Activities of Anni PODIMATA related to 2011/0300(COD)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on guidelines for trans-European energy infrastructure and repealing Decision No 1364/2006/EC
Amendments (5)
Amendment 42 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 30
Recital 30
(30) Projects of common interest in the fields of electricity, gas and carbon dioxide should be eligible to receive Union financial assistance for studies and, under certain conditions, for works under the proposed Regulation for a Connecting Europe Facility (CEF Regulation), either in the form of grants or in the form of innovative financial instruments. This will ensure tailor-made support can be provided to those projects of common interest which are not viable under the existing regulatory framework and market conditions. The avoidance of any distortion of competition, in particular between projects contributing to the achievement of the same EU priority corridor, should be duly taken into account. Such financial assistance should ensure the necessary synergies with funding from instruments under other Union policies. In particular, the Connecting Europe Facility will finance energy infrastructure of European relevance, while Structural Funds will finance smart energy distribution networks of local or regional importance. The two sources of funding will thereby complement each other.
Amendment 43 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 30 a (new)
Recital 30 a (new)
(30α) In the current climate of economic crisis, the wide credit rating disparity between Member States and investors could lead to imbalances and major obstacles to project funding. The contribution of EU funding to overcoming these imbalances is of central importance in ensuring that the realisation of infrastructural projects helping to achieve the objectives of this regulation is not compromised – particularly in view of the fact that the lion’s share of the necessary funding for energy infrastructures over the coming decade will be provided by the private sector.
Amendment 85 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) the project is commercially not viable according to the business plan and other assessments carried out, notably by possible investors or creditors. The decision on incentives and its justification referred to in paragraph 3 of shall be taken into account when assessing the project's commercial viability; or the project promoter can clearly demonstrate that there are disproportionately high financing costs or inability to access market financing due to exceptional financial and economic difficulties facing the Member State or Member States where the whole or part of the project of common interest is to be implemented; and
Amendment 91 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – part 1 – point 3 – paragraph 1
Annex 1 – part 1 – point 3 – paragraph 1
(3) North-South electricity interconnections in Central Eastern and South Eastern Europe (‘NSI East Electricity’): interconnections and internal lines in North-South and East-West directions to complete the internal market, to end the isolation of Island Electrical Systems and integrate generation from renewable energy sources.
Amendment 92 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – part 2 – point 2 – introductory part
Annex 1 – part 2 – point 2 – introductory part
(2) North-South gas interconnections in Central Eastern and South Eastern Europe (‘NSI East Gas’): regional gas connections between the Baltic Sea region, the Adriatic and Aegean Seas and, the Black Sea and the Eastern Mediterranean Basin, notably to enhance diversification and security of gas supply;