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COMMUNICATION FROMTHECOMMISSION TOTHECOUNCIL
RequestfortheassentoftheCouncilunderArticle54,second
paragraph,oftheECSCTreatytotheco-financing ofthe
construction ofa600MWcoal-fired powerstationat.
Dordrecht,Zuid-Holland ,theNetherlands bythe
Electriciteitsbedrijf Zuid-Holland N.V.
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NotetotheCouncil
Subject:RequestfortheassentoftheCouncilunderArticle54,second
paragraph,oftheECSCTreatytotheco–financingofthe
construction ofa600IIWcoal–firedpower<stationatDordrecht,
Zuid–Holland,theNetherlands "bytheElectriciteitsbedri jf
Zuid–HollandN.V.
TheElectriciteitsbedri jfZuid-HollandN.V,(EZH),TheHague,hassubmitted
anapplication totheCommissionoftheEuropeanCommunitiesforalon^-'
termloanof750raillionDutchguilders(approximately 280,5millionECU),
tofinancetheabovementionedprojefct.
I.THEBORROWER
TheElectriciteitsbedri jfZuid–Hollandhasaregisteredcapitalof
Hfl430000,dividedinto43registeredsharesofHFL10000each.
Itsshareholders aretheprovinceof"Zuid–Hollandandthemunicipalities
ofDelft,Dordrecht,Gouda,TheHague,LeidenandRotterdam.
Thesevariousshareholders guaranteetherepaymentofloansandinterest,
thusgivingaccesstotheNetherlands marketforshort–term,medium-term
andlong-termloans.Asubstantialproportionoftheseloansisprovided
bytheN.V.BankvoorNederlandsche Gemeenten (Bankformunicipalities
intheNetherlands),TheHague.
TheElectriciteitsbedri jfZuid-Holland doesnotproduceelectricity
itself,butpurchasesitatcostpricefromitsproducershareholders
whoownthepower–stationsatDelft,Dordrecht,TheHagueand
Rotterdam.
Approximately 20-JoofthedectricitygeneratedintheNetherlandsis
accountedforbytheseproducershareholders.
Thecompanypurchasestheelectricityforitsconsumernetworkandis
responsibleforitsdistribution .Theelectricityisthensoldatcost
price-i.e.thecostofproductionplusgridanddistribution charges.
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II.ECONOMICAL APPRAISAL
1.ConsumptionofCommunitycoalbycoal–firedpowerstationshasa
favourableeffectonproductionintheminingindustry.Further
investmentinnewcoal–firedpowerstationscanbutpromotetheuse
ofthatrawmaterial.
2.TheEZHproducesapproximately 20$oftheNetherlands'electricity
andfurtherdevelopment ofproductionwouldmerelybeinlinewith
increased demand.
3.Oilimportsrepresent61%oftheEZHenergysourcesandfuelcosts
amounttoapproximately 65%oftotalrunningcosts.Inviewofthe
risksattachingtothesecurityofprimaryenergysuppliesandtooil
prices,diversification intoalternative energysourcesisoneofthe
keyfactorsintheproject.
III.CONCLUSIONS
Thisprojectwillhelptomaintaincoalproductionandtoproduce
energywithouttheuseofhydrocarbonfuels;itisthusconsonantwith
Community'senergypolicyandwiththeobjectiveslaiddownin
Article54»secondparagraph,oftheECSCTreaty.
TheCommissionhasagreedinprincipletothegrantingoftheloan.It
willensurethattheamountoftheloanisproportional tothequantity
ofCommunitycoalconsumed.TheCommissionthereforeseekstheassent
oftheCounciltothegrantingofaloanof750millionDutchguilders
(approximately 280.5millionECU)totheElectriciteitsbedri jfZuid-
HollandN.V.,TheHague(Netherlands )underArticle54jsecondparagraph,
oftheEC3CTreaty.
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