7 Amendments of Mauri PEKKARINEN related to 2020/0360(COD)
Amendment 56 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4 a (new)
Recital 4 a (new)
(4 a) The target agreed in the conclusions of the March 2002 Barcelona European Council for Member States to have a level of electricity interconnections equivalent to at least 10 % of their installed production capacity has not yet been achieved. In its conclusions of 23 and 24 October 2014, the European Council endorsed an electricity interconnection target of at least 15 %. The communication of the Commission of 23 November 2017 on strengthening Europe's energy networks assesses progress towards achieving the 10 % interconnection target and suggests ways in which to operationalise the 15 % interconnection target for2030, provided that system benefits outweigh costs, while acknowledging that many Member States require significantly higher interconnection levels, in particular by taking into account the urgency indicators developed by the Interconnection expert group (ITEG).
Amendment 88 #
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. 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 grids 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. It should be taken into account, that the possibilities of producing offshore wind power differ in different regions of the Union. Commitments and other solutions concerning offshore wind power should be made in connection to other decisions relating to the production of renewable energy. _________________ 30 Offshore Strategy Communication
Amendment 169 #
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. 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 grids 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. An approach based on voluntary cooperation between Member States should be supported. Member States should maintain the power to approve the PCI-projects, which are related to its territory, therelated costs and to be able to independently define their energy mix inaccordance with the Article 194 of the TFEU. _________________ 30 Offshore Strategy Communication
Amendment 176 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) The possibilities of producing offshore wind power differ in different parts of the Union. Relevant Member States should be able to assess the benefits and costs of the afferent sea basin offshore grids for renewable energy and carry out a preliminary cost sharing analysis at sea basin level to underpin joint political commitments for offshore renewable energy development at sea-basis level. Therefore, the Commission should develop uniform principles for a cost-benefit and cost-sharing methodology for the deployment of the integrated offshore network development plans which should enable Member States to carry out an adequate assessment.
Amendment 263 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 12
Article 11 – paragraph 12
12. The consistent and interlinked model referred to in paragraph 11 shall cover at least the respective sectors’ interlinkages at all stages of infrastructure planning, specifically scenarios, and the infrastructure gaps identification therein in particular with respect to cross-border capacities within the scenarios, and projects assessment. The ENTSO-E and ENTSO G shall include in the interlinked model a roadmap for the future inclusion of other sectors relevant to the sound development of the electricity system and to the gas system and in accordance with the European, national and regional development strategies.
Amendment 369 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – Part 1 – point 2
Annex III – Part 1 – point 2
(2) depending on the number of candidate projects for the Union list, regional infrastructure gaps and market developments, the Groups and the decision-making bodies of the Groups may split, merge or meet in different configurations, as necessary, to discuss matters common to all Groups or pertaining solely to particular regions. Such matters may include issues relevant to cross-regional consistency or the number of proposed projects included on the draft regional lists at risk of becoming unmanageable. To ensure a consistent development of the network, within their respective regional group, TSOs shall have the opportunity to coordinate with competent NRAs and competent Member States the opinion on projects not promoted by them but developed in their country creating the necessary synergies with the national development strategies and with the cohesion policy.
Amendment 622 #
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, set out in point (2) of Annex I, taking into account the specificities and development in each region, 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 targets. That agreemDeclaration of Intent shall be made in writing as regards each sea basin linked to the territory of the Union.