Activities of Pavel POC related to 2011/0300(COD)
Plenary speeches (1)
Trans-European energy infrastructure (debate)
Amendments (39)
Amendment 10 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6 a (new)
Recital 6 a (new)
(6 a) Whereas the best infrastructure, environmentally, socially and economically, is infrastructure whose building can be avoided; therefore energy efficiency is of vital importance, and full account should be taken of the likely effects of the Energy Efficiency Directive (procedure still ongoing) in reducing the need for future infrastructure.
Amendment 23 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) Projects of common interest should be given ‘"priority status’" at national level to ensure rapid administrative treatment. Projects of common interest shall be considered by competent authorities as being in public interest. Authorisation should be given to projects which have an adverse impact on the environmentensure that the overall coherence of Natura 2000 is protected, for reasons of overriding public interest, when all the conditions provided for under Directives 92/43/EC and 2000/60/EC are met.
Amendment 29 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) facilitates the timely implementation of projects of common interest by accelerating permit granting and enhancingsetting minimum standards for public participation;
Amendment 40 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 6 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. The Commission shall present to the Regional Groups and make publicly available a detailed justification of the results of the Community list of projects of common interest.
Amendment 42 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a (new)
(a) the project is in line with the EU's energy and climate goals
Amendment 45 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) the project involves at least two Member States, either by if directly crossing the border at land or at sea of one or more Member States, or byif being located on the territory of one Member State and havingbut nevertheless has a significant cross-border impact as set out in point 1 of Annex IV, or in the case of an internal reinforcement, the project is relevant to a cross-border interconnection as set out in point 1 of Annex IV, or if it has the purpose of connecting islands and peripheral regions to central regions of the Union;
Amendment 48 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point a – introductory part
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point a – introductory part
(a) concerning electricity transmission and storage projects falling under the categories set out in points 1(a) to (d) of Annex II, the project shall contribute to sustainability and significantly to at least one of the following specific criteria:
Amendment 50 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point a – indent 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point a – indent 2
– sustainability, inter alia throughintegration of renewable energy into the grid and transmission of renewable generation to major consumption centres and storage sites;
Amendment 52 #
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 operaand reliable system operation, in particular through strengthening of current transmission stability, increasing electricity blackout resilience, and secure integration of intermittent production;
Amendment 55 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point b – introductory part
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point b – introductory part
(b) concerning gas projects falling under the categories set out in point 2 of Annex II, the project shall contribute to sustainability and significantly to at least one of the following specific criteria:
Amendment 58 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point b – indent 4
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point b – indent 4
Amendment 59 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point c – introductory part
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point c – introductory part
(c) concerning electricity smart grid projects falling under the category set out in point 1(e) of Annex II, the project shall contribute to sustainability significantly to the following specific functions:
Amendment 60 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point d – introductory part
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point d – introductory part
(d) concerning oil transport projects falling under the categories set out in point 3 of Annex II, the project shall contribute to sustainability and significantly to the following three specific criteria:
Amendment 62 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point e – introductory part
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point e – introductory part
(e) concerning carbon dioxide transport projects falling under the categories set out in point 4 of Annex II, the project shall contribute to sustainability and significantly to the following three specific criteria:
Amendment 64 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
Article 5 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. By the 31 March of each year following the year of selection as project of common interest pursuant to Article 4, project promoters shall submit an annual report, for each project falling under the categories set out in points 1 and 2 of Annex II, to the Commission and the Agency or, for projects falling under the categories set out in points 3 and 4 of Annex II, to the respective Group. This report shall detail:
Amendment 73 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1
1. Projects of common interest shall be allocated the status of the highest national significance possible and be treated as such in permit granting procedures, including spatial planning and environmental assessment, where and in the manner such treatment is provided for in national legislation applicable to the corresponding type of energy infrastructure.
Amendment 91 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 7 a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Member States shall establish mechanisms for compensation of municipalities affected by the projects of common interest as well as by other national projects in the field of energy infrastructure.
Amendment 100 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 a (new)
Article 11 a (new)
Article 11 a Monitoring of the priority status of the projects of common interest and the permit granting process 1. The Competent Authority and the concerned national authorities shall report at the meetings of the Group on the progress of permitting procedures concerning projects of common interest. 2. The European Commission shall establish, organize and publicize an Award which shall be given to a restricted number of competent authorities and their staff in recognition of exemplary performance in conducting the permit granting procedures, with regard to stakeholder involvement, to the use of innovative practices and overall effectiveness. National and cross-border mechanisms put in place by Member States for the exchange of best practice and capacity building in the area of energy infrastructure permitting are also eligible for this Award. 3. The Member States shall report to the Commission and the Regional Groups, within 10 months of the entry into force of this Regulation, about the measures put in place pursuant to Article 8(3) and (4), Article 9(1), (2b) (3)and (4), and Article 10(1). The Commission shall monitor progress made and notify Member States, within 2 months, of the need for corrective measures, where necessary. 4. Failure by Member States to put in place the prescribed measures, within 3 months of the Commission notification referred to in paragraph 3new), or failure by the competent authority and the concerned authorities in accordance with Article 9 (1) and (2b) to comply, within 2 months, with the reporting obligations set out in Article 11(6) and in Article 11a new (1) and (3), will make the Member States liable to sanctions by the Commission in accordance with paragraph (5). 5. In accordance with paragraph (4) the Commission may withold Union financial assistance, as determined in Article 15, from projects taking place within the territory of the Member State concerned.
Amendment 101 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 1
1. Within onesix months of the entry into force of this Regulation, the ENTSO for Electricity and the ENTSO for Gas shall submit to the Agency and the Commission their respective methodology, including on network and market modelling, for a harmonised energy system-wide cost- benefit analysis at Union-wide level for projects of common interest falling under the categories set out in points 1(a) to (d) and 2 of Annex II. The methodology shall be elaborated in line with the principles laid down in Annex V. and be consistent with the rules and indicators set out in Annex IV. The ENTSOs shall conduct an extensive consultation process involving at least the organisations representing all relevant stakeholders - and, if deemed appropriate, stakeholders directly -, national regulatory authorities and other national authorities
Amendment 103 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 6
Article 12 – paragraph 6
6. The methodology shall be updated and improved regularlyevery two years by following the procedure laid down in paragraphs 1 to 5. The Agency, after formally consulting the organisations representing all relevant stakeholders and the Commission, may request such updates and improvements with due justification and timescales.
Amendment 104 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 7
Article 13 – paragraph 7
7. A copy of all decisions issued according to paragraph 6, together with all the relevant information with respect to each decision, shall be notified, without delay, by the Agency to the Commission. That information may be submitted in aggregate form. The Commission shall preserve the confidentiality of commercially sensitive information.
Amendment 109 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – point a
Article 17 – point a
(a) general, regularly updated information, including necessary geographic information, for each project of common interest;
Amendment 134 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex V – point 1 – point b
Annex V – point 1 – point b
(b) In gas: scenarios for demand, imports, fuel prices (including coal, gas and oil), prices of carbon dioxide prices, the composition of the transmission network and its evolution, taking into account all new 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 140 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex V – point 7 – point b
Annex V – point 7 – point b
(b) System resilience, including security of supply, disaster and climate resilience, and system security, notably for European critical infrastructures as defined in Directive 2008/114/EC;
Amendment 268 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) the project is in line with the Union's energy and climate goals as affirmed inter alia by European Council conclusions;
Amendment 339 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 4
Article 4 – paragraph 4
4. When ranking projects contributing to the implementation of the same priority, due consideration shall also be given to the urgency of each proposed project in order to meet the energy policy targets of market integration and competition, sustainability and security of supplinteroperability with the existing infrastructures, local area-based system stability, security of supply and sustainability, the number of Member States affected by each project, and its complementaritly with regard to other proposed projects. For projects falling under the category set out in point 1(e) of Annex II, due consideration shall also be given to the number of users affected by the project, the annual energy consumption and the share of generation from non dispatchable resources in the area covered by these users.
Amendment 396 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 6 – point b
Article 5 – paragraph 6 – point b
(b) If the Commission mameasures of national regulatory launch a call for proposals open to any project promoter to build the project according to an agreed timelinethorities according to paragraph (6)(a) are not sufficient to ensure that the investment is carried out, or are not applicable, the project promoter of that project shall choose a third party to finance or construct the project. The project promoter shall do so before the delay compared to the date of commissioning in the implementation plan exceeds two years and is caused by insufficient financial sources.
Amendment 459 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. The Member State shall choose and apply only such scheme referred to in paragraph 2 that ensures more preferable treatment of the projects of common interest than the treatment valid in the Member State before the applicability of this Regulation.
Amendment 600 #
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; andIn any case, Union financial assistance for construction works shall only support projects of common interest providing economic and/or social and/or environmental benefits which cannot be achieved by any competing commercial projects.
Amendment 624 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) the maincomplete results of the cost-benefit analysis on the basis of the methodology elaborated pursuant for the projects of common interest concerned, except for any commercially sensitive information.
Amendment 627 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) regularly updated information on the work of the Groups established pursuant to Article 3(2) including the agenda and the minutes of the meetings while excluding any commercially secret information;
Amendment 644 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 1 – point 3 – paragraph 1
Annex I – 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.
Amendment 646 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 1 – point 3 – paragraph 2
Annex I – part 1 – point 3 – paragraph 2
Member States concerned: Austria, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Cyprus, Germany, GreeceGermany, Hungary, Italy, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia;
Amendment 647 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 1 – point 3 a (new)
Annex I – part 1 – point 3 a (new)
(3a) North-South electricity interconnections in South Eastern Europe ("NSI South East Electricity"): interconnection and internal lines in North-South directions, connections with countries outside the Union to complete the internal market and integrate generation from renewable energy sources Member States concerned: Bulgaria, Cyprus, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Slovenia;
Amendment 727 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – part 1– point 4 a (new)
Annex III – part 1– point 4 a (new)
(4a) Each Group shall publish its internal rules and an up-dated list of members and make them easily accessible at any time. Each Group shall also publish regularly updated information on the progress of its work as well as its final conclusions and decisions and make them easily accessible.
Amendment 782 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – point 3 – point d
Annex IV – point 3 – point d
(d) Sustainability shall be measured as the contribution of a project to reduce emissions, in conformity to the 2020 targets and 2050 low carbon roadmap, and to support the back-up of renewable electricity generation or power- to-gas and biogas transportation, taking into account expected changes in climatic conditions.
Amendment 787 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – point 4 – point a
Annex IV – point 4 – point a
(a) Level of sustainability: This criterion shall be measured by assessing the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and conformity to the 2020 targets and 2050 low carbon roadmap, and the environmental impact of electricity grid infrastructure;
Amendment 799 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex V – point 2
Annex V – point 2
(2) The data set shall reflect Union and national legislations in force at the date of analysis and shall reflect EU’s energy and climate goals as affirmed inter alia by European Council conclusions. The data sets used for electricity and gas respectively shall be compatible, notably with regard to assumptions on prices and volumes in each market. The data set shall be elaborated after formally consulting Member States and the organisations representing all relevant stakeholders. The Commission and the Agency shall ensure access to the required commercial data from third parties when applicable.
Amendment 812 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex V – point 6 – point e a (new)
Annex V – point 6 – point e a (new)
(ea) Congestion in the electricity network.