Consultation on the list of proposed Projects of Common Interest closed on the 31st of March 2015

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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)

Cross-regional Electricity Group meeting in Brussels

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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.

Stakeholder Workshop on Inclusion of Transmission and Storage Projects

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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.

Cross-regional Group meeting on electricity

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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

Inclusion in the PCI (Projects of Common Interest) list

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On 21 November 2014, the Commission adopted a Decision on the selection and award of grants for actions contributing to projects of common interest under the Connecting Europe Facility in the field of trans-European energy infrastructure. Our application has successfully passed the evaluation under the CEF Energy 2014 call and was included on the list of selected actions, which is available at the following link: http://ec.europa.eu/energy/infrastructure/pci/doc/2014_cef_energy_lists.pdf.