24 Amendments of Rovana PLUMB related to 2011/0300(COD)
Amendment 10 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6 a (new)
Recital 6 a (new)
(6 a) Whereas the best infrastructure, environmentally, socially and economically, is infrastructure whose building can be avoided; therefore energy efficiency is of vital importance, and full account should be taken of the likely effects of the Energy Efficiency Directive (procedure still ongoing) in reducing the need for future infrastructure.
Amendment 23 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) Projects of common interest should be given ‘"priority status’" at national level to ensure rapid administrative treatment. Projects of common interest shall be considered by competent authorities as being in public interest. Authorisation should be given to projects which have an adverse impact on the environmentensure that the overall coherence of Natura 2000 is protected, for reasons of overriding public interest, when all the conditions provided for under Directives 92/43/EC and 2000/60/EC are met.
Amendment 29 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) facilitates the timely implementation of projects of common interest by accelerating permit granting and enhancingsetting minimum standards for public participation;
Amendment 40 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 6 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. The Commission shall present to the Regional Groups and make publicly available a detailed justification of the results of the Community list of projects of common interest.
Amendment 45 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) the project involves at least two Member States, either by if directly crossing the border at land or at sea of one or more Member States, or byif being located on the territory of one Member State and havingbut nevertheless has a significant cross-border impact as set out in point 1 of Annex IV, or in the case of an internal reinforcement, the project is relevant to a cross-border interconnection as set out in point 1 of Annex IV, or if it has the purpose of connecting islands and peripheral regions to central regions of the Union;
Amendment 48 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point a – introductory part
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point a – introductory part
(a) concerning electricity transmission and storage projects falling under the categories set out in points 1(a) to (d) of Annex II, the project shall contribute to sustainability and significantly to at least one of the following specific criteria:
Amendment 50 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point a – indent 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point a – indent 2
– sustainability, inter alia throughintegration of renewable energy into the grid and transmission of renewable generation to major consumption centres and storage sites;
Amendment 52 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point a – indent 3
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point a – indent 3
– security of supply, inter alia through interoperability, and secure system operaand reliable system operation, in particular through strengthening of current transmission stability, increasing electricity blackout resilience, and secure integration of intermittent production;
Amendment 55 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point b – introductory part
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point b – introductory part
(b) concerning gas projects falling under the categories set out in point 2 of Annex II, the project shall contribute to sustainability and significantly to at least one of the following specific criteria:
Amendment 58 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point b – indent 4
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point b – indent 4
Amendment 59 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point c – introductory part
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point c – introductory part
(c) concerning electricity smart grid projects falling under the category set out in point 1(e) of Annex II, the project shall contribute to sustainability significantly to the following specific functions:
Amendment 60 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point d – introductory part
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point d – introductory part
(d) concerning oil transport projects falling under the categories set out in point 3 of Annex II, the project shall contribute to sustainability and significantly to the following three specific criteria:
Amendment 62 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point e – introductory part
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point e – introductory part
(e) concerning carbon dioxide transport projects falling under the categories set out in point 4 of Annex II, the project shall contribute to sustainability and significantly to the following three specific criteria:
Amendment 64 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
Article 5 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. By the 31 March of each year following the year of selection as project of common interest pursuant to Article 4, project promoters shall submit an annual report, for each project falling under the categories set out in points 1 and 2 of Annex II, to the Commission and the Agency or, for projects falling under the categories set out in points 3 and 4 of Annex II, to the respective Group. This report shall detail:
Amendment 72 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1
1. Projects of common interest shall be allocated the status of the highest national significance possible and be treated as such in permit grantingregional planning, permit granting, environmental impact assessment and strategic environmental assessment procedures, where and in the manner such treatment is provided for in national legislation applicable to the corresponding type of energy infrastructure.
Amendment 73 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1
1. Projects of common interest shall be allocated the status of the highest national significance possible and be treated as such in permit granting procedures, including spatial planning and environmental assessment, where and in the manner such treatment is provided for in national legislation applicable to the corresponding type of energy infrastructure.
Amendment 91 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 7 a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Member States shall establish mechanisms for compensation of municipalities affected by the projects of common interest as well as by other national projects in the field of energy infrastructure.
Amendment 101 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 1
1. Within onesix months of the entry into force of this Regulation, the ENTSO for Electricity and the ENTSO for Gas shall submit to the Agency and the Commission their respective methodology, including on network and market modelling, for a harmonised energy system-wide cost- benefit analysis at Union-wide level for projects of common interest falling under the categories set out in points 1(a) to (d) and 2 of Annex II. The methodology shall be elaborated in line with the principles laid down in Annex V. and be consistent with the rules and indicators set out in Annex IV. The ENTSOs shall conduct an extensive consultation process involving at least the organisations representing all relevant stakeholders - and, if deemed appropriate, stakeholders directly -, national regulatory authorities and other national authorities
Amendment 103 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 6
Article 12 – paragraph 6
6. The methodology shall be updated and improved regularlyevery two years by following the procedure laid down in paragraphs 1 to 5. The Agency, after formally consulting the organisations representing all relevant stakeholders and the Commission, may request such updates and improvements with due justification and timescales.
Amendment 104 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 7
Article 13 – paragraph 7
7. A copy of all decisions issued according to paragraph 6, together with all the relevant information with respect to each decision, shall be notified, without delay, by the Agency to the Commission. That information may be submitted in aggregate form. The Commission shall preserve the confidentiality of commercially sensitive information.
Amendment 109 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – point a
Article 17 – point a
(a) general, regularly updated information, including necessary geographic information, for each project of common interest;
Amendment 134 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex V – point 1 – point b
Annex V – point 1 – point b
(b) In gas: scenarios for demand, imports, fuel prices (including coal, gas and oil), prices of carbon dioxide prices, the composition of the transmission network and its evolution, taking into account all new projects for which a final investment decision has been taken and that are due to be commissioned by the end of year n+5;
Amendment 137 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex V – point 5
Annex V – point 5
(5) The cost-benefit analysis, based on costs over the technical lifecyle of the project, shall at least take into account the following costs: capital expenditure, operational and maintenance expenditure overand the technical lifecycle of the project and decommissioningenvironmental costs of the construction, operation and decommissioning of energy infrastructure projects and waste management costs, where relevant. The methodology shall give guidance on discount rates to be used for the calculations. .
Amendment 140 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex V – point 7 – point b
Annex V – point 7 – point b
(b) System resilience, including security of supply, disaster and climate resilience, and system security, notably for European critical infrastructures as defined in Directive 2008/114/EC;