21 Amendments of Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA related to 2020/0360(COD)
Amendment 67 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10 a (new)
Recital 10 a (new)
(10 a) The Union’s energy infrastructure should be rolled out in a manner that promotes the synergies and complementarity with the Trans- European Transport Network (TEN-T) and the alternative fuels Infrastructure;
Amendment 70 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) Security of supply, as one main driver behind Regulation (EU) No 347/2013, has been significantly improved through projects of common interest. Moreover, the Commission’s climate target impact assessment27 expects the consumption of natural gas to be reduced significantly because its non-abated use is not compatible with carbon-neutrality. On the other hand, the consumption of biogas, renewable and low-carbon hydrogen and synthetic gaseous fuels will increase significantly towards 2050. Therefore, the natural gas infrastructure no longer needscould be supported through the TEN-E policy only insofar as there are no cost-competitive alternatives as a transitional solution to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The planning of energy infrastructure should reflect this changing gas landscape. _________________ 27 SWD(2020) 176 final
Amendment 79 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12 a (new)
Recital 12 a (new)
(12 a) To enable sector integration, to acknowledge changes in consumer behaviour and to increase the demand for green transport, charging infrastructure for electric vehicles should be eligible for the PCI Status;
Amendment 110 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 33 a (new)
Recital 33 a (new)
(33 a) TEN-E infrastructure projects that concern two or more Member States face particular challenges as regards the coordination of permit granting procedures. Therefore, the national competent authorities of the Member States concerned should cooperate in order to coordinate their timetables and to agree on a joint schedule concerning the permit-granting procedure. For TEN-E infrastructure cross-border projects of common interest, Member States concerned may establish by mutual agreement a joint authority in order to facilitate the permit-granting procedures. In that case, Member States may empower their competent authority to establish a joint competent authority;
Amendment 113 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) addresses the identification of projects of common interest necessary to implement priority corridors and areas falling under the energy infrastructure categories in electricity, smart gas grids, hydrogen, electrolysers, and carbon dioxide set out in Annex II (‘energy infrastructure categories’), without prejudice to the principle of technological neutrality;
Amendment 114 #
(b) facilitates the timely implementation of projects of common interest by streamlining, coordinating more closely, and accelerating permit granting processes and by enhancing public participation both at national and cross border level;
Amendment 119 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 10 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 10 a (new)
(10 a) 'Joint competent authority' means an authority which may be established by mutual agreement between two or more Member States to facilitate the permit- granting procedures related to cross- border projects. In that case, Member States may empower their competent authority to establish a joint authority;
Amendment 132 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c – point ii a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c – point ii a (new)
(ii a) enhances the decarbonisation of the transport sector;
Amendment 136 #
(a) the project contributes significantly to the decarbonisation objectives of the Union and those of the third country and to sustainability, including through the integration of renewable energy into the grid and the transmission of renewable generation to major consumption centres and storage sites, or enhances cooperation on sustainable energy technologies including hydrogen, with third countries to boost sustainable growth and development, promote EU standards and regulations and the deployment of new infrastructure, in particular refuelling and charging networks, and;
Amendment 144 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point b – point iii a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point b – point iii a (new)
(iii a) sector integration, through the improvement of the interaction of different energy vectors or energy sectors, for instance through the increase of synergies in adjacent sectors, such as transport and mobility;
Amendment 167 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 – point b a (new)
(b a) creating synergies with the tran- european transport network and the alternative fuel infrastructure;
Amendment 170 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. Where a project of common interest encounters significant implementation difficulties and delays, the Commission mayshall designate, in agreement with the Member States concerned, a European coordinator for a period of up to one year renewable twice.
Amendment 172 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 2
2. For the purpose of ensuring efficient administrative processing of the application files related to projects of common interest, project promoters and all authorities concerned shall ensure that those files are treated in the most rapid way possiblegiven priority of treatment.
Amendment 175 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 176 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 5
Article 8 – paragraph 5
5. Where a project of common interest requires decisions to be taken in two or more Member States, the respective competent authorities shall take all necessary steps for efficient and effective cooperation and coordination among themselves, including the steps referred to in Article 10(5). Member States shall endeavour tosure that their respective national competent authorities provide joint procedures, particularly with regard to the assessment of environmental impacts, and coordinate their timetables and agree on a joint schedule concerning the permit- granting procedure.
Amendment 177 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. For cross-border projects of common interest, a joint competent authority, as defined in Article 2 paragraph (10)a new, may be established.
Amendment 179 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Where the project promoter intends to make significant changes to an approved concept, it shall inform the competent authority, or where appropriate the joint competent authority, thereof. In that case the competent authority may request modifications.
Amendment 180 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 5 – point b – paragraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 5 – point b – paragraph 1
For cross-border projects involving two or more Member States, a joint competent authority, as defined in Article 2 paragraph (10)a new, may be established or the competent authorities of the Member States concerned shall coordinate to prepare a joint schedule, in which they align their timetables;
Amendment 185 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 11
Article 11 – paragraph 11
11. By [31 December 2023], the ENTSO for Electricity and the ENTSO for Gas shall jointly submit to the Commission and the Agency a consistent and interlinked energy market and network model including electricity, gas and hydrogen transmission infrastructure as well as storage, heat, LNG and electrolysers, covering the energy infrastructure priority corridors and the areas drawn up in line with the principles laid down in Annex V.
Amendment 236 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b a (new)
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b a (new)
(b a) charging infrastructure for electric vehicles;
Amendment 275 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – point 3 – point c
Annex IV – point 3 – point c
(c) security of supply, interoperability and secure system operation measured in line with the analysis made in the latest available Union-wide ten-year network development plan in electricity, notably by assessing the impact of the project on the loss of load expectation for the area of analysis as defined in Annex V in terms of generation and transmission adequacy for a set of characteristic load periods, taking into account expected changes in climate- related extreme weather events and their impact on infrastructure resilience and expected increase in power demand from the transport sector, in particular for electric vehicles along highways and in urban areas. Where applicable, the impact of the project on independent and reliable control of system operation and services shall be measured.