Large Infrastructure Operational Programme Ministry of European Funds Managing Authority for Large Infrastructure Operational Programme

Total allocation of EU funds for Large Infrastructure OP:  9,4 billion Euro, out of which:  2.4 billion euro – ERDF  6.9 billion euro – Cohesion Fund LIOP covers 4 thematic objectives relevant for the following sectors:  TO (4) for energy efficiency and clean energy;  TO (5) for risk prevention and management;  TO (6) for environment;  TO (7) for transport and energy infrastructure.

Large Infrastructure OP covers nine Priority Axis: Transport (55% of LIOP allocation)  PA1 – Improving mobility through the development of the TEN-T network and metro system  PA2 – Development of a multimodal, high-quality, sustainable and efficient transport system Environment and risk management (40,3% of LIOP allocation)  PA3 – Environmental infrastructure development based on an efficient management of resources  PA4 – Environmental protection through measures to preserve biodiversity, air quality monitoring and remediation of historically contaminated sites  PA5 – Promoting the adaptation to climate change, preventing and risk management Energy efficiency and clean energy (5,2% of LIOP allocation)  PA6 – Clean Energy and energy efficiency in order to support a low carbon economy  PA7 – Energy efficiency at system level centralised heating in selected cities  PA8 – Smart and sustainable energy transport system

 PA 1: Improving mobility through the development of the TEN-T network and metro system – 4.2 bn. euro (CF+SB) Construction/upgrading of motorways / expressways / national roads, including construction of TEN-T network bypass variants network Construction/upgrading of railway and inlandwaters on TEN-T core network Development of subway infrastructure in Bucharest  PA 2: Development of a multimodal, high-quality, sustainable and efficient transport system – 2.16 bn. euro (ERDF+SB) ◦ Comprehensive TEN-T network and national roads ensuring connection to TEN-T network ◦ Ports and airports infrastructure development ◦ Intermodal development ◦ Reducing the waiting time at cross boarder points ◦ Safety and security measures on all modes of transport ◦ Increase the sustainability and quality of railway transport through reform and modernisation measures Projects promoted are prioritised according to GTMP, and covers phased projects started in and project meant to finalise Rin-Danube corridor

 PA3 - Environmental infrastructure development based on an efficient management of resources – 3,2 bn. euro (CF + SB)  Integrated investments in water and wastewater infrastructure in order to comply with requirements of EU directives – second phase of projects extended towards smaller agglomerations (in order to fulfill requirements to ensure treatment of wastewater in agglomerations above p.e.)  Regional water companies  Investments in waste sector in order to comply with requirements of EU directives through integrated projects for waste management at county level - no new projects, only phased and integrated waste project in Bucharest  Intercommunity Development Associations through County Councils

 PA 4 - Environmental protection to preserve biodiversity, air quality monitoring and remediation of historically contaminated sites– 470 mil. euro (ERDF + SB)  Biodiversity  Drafting and implementation of management plans of Natura 2000 sites and protected areas  Maintaining and restoring the degraded ecosystems and their services, outside the protected areas  Action to complete the knowledge gaps on biodiversity  Public institutions /research institutes / Universities / NGOs /administrators and custodians of protected areas  Increase the assessment and monitoring capacity of air quality at national level  Ministry of Environment, Water and Forests  Reduce the surface of historical polluted sites  Public authorities / other public bodies for contaminated sites owned or made available for the project purpose

 PA5 - Promoting the adaptation to climate change, preventing and risk management – 530 mil. euro (FC+BS)  Measures based on green infrastructure and ecosystem based services meant to reduce the incidence of risk exacerbated by climate change (mainly floods and coastal erosion), and complementary structural measures  National Administration Romanian Water, including partnerships with NGOs  Other beneficiaries to be defined after the National risk Assessment will be finalized  Increase the response capacity to disaster  General Inspectorate for Emergency Situation, including partners with other central and public authorities with responsibilities in risk management

 PA6 – Clean Energy and energy efficiency in order to support a low carbon economy – 218 mil. euro (ERDF and SB) ◦ Development of new production capacities based on biomass/biogas and geothermal sources ◦ Implementing power smart metering for residential consumers (demonstrative projects to be ) ◦ Monitoring the energy consumption at the level of industrial platforms in order to implement energy efficiency measures ◦ Development of high efficiency cogeneration units for industrial consumers (natural gas, biomass, and biogas from industrial residual process)

 PA 7 – Energy efficiency at system level centralised heating in selected cities – 275 mil. euro (ERDF+CF+SB) ◦ Local public authorities for selected cities (Bacău, Botoşani, Focşani, Oradea, Râmnicu Vâlcea, Timişoara, Iaşi) – ERDF (meant to continue intial projects started through SOP Environment ) ◦ General Council of Bucharest - CF  PA 8 Smart and sustainable energy transport system – 47 mil. euro (ERDF + SB) Transelectrica și Transgaz  Development and enforcement of power network to accomodate the additional power produced by the new installed renewable capcities  Increase the flexibility of National Gas Transport System in order to ensure interconnections with neighboring countries

 LIOP is not a programme where companies can apply directly, with some exceptions: -monitoring energy consumption at industrial level or production of energy through cogeneration in industry) -specialised companies, mainly public, such as regional water companies, energy producers, companies responsible with energy distribution and transport  Private companies, mainly those specialised in construction and environment protection, can benefit of these funds though public procurement contracts

 LIOP – programme approved in July 2015  Applicant guidelines: ◦ 5 guidelines were launched in April 2016 (water and wastewater infrastructure, waste management, biodiversity, intervention capacity to disaster, monitoring air quality) ◦ 5 guidelines to be launched by end of May 2016 (roads, railway, metro infrastructure, infrastructure for energy transmission, district heating) ◦ The other guidelines to be launched in June 2016 (decontamination of polluted sites, inland waterways infrastructure, cogeneration and renewables, smart metering, monitoring energy for large consumers)

 Except for 890 mil. euro allocated competitive projects, the financial allocation for LIOP is targeted towards priority projects or pre-identified, including phased projects.  Thus, 292 projects have been identified so far, out of which: ◦ 82 are phased projects ◦ 150 new investments (including those started under SOP Transport, but not phased) ◦ 60 TA projects for supporting project development

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