Annexes to COM(2001)775-2 - Amendment of Decision No 1254/96/EC laying down a series of guidelines for trans European energy networks - Main contents
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| dossier | COM(2001)775-2 - Amendment of Decision No 1254/96/EC laying down a series of guidelines for trans European energy networks. |
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| document | COM(2001)775  |
| date | June 26, 2003 |
TRANS-EUROPEAN ENERGY NETWORKS
Axes for Priority projects as defined in Article 7
ELECTRICITY NETWORKS
EL.1. France - Belgium - Netherlands - Germany:
electricity network reinforcements in order to resolve congestion in electricity flow through the Benelux.
EL.2. Borders of Italy with France, Austria, Slovenia and Switzerland:
increasing electricity interconnection capacities.
EL.3. France - Spain - Portugal:
increasing electricity interconnection capacities between these countries and for the Iberian peninsula and grid development in island regions.
EL.4. Greece - Balkan countries - UCTE System:
development of electricity infrastructure to connect Greece to the UCTE System.
EL.5. United Kingdom - Continental Europe and Northern Europe:
establishing/increasing electricity interconnection capacities and possible integration of offshore wind energy.
EL.6. Ireland - United Kingdom:
increasing electricity interconnection capacities and possible integration of offshore wind energy.
EL.7. Denmark - Germany - Baltic Ring (including Norway - Sweden - Finland - Denmark - Germany):
increasing electricity interconnection capacity and possible integration of offshore wind energy.
GAS NETWORKS
NG.1. United Kingdom - Northern Continental Europe, including Netherlands, Denmark and Germany - (with connections to Baltic Sea Region countries) - Russia:
gas pipelines connecting some of the main sources of gas in Europe, improving the interoperability of the networks, and increasing the security of supply.
NG.2. Algeria - Spain - Italy - France - Northern Continental Europe:
construction of new gas pipelines from Algeria to Spain, France and to Italy, and increasing network capacities in and between Spain, Italy and France.
NG.3. Caspian Sea countries - Middle East - European Union:
new gas pipeline networks to the European Union from new sources, including the Turkey - Greece, Greece - Italy and Turkey - Austria gas pipelines.
NG.4. LNG terminals in Belgium, France, Spain, Portugal, and Italy:
diversifying sources of supply and entry points, including the LNG connections with the transmission grid.
NG.5. Underground storage in Spain, Portugal, Italy, Greece and the Baltic Sea Region:
increasing capacity in Spain, Italy and the Baltic Sea Region and construction of the first facilities in Portugal and Greece.
ANNEX II
TRANS-EUROPEAN ENERGY NETWORKS
Additional criteria for Projects of common interest
ELECTRICITY NETWORKS
1. Developing electricity networks in island, isolated, peripheral and ultraperipheral regions while promoting the diversification of energy sources and enhancing the use of renewable energies, and connection of the electricity networks of those regions, if appropriate.
- Ireland - United Kingdom (Wales)
- Greece (Islands)
- Italy (Sardinia) - France (Corsica) - Italy (mainland)
- Connections in island regions
- Connections in ultraperipheral regions in France, Spain, Portugal
2. Developing electricity connections between the Member States needed for the functioning of the internal market and in order to ensure the reliability and dependability of the operation of electricity networks.
- France - Belgium - Netherlands - Germany
- France - Germany
- France - Italy
- France - Spain
- Portugal - Spain
- Finland - Sweden
- Austria - Italy
- Ireland - United Kingdom (Northern Ireland)
- Austria - Germany
- Netherlands - United Kingdom
- Germany - Denmark - Sweden
- Greece - Italy
3. Developing electrical connections within the Member States where this is needed in order to take advantage of the connections between the Member States, the functioning of the internal market or the connection of renewable energy sources
- All Member States
4. Developing electricity connections with the non-Member States, and more particularly with the candidate countries for accession, thus contributing towards interoperability, the operational reliability and dependability of the electricity grids or the supply of electricity within the European Community.
- Germany - Norway
- The Netherlands - Norway
- Sweden - Norway
- United Kingdom - Norway
- Italy - Slovenia
- Baltic Electricity Ring: Germany - Poland - Russia - Estonia - Latvia - Lithuania - Sweden - Finland - Denmark - Belarus
- Norway - Sweden - Finland - Russia
- Mediterranean Electricity Ring: France - Spain - Morocco - Algeria - Tunisia - Libya - Egypt - Near-Eastern Countries - Turkey - Greece - Italy
- Germany - Poland
- Greece - Turkey
- Italy - Switzerland
- Greece - Balkan Countries
- Spain - Morocco
- EU - Balkan Countries - Belarus - Russia - Ukraine
- Black Sea Electricity Ring: Russia - Ukraine - Romania - Bulgaria - Turkey - Georgia
5. Actions improving the functioning of the interconnected electricity networks within the internal market and, in particular, identifying the bottlenecks and missing links, developing solutions in order to deal with congestion and adapting the methods of forecasting and of operating electricity networks.
- Identifying the bottlenecks and missing links, especially cross border, within electricity networks
- Developing solutions for electricity flow management in order to deal with the problems of congestion within electricity networks
- Adapting the methods of forecasting and of operating electricity networks required by the functioning of the internal market and the use of a high percentage of renewable energy sources
NATURAL GAS NETWORKS
6. Introducing natural gas into new regions, mainly island, isolated, peripheral and ultraperipheral regions and developing gas networks in these regions.
- United Kingdom (Northern Ireland)
- Ireland
- Spain
- Portugal
- Greece
- Sweden
- Denmark
- Ultraperipheral Regions: France, Spain, Portugal
7. Developing gas connections in order to meet the needs of the internal market or strengthening of the security of supply, including connection of separate gas networks
- Ireland - United Kingdom
- France - Spain
- Portugal - Spain
- Austria - Germany
- Austria - Hungary
- Austria - Italy
- Greece - Other Balkan Countries
- Italy - Greece
- Austria - Czech Republic
- Austria - Slovenia - Croatia
- United Kingdom - The Netherlands - Germany
- Germany - Poland
- Denmark - United Kingdom
- Denmark - Germany - Sweden
8. Developing capacities for receiving liquefied natural gas (LNG) and for storage of natural gas, needed in order to meet demand and control gas supply systems, and diversify sources and supply routes.
- All Member States
9. Developing gas transport capacity (gas supply pipelines) needed in order to meet demand and diversify supplies from internal and external sources, as well as supply routes.
- Nordic Gas Grid: Norway - Denmark - Germany - Sweden - Finland - Russia - Baltic States - Poland
- Algeria - Spain - France
- Russia - Ukraine - EU
- Russia - Belarus - Poland - EU
- Libya - Italy
- Caspian Sea Countries - EU
- Russia - Ukraine - Moldavia - Romania - Bulgaria - Greece - Other Balkan Countries
- Germany - Czech Republic - Austria - Italy
- Russia - Ukraine - Slovakia - Hungary - Slovenia - Italy
- The Netherlands - Germany - Switzerland - Italy
- Belgium - France - Switzerland - Italy
- Denmark - (Sweden) - Poland
- Norway - Russia - EU
- Ireland
- Algeria - Italy - France
- Middle East - EU
10. Actions improving the functioning of the interconnected gas networks within the internal market and, in particular, identifying the bottlenecks and missing links, developing solutions in order to deal with congestion and adapting methods of forecasting and of operating gas networks.
- Identifying the bottlenecks and missing links, especially cross-border, within the gas networks.
- Developing solutions for natural gas flow management in order to deal with the problems of congestion within the gas networks.
- Adapting the methods of forecasting and operating natural gas networks required by the functioning of the internal market.
ANNEX III
TRANS-EUROPEAN ENERGY NETWORKS
Projects of common interest and their specifications, currently identified according to the criteria set out in Annex II
ELECTRICITY NETWORKS
1. Developing electricity networks in isolated regions
1.1. Submarine cable Ireland - Wales (UK)
1.2. Reinforcement of the Ipiros (GR) - Puglia (IT) link
1.3. Connection of the Southern Cyclades (GR)
1.4. 30 kV underwater cable link between the islands of Faial, Pico and S. Jorge (Azores, PT)
1.5. Connection and reinforcement of the grid in Terceira, Faial and S Miguel (Azores, PT)
1.6. Connection and reinforcement of the grid in Madeira (PT)
1.7. Submarine cable Sardinia (IT) - Italy mainland
1.8. Submarine cable Corsica (FR) - Italy
1.9. Connection Italy mainland-Sicily (IT)
1.10. Doubling of the connection Sorgente (IT) - Rizziconi (IT)
1.11. New connections in the Balearic and Canary Islands (ES)
2. Developing electricity connections between the Member States
2.1. Moulaine (FR) - Aubange (BE) line
2.2 Avelin (F) - Avelgem (BE) line
2.3. Vigy (FR) - Marlenheim (FR) line
2.4. Vigy (FR) - Uchtelfangen (DE) line
2.5. La Praz (FR) phase transformer
2.6. Further increase of capacity through existing interconnection between France and Italy
2.7. New interconnection between France and Italy
2.8. New interconnection through the Pyrenees between France and Spain
2.9. Eastern Pyrenees connection between France and Spain
2.10. Connections between northern Portugal and north-western Spain
2.11. Sines (PT) - Alqueva (PT) - Balboa (ES) line
2.12. Valdigem (PT) - Douro Internacional (PT) - Aldeadávila (ES) line and Douro Internacional facilities
2.13. New connections north of the Gulf of Bothnia between Finland and Sweden
2.14. Lienz (AT) - Cordignano (IT) line
2.15. New connection between Italy and Austria at the Brenner Pass
2.16. Connection between Ireland and Northern Ireland
2.17. St Peter (AT) - Isar (DE) line
2.18. Submarine cable between South - eastern England and central Netherlands
2.19. Reinforcement of connections between Denmark and Germany, e.g. the Kasso - Hamburg line
2.20. Reinforcement of the connections between Denmark and Sweden
3. Developing electrical connections within the Member States
3.1. Connections on the Danish East - West axis: connection between Denmark's western (UCTE) and eastern (NORDEL) networks.
3.2 Connection on the Danish North - South axis
3.3. New connections in Northern France
3.4. New connections in South Western France
3.5. Trino Vercellese (IT) - Lacchiarelle (IT) line
3.6. Turbigo (IT) - Rho-Bovisio (IT)line
3.7. Voghera (IT) - La Casella (IT) line
3.8. S. Fiorano (IT) - Nave (IT) line
3.9. Venezia Nord (IT) - Cordignano (IT) line
3.10. Redipuglia (IT) - Udine Ovest (IT) line
3.11. New connections on the East-West axis of Italy
3.12. Tavarnuzze IT) - Casellina (IT) line
3.13. Tavarnuzze IT) - S.Barbara (IT) line
3.14. Rizziconi IT) - Feroleto (IT) - Laino (IT) line
3.15. New connections on the North - South axis Italy
3.16. Network modifications for facilitating renewables connections in Italy
3.17. New wind energy connections in Italy
3.18. New connections in the North axis of Spain
3.19. New connections in the Mediterranean axis of Spain
3.20. New connections in the Galicia (ES) - Centro (ES) axis
3.21. New connections in the Centro (ES) - Aragón (ES) axis
3.22. New connections in the Aragón (ES) - Levante (ES) axis
3.23. New connections in Andalucía (ES)
3.24. Pedralva (PT) - Riba d'Ave (PT) line and Pedralva facilities
3.25. Recarei (PT) - Valdigem (PT) line
3.26. Picote (PT) - Pocinho (PT) line (upgrading)
3.27. Modification of the current Pego (PT) - Cedillo (ES)/Falagueira (PT) line and Falagueira facilities
3.28. Pego (PT) - Batalha (PT) line and Batalha facilities
3.29. Sines (PT) - Ferreira do Alentejo (PT) I line (upgrading)
3.30. New wind energy connections in Portugal
3.31. Pereiros (PT) - Zêzere (PT) - Santarém (PT) lines and Zêzere facilities
3.32. Batalha (PT) - Rio Maior (PT) I and II lines (upgradings)
3.33. Carrapatelo (PT) - Mourisca (PT) line (upgrading)
3.34. Valdigem (PT) - Viseu (PT) - Anadia (PT) line
3.35. Deviation of the current Rio Maior (PT) - Palmela (PT) line to Ribatejo (PT) and Ribatejo facilities
3.36. Thessaloniki (GR), Lamia (GR) and Patras (GR) substations and connecting lines
3.37. Connections of the regions of Evia (GR), Lakonia (GR) and Thrace (GR)
3.38. Strengthening of existing connections of peripheral regions in the mainland in Greece
3.39. Tynagh (IE) - Cashla (IE) line
3.40. Flagford (IE) - East Sligo (IE) line
3.41. Connections in the North - East and West of Spain, in particular to connect to the network wind-power generation capacities
3.42. Connections in the Basque country (ES), Aragón (ES) and Navarra (ES)
3.43. Connections in Galicia (ES)
3.44. Connections in Central Sweden
3.45. Connections in Southern Sweden
3.46. Lübeck/Siems (DE) - Görries (DE) line
3.47. Lübeck/Siems (DE) - Krümmel (DE) line
3.48. Connections in Northern Ireland, in relation to the interconnections with Ireland
3.49. Connections in the North West of United Kingdom
3.50. Connections in Scotland and England, with a view to the greater use of renewable sources in electricity generation
3.51. New offshore wind energy connections in Belgium
3.52. Borssele substation (NL)
3.53. Implementation of reactive power compensation equipment (NL)
3.54. St. Peter (AT) - Tauern (AT) line
3.55. Südburgenland (AT) - Kainachtal (AT) line
4. Developing electricity connections with the non-member States
4.1. Neuenhagen (DE) - Vierraden (DE) - Krajnik (PL) line
4.2 Brunsbüttel (DE) - Southern Norway link
4.3. S. Fiorano (IT) - Robbia (CH) line
4.4. New interconnection Italy - Switzerland
4.5. Philippi (GR) - Maritsa 3 (Bulgaria) line
4.6. Amintaio (GR) - Bitola (FYROM) line
4.7. Kardia (GR) - Elbasan (Albania) line
4.8. Elbasan (Albania) - Podgorica (Serbia and Montenegro) line
4.9. Mostar (Bosnia-Herzegovina) substation and connecting lines
4.10. Ernestinovo (Croatia) substation and connecting lines
4.11. New connections between Greece and Albania, Bulgaria and FYROM
4.12. Philippi (GR) - Hamidabad (TR) line
4.13. Submarine cable between the north-east/east England and southern Norway
4.14. Eemshaven (NL) - Feda (NO) link
4.15. Submarine cable between South Spain and Morocco (strengthening of existing connection)
4.16. Connections for the Baltic Electricity Ring: Germany - Poland - Russia - Estonia - Latvia - Lithuania - Sweden - Finland - Denmark - Belarus
4.17. Southern Finland - Russia links
4.18. Germany - Poland - Lithuania - Belarus - Russia link (East-West High Power Link)
4.19. Poland - Lithuania link
4.20. Submarine cable between Finland and Estonia
4.21. New connections between North Sweden and North Norway
4.22. New connections between Mid Sweden and Mid Norway
4.23. Borgvik (S) - Hoesle (NO) - Oslo region (NO) line
4.24. New connections between the UCTE and CENTREL systems
4.25. New connections between the UCTE/CENTREL system and the Balkan countries
4.26. Connections and interface between the extended UCTE system and Belarus, Russia and Ukraine, including relocation of HVDC conversion stations operating previously between Austria and Hungary, Austria and the Czech Republic, and Germany and the Czech Republic
4.27. Connections in the Black Sea Electricity Ring: Russia - Ukraine - Romania - Bulgaria - Turkey - Georgia
4.28. New connections in the Black Sea area with a view to interoperability of the extended UCTE system with the networks in the countries concerned
4.29. New connections in the Mediterranean Electricity Ring: France - Spain - Morocco - Algeria - Tunisia - Libya - Egypt - Near-Eastern Countries - Turkey - Greece - Italy
4.30. Submarine cable between South Spain and North-West Algeria
4.31. Submarine cable between Italy and Algeria
4.32. New connections in the Barents Region/Area
4.33. Installation of flexible alternative current transmission systems between Italy and Slovenia
4.34. New interconnection Italia - Slovenia
4.35. Submarine cable Italy and Croatia
4.36. Reinforcement of connections between Denmark and Norway
5. Actions improving the functioning of the interconnected electricity networks within the internal market
(No specifications defined yet)
GAS NETWORKS
6. Introducing natural gas into new regions
6.1. Developing gas network from Belfast towards the North-West region of Northern Ireland (UK) and, if appropriate, to the western coast of Ireland
6.2. LNG in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands (ES)
6.3. LNG in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (ES)
6.4. LNG in Madeira (PT)
6.5. Development of gas network in Sweden
6.6. Connection between the Balearic Islands (ES) and the mainland Spain
6.7. High pressure branch to Thrace (GR)
6.8. High pressure branch to Corinth (GR)
6.9. High pressure branch to North-West Greece (GR)
6.10. Connection of Lolland (DK) and Falster (DK) islands
7. Developing gas connections in order to meet the needs of the internal market or strengthening of the security of supply, including connection of separate gas networks
7.1. Additional gas interconnection pipeline between Ireland and Scotland
7.2 North-South interconnection, including Dublin - Belfast pipeline
7.3. Compression station on the Lacq (FR) - Calahorra (ES) pipeline
7.4. Compression station on the Lacq (FR) - Calahorra (ES) pipeline
7.5. Perpignan FR) - Barcelona (ES) pipeline
7.6. Increasing transport capacity of gas pipelines supplying Portugal through South Spain and Galicia and Asturias through Portugal
7.7. Puchkirchen (AT) - Burghausen (DE) pipeline
7.8. Andorf (AT) - Simbach (DE) pipeline
7.9. Wiener Neustadt (AT) - Sopron (HU) pipeline
7.10. Bad Leonfelden (DE) - Linz (AT) pipeline
7.11. North-West Greece - Elbasan (AL) pipeline
7.12. Greece - Italy interconnection pipeline
7.13. Compression station on the main pipeline in Greece
7.14. Connection between the networks of Austria and Czech Republic
7.15. Gas transport corridor in South-East Europe across Greece, FYROM, Serbia and Montenegro, Bosnia Herzegovina, Croatia, Slovenia and Austria
7.16. Gas transport corridor between Austria and Turkey through Hungary, Romania and Bulgaria
7.17. Interconnecting pipelines between United Kingdom, the Netherlands and Germany, linking the main sources and markets of North-West Europe
7.18. Connection between North-East Germany (Berlin area) and North-West Poland (Szczecin area) with a branch from Schmölln to Lubmin (DE, Greifswald area)
7.19. Connection between offshore facilities in the North Sea, or from Danish offshore to United Kingdom onshore facilities
7.20. Reinforcement of the capacity of transport between France and Italy
7.21. The Baltic gas interconnector between Denmark - Germany - Sweden
8. Developing capacities for receiving liquefied natural gas (LNG) and for storage of natural gas
8.1. LNG at Le Verdon-sur-mer (FR, new terminal) and pipeline to Lussagnet (FR) storage
8.2 LNG at Fos-sur-mer (FR)
8.3. LNG at Huelva (ES), extending existing terminal
8.4. LNG at Cartagena (ES), extending existing terminal
8.5. LNG at Galicia (ES), new terminal
8.6. LNG at Bilbao (ES), new terminal
8.7. LNG in the Valencia Region (ES), new terminal
8.8. LNG in Barcelona (ES), extending existing terminal
8.9. LNG in Sines (PT), new terminal
8.10. LNG at Revithoussa (GR), extending existing terminal
8.11. LNG on the North Adriatic Coast (IT)
8.12. LNG offshore in the North Adriatic Sea (IT)
8.13. LNG on the South Adriatic Coast (IT)
8.14. LNG on the Ionian Coast (IT)
8.15. LNG on the Tyrrenian Coast (IT)
8.16. LNG on the Ligurian Coast (IT)
8.17. LNG at Zeebrugge/Dudzele (BE, extending existing terminal)
8.18. LNG at Isle of Grain, Kent (UK)
8.19. Construction of a second LNG terminal in Greece
8.20. Developing underground gas storage facilities in Ireland
8.21. Storage at South Kavala (GR), conversion of an offshore depleted gas field
8.22. Storage at Lussagnet (FR, extending existing site)
8.23. Storage at Pecorade (FR, conversion of a depleted oil field)
8.24. Storage in Alsace region (FR, developing of saline cavities)
8.25. Storage in Centre region (FR, developing water table).
8.26. Storage on the North-South axis of Spain (new sites) in Cantabria, Aragon, Castilla y León, Castilla - La Mancha and Andalucia
8.27. Storage on the Mediterranean axis of Spain (new sites) in Catalonia, Valencia and Murcia
8.28. Storage in Carriço (PT, new site)
8.29. Storage at Loenhout (BE, extending existing site)
8.30. Storage at Stenlille (DK) and Lille Torup (DK, extending existing site)
8.31. Storage at Tønder (DK, new site)
8.32. Storage at Puchkirchen (AT, extending existing site), including pipeline to the Penta West system near Andorf (AT)
8.33. Storage at Baumgarten (AT, new site)
8.34. Storage at Haidach (AT, new site), including pipeline to the European gas grid
8.35. Developing underground gas storage facilities in Italy
9. Developing gas transport capacity (gas supply pipelines)
9.1. Creation and development of connections Nordic Gas Grid: Norway - Denmark - Germany - Sweden - Finland - Russia - Baltic States - Poland
9.2 The Mid-Nordic gas pipeline: Norway, Sweden, Finland
9.3. The North European gas pipeline: Russia, Baltic Sea, Germany
9.4. Gas pipeline from Russia to Germany, via Latvia, Lithuania and Poland, including developing underground gas storage facilities in Latvia
9.5. Gas pipeline Finland-Estonia
9.6. New gas pipelines from Algeria to Spain and France and related capacity increase of the internal networks in these countries
9.7. Increasing transport capacity of the Algeria - Morocco - Spain (up to Córdoba) pipeline
9.8. Córdoba (ES) - Ciudad Real (ES) pipeline
9.9. Ciudad Real (ES) - Madrid (ES) pipeline
9.10. Ciudad Real (ES) - Mediterranean coast (ES) pipeline
9.11. Branches in Castilla (ES) - La Mancha (ES)
9.12. Extension towards North-West Spain
9.13. Algeria - Spain submarine pipeline and pipelines for the connection to France
9.14. Increasing transport capacity from Russian resources to the European Union, via Ukraine, Slovakia and the Czech Republic
9.15. Increasing transport capacity from Russian resources to the European Union, via Belarus and Poland
9.16. Yagal Sud gas pipeline (between the STEGAL pipeline leading to the DE, FR, CH triangle)
9.17. SUDAL East gas pipeline (between MIDAL pipeline near Heppenheim to Burghausen connection with the PENTA pipeline in Austria)
9.18. Gas pipeline from Libyan resources to Italy
9.19. Gas pipeline from resources in the Caspian Sea Countries to the European Union
9.20. Greece - Turkey gas pipeline
9.21. Increasing transport capacity from Russian resources to Greece and other Balkan countries, via Ukraine, Moldavia, Romania and Bulgaria
9.22. St. Zagora (BG) - Ihtiman (BG) gas pipeline
9.23. Connecting pipelines between the German, Czech, Austrian and Italian gas networks
9.24. Gas pipeline from Russian resources to Italy, via Ukraine, Slovakia, Hungary and Slovenia
9.25. Increasing transport capacity of the TENP gas pipeline running from the Netherlands through Germany to Italy
9.26. Taisnieres (FR) - Oltingue (CH) gas pipeline
9.27. Gas pipeline from Denmark to Poland, possibly via Sweden
9.28. Nybro (DK) - Dragør (DK) gas pipeline, including connecting pipeline to the storage at Stenlille (DK)
9.29. Gas network from the Barents Sea resources to the European Union, via Sweden and Finland
9.30. Gas pipeline from the Corrib field (IE, offshore)
9.31. Gas pipeline from Algerian resources to Italy, via Sardinia with a branch to Corsica
9.32. Gas network from resources in the Middle East to the European Union
9.33. Gas pipeline from Norway to the United Kingdom
10. Actions improving the functioning of the interconnected gas networks within the internal market
(No specifications defined yet).