11 Amendments of Maria da Graça CARVALHO related to 2011/2034(INI)
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas the special requirements of natural islands, and outermost regions, such as Canary Islands, Madeira, the Azores and the French RUP’s, should be taken into consideration in terms of energy infrastructures,
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas a reinforcement of the investment in transmission capacity is needed, with regards to gas and electricity, while having in mind the EU 20-20-20 energy objectives and the new highly decarbonised energy environment beyond 2020,
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Recital I a (new)
Ia. whereas the reinforcement of the interconnection capacity between gas systems along the South-western axis in the North-South Corridor will enable the contribution of both the LNG import capacity and the underground storage capacity of the Iberian Peninsula to EU's security of supply, while providing an important step towards a truly integrated Internal Energy Market,
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I b (new)
Recital I b (new)
Ib. whereas the use of the Iberian Peninsula gas infrastructure is important as a hub to receive LNG, store and transmit natural gas across the Pyrenees,
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas market-based tools must remain the basis for financing energy infrastructure, and whereas a limited amount of public finance may be required to fund certain projects which are not strictly commercially viable, including infrastructures devoted to guarantee market integration and security of supply when market signals may be insufficient or contradictory,
Amendment 187 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Considers that, although the Ten-Year Network Development Plan (TYNDP) identifies relevant electricity and gas infrastructure projects, it should also set the priorities to be developed in order to achieve EU energy and climate goals;
Amendment 210 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Considers that the TYNDP should form the basis of a rolling programme for developing European electricity and gas transmission infrastructure within a long- term European planning perspective and with monitoring by the Agency for Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) and the Commission;
Amendment 243 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Endorses the importance of efficient gas infrastructures and routes in enhancing diversification and security of supply and reducing energy dependence; highlights the need for additional flexibility requirements in gas infrastructures, in particular with a view to ensuring reverse flows, and stresses that gas infrastructure should be developed, with full account being taken of the contribution of LNG/ CNG terminals and underground storages as trading hub facilitators and sourcing of origin diversification;
Amendment 502 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Asks the Commission to further assess whether compensatory mechanisms could prove useful for the approval of cross- border projects or other relevant internal projects which do not bring benefits to certain (transit) regions but are nonetheless necessary for the achievement of EU energy objectives;
Amendment 547 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37
Paragraph 37
37. Stresses that the fullest possible use should be made of market-based tools, including project bonds, loan guarantees, risk-sharing facilities, incentives for funding public-private partnerships, partnerships with the EIB and the use of ETS revenue, in accordance with EU energy and climate objectives; considers that it is of great importance to review the role of EIB in order to have further intervention capacity and stranger financial resources to finance and facilitate the huge investments that will be necessary in the energy sector;
Amendment 566 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38
Paragraph 38
38. Recalls the importance of transparent and non-discriminatory tariffs with a view to ensuring appropriate cost allocation for cross-border investmenor other relevant internal projects, fair prices for consumers and greater competitiveness;