Activities of Adam GIEREK related to 2015/2108(INI)
Plenary speeches (2)
Making Europe's electricity grid fit for 2020 (A8-0330/2015 - Peter Eriksson) PL
Towards a European Energy Union - Making Europe's electricity grid fit for 2020 (debate) PL
Amendments (7)
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Acknowledges that renewable energy and increaseddynamic growth in energy efficiency leading toare bringing energy savings and are critical means for aof evening out electricity consumption across the Member States and creating a holistic, stable, secure, independent and democratically governed energy system for the EU, which generates high-quality jobs and wealth within a future-oriented sustainable economy; underlines that a higher degree of electricity intercstresses that more flexible operation of high-frequency transmission networks and distribution nectivity and smart grids are necessary for developing such a systemtworks would result in more efficient and more reliable electricity supplies for end users;
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recognises that electricity interconnection is a precondition for completingmoving closer to an integrated EU internal electricity market, which, if well designed and is the next step in creating well designed trans-European energy networks, will help to achieve ambitiours climate objectives and improve the EU’s geopolitical position through greater energy security and independence, asnd weill as reduceput an end to energy isolation; stresses that the electricity interconnectors also need to be tackled, planned and executed through strong coordinated regional cooperation;
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recognises the 10 % target – to bewhich the Member States must achieved by 2020 – as a valuable target and a step in the right direction; considers, however, that it does not always reflect the market situation and has not been established on the basis of scientific evidencein the Member States; recalls that the 10 % target was first set in 2002 on the basis of the installednational energy systems’ electricity generation capacity that existed at that time; acknowledges that, although the 10 % target is important, it describes neither the necessary quantity of electricity flowing between countries nor theits quality, such as the availability of the existing interconnection infrastructure or of the existing national infrastructure between the interconnectors; believes, therefore, that a one-size-fits-all interconnection target based on installed electricity generation capacity is not on its own appropriate for all Member States that an EU-wide interconnection target should be based on aggregate installed electricity generation capacity across the EU and should be set at 10% of that capacity;
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Notes that the frequently congestedion of local transmission networks might be linked to cross-border lines but might also be due to weakis caused by irregular cross-border power supplies and weak, outdated internal grids; insists that a holistic project approach should be taken when assessing the need for, and the priority of, reinforcement / extension of trans-European networks, taking into account bothcurrent cross-border and nationlocal connections, in particular the realwith the aim of making the best possible use of the existing interconnection lines and increasing the availability of existing national infrastructure;
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses the role of the Commission as guardian of a decentralised but holistic and accessible electricity system, in which Member States shall grant access to smaller suppliersmaller local suppliers, in particular prosumers who use renewable energy resources, access to the grid in accordance with fair market rules;
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Recalls that projects on the PCI list benefit from preferential regulatory treatment, fast-track planning, a binding time limit of 3.5 years for the granting of a permit and faster environmental assessment procedures, and may also be eligible for extra; takes the view that funding under the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) and the Fund for Strategic Investments should be used to invest in trans-European networks linking the East with the West and the North with the South;
Amendment 153 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Notes that planned interconnectors are expected to allow the Baltic States to reach their 10 % goal by the end of 2015; is concerned that the Baltic States’ networks are still synchronised with and dependent on the Russian electricity system, which is an impediment for a truly integrated and properly functioning European electricity market alone; calls for a rapid synchronisation of the Baltic States’ electricity networks with the Continental European Network in order to ensure full integration in the EU internal electricity market and a higher security of electricity supply; highlights the common Nordic power market as a best practice for cooperation between Member States; acknowledges the importance of investing in higher interconnectivity between Poland and the Nordic electricity market in order forso that Poland tocan reach its 10 % target; takes the view that the creation of a single EU electricity market should not entail cutting off or scaling down existing links with third-country systems;