GRI NW Stakeholder Group Meeting – 25 November 2011 GRI NW Stakeholder Group Meeting 25 November 2011 Kristóf Kovács The 2014 target and the role of the Regional Initiatives

2 GRI NW Stakeholder Group Meeting – 25 November 2011 Getting to Agenda. Completing the Internal Energy Market. The role of the Regional Initiatives. Progress to date and main challenges to come. The way forward

3 GRI NW Stakeholder Group Meeting – 25 November 2011 Completing the Internal Energy Market Plenty of work left to do. Target dates set by European Council. What is to be done? » Implementing Third energy package » Harmonising market and network operation rules » Enhancing investments in infrastructure - Connecting isolated markets » Enforcing competition and State aid rules » Promoting regional initiatives

4 GRI NW Stakeholder Group Meeting – 25 November 2011 Role of the Regional Initiatives. Forum for cooperation between all relevant actors (NRAs, TSOs, Market Parties). Addressing specific regional needs » allowing for different speeds and » tailor-made agenda-setting. Practical testing of possible solutions in a pro- active manner

5 GRI NW Stakeholder Group Meeting – 25 November 2011 Getting to 2014: Role of the GRIs. Role is the same, but work will be different » Early implementation of FGs and NCs to discover best practices » Pilot projects to discover the need for harmonization in NCs » Moving ahead instead of waiting for a Europe- wide solution

6 GRI NW Stakeholder Group Meeting – 25 November 2011 The Role of GRI NW towards 2014 How to proceed?. Good results from this region in the past (transparency, DA Pilot, STC, investment)…. …are not a guarantee for success in the future.. Last years output has suffered as result of ‘competing’ work on EU-level. Points to work on: » Ensure broad stakeholder involvement » Be pro-active » Set an example for the other GRIs

7 GRI NW Stakeholder Group Meeting – 25 November 2011 The Role of GRI NW towards 2014 In practice. Three priorities » Early implementation E.g. of FGs and NCs: bundling platform, Oversubscription and Buy-back » Regional Investment Planning GRIPs, cross-border investments, » Pilot testing E.g. investigating need for market coupling in gas, regional solution to gas quality issues,

8 GRI NW Stakeholder Group Meeting – 25 November 2011 Regulation on guidelines for trans- European energy infrastructure. Implementation of 12 priority corridors/areas, necessary to meet EU’s energy and climate policy goals by 2020 and beyond…. …by providing policy and regulatory certainty through a stable and appropriate regulatory framework to promote the necessary investments.

9 GRI NW Stakeholder Group Meeting – 25 November 2011 Priorities for 2020Priorities beyond 2020 Electricity Highways CO2 transport network Priorities for 2020 and beyond

10 GRI NW Stakeholder Group Meeting – 25 November 2011 ENTSOs public consultation ACER opinion National / regional TYNDP with PCIs By 30 July 2013 TYNDP and CBA (electricity: 2014, gas: 2015) EU infrastructure priorities Commission decision on Union-wide PCI list Regional Groups to propose regional PCI lists Approval by concerned Member States Energy & Climate Objectives Overview of the process of identification of projects of common interest

11 GRI NW Stakeholder Group Meeting – 25 November 2011 Process of identification of projects of common interest (PCI) – step by step 1)For each priority establishment of Regional Groups composed of MS representatives, NRAs, TSOs, Project promoters, Commission, ACER, ENTSOs ASAP 2) Project promoters to submit application to Groups ASAP 3) Groups to draw up a proposed list of PCIs: Based on criteria included in Art. 4 From 2014/2015: with new CBA (as part of TYNDPs) Projects shall be approved by concerned MS ASAP 4) Groups to transmit proposed list to ACER 31/1/2013 5) ACER to transmit opinion to the Commission 30/4/2013 6) Commission decision on Union-wide PCI list 31/7/2013 Process repeated every 2 years