessed in accordance with the respective specific criteria in paragraph 3, outweigh its costs on the same perimeter, including in the longer term;
Amendment 498 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) the project is located on the territory of at least one Member State and on the territory(including territorial waters and exclusive economic zones) of at least one Member State and on the territory (including territorial waters and exclusive economic zones) of at least one third country and has a significant cross-border impact as set out in point (2) of Annex IV;
Amendment 501 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point d
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) for the part located on Union territory, the project is in line with Directives 2009/73/EC and (EU) 2019/944 where it falls within the infrastructure categories described in points (1), (3) and (35a) of Annex II;
Amendment 504 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point e – introductory part
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point e – introductory part
(e) the third country or countries involved have a high level of regulatory alignment or convergence totribute to the transition towards climate neutrality, in support the overall policy objectives of the Union, in particular to ensure:
Amendment 506 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point e
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point e
Amendment 511 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point f
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point f
(f) the third country or countries involved support the priority status of the project, as set out in Article 7, andor commit to comply with a similar timeline for acceleratedof the project implementation and other policy and regulatory support measures as applicable toof the EU Member States involved. The general criteria laid down in letter (e) may be reflected into an intergovernmental agreement or other arrangement between the Member State and the third country or countries involved in the projects of commonmutual interest in the Union.
Amendment 527 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point c – introductory part
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point c – introductory part
(c) for carbon dioxide transportcapture, transport and utilisation or storage projects falling under the energy infrastructure categories set out in point (5) of Annex II, the project is to contribute significantly to all of the following specific criteria:
Amendment 542 #
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, decarbonised and low-carbon hydrogen and supporting variable renewable power generation and system- wide security of supply by offering flexibility and/or storage solutions. Furthermore, the project is to contribute significantly to at least one of the following specific criteria:
Amendment 543 #
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 and in the transition, low carbon hydrogen and supporting variable renewable power generation by offering flexibility and/or storage solutions. Furthermore, the project is to contribute significantly to at least one of the following specific criteria:
Amendment 548 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point d – point i
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point d – point i
(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, distribution and storage of hydrogen, including through blended portions of the network, and ensuring interoperability of connected systems;
Amendment 556 #
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 emissions and enhancing the deployment of renewable hydrogen and synthetic fuels.
Amendment 557 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point e – point iii
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point e – point iii
(iii) enabling flexibility services such as demand response and storage by facilitating smart energy sector integration through linking differentthe creation of links to other energy carriers and sectors.
Amendment 558 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point e – point iii
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point e – point iii
(iii) facilitating smart energy sector integration and flexibility through linking different energy carriers and sectors and reducing grid congestion risks.
Amendment 559 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point e – point iii a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point e – point iii a (new)
(iiia) offering energy transformation services that do not serve only one specific user.
Amendment 563 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point f – introductory part
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point f – introductory part
(f) for smart gas grid projects falling under the energy infrastructure category set out in point (2) of Annex II, the project is to contribute significantly to sustainability byin the view of enabling and facilitating the integration of renewable and low-carbon gases, such as biomethane, or renewable hydrogen,hydrogen, or synthetic gas into the gas distribution and transmission networks in order to reduce, as well as storage systems, enabling the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. Furthermore, the project is to contribute significantly to at least one of the following specific criteria:
Amendment 565 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point f – introductory part
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point f – introductory part
(f) for smart gas grid projects falling under the energy infrastructure category set out in point (2) of Annex II, the project is to contribute significantly to sustainability by enabling and facilitating the integration of renewable decarbonised and low-carbon gases, such as biomethane, synthetic methane or renewable hydrogen, notably by blending these into the gas distribution and transmission networks in order to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Furthermore, the project is to contribute significantly to at least one of the following specific criteria:
Amendment 574 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point f – point iii
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point f – point iii
(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 and enabling demand response.
Amendment 591 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 4 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) complementarity with regard to other proposed projectsthe influence of other proposed projects, which could be complementary to, competing with, or potentially competing with, the project under assessment;
Amendment 592 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Article 4 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 – point c
(c) for proposed projects that are, at the time, projects of common interest, the progress of the project implementation and its compliance with the reporting and transparency obligations. The PCI projects, that either have reached sufficient maturity (under permitting or construction) or are already benefiting from the PCI label, should be automatically re-confirmed in the future PCI lists until their commissioning without imposing re-application by the project promoters under the condition that they are demonstrating steady and concrete progress, as per their implementation plan.
Amendment 602 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. The implementation plan referred to in paragraph 1 shall be publicly available and fully transparent regarding the expected commissioning date, the status of the project and the progress of the project compared to the previous Union wide Ten-Year Network Development Plan and, where applicable, the previous Union list of projects of common interest, including, where applicable the reasons for delay or for rescheduling.
Amendment 609 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 6
Article 5 – paragraph 6
6. By 30 April of each year when a new Union list should be adopted, the Agency shall submit, to the Groups a consolidated report for the projects of common interest subject to the competency of national regulatory authorities, evaluating the progress achieved and the evolution of the expected project costs, and make, where appropriate, recommendations on how to overcome the delays and difficulties encountered. That consolidated report shall also evaluate, in accordance with Article 5 of Regulation (EU) 2019/942, the consistent implementation of the Union-wide network development plans with regard to the energy infrastructure priority corridors and areas.
Amendment 610 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 6 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. At the Agency’s request, project promoters shall provide to the Agency the implementation plan and other information necessary for the purpose of carrying out the Agency’s tasks set out in paragraph 6.
Amendment 617 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. Without prejudice to relevant requirements under national, international and Union law, the competent authority shall facilitate the issuing of the comprehensive decision, by promoting dialogue between the different parties involved in the authorisation process. The comprehensive decision shall be the final proof that the project of common interest has achieved ready-to- build status and there shall be no other requirements for any additional permits or authorisations in that respect. The comprehensive decision shall be issued within the time limit referred to in Article 10(1) and (2) and in accordance with one of the following schemes:
Amendment 618 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Where an authority concerned does not expect to deliver an individual decision within the set time limit, that authority shall inform the competent authority without delay duly justifying the delay. Subsequently, the competent authority shall set another time limit within which that individual decision shall be issued, in compliance with the overall time limits set out in Article 10. Without prejudice to relevant requirements under national, international and Union law, the competent authority shall facilitate the issuing of the comprehensive decision, by promoting dialogue between the different parties involved in the authorisation process. The comprehensive decision shall be the final proof that the project of common interest has achieved ready-to- build status and there shall be no other requirements for any additional permits or authorisations in that respect.
Amendment 631 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point a – paragraph 3
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point a – paragraph 3
The competent authorities shall ensure that permit granting is accelerated in line with this Chapter for each category of projects of common interest. To that end, the competent authorities shall adapt their requirements for the start of the permit granting process and for the acceptance of the submitted application file, to make them fit for projects which, that due to their nature, or smaller scale, may require less authorisations and approvals for reaching the ready-to-build phase, and, therefore, might not require the benefit of the pre- application procedure. Such smaller scale projects may include gas and electricity smart grids and electrolysers. Furthermore, a simplified environmental assessment procedure may be required for the renewal projects and modernisation/technological upgrade of pre-existing assets (for instance new kinds of conductors/cables).
Amendment 633 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 3
Article 10 – paragraph 3
3. Any valid studies conducted and permits or authorisations issued for a given project of common interest, before entering the permit granting process in line with this Article, shall be taken into consideration by the competent authorities in the permit granting process and no longer required. Where possible, specific pre- authorisations (such as permissions for access to areas where archaeological surveys are needed, in order to assess whether the identified site is suitable to host the project) in the early stages of the pre-application procedure should be provided in order to allow evaluation of concrete feasible solutions already in the public consultation phase.
Amendment 634 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 6
Article 10 – paragraph 6
6. The project promoter shall ensure that the application file is complete and adequate and seek the competent authority’s opinion on that matter as early as possible during the pre-application procedure. The project promoter shall cooperate fully with the competent authority to meet deadlines and comply with the joint schedule referred to in paragraph 5(b). At the same time, the project promoter should be enabled to have access to the data and information required for the preparation of the necessary reports especially environmental ones. In this regard, the Member State or the competent authority shall identify a body/entity functioning as the contact point of the project promoter for obtaining all necessary data. If this entity certifies that some of the requested information is not available, the project promoter should be exempted from providing the data.
Amendment 640 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. By [16 November 2022], the European Network of Transmission System Operators (ENTSO) for Electricity and the ENTSO for Gas shall publish and submit to Member States, the Commission and the Agency their respective methodologies, including the network and market modelling, for a harmonised energy system-wide cost-benefit analysis at Union level for projects of common interest falling under the categories set out in points (1)(a), (b), (c) and (e) and point (3) of Annex II.
Amendment 651 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2
Article 11 – paragraph 2
2. Within three months of the receipt of the methodologies together with the input received in the consultation process and a report on how it was taken into account, the Agency shall provide an opincarry out an extensive consultation ton the ENTSO for Electricity, the ENTSO for Gas, the Member States, and the Commission and publish it on the Agency’s websitesubmitted draft methodologies.
Amendment 653 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Within three months of the receipt of the methodologies, the Commission and Member States may deliver an opinion on the methodologies. The opinions shall be submitted to the Agency, the ENTSO for Electricity or the ENTSO for Gas.
Amendment 655 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 3
Article 11 – paragraph 3
Amendment 660 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 4
Article 11 – paragraph 4
Amendment 662 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 4
Article 11 – paragraph 4
4. Within three months of the day of receipt of the updated methodologiesthe opinion of the Agency, the Commission shall submit its opinion to the ENTSO for Electricity and the ENTSO for Gas.
Amendment 664 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 5
Article 11 – paragraph 5
5. No later than threesix months of the day ofafter the receipt of the Commission’s opinion, as referred to in paragraph 4, the ENTSO for Electricity and the ENTSO for Gasdraft methodologies, the Agency shall adaopt their respective methodologies taking due account of the Commission’s opiniona decision on each of the methodologies, whether to approve them or to amend them or request amendments to them, and spubmit them to the Commission for approvallish it on the Agency’s website.
Amendment 668 #
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 43, the ENTSO for Electricity and the ENTSO for Gas shall adapt their respective methodologies taking due account of the Commission’s opinion and the Agency’s opinion, and submit them to the Commission for approval. The Commission shall issue its decision within two months of the day of the ENTSO for Electricity and ENTSO for Gas submissions.
Amendment 669 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Within the deadline set by the Agency’s request for amendments, the ENTSO for Electricity or the ENTSO for Gas shall submit the amended CBA methodology to the Agency for its approval.
Amendment 671 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 6
Article 11 – paragraph 6
Amendment 675 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 6
Article 11 – paragraph 6
6. Where the changes to the methodologies are considered to be of incremental nature, not affecting the definition of benefits, costs and other relevant cost-benefit parameters, as defined in the latest Energy system wide cost- benefit analysis methodology approved by the Commission, the ENTSO for Electricity and the ENTSO for Gas shall adapt their respective methodologies taking due account of the Agency’s opinion, as set out in paragraph 2, and submit them for the AgencyCommission’s approval.
Amendment 677 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 7
Article 11 – paragraph 7
Amendment 682 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 7
Article 11 – paragraph 7
7. In parallel, the ENTSO for Electricity and the ENTSO for Gas shall submit to the Commission a document justifying the reasons behind the proposed updates and why thoese updates are considered of incremental nature. WThere Commission can approve the incremental changes, or if the Commission deems that thoese updatchanges are not of incremental nature, it shawill, by written request, ask the ENTSO for Electricity and the ENTSO for Gas to submit to it the methodologies to the Commission. In such case the process described in paragraphs, 2 to 5 appliesis to be followed.
Amendment 687 #
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 Gas shall publish their respective methodologies on their websites. They 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 690 #
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 Gas shall publish their respective methodologies on their websites. They 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 691 #
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 64, the ENTSO for Electricity and the ENTSO for Gas shall publish their respective methodologies on their websites. They 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 695 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 9 a (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. For projects of common interest falling under the categories (1b), (1d), (2), and(4) of Annex II, methodologies for a harmonised energy system-wide cost- benefit analysis at Union level shall be elaborated. The European Commission shall assign responsibilities for developing these methodologies, which shall be compatible with the methodologies developed by the ENTSO for Electricity and the ENTSO for Gas in terms of monetised benefits and costs. The Agency, with the support of National Regulatory Authorities, shall promote consistency of these methodologies with the methodologies elaborated by ENTSO for Electricity and the ENTSO for Gas. The methodologies shall be developed in a transparent manner, including extensive consultation of Member States and of all relevant stakeholders.
Amendment 698 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 10
Article 11 – paragraph 10
10. Every threefour 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), (2) 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 20223]. Infrastructure owners, system operators and third-party promoters are obliged to provide the requested data to the national regulatory authorities and to the Agency.
Amendment 707 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 13
Article 11 – paragraph 13
13. After approval of the consistent and interlinked model referred to in paragraph 11 by the CommissionAgency in accordance with the procedure set out in paragraphs 1 to 65, it shall be included in the methodologies referred to in paragraph 1.
Amendment 710 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 13 a (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 13 a (new)
13 a. Every four years starting from its approval according to paragraph 13, the interlinked model shall be updated according to the procedure described in paragraphs 11 to 13.
Amendment 715 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Amendment 722 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 724 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
The guidelines shall define standards for a transparent, non-discriminatory and robust elaboration of the scenarios taking into account good practices in the field of network development planning. In particular, the guidelines shall include the energy efficiency first principle and. They shall also ensure that the underlying ENTSO for Electricity and ENTSO for Gas scenarios are fully in lineconsistent with the latest medium and long-term European Union decarbonisation targets and the latest available Commission scenarios.
Amendment 729 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
The guidelines shall include the energy efficiency first principle and a system efficiency approach and ensure that the underlying ENTSO for Electricity and ENTSO for Gas scenarios are fully in line with the latest medium and long-term European Union decarbonisation targets and the latest available Commission scenarios.
Amendment 733 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2
Article 12 – paragraph 2
2. The ENTSO for Electricity and ENTSO for Gas shall follow the Agency’s framework guidelines when developing the jodevelop joint scenarios to be used for the Union-wide ten-year network development plans taking into account the guiding principles. The guidelines shall include the energy efficiency first principle and ensure that the underlyintg scenarios to be used for the Union-wide ten-year network development plan, developed by ENTSO for Electricity and ENTSO for Gas, aligned to reflect both the EU and Member States’ climate and energy policies and strategies.
Amendment 736 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2
Article 12 – paragraph 2
2. The ENTSO for Electricity and ENTSO for Gas shall follow the Agency’s framework guidelines when developing the joint scenarios to be used for the Union- wide ten-year network development plansas well as the joint network plans as defined by the Regional Hydrogen Network Development Groups, based on Member States’ hydrogen infrastructure outlooks as elaborated every two years with a view to 2030, 2040 and 2050, when developing the joint scenarios to be used for the Union-wide ten-year network development plans. Owing to the nascent nature of the hydrogen market and as infrastructure needs differ per country and region, Regional Hydrogen Network Development Groups shall be established to elaborate joint network development plans. These Groups include infrastructure companies involved in developing the hydrogen network, national authorities, the European Commission.
Amendment 745 #
4. The ENTSO for Electricity and the ENTSO for Gas shall publish and submit the draft joint scenarios report to the Agency for its opinion and to the Commission for their opinionits approval.
Amendment 752 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 5
Article 12 – paragraph 5
5. Within three months from the receipt of the draft joint scenarios report together with the input received in the consultation process and a report on how it was taken into account, the Agency shall submit its opinion including recommendations for amendments to the ENTSO for Electricity, ENTSO for gas and the Commission.
Amendment 753 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 6
Article 12 – paragraph 6
Amendment 759 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 7
Article 12 – paragraph 7
7. The ENTSO for Electricity and the ENTSO for Gas shall adaptCommission shall approve, amend or request amendments on their joint scenarios report, taking due account of the Agency’s opinion, in line with the Commission’s opinion and submit the updated report to the Commission for its approval referred to in paragraph 5.
Amendment 766 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 7 a (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Within the deadline set by the Commission’s request for amendments, the ENTSO for Electricity and the ENTSO for Gas shall submit the amended scenarios to the Commission for its approval.
Amendment 777 #
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 Gas 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 781 #
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 shall implemtake into account to a maximum extent the energy efficiency first principle and consider with priority all relevant non- infrastructure related solutions to address the identified gaps.
Amendment 782 #
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 shall base their analysis on all the scenarios established under Article 12, implement the energy efficiency first principle, and consider with priority all relevant non-infrastructure relatedsolutions which do not require new infrastructure to address the identified gaps. When considering new infrastructure solutions, to address the identified gaphe infrastructure gaps assessment shall take into account all relevant costs, including related network reinforcements.
Amendment 785 #
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 shall implement the energy efficiency first principle - and a system efficiency approach - and consider with priority all relevant non-infrastructure related solutions to address the identified gaps.
Amendment 791 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2
Article 13 – paragraph 2
Amendment 795 #
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 reports to the Agency and the Commission for their opinionfor its opinion, referred to in Article 4(3)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2019/942.
Amendment 796 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 3
Article 13 – paragraph 3
Amendment 801 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 4
Article 13 – paragraph 4
Amendment 806 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 5
Article 13 – paragraph 5
Amendment 810 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 5
Article 13 – paragraph 5
5. The ENTSO for Electricity and the ENTSO for Gas shall adapt their infrastructure gaps reports taking due account of the Agency’s opinion and in line withtaking in due consideration the Commission’s opinion before the publication of the final infrastructure gaps reports.
Amendment 812 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1
Article 14 – paragraph 1
1. By [31 July 2022], Member States, with the support of the Commission, within their specific priority offshore grid corridors and offshore hydrogen networks, set out in point (2) of Annex I, taking into account the specificities and development in each region, as well as the emergence of a market for the production of hydrogen offshore, shall jointly define and agree to cooperate on the amount of offshore renewable generation to be deployed within each sea basin by 2050, with intermediate steps in 2030 and 2040, in view of their national energy and climate plans, the offshore renewable potential of each sea basin, environmental protection, climate adaptation and other uses of the sea, as well as the Union’s decarbonisation and targets. That agreement shall be made in writing as regards each sea basin linked to the territory of the Union.
Amendment 813 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2
Article 14 – paragraph 2
2. By [31 July 2023] tThe ENTSO for Electricity, with the involvement of the relevant TSOs, the national regulatory authorities and of the Commission and in line with the agreement referred to in paragraph 1, shall develop and publish integratedintegrate within the Union-wide Ten- Year Network Development Plan developed by the ENTSO for Electricity pursuant to Article 30 of Regulation (EU) 2019/943, starting from its 2024 edition, offshore network development plans starting from the 2050 objectives, with intermediate steps for 2030 and 2040, for each sea-basin, in line with the priority offshore grid corridors referred to in Annex I, taking into account environmental protection and other uses of the sea. Those integrated offshore network development plans shall thereafter be updated every three years.
Amendment 817 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2
Article 14 – paragraph 2
2. By [31 July 2023] the ENTSO for Electricity and the ENTSO for gas, with the involvement of the relevant TSOs, the national regulatory authorities and of the Commission and in line with the agreement referred to in paragraph 1, shall develop and publish integrated offshore network development plans starting from the 2050 objectives, with intermediate steps for 2030 and 2040, for each sea-basin, in line with the priority offshore grid corridors referred to in Annex I, taking into account environmental protection and other uses of the sea. Those integrated offshore network development plans shall thereafter be updated every three years.
Amendment 818 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2
Article 14 – paragraph 2
2. By [31 July 2023] the ENTSO for Electricity, with the involvement of the relevant TSOs, the national regulatory authorities and of the Commission and in line with the agreement and offshore hydrogen networks referred to in paragraph 1, shall develop and publish integrated offshore network development plans starting from the 2050 objectives, with intermediate steps for 2030 and 2040, for each sea-basin, in line with the priority offshore grid corridors referred to in Annex I, taking into account environmental protection and other uses of the sea. Those integrated offshore network development plans shall thereafter be updated every three years.
Amendment 819 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 3
Article 14 – paragraph 3
3. The integrated offshore network development plansning shall be compatible with the latest Union-wide ten-Year Network Development Plansnsistent with Regional Investment Plans developed pursuant to Article 34 of Regulation (EU) 2019/943 in order to ensure further coherent development of onshore and offshore grid planning.
Amendment 822 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 3
Article 14 – paragraph 3
3. The integrated offshore network development plans shall be compatible with the latest Union-wide ten-Year Network Development Plans in order to ensure coherent development of onshore and offshore gridnetwork planning.
Amendment 823 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 4
Article 14 – paragraph 4
Amendment 825 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 4
Article 14 – paragraph 4
4. The ENTSO for Electricity and the ENTSO for gas shall submit their respective draft integrated network development offshore plans to the Commission for its opinion.
Amendment 827 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 5
Article 14 – paragraph 5
Amendment 830 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 5
Article 14 – paragraph 5
5. The ENTSO for Electricity and the ENTSO for Gas shall adapt the integrated offshore network development plans taking due account of the Commission opinion before the publication of the final reports and submit them to the relevant priority offshore grid corridors, set out in Annex I.
Amendment 831 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 5
Article 14 – paragraph 5
5. The ENTSO for Electricity shall adapt the integrated offshore network development plans taking due account of the Commission opinion before the publication of the final reports and submit them to the relevant priority offshore grid corridors, and offshore hydrogen networks set out in Annex I.
Amendment 832 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 6
Article 14 – paragraph 6
Amendment 835 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 6
Article 14 – paragraph 6
6. For the purpose of ensuring the timely development of the offshore gridnetworks for renewable energy, should the ENTSO for Electricity and/or the ENTSO for Gas not develop, in time, the integrated offshore network development plans, referred to in paragraph 2, the Commission shall, on the basis of the expert advice, draw-up an integrated offshore network development plan per sea-basin for each priority offshore grid corridor set outas defined in Annex I.
Amendment 836 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 6
Article 14 – paragraph 6
6. For the purpose of ensuring the timely development of the offshore grids for renewable energy sources including hydrogen, should the ENTSO for Electricity not develop, in time, the integrated offshore network development plans, referred to in paragraph 2, the Commission shall, on the basis of expert advice, draw-up an integrated offshore network development plan per sea-basin for each priority offshore grid corridor and offshore hydrogen network set out in Annex I.
Amendment 837 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1
Article 15 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall develop, by means of implementing acts, principles for a specific cost-benefit an[By 1 March 2024] The Agency shall develop a Recommendation on the principles for an adapted cost-sharing methodology for the deployment of the integrated offshore network development plan referred to in Article 14(2) in accordance with the agreement referred to in Article 14(1) as part of the guidelines referred to in Article 16(10). Those implementing acts shall be adopted. The Agency shall update its recommendation when appropriate, taking into accordance with the advisory procedure referred to in Article 21(2)unt the results of the implementation of the principles.
Amendment 843 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2
Article 15 – paragraph 2
2. Within 12 months from the publication of the principles referred to in paragraph 1, the ENTSO for Electricity and the ENTSO for Gas, with the involvement of the relevant TSOs, the national regulatory authorities and of the Commission, shall present the results of the application of the cost-benefit and cost- sharing methodology to the priority offshore gridnetwork corridors.
Amendment 844 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2
Article 15 – paragraph 2
2. Within 12 months from the publication of the principles referred to in paragraph 1, the ENTSO for Electricity, with the involvement of the relevant TSOs, the national regulatory authorities and of the Commission, shall present the results of the application of the cost-benefit and cost-sharing methodology to the priority offshore grid corridors.
Amendment 847 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 3
Article 15 – paragraph 3
3. Within six months from the presentation of the results as referred[By 31 July 2024 and then every two in paragraph 2years], the relevant Member States, shall update their written agreement referred to in Article 14(1) with the updated joint definition of the amount of the offshore renewable generation to be deployed within each sea basin in 2050, with intermediate steps in 2030 and 2040, and the relevant agreement to cooperate for the achievement of such amounts.
Amendment 848 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 4
Article 15 – paragraph 4
4. Within six months fromAfter the updated written agreements referred to in paragraph 3, for each sea basin, the ENTSO for Electricity shall update the integrated offshorenext Union-wide Ten- Year network development plans by following the procedure set out in Article 14(2) to (5). The procedure described in Article 14(6) shall apply.
Amendment 850 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 4
Article 15 – paragraph 4
4. Within six months from the updated written agreements referred to in paragraph 3, for each sea basin, the ENTSO for Electricity shall update theand the ENTSO for Gas shall update the respective interlinked and integrated offshore network development plans by following the procedure set outdescribed in Article 14(2) to (5). The procedure described in Article 14(6) shall apply.
Amendment 851 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 4
Article 15 – paragraph 4
4. Within six months from the updated written agreements referred to in paragraph 3, for each sea basin, the ENTSO for Electricity shall update theand the ENTSO for Gas shall update the respective interlinked and integrated offshore network development plans by following the procedure set out in Article 14(2) to (5). The procedure described in Article 14(6) shall apply.
Amendment 853 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1
Article 16 – paragraph 1
1. The efficiently incurred investment costs, which excludes maintenance costs, related to a project of common interest falling under the categories set out in points (1)(a), (b), (c) and (e) of Annex II and projects of common interest falling under the category set out in point (3) of Annex II, where they fall under the competency of national regulatory authorities in each Member State concerned, shall be borne by the relevant TSO or the project promoters of the transmission infrastructure of the Member States which the project provides a net positive impact, and, to the extent not covered by congestion rents or other charges, be paid for by network users through tariffs for network access in that or those Member States.
Amendment 854 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 16 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. The provisions of this Article shall apply to a project of common interest falling under the categories set out in points (1)(a), (b), (c) and (e) of Annex II where at least one project promoter requests the relevant national authorities their application for the costs of the project. They shall apply to a project of common interest falling under the category set out in point (3) of Annex II, as relevant, only where an assessment of market demand has already been carried out and indicated that the efficiently incurred investment costs cannot be expected to be covered by the tariffs.
Amendment 856 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 16 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
As soon as such a project of common interest has reached sufficient maturity, and is estimated to be ready to start the construction phase within the next 36 months, the project promoters, after having consulted the TSOs from the Member States which receive a significant net positive impact from it, shall submit an investment request. That investment request shall include a request for a cross- border cost allocation and shall be submitted to all the relevant national regulatory authorities concerned, accompanied by the following:
Amendment 857 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 16 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – 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 using the same scenario as used in the selection process for the elaboration of the Union list where the project of common interest is listedconsidering at least the joint scenarios established for network development planning under article 12;
Amendment 858 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Article 16 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point c
(c) where the project promoters agree, a substantiated proposal for a cross-border cost allocationMember States of hosting countries have not reached an agreement for project cost allocation, a substantiated proposal for a cross-border cost allocation limited to hosting countries, where more than 50 % of the benefits are allocated to them, could be presented on a voluntary basis by the project promoters.
Amendment 860 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
Article 16 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
4. Within six months of the date on which the last investment request is received by the relevant national regulatory authorities, those national regulatory authorities shall, after consulting the project promoters concerned, take joint coordinated decisions on the allocation of efficiently incurred investment costs to be borne by each system operator for the project, as well as their inclusion in tariffs. The national regulatory authorities shall include all the efficiently incurred investment costs in tariffs in line with the allocation of investment costs to be borne by each system operator for the project or on the rejection of the investment request or of part of the project if the common analysis of national regulatory authorities concludes that the project or a part of it fails to provide a significant net benefit at EU level. The national regulatory authorities shall include the reafter assess, where appropriate, whether any affordability issues might arise due to the incluslevant efficiently incurred investment costs in tariffs in line with the allocation of the investment costs in tariffsto be borne by each system operator for the project.
Amendment 862 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 3
Article 16 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 3
In allocating costs across borders, the relevant national regulatory authorities, in consultation with the TSOs concerned, shall seek a mutual agreement based on, but not limited to, the information specified in paragraphs 3(a) and (b). Their assessment shall be based on the same scenario as used in consider all relevant scenarios established under article 12 and other selection process for the elaboration of the Union list where the project of common interests is listedcenarios for network development planning, allowing a robust analysis of the contribution of the project of common interest to the Union energy policy targets of decarbonisation, market integration, competition, sustainability and security of supply.
Amendment 864 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1
Article 16 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1
In that case or upon a joint request from at least one of the relevant national regulatory authorities, the decision on the investment request including cross-border cost allocation referred to in paragraph 3 as well as the necessity for the inclusion of the cost of the investments, in its totality, as allocated across borders in the tariffs shall be taken by the Agency within three months of the date of referral to the Agency.
Amendment 865 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 3
Article 16 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 3
The assessment of the Agency shall be based on the same scenario as used in consider all relevant scenarios established under article 12 and other selection process for the elaboration of the Union list where the project of common interest is listedcenarios for network development planning, allowing a robust analysis of the contribution of the project of common interest to the Union energy policy targets of decarbonisation, market integration, competition, sustainability and security of supply.
Amendment 866 #
10. By [31 December 2022], the CommissionAgency shall adopt implementing acts containing binding guidelines to ensure uniform conditions for the implementation of this Article and the offshore grids for renewable energy cross- border cost sharing as referred to in Article 15(1). The guidelines shall also address the special situa Recommendation to identify good practices for the treatment of investment requests for Projects of Common Interests. The recommendation shall be regularly updated as found necessary and for consistency with the Recommendation ofn the offshore grids for renewable energy projects of common interest by including principles on how their cross-border cost allocation shall be coordinated with the financing, market and political arrangements of offshore generation sites connected to them. In adopting or amending the guidelines, the Commission shall consult ACER, the ENTSO for Electricity, the ENTSO for Gas, and, where relevant, other stakeholders. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the advisory procedure referred to in Article 21(2)cross-border cost sharing as referred to in Article 15(1). In adopting or amending the Recommendation, the Agency shall carry out an extensive consultation process, involving all relevant stakeholders.
Amendment 868 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 10 a (new)
Article 16 – paragraph 10 a (new)
10 a. Projects of mutual interest shall be assimilated with projects of common interest and be eligible for cross-border cost allocation decisions for the part of the investment costs located on the territory of the Union or in countries applying the EU acquis and which have concluded an agreement with the Union.
Amendment 869 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1
Article 17 – paragraph 1
Amendment 873 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 18 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) thea project specific cost-benefit analysis pursuant toaccording to the cost benefit analysis methodology in Article 16(3)(a)1 provides evidence concerning the existence of significant positive externalities, such as security of supply, system flexibility, solidarity, sustainability or innovation;
Amendment 875 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 18 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) the project has receivedevidence listed in point (a) have been identified jointly by the concerned national regulatory authorities where the project falls under their competence, including via a cross- border cost allocation decision pursuant to Article 16 if adopted or, as regards projects of common interest falling under the category set out in point (3) of Annex II, where they do not fall under the competency of national regulatory authorities, and therefore they do not receive a cross- border cost allocation decision, the project aims at providing services across borders, bring technological innovation and ensure the safety of cross-border grid operation;
Amendment 876 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 18 – paragraph 2 – point b
(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 category set out in point (3) of Annex II, where they do not fall under the competency of national regulatory authorities, and therefore they do not receive a cross-border cost allocation decision, the project aims at providing services across borders, bring technological innovation and ensure the safety of cross-border grid operation. The criterion under letter b) does not apply to projects of common interest falling under the categories set out in points (1)(a) of Annex II in cases where Member States of hosting countries have reached an agreement for project cost allocation;
Amendment 878 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 18 – paragraph 2 – point c
Amendment 879 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)
Article 18 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)
(ca) the implementation of the project may raise affordability issues according assessments carried out in particular by the national regulatory authority.
Amendment 880 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 4
Article 18 – paragraph 4
4. Projects of common interest falling under the categories set out in points (1)(d), (2) and (5) of Annex II shall also be eligible for Union financial assistance in the form of grants for works, where the concerned project promoters can clearly demonstrate significant positive externalities, such as security of supply, system flexibility, solidarity, sustainability or innovation, generated by the projects and provide clear evidence of their lack of commercial viability, in accordance with the cost- benefit analysis, the business plan and assessments carried out, in particular by potential investors or creditors or, where applicable,or where the project may raise affordability issues, according to assessments carried out by a national regulatory authority.
Amendment 883 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 5
Article 18 – paragraph 5
5. Projects of mutual interest shall be assimilated with projects of common interest and be eligible for Union financial assistance. Only the investments located on the territory of the Union which are part of tThe projects of mutual interest, shall be eligible for Union financial assistance in the form of grants for works where they fulfil the criteria set out in paragraph 2, and where the cross-border cost allocation decision referred to in paragraph 2(b) allocates costs across borders for at least two Member States in a significant proportion in eachone or more Member States.
Amendment 905 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 25 – paragraph 1 a (new)
The following Article 8(13) is added to Regulation (EC) 715/2009: By 31 March 2023, the Agency shall publish guidelines, which shall be followed by European Network of Transmission System Operators for Gas, for the development of the draft Union-wide network development plan referred to in point (b) of paragraph 3. The guidelines shall be regularly updated, as found necessary. The Agency shall be entitled to issue binding amendment requests on the draft Union- wide network development plan referred to in point (b) of paragraph 3.
Amendment 906 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 26 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Amendment 907 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 27 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 51(1) of Directive (EU) 2019/944 is replaced by the following: ‘1. Every two years, all transmission system operators of a Member State, regardless of their unbundling regime as set out in Sections 1, 2 and 3 above, shall submit to the regulatory authority, in a joint way, a ten- year network development plan based on existing and forecast supply and demand after having consulted all the relevant stakeholders. That network development plan shall contain efficient measures in order to guarantee the adequacy of the system and the security of supply. The transmission system operator shall publish the ten-year network development plan on its website. The regulatory authority shall review the draft ten-year network development plan and approve it. Before its approval, it may require the transmission system operator to amend its ten-year network development plan.’ Article 51(2) is replaced by the following: ‘2. The ten- year network development plan shall in particular: (a) indicate to market participants the main transmission infrastructure that needs to be built or upgraded over the next ten years; (b) contain all the investments already decided and identify new investments which have to be executed in the next three years; (c) contain all investments which are planned in the next 10 years; and (d) provide for a time frame for all investment projects.’
Amendment 908 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 28 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Point (c)of Article 48(1) of Regulation (EC) 2019/943 is replaced by the following:‘(c)identify investment gaps, in particular with respect to cross-border capacities, by analysing target values in MW for transfer capacity at bidding zone boundaries. 'The following Article 48(3) is added to Regulation (EC) 2019/943:‘3. By 31 March 2023, ACER shall publish guidelines, which shall be followed by European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity, for the development of the draft Union-wide network development plan referred to in Article 30(1) of Regulation (EU) 2019/943. The guidelines shall be regularly updated, as necessary. ACER shall be entitled to issue binding amendment requests on the draft Union- wide network development plan referred to in Article 30(1) of Regulation (EU) 2019/943.’
Amendment 910 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Part 1 – point 1 – introductory part
Annex I – Part 1 – point 1 – introductory part
(1) North-South electricity interconnections in Western Europe (‘NSI West Electricity’)Electricity on shore and offshore grid interconnections in Europe: interconnections between Member States, of the region and with the Mediterranean area including the Iberian peninsula, notablyfshore electricity grid development and internal grid infrastructures to integrate electricity from renewable energy sources and reinforce internal grid infrastructures to foster market integration in the region.
Amendment 911 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Part 1 – point 1 – paragraph 1
Annex I – Part 1 – point 1 – paragraph 1
Member States concerned: Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Malta, Portugal and Spain;all
Amendment 912 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Part 1 – point 2
Annex I – Part 1 – point 2
Amendment 913 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Part 1 – point 3
Annex I – Part 1 – point 3
Amendment 916 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Part 2 – point 4
Annex I – Part 2 – point 4
Amendment 919 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Part 2 – point 4 – introductory part
Annex I – Part 2 – point 4 – introductory part
(4) Northern Seas offshore grids (‘NSOG’): integrated offshore electricity and hydrogen grids development and the related interconnectors in the North Sea, the Irish Sea, the English Channel and neighbouring waters to transport electricity and hydrogen from renewable offshore energy sources to centres of consumption and storage and to increase cross-border electricitrenewable energy exchange.
Amendment 920 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Part 2 – point 4 a (new)
Annex I – Part 2 – point 4 a (new)
(4a) Northern Seas offshore hydrogen networks (‘NSOHN’): integrated offshore gas network development and the related interconnectors in the North Sea, the Irish Sea, the English Channel and neighbouring waters to transport hydrogen from renewable offshore energy sources to centres of consumption and storage and to increase cross-border hydrogen exchange. Member States concerned: Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Luxemburg, the Netherlands and Sweden;
Amendment 921 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Part 2 – point 5
Annex I – Part 2 – point 5
Amendment 923 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Part 2 – point 5 – introductory part
Annex I – Part 2 – point 5 – introductory part
(5) Baltic Energy Market Interconnection Plan offshore grids (‘BEMIP offshore’): integrated offshore electricity and hydrogen grids development and the related interconnectors in the Baltic Sea and neighbouring waters to transport electricity and hydrogen from renewable offshore energy sources to centres of consumption and storage and to increase cross-border electricitrenewable energy exchange.
Amendment 925 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Part 2 – point 5 a (new)
Annex I – Part 2 – point 5 a (new)
(5a) Baltic Energy Market Interconnection Plan offshore network: integrated offshore hydrogen network development and the related interconnectors in the Baltic Sea and neighbouring waters to transport hydrogen from renewable offshore energy sources to centres of consumption and storage and to increase cross-border hydrogen exchange. Member States concerned: Member States concerned: Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and Sweden;
Amendment 927 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Part 2 – point 6 – introductory part
Annex I – Part 2 – point 6 – introductory part
(6) South and East offshore grids: integrated offshore electricity and hydrogen grids development and the related interconnectors in the Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea and neighbouring waters to transport electricity and hydrogen from renewable offshore energy sources to centres of consumption and storage and to increase cross-border electricitrenewable energy exchange.
Amendment 929 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Part 2 – point 6
Annex I – Part 2 – point 6
Amendment 930 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Part 2 – point 6 a (new)
Annex I – Part 2 – point 6 a (new)
(6a) South and East offshore network: integrated offshore hydrogen network development and the related interconnectors in the Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea and neighbouring waters to transport hydrogen from renewable offshore energy sources to centres of consumption and storage and to increase cross-border hydrogen exchange. Member States concerned: Bulgaria, Cyprus, Croatia, France, Greece, Italy, Malta, Romania, Slovenia, and Spain;
Amendment 932 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Part 2 – point 7 – introductory part
Annex I – Part 2 – point 7 – introductory part
(7) South Western Europe offshore grids: integrated offshore electricity and hydrogen grids development and the related interconnectors in the North Atlantic Ocean waters to transport electricity and hydrogen from renewable offshore energy sources to centres of consumption and storage and to increase cross-border electricitrenewable energy exchange.
Amendment 934 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Part 2 – point 7
Annex I – Part 2 – point 7
Amendment 935 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Part 2 – point 7 a (new)
Annex I – Part 2 – point 7 a (new)
(7a) South Western Europe offshore network: integrated offshore hydrogen network development and the related interconnectors in the North Atlantic Ocean waters to transport hydrogen from renewable offshore energy sources to centres of consumption and storage and to increase cross-border hydrogen exchange. Member States concerned: France, Ireland, Portugal and Spain.
Amendment 939 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Part 3 – point 8 – introductory part
Annex I – Part 3 – point 8 – introductory part
(8) Hydrogen interconnections in Western Europe (‘HI West’)Europe: hydrogen infrastructure enabling the emergence of an integrated hydrogen backbone connecting the countries of the regionEU Member States and addressing their specific infrastructure needs for hydrogen supporting the emergence of an EU-wide network for hydrogen transport.
Amendment 940 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Part 3 – point 8 – introductory part
Annex I – Part 3 – point 8 – introductory part
(8) Hydrogen interconnections in Western Europe (‘HI West’): hydrogen- ready infrastructure enabling the emergence of an integrated hydrogen backbone connecting the countries of the region and addressing their specific infrastructure needs for hydrogen supporting the emergence of an EU-wide network for hydrogen transport.
Amendment 942 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Part 3 – point 8 – introductory part
Annex I – Part 3 – point 8 – introductory part
(8) Hydrogen interconnections in Western Europe (‘HI West’): hydrogen infrastructure and the repurposing of natural gas infrastructure with a view of enabling the emergence of an integrated hydrogen backbone connecting the countries of the region and addressing their specific infrastructure needs for hydrogen supporting the emergence of an EU-wide network for hydrogen transport.
Amendment 943 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Part 3 – point 8 – introductory part
Annex I – Part 3 – point 8 – introductory part
(8) Hydrogen interconnections in Western Europe (‘HI West’): hydrogen infrastructure enabling the emergence of an integrated hydrogen backbone connecting the countries of the region and addressing their specific infrastructure needs for hydrogen supporting the emergence of an EU-wide network for hydrogen transport, and enabling end-user consumption in all sectors.
Amendment 945 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Part 3 – point 8 – paragraph 1
Annex I – Part 3 – point 8 – paragraph 1
Electrolysers: supporting the deployment of power-to-gas applications aiming to enable greenhouse gas reductions and contributing to secure, efficient and reliable system operation and smart energy system integration. Member States concerned: Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Portugal, and Spainall;
Amendment 951 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Part 3 – point 9 – introductory part
Annex I – Part 3 – point 9 – introductory part
(9) Hydrogen interconnections in Central Eastern and South Eastern Europe (‘HI East’): hydrogen infrastructure and the repurposing of existing natural gas infrastructure with a view of enabling the emergence of an integrated hydrogen backbone connecting the countries of the region and addressing their specific infrastructure needs for hydrogen supporting the emergence of an EU-wide network for hydrogen transport and multimodal transport hubs, comprising of both pipelines and as well as marine terminals in ports and related open-access infrastructure to enable hydrogen exports and imports, transportation and distribution through other modalities such as ships.
Amendment 953 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Part 3 – point 9 – introductory part
Annex I – Part 3 – point 9 – introductory part
(9) Hydrogen interconnections in Central Eastern and South Eastern Europe (‘HI East’): hydrogen infrastructure enabling the emergence of an integrated hydrogen backbone connecting the countries of the region and addressing their specific infrastructure needs for hydrogen supporting the emergence of an EU-wide network for hydrogen transport and enabling end-user consumption in all sectors.
Amendment 954 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Part 3 – point 9
Annex I – Part 3 – point 9
Amendment 961 #
(10) Baltic Energy Market Interconnection Plan in hydrogen (‘BEMIP Hydrogen’): hydrogen infrastructure and the repurposing of existing natural gas infrastructure with a view of enabling the emergence of an integrated hydrogen backbone connecting the countries of the region and addressing their specific infrastructure needs for hydrogen supporting the emergence of an EU-wide network for hydrogen transport and multimodal transport hubs, comprising of both pipelines and marine terminals in ports and related open-access infrastructure and facilities to enable export, import, conversion, compression, storage as well as transportation and distribution through other modalities such as ships.
Amendment 963 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Part 3 – point 10
Annex I – Part 3 – point 10
Amendment 971 #
(12) Cross-border carbon dioxide network: development of carbon dioxide transportcapture, transport and utilisation or storage infrastructure between Member States and with neighbouring third countries in view of the deployment of carbon dioxide capture and storage or utilisation.
Amendment 985 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Part 4 – point 13 a (new)
Annex I – Part 4 – point 13 a (new)
(13a) Hydrogen network: development of hydrogen transport, storage, blending and infrastructure through adaptation of existing infrastructure and new projects.
Amendment 986 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Part 4 – point 13 b (new)
Annex I – Part 4 – point 13 b (new)
(13b) Cross-border integrated energy and transport networks: hydrogen interconnections that are on the existing European Transport Network and combine energy infrastructure with transport (alternative fuel) infrastructure along that corridor with the purpose of decarbonizing transport flows.
Amendment 1000 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
(a) any ofconcluded theat following equipment or installation aiming at enabling and facilitating the integration of renewable and low-carbon gases (including biomethane or hydrogen) into the 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, distributr the required deployment of hydrogen a large-scale infrastructure network is an important element that only the Union and the single market can offer. There is currently very limited dedicated infrastructure in place to transport and trade hydrogen across borders. Such should consist of a significant extent of assets converted from natural gas, complemented by new assets dedicated to hydrogen. Furthermore, the Hydrogen Strategy sets a strategic goal to increase installed electrolyser capacity to 40 GW by 2030in order to scale up the production of renewable hydrogen and facilitate the decarbonisation of fossil-fuel dependent sectors, such as industry or transport. Therefore, the TEN-E policy should include new and repurposed hydrogen transmission infrastructure, retrofitted pipelines for regional and consumption within a gas network. Furthermore, such projects maytemporal blending solutions and storage as well as electrolyser facilities. Hydrogen transmission and storage infrastructure should also be include equipment to enable reverse flows from the distribution to the transmission level and related necessary upgrades to the existing network. d in the Union-wide ten-year network development plan so as to allow a comprehensive and consistent assessment of their costs and benefits for the energy system, including their contribution to sector integration and decarbonisation, with the aim of creating a hydrogen backbone for the Union.
Amendment 1006 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
(a) any of the following equipment or installation aiming at enabling and facilitating the integration of renewable and low-carbon gases (including biomethane or hydrogen), synthetic methane or hydrogen) and their blends with methane into the 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 connections from renewable and low-carbon gases production facilities into the transmission grid, equipment to enable reverse flows from the distribution to the transmission level and related necessary upgrades to the existing networknetwork, such as upgrades of various gas infrastructure parts to retrofit network assets to be compatible to transport renewable and low-carbon gases in blends of methane and hydrogen.
Amendment 1008 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
(a) any of the following equipment or installation aiming at enabling and facilitating the integration of renewable and low-carbon gases (including biomethane or hydrogen) by blending it into the network: digital systems and components integrating ICT, control systems and sensor technologies to enable the interactive and intelligent integration, monitoring, metering, quality control and management of gas production, transmission, distribution and consumption within a gas network, notably by increasing the ability to blend different types of gas. Furthermore, such projects may also include equipment to enable reverse flows from the distribution to the transmission level and related necessary upgrades to the existing network as well as new grid connections for renewable, decarbonised and low-carbon gases production units.
Amendment 1013 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point a
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point a
(a) transmission and distribution pipelines for the transport of hydrogen, givaiming to give access to multipleall network users on a transparent and non-discriminatory basis, which mainly contains high-pressure hydrogen pipelines, excluding pipelines for the local distribution of hydrogen;
Amendment 1017 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point a
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point a
(a) transmissionhigh-pressure pipelines for the transport of hydrogen, giving access to multiple network users on a transparent and non-discriminatory basis, which mainly contains high-pressure hydrogen pipelines, excluding pipelines for the local distribution of hydrogen;
Amendment 1018 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point a
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point a
(a) transmission pipelines for the transport of hydrogen including dedicated hydrogen transmission pipelines and transmission pipelines transporting a gas- hydrogen blend, giving access to multiple network users on a transparent and non- discriminatory basis, which mainly contains high-pressure hydrogen-ready transmission pipelines, excluding pipelines for the local distribution of hydrogen;
Amendment 1019 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point a
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point a
(a) transmission pipelines for the transport of gas and hydrogen, giving access to multiple network users on a transparent and non-discriminatory basis, which mainly contains high-pressure hydrogen pipelines, excluding pipelines for the local distribution of gas and hydrogen;.
Amendment 1023 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point a
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point a
(a) transmission pipelines for the transport of hydrogen, including the repurposed natural gas infrastructure, giving access to multiple network users on a transparent and non-discriminatory basis, which mainly contains high-pressure hydrogen pipelines, excluding pipelines for the local distribution of hydrogen;
Amendment 1025 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b
(b) hydrogen-ready underground storage facilities connected to the high- pressure hydrogen-ready transmission pipelines referred to in point (a);
Amendment 1026 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b
(b) underground storage facilities connected to the high-pressure hydrogen pipelines referred to in point (a);
Amendment 1033 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point d – introductory part
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point d – introductory part
(d) any equipment or installation essential for the hydrogen systeminfrastructure to operate safely, securely and efficiently or to enable bi-directional capacity, including compressor stations.
Amendment 1034 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point d – introductory part
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point d – introductory part
(d) any equipment or installation essential for the hydrogen system, included in blended portions of the network, to operate safely, securely and efficiently or to enable bi-directional capacity, including compressor stations.
Amendment 1038 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point d – paragraph 1
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point d – paragraph 1
Any of the assets listed in points (a), (b), (c), and (d) may be newly constructed assets or assets convertrepurposed from natural gas dedicated to hydrogen, or a combination of the two.
Amendment 1041 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point d a (new)
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point d a (new)
(da) Transmission pipelines for the transport of natural gas between coal and lignite regions of at least two Member States during a transitional period, giving access to multiple network users on a transparent and non-discriminatory basis, provided that these transmission pipelines are ready for the future transport of hydrogen.
Amendment 1047 #
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 760 % relative to a fossil fuel comparator of 941g 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 1048 #
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 in total at least 1050 MW capacity, (ii) the production complies with the life cycle greenhouse gas emissions savings requirement of 70 % 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 1051 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point b
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point b
(b) related equipment, including pipeline connections to the gas network.
Amendment 1055 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 5 – introductory part
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 5 – introductory part
(5) concerning carbon dioxide capture, transport and utilisation or storage:
Amendment 1059 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point a
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point a
(a) dedicated pipelines, other than upstream pipeline network and all infrastructure and equipment including ships and trucks, used to transport carbon dioxide from more than one source, i.e. industrial installations (including power plants) that produce carbon dioxide gas from combustion or other chemical reactions involving fossil or non-fossil carbon-containing compounds, for the purpose of permanent geological storage of carbon dioxide pursuant to Directive 2009/31/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council61 ;or for the purpose of carbon dioxide capture and utilisation _________________ 61 OJ L 140, 5.6.2009, p. 114.
Amendment 1062 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point b
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point b
(b) facilities for liquefaction and bufferthe storage of carbon dioxide in view of its further transportation. This does not include infrastructure within a geological formation used for thefor the purpose of permanent geological storage of carbon dioxide pursuant to Directive 2009/31/EC and associated surface and injection facilitiesof the European Parliament and of the Council;
Amendment 1068 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 5 a (new)
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 5 a (new)
(5a) concerning natural gas: transmission pipelines for the transport of natural gas, underground storage facilities or reception, storage and regasification or decompression facilities for liquefied natural gas (LNG) or compressed natural gas (CNG) or any equipment or installation essential for the system to operate safely, securely and efficiently or to enable bi-directional capacity, including compression stations, which were part of projects natural gas projects that were included in the fourth or fifth Union list established pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 347/2013.
Amendment 1092 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – Part 2 – point 4
Annex III – Part 2 – point 4
(4) as of 1 January 2024, the proposed hydrogen projects of common interest falling under the categories set out in point (3) of Annex II are projects that are part of the latest available Union-wide ten-year network development plan for gas, developed by the ENTSO for Gas pursuant Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 715/2009 with the participation and close cooperation of hydrogen project promoters, and subject to the Agency opinion referred to in Article 4(3)(b) of Regulation EU (2019/942).
Amendment 1094 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – Part 2 – point 5 – introductory part
Annex III – Part 2 – point 5 – introductory part
(5) by 30 June 2022 and, subsequently, for every Union-wide ten-year network development plans, the ENTSO for Electricity and ENTSO for GasAgency shall issue updated guidelines for inclusion of projects in their respective Union-wide ten-year network development plans, referred to in points (3) and (4), in order to ensure equal treatment and transparency of the process. For all the projects included in the Union list of projects of common interest in force at the time, the guidelines shall define a simplified process of includata provision infor the Union-wide ten-year network development plans by automatic inclusion taking into account the documentation and data already submitted during the previous Union-wide ten-year network development plan processes as long as the information therein remains valid.
Amendment 1101 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – Part 2 – point 11
Annex III – Part 2 – point 11
(11) the Group shall meet to examine and rank the proposed projects based on a transparent assessment of the projects, using the criteria set out in Article 4 taking into account the assessment of the regulators, or the assessment of the Commission for projects not falling within the competency of national regulatory authorities.
Amendment 1105 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – point 1 – point a
Annex IV – point 1 – point a
(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 or at any relevant cross-section (including sections between BZ) of the same transmission corridor, by at least 5100 Megawatt compared to the situation without commissioning of the project. The methodology for calculating such requirements should be delivered by the project promoter through a specific study subjected for approval by the relevant stakeholders – and notably, the concerned TSOs, ENTSO-E and the EC;
Amendment 1106 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – point 1 – point a
Annex IV – point 1 – point a
(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 5200 Megawatt compared to the situation without commissioning of the project;
Amendment 1113 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – point 1 – point d a (new)
Annex IV – point 1 – point d a (new)
(da) for hydrogen distribution the project enables the distribution of hydrogen to end-users and the connection of hydrogen production units at a decentralised level
Amendment 1114 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – point 1 – point e
Annex IV – point 1 – point e
(e) for hydrogen storage or hydrogen reception facilities referred to in point (3) of Annex II, the project aims at supplying directly or indirectly, by providing security of supply benefits, at least two Member States;
Amendment 1136 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – point 3 – point a – point ii a (new)
Annex IV – point 3 – point a – point ii a (new)
(iia) the contribution to the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions
Amendment 1149 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – point 5 – point a
Annex IV – point 5 – point a
(a) Sustainability measured as the contribution of a project to: direct or indirect greenhouse gas emission reductions in different end-use applications, such as industry, agriculture, heating or transport; flexibility and seasonal and short-term storage options for renewable electricity generation; or the integration of renewable hydrogen.
Amendment 1151 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – point 5 – point a
Annex IV – point 5 – point a
(a) Sustainability measured as the contribution of a project to: greenhouse gas emission reductions in different end-use applications, such as industry or transport; flexibility and seasonal storage options for renewable electricity generation; or the integration of renewable and low carbon hydrogen.
Amendment 1153 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – point 5 – point b
Annex IV – point 5 – point b
(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 flexibilitysignificantly increasing existing cross-border hydrogen transport capacity at a border between two Member States compared to the situation prior to the commissioning of the systemproject.
Amendment 1154 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – point 5 – point b
Annex IV – point 5 – point b
(b) system integration, 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.
Amendment 1155 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – point 5 – point c
Annex IV – point 5 – point c
Amendment 1168 #
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 system-wide 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.
Amendment 1169 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – point 6 – point c
Annex IV – point 6 – point c
(c) facilitation of smart energy sector integrationenabling 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.
Amendment 1170 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – point 6 – point c
Annex IV – point 6 – point c
(c) facilitation of smart energy sector integration measured by assessing the cost savingsand green house gas emission savings and efficient use of energy enabled in connected energy sectors and systems, such as the heat and power system, transport, agriculture and industry.
Amendment 1176 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – point 7 – point a
Annex IV – point 7 – point a
(a) sustainability measured by assessing the share of renewable hydrogen or, hydrogen meeting the criteria defined in point (4) (a) (ii) of Annex II or synthetic methane integrated into the network, and the related greenhouse gas emission savings;
Amendment 1177 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – point 7 – point a
Annex IV – point 7 – point a
(a) sustainability measured by assessing the share of renewable hydrogen or hydrogen meeting the criteria defined in point (4) (a) (ii) of Annex II that can be integrated into the network, and the related greenhouse gas emission savings;
Amendment 1178 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – point 7 – point c
Annex IV – point 7 – point c
(c) the facilitation of smart energy sector integration 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, and the volume of demand response enabledenabling 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 heat and power system, transport and industry.
Amendment 1179 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – point 7 – point c
Annex IV – point 7 – point c
(c) the facilitation of smart energy sector integration measured by assessing the cost savings, and greenhouse gas savings and the efficient use of energy enabled in connected energy sectors and systems, such as the gas, hydrogen, power and heat networks, the transport and industry sectors, and the volume of demand response enabled.
Amendment 1180 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – point 7 – point c
Annex IV – point 7 – point c
(c) the facilitation of smart energy sector integration 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, and the volume of demand response enabled and the contribution to the overall flexibility of the system.
Amendment 1185 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex V – paragraph 1
Annex V – paragraph 1
The cost-benefit analysis methodologies developed by the ENTSO for Electricity, the ENTSO for Gas and other parties should be consistent, whilst taking into account sectorial specificities. The methodology for a harmonised energy system-wide cost-benefit analysis for projects of common interest shall satisfy the following principles.
Amendment 1187 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex V – point 1
Annex V – point 1
(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 significantly impacted by the project. 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 category set out at point (3) of Annex II, the ENTSO for gas shall cooperate with the project promoters.
Amendment 1191 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex V – point 4
Annex V – point 4
(4) it shall give guidance for the development and use of network and market modelling necessary for the cost- benefit analysis. The modelling shall allow for a full assessment of economic, including market integration, security of supply and competition, social and environmental and climate impacts, including the cross-sectorial impacts. The methodology shall be fully transparent to all project promoters and include details on why, what and how each of the benefits and costs are calculated.
Amendment 1194 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex V – point 5
Annex V – point 5
(5) it shall include and explain how the energy efficiency first principle and a system efficiency approach is implemented in all the steps of the ten- Year Network Development Plans.
Amendment 1195 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex V – point 7
Annex V – point 7
(7) it shall, at least, take into account the capital expenditure, operational and maintenance expenditure costs over the assessment lifecycle of the project and decommissioning and waste management costs, where relevant. The methodology shall give guidance on discount rates, assessment lifetime and residual value to be used for the cost- benefit calculations. It shall furthermore include a Benefit-to- Cost ratio and a Net Present Value.