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INEA has signed the first 15 Connecting Europe facility (CEF) grant agreements to support projects improving trans-European electricity and gas infrastructure. 34 projects worth €648 million in total EU contribution have been selected under the 2014 CEF Energy call for proposals.
(Link: http://ec.europa.eu/inea/en/news-events/newsroom/first-cef-energy-projects-receive-eu-funding)

The European Network of Transmission System Operators for Gas (ENTSOG) has launched a public consultation on its Ten Year Network Development Plan (TYNDP) 2015.
(Link: http://ec.europa.eu/energy/en/news/entsog-seeks-views-ten-year-network-development-plan-2015)

The consultation on the list of projects proposed for the PCI label in energy infrastructure concluded on the 31st of March 2015. Regulation (EU) no 347/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 April 2013 on guidelines for trans-European energy infrastructure (the TEN-E Regulation; identifies 9 priority corridors and 3 thematic areas and defines a procedure and criteria for a project to become a Project of Common Interest (PCI).
(Link: http://ec.europa.eu/energy/en/consultations/consultation-list-proposed-projects-common-interest)

Energy from renewable sources met 15% of the gross final consumption of energy in the EU in 2013, according to Eurostat.
(Link: http://ec.europa.eu/energy/en/news/renewable-energy-met-15-eu-energy-demand-2013)

The Citizens’ Energy Forum – an annual event designed to explore consumers’ views and their role in a competitive, ‘smart’, energy efficient and fair EU energy retail market – has welcomed the EU’s plans for Energy Union with citizens at its core.
(Link: http://ec.europa.eu/energy/en/news/citizens-energy-forum-consumers-heart-energy-union)

Following the cross-regional meeting on electricity which took place last 26th January in Brussels, the Regional Group meeting took place on Monday 9th March in Brussels, at the Committee of the Regions. Its main objectives were to finalise the discussions on the JRC assessment method, finalise the discussion on the list of projects to be further assessed, and to continue to the extent possible on the specific project assessment, among others.

On 6th March 2015INEA Executive Dir Beckers signed the first ever Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) grant agreement, that of the Action “Hydropumped Storage System in Amfilochia
(Link: http://inea.ec.europa.eu/en/news__events/newsroom/first-connecting-europe-facility-grant-signed-by-inea-director.htm)

The file application that signals the start of the permit granting process was submitted on 25th February 2015 to the General Secretariat of Investmentsand Development, under the Ministry of Economy, Competitiveness and Shipping.

In preparation of the Ten-Year Network Development Plan 2016 (TYNDP) ENTSO-E organised a public stakeholder workshop for inclusion of transmission and storage projects. The workshop took place on 25 February 2015, at the ENTSO-E premises in Brussels. More about the workshop can be found on: https://www.entsoe.eu/news-events/events/Pages/Events/TYNDP-2016-Stakeholder-Workshop-on-Inclusion-of-Projects.aspx?EventWorkshopId=174.

The cross-regional Group meeting on electricity was held on 26th January 2015 in Brussels, where the following matters were discussed:

• State of play of the 2nd PCI evaluation process
• Updated Terms of Reference of the Regional Groups
• Project evaluation process and tools
• Electricity Highways priority area (COM)
• Eligibility of projects for PCI evaluation and the next steps in the process