Activities of Theodoros SKYLAKAKIS 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 (33)
Amendment 9 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) Accelerating the refurbishment of existing and deployment of new energy infrastructure is vital to achieve the Union's energy and climate policy objectives, consisting in completing the internal market in energy, guaranteeing security of supply, notably for gas and oil, reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 20%, increasing the share of renewable energy in the final energy consumption to 20%20 and achieving a 20% increase in energy efficiency by 2020. At the same time, the Union has to prepare its infrastructure for further decarbonisation of its energy system in the longer term towards 2050 and in the same time frame to prepare it for connecting regions which have high renewable energy production capacity and electricity storage potential.
Amendment 33 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) Accelerating the refurbishment of existing and deployment of new energy infrastructure is vital to achieve the Union's energy and climate policy objectives, consisting in completing the internal market in energy, guaranteeing security of supply, notably for gas and oil, reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 20%, increasing the share of renewable energy in the final energy consumption to 20%20 and achieving a 20% increase in energy efficiency by 2020. At the same time, the Union has to prepare its infrastructure for further decarbonisation of its energy system in the longer term towards 2050, and within the same time-frame to prepare it for connecting regions which have high renewable energy production capacity and electricity storage potential.
Amendment 46 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(c a) the project should integrate and be consistent with the EU Treaty´s objectives and specifically with Articles 170 TFEU and Article 171 TFEU;
Amendment 49 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) the project integrates and is consistent with the objectives of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and specifically with Articles 170 and 171;
Amendment 49 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point a – indent 1
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point a – indent 1
– market integration, inter alia through lifting the isolation of regions in the European Union; competition and system flexibility;
Amendment 50 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point a – indent 1
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point a – indent 1
– market integration, inter alia through alleviating the effects of the isolation of regions in the Union; competition and system flexibility;
Amendment 51 #
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 operation;
Amendment 51 #
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 operation;
Amendment 52 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point a – indent 3 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point a – indent 3 a (new)
– high renewable energy production capacity and storage potential;
Amendment 53 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point b – indent 1
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point b – indent 1
– market integration, inter alia through alleviating the effects of the isolation of regions in the Union; interoperability and system flexibility;
Amendment 53 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point a – indent 3 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point a – indent 3 a (new)
- high renewable energy production capacity and storage potential
Amendment 54 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point b – indent 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point b – indent 2
– security of supply, inter alia through diversification of supply sources, supplying routes and counterparts and routes;
Amendment 55 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point b – indent 3
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point b – indent 3
– competition, inter alia through diversification of supply sources, supplying routes and counterparts and routes;
Amendment 56 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point b – indent 1
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point b – indent 1
– market integration, inter alia through lifting the isolation of regions in the European Union; interoperability and system flexibility;
Amendment 57 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point b – indent 3
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point b – indent 3
– competition, inter alia through diversification of supply sources, supplying routes and counterparts and routes;
Amendment 64 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. When a project of common interest encounters significant implementation difficulties, the Commission may designate a European coordinator for a period of up to one year renewable twice, in agreement with the Member States concerned.
Amendment 65 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 3
Article 6 – paragraph 3
3. The European coordinator shall be chosen on the basis of his or her experience with regard to the specific tasks assigned to him or her for the concerned project(s), in agreement with the Member States concerned.
Amendment 69 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. When a project of common interest encounters significant implementation difficulties, the Commission may designate a European coordinator for a period of up to one year renewable twice, in agreement with the Member States concerned.
Amendment 71 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 3
Article 6 – paragraph 3
3. The European coordinator shall be chosen on the basis of his or her experience with regard to the specific tasks assigned to him or her for the concerned project(s), in agreement with the Member States concerned.
Amendment 80 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1
Article 15 – paragraph 1
1. Projects of common interest falling under the categories set out in points 1, 2 and 4 of Annex II are eligible for Union financial support in the form of grants for studies and financial instruments in accordance with the provisions of [Regulation (EU) No …/... of the European Parliament and the Council establishing the Connecting Europe Facility], taking into consideration the need to avoid any distortion of competition, in particular between projects contributing to the achievement of the same EU priority corridor.
Amendment 81 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1
Article 15 – paragraph 1
1. Projects of common interest falling under the categories set out in points 1, 2 and 4 of Annex II are eligible for Union financial support in the form of grants for studies and financial instruments in accordance with the provisions of [Regulation (EU) No …/... of the European Parliament and the Council establishing the Connecting Europe Facility], taking into consideration that private financing, or financing by the economic operators concerned, will be the main source of financing.
Amendment 90 #
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 and integrate generation from renewable energy sources; interconnection of isolated Island Electrical Systems to the mainland in order to bring the benefits of the integrated electricity market, increase renewable energy sources (RES) penetration and enable the transfer of RES energy to the mainland.
Amendment 93 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – part 4 – point 11 – paragraph 1
Annex 1 – part 4 – point 11 – paragraph 1
(11) Electricity highways: first electricity highways by 2020, in view of building an electricity highways system across the Union, especially connecting regions which have high renewable energy production capacity and storage potential;
Amendment 94 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 4 – point 1 – point b
Annex 4 – point 1 – point b
(b) for electricity storage, the project provides storage capacity allowing a net annual electricity generation of at least 250MW capacity and 250 Gigawatt- hours/year;
Amendment 98 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 4 – point 3 – point b
Annex 4 – point 3 – point b
(b) Competition shall be measured on the basis of diversification, including the facilitation of access to indigenous sources of supply, taking successively into account diversification of sources, counterparts and routes and the impact of new capacity on the HHI index calculated at capacity level for the area of analysis as defined in point 10 of Annex V.
Amendment 99 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 4 – point 3 – point b
Annex 4 – point 3 – point b
(b) Competition shall be measured on the basis of diversification, including the facilitation of access to indigenous sources of supply, taking successively into account diversification of sources, routes and counterparts and routes and the impact of new capacity on the HHI index calculated at capacity level for the area of analysis as defined in point 10 of Annex V.
Amendment 100 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 5 – point 1 – point a
Annex 5 – point 1 – point a
(a) In electricity: scenarios for demand (both in the Member States and in neighbouring third countries), generation capacities by fuel type (biomass, geothermal, hydro, gas, nuclear, oil, solid fuels, wind, solar photovoltaic, concentrated solar, other renewable technologies)and their geographical location, fuel prices (including biomass, coal, gas and oil), carbon dioxide prices, the composition of the transmission and, if relevant, the distribution network, and its evolution, taking into account all new significant generation (including capacity equipped for capturing carbon dioxide), storage and transmission 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 101 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 5 – point 1 – point a
Annex 5 – point 1 – point a
(a) In electricity: scenarios for demand, generation capacities by fuel type (biomass, geothermal, hydro, gas, nuclear, oil, solid fuels, wind, solar photovoltaic, concentrated solar, other renewable technologies)and their geographical location, fuel prices (including biomass, coal, gas and oil), carbon dioxide prices, the composition of the transmission and, if relevant, the distribution network, and its evolution, taking into account all new significant generation (including capacity equipped for capturing carbon dioxide), storage potential and storage and transmission 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 110 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 1 – point 3 – introductory part
Annex I – part 1 – point 3 – introductory part
(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 and integrate generation from renewable energy sources; Interconnection of isolated Island Electrical Systems to the mainland in order to bring the benefits of the integrated electricity market, increase the renewable energy sources (RES) penetration and make possible transferring of RES energy to the mainland.
Amendment 112 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 4 – point 11
Annex I – part 4 – point 11
(11) Electricity highways: first electricity highways by 2020, in view of building an electricity highways system across the Union, especially connecting regions which have high renewable energy production capacity and storage potential;;
Amendment 127 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – point 1 – point b
Annex IV – point 1 – point b
(b) for electricity storage, the project provides storage capacity allowing a net annual electricity generation of at least 250MW capacity and 250 Gigawatt- hours/year;
Amendment 132 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex V – point 1 – point a
Annex V – point 1 – point a
(a) In electricity: scenarios for demand (both in the Member States and in neighbouring third countries), generation capacities by fuel type (biomass, geothermal, hydro, gas, nuclear, oil, solid fuels, wind, solar photovoltaic, concentrated solar, other renewable technologies)and their geographical location, fuel prices (including biomass, coal, gas and oil), carbon dioxide prices, the composition of the transmission and, if relevant, the distribution network, and its evolution, taking into account all new significant generation (including capacity equipped for capturing carbon dioxide), storage and transmission 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 133 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex V – point 1 – point a
Annex V – point 1 – point a
(a) In electricity: scenarios for demand, generation capacities by fuel type (biomass, geothermal, hydro, gas, nuclear, oil, solid fuels, wind, solar photovoltaic, concentrated solar, other renewable technologies)and their geographical location, fuel prices (including biomass, coal, gas and oil), carbon dioxide prices, the composition of the transmission and, if relevant, the distribution network, and its evolution, taking into account all new significant generation (including capacity equipped for capturing carbon dioxide), storage potential and storage and transmission projects for which a final investment decision has been taken and that are due to be commissioned by the end of year n+5;