20 Amendments of Maria da Graça CARVALHO related to 2011/0300(COD)
Amendment 124 #
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% 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. All these targets make a future interconnected European electricity grid and long-distance electricity highways a priority in energy infrastructure.
Amendment 132 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) The importance of smart grids in achieving the Union’s energy policy objectives has been acknowledged in Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions ‘Smart grids: from innovation to deployment’ . The Commission should present a specific proposal for the development of Smart grids, in order to fully seize the benefits of existing synergies between Energy and Telecommunications infrastructures.
Amendment 149 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) The identification of projects of common interest should be based on common, transparent and objective criteria in view of their contribution to the energy policy objectives. For electricity and gas, proposed projects should be part of the latest available ten-year network development plan. This plan should notably take account of the conclusions of the 4 February European Council with regard to the need to integrate peripheral energy markets and promote investment in renewable energy sources and safe and sustainable low carbon technologies.
Amendment 150 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) The identification of projects of common interest should be based on common, transparent and objective criteria in view of their contribution to the climate and energy policy objectives. For electricity and gas, proposed projects should be part of the latest available ten- year network development plan. This plan should notably take account of the conclusions of the 4 February European Council with regard to the need to integrate peripheral energy markets.
Amendment 152 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) In view of complying with Article 172 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, regional groups should be established for the purpose of proposing projects of common interest that will be approved by Member States, without undermining the existing Regional Initiatives. In order to ensure broad consensus, these regional groups should ensure close cooperation between Member States, national regulatory authorities, project promoters and relevant stakeholders. The cooperation should rely as much as possible on existing regional cooperation structures of national regulatory authorities and transmission system operators and other structures established by the Member States and the Commission.
Amendment 155 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) The Union-wide list of projects of common interest should be limited to projects which contribute the most to the implementation of the strategic energy infrastructure priority corridors and areas and has a significant impact on the implementation of the Union climate and energy objectives. This requires the decision on the list to be taken by the Commission, while respecting the right of the Member States to approve projects of common interest related to their territory. According to analysis carried out in the accompanying impact assessment, the number of such projects is estimated at some 100 in the field of electricity and 50 in the field of gas.
Amendment 158 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) Projects of common interest should be implemented as quickly as possible and should be closely monitored and evaluated, while keeping the administrative burden for projects promoters to a minimum. The Commission should nominate European coordinators for projects which pass the 3- year deadline or are facing particular difficulties.
Amendment 162 #
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 environment, for reasons of overriding public interest, when all the conditions provided for under Directives 92/43/EC and 2000/60/EC are met. Moreover, Member States are encouraged to apply the provisions of the administrative treatment for projects of common interest and to projects of national interest.
Amendment 173 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 27
Recital 27
(27) In an increasingly integrated internal energy market, clear and transparent rules for cost allocation across borders are necessary in order to accelerate investment in cross-border infrastructure. The European Council of 4 February 2011 recalled the importance to promote a regulatory framework attractive to investment in networks, with tariffs set at levels consistent with financing needs and the appropriate cost allocation for cross- border investments, while enhancing competition and competitiveness, notably of European industry, and taking account of the impact on consumers. In this regard, if deemed necessary, a benchmarking of investment costs between project promoters across Member States should be carried out to ascertain if costs are efficiently incurred.
Amendment 180 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29
Recital 29
(29) The European Energy Programme for Recovery (EEPR) has demonstrated the added value of leveraging private funding through significant Union financial aid to allow implementation of projects of European significance. The European Council of 4 February 2011 recognised that some energy infrastructure projects may require limited public finance to leverage private funding. In the light of the economic and financial crisis and budgetary constraints, targeted support, through grants and financial instruments together with a stable and predictable regulatory framework, should be developed under the next multi- annual financial framework, which will attract new investors into the energy infrastructure priority corridors and areas, while keeping the budgetary contribution of the Union to a minimum.
Amendment 186 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 32
Recital 32
(32) SinceThe Member States failure to meet the electricity interconnection target from the European Council in March 2002 is evidence that the objective of this Regulation, namely the development and interoperability of trans-European energy networks and connection to such networks, cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States and can therefore be better achieved at Union level, the Union may adopt measures, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity as set out in Article 5 of the Treaty on the European Union. In accordance with the principle of proportionality, as set out in that Article, this Regulation does not go beyond what is necessary in order to achieve that objective.
Amendment 215 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 2
2. For the purpose of identifying projects of common interest, the Commission shall establish a Regional Group (‘Group’) as defined in section 1 of Annex III based on each priority corridor and area and their respective geographical coverage as set out in Annex I. The Commission shall, taking into account the complexity of managing interconnections within an intricate geographical structure, consider, when appropriate, subdividing Regional Groups (Sub-regional Groups).
Amendment 269 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) the project displays economic, social and environmental viability including a significant contribution to the Union's greenhouse gas emission reduction and renewable energy targets for 2020 and 2050; and
Amendment 285 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The project is making a valuable contribution to the Energy 2020 Strategy, the 2020 energy and climate targets and the long term goal of creating a European competitive low carbon economy in 2050.
Amendment 318 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point c – indent 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point c – indent 2
Amendment 319 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point c – indent 2 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point c – indent 2 a (new)
- full system operational procedures assigning the different responsibilities to transmission and distribution networks operators in the scenario of large renewable distributed generation;
Amendment 344 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 4
Article 4 – paragraph 4
4. When ranking projects contributing to the implementation of the same priority, the cost-benefit analysis will constitute the main driver for prioritisation. However, 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 supply, the number of Member States affected by each project, and its complementarity 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 352 #
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, climate and renewable energy targets and security of supply, the number of Member States affected by each project, and its complementarity 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 521 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 7
Article 12 – paragraph 7
7. The methodology shall be applied to the cost-benefit analysis under all subsequent ten-year network development plans for electricity or gas developed by the ENTSOs for Electricity or Gas pursuant Article 8 of Regulation (EC) 714/2009 and Regulation (EC) 715/2009, and the main results of the cost-benefit analysis in relevant scenarios must be included in the consultation process and final reporting of the ten-year network development plans.
Amendment 794 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex V – point 1 – introductory part
Annex V – point 1 – introductory part
(1) The methodology shall be based on a common input data set representing the Union’s electricity and gas systems in the years n+5, n+10, n+15, n+20, n+30 and n+240, where n is the year in which the analysis is performed. This data set shall comprise at least: