7 Amendments of Antoni COMÍN I OLIVERES related to 2020/0360(COD)
Amendment 337 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
Recital 20
(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 ha. However, a long term vision is needed in order to guarantee the adoption of future-proof methodologies and scenarios contributing to achieve the 2030 climate objectives, the 2040 offshore energy development objectives and important role to play in the process, mn line with the target of climate neutrality as soon as possible and by 2050 at the latest. 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 toindependent expertise and validation is required, notably, a newly created body, the Eneed for independent validation, trgy Infrastructure Council (EIC). In addition, the role of other stakeholders and market participants from the demand-side should be enhanced. The Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (‘the Agency’) and the Commission should have an increased role in the process, including in the process for of 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 Regulation (EC) No 715/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council32 . The Agency should conduct a consultation process involving the Commission, Member States and local governments when applicable and the EIC. The Agency should also operationalise the principle of ‘energy efficiency first’ and ensure that scenarios are leading to the climate neutrality target. The EIC should validate the TYNDP. _________________ 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 networks and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1775/2005 (OJ L 211, 14.8.2009, p. 36).
Amendment 365 #
(30a) Expedited procedures can be counterproductive to project development, and the right to appeal against expedited procedures should be granted to stakeholders, including civil society and local authorities. Therefore, in order to ensure the success of projects and to limit appeals, information provided to and consultation of stakeholders, including civil society, is essential. Stakeholders' opinion should be fully taken into account.
Amendment 452 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Regional groups 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 Statesrepresentatives of the EIC, Member States, local authorities if interested, and the Commission, who shall, for those purposes, be referred to as the decision- making body of the Groups.
Amendment 462 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point a a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) it shall require the approval of the states and the local authorities, to whose territory the project relates; where a state decides not to give its approval, it shall present its substantiated reasons for doing so to the Group concerned;
Amendment 770 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 a (new)
Article 12 a (new)
Article 12 a Article 12a Long-term scenarios 1. After having conducted an extensive consultation process involving the Commission and at least the organisations representing all relevant stakeholders, as well as concerned local authorities, the EIC shall develop broad long-term scenarios in line with the Union climate neutrality target for the planning horizon up until 2050. 2. The long- term scenarios shall take as a starting point the revised Union 2030 climate and energy targets and set out the path for infrastructure scenarios necessary to achieve the climate neutrality objective as soon as possible in line with the need to limit global temperature increase to 1,5°C, also taking into account the latest available Commission scenarios. They shall be based on the Member States’ energy efficiency and renewable energy potential, and interlink with their National Energy and Climate Plans, as well as the offshore grid planning according to Article 14 of this Regulation. 3. The scenarios shall set binding network development milestones and intermediate steps to be achieved every 5 years in a cycle aligned to the UNFCCC ratchet-up mechanism. 4. The long-term scenarios shall be drafted and updated in coherence with the Ten-Year-Network-Development-Plan as described in Article 12. They shall be published with the corresponding input and output data in a sufficiently accurate form, allowing for transparency while taking due account of applicable legal requirements, including on confidentiality.
Amendment 1074 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – Part 1 – point 1 a (new)
Annex III – Part 1 – point 1 a (new)
(1a) The bodies hereinafter referred to as the “Decision-making bodies” are composed of representatives of the EIC, Member States, concerned local authorities and the Commission.
Amendment 1197 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex VI – point 1 – point h a (new)
Annex VI – point 1 – point h a (new)
(ha) the requirement on project promoters to publish a “transparency report” accessible to the public, containing at least project description, the promoters presentations used during meetings in Groups, list of participants of the Groups. This report shall contain a detailed justification showing how the projects would contribute to the Union’s 2030 climate and energy targets and the climate neutrality objective. It shall also contain measures taken to ensure the full inclusion and participation of local population, indigenous peoples and marginalised communities;