CELEX: 52001PC0775
Language: en
Date: 2001-12-20
Title: Proposal for Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Decision No 1254/96/EC laying down a series of guidelines for trans European energy networks

25.6.2002             EN                          Official Journal of the European Communities                                    C 151 E/207
                Proposal for a Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Decision
                     No 1254/96/EC laying down a series of guidelines for trans-European energy networks
                                                                (2002/C 151 E/11)
                                                             (Text with EEA relevance)
                                                  COM(2001) 775 final — 2001/0311(COD)
                                                (Submitted by the Commission on 5 March 2002)
THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE                                  (3) The priorities also stem from the growing importance of
EUROPEAN UNION,                                                                     the trans-European energy networks for diversifying the
                                                                                    Community's gas supplies, incorporating the candidate
                                                                                    countries' energy networks, and ensuring the coordinated
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                               operation of the electricity grids in Europe and the Medi-
Community and in particular the first paragraph of Article                          terranean and Black Sea basins.
156 thereof,
                                                                                (4) Among the projects relating to trans-European energy
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,                                  networks, it is necessary to highlight the priority
                                                                                    projects, which are very important for the operation of
                                                                                    the internal energy market or the security of energy
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social                             supply.
Committee,
                                                                                (5) It is necessary to adapt the procedure for identifying
Having regard to the opinion of the Committee of the Regions,                       projects relating to trans-European energy networks in
                                                                                    order to ensure the harmonious application of Council
                                                                                    Regulation (EC) No 2236/95 of 18 September 1995
Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article                        laying down general rules for the granting of
251 of the Treaty,                                                                  Community financial aid in the field of trans-European
                                                                                    networks (4).
Whereas:
                                                                                (6) The procedure for identifying projects relating to trans-
                                                                                    European energy networks should be adapted by means of
  (1) Since the adoption of Decision No 1254/96/EC of 5 June                        action at two levels: a first level identifying a restricted
      1996 laying down a series of guidelines for trans-                            number of thematically defined projects of common
      European energy networks (1), the need has arisen to                          interest, and a second level describing projects in detail,
      incorporate new priorities, to highlight the projects                         referred to as specifications.
      which are particularly important, to update the list of
      projects, and to adapt the procedure used for identifying
      projects.                                                                 (7) Since the project specifications are liable to change, they
                                                                                    are given indicatively. The Commission should therefore
                                                                                    continue to be empowered to update them.
  (2) The new priorities stem from the creation of a more open
      and competitive internal energy market, as a result of the
      implementation of Directive 96/92/EC of the European
      Parliament and of the Council of 19 December 1996                         (8) The provisions of Decision No 1254/96/EC concerning
      concerning common rules for the internal market in elec-                      the committee procedure should be adopted to take
      tricity (2) and of Directive 98/30/EC of 22 June 1998                         account of Council Decision 1999/468/EC of 28 June
      concerning common rules for the internal market in                            1999 laying down the procedures for the exercise of
      natural gas (3). They follow the conclusions of the                           implementing powers conferred on the Commission (5).
      Stockholm European Council of March 2001 concerning
      the development of the infrastuctures needed for the
      operation of the energy market, and they are consistent                   (9) The identification of projects of common interest, their
      with the objective of making greater use of renewable                         specifications and priority projects should be without
      energy sources as a contribution to furthering a                              prejudice to the results of the environmental impact
      sustainable development policy.                                               assessment of the projects and of the plans or
                                                                                    programmes.
(1) OJ L 161, 29.6.1996, p. 147. Decision as last amended by Decision
    No 1741/1999/EC (OJ L 207, 6.8.1991, p. 1).                               (4) OJ L 228, 23.9.1995, p. 1. Regulation as amended by Regulation
(2) OJ L 27, 30.1.1997, p. 20.                                                    (EC) No 1655/1999 (OJ L 197, 29.7.1999, p. 1).
(3) OJ L 204, 21.7.1998, p. 1.                                                (5) OJ L 184, 17.7.1999, p. 23.
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(10) The time-limit within which the Commission has to draw                 4.     The indicative project specifications, comprising the
     up the periodical report on the implementation of the                  detailed description of the projects and, where appropriate,
     guidelines under Decision No 1254/96/EC should be                      their geographical description, shall be as set out in Annex
     extended since, in pursuance of Regulation (EC)                        III.
     No 2236/95, it submits an annual report which
     contains information on the progress of projects, and in               These specifications shall be updated in accordance with the
     particular that of priority projects.                                  procedure referred to in Article 9(2).’
(11) Decision No 1254/96/EC should therefore be amended
                                                                         3. A new Article 6a is inserted as follows:
     accordingly,
HAVE ADOPTED THIS DECISION:                                                 ‘Article 6a
                             Article 1                                      Priority projects of European interest
Decision No 1254/96/EC is amended as follows:                               1.     Priority shall be given to network developments which
                                                                            are compatible with sustainable development and which
                                                                            meet the following criteria:
1. Article 4 is replaced by the following:
   ‘Article 4                                                               (a) they must have a significant impact on the competitive
                                                                                 operation of the internal market; and/or
   Priorities
                                                                            (b) they must strengthen security of supply in the
   The priorities for action by the Community on trans-                          Community.
   European energy networks, taking account of the necessity
   to secure a sustainable development, shall be as follows:                The list of priority axes which meet these criteria shall be as
                                                                            set out in Annex I.
   (a) adapting and developing the energy networks so as to
       support the operation of the internal energy market, and
                                                                            2.     Projects of common interest identified in accordance
       in particular solving the problems of trans-frontier and
                                                                            with this Decision which are situated on the priority axes
       other bottlenecks, congestion and missing links, and
                                                                            shall be declared “priority projects of European interest”.
       taking account of the new needs arising from the
       liberalisation of the markets for electricity and natural
       gas;                                                                 3.     The Member States concerned and the Commission
                                                                            shall endeavour, each within its own sphere of competence,
   (b) the connection of renewable energy production;                       to further the carrying-out of priority projects of European
                                                                            interest.’
   (c) the establishment of energy networks in insular,
       isolated, peripheral and ultra-peripheral regions while           4. Articles 8, 9 and 10 are replaced by the following:
       promoting the diversification of energy sources and
       the use of renewable energy sources, together with the               ‘Article 8
       connection of those networks, where necessary;
                                                                            Restrictions
   (d) interoperability of electricity networks within the
       European Union with those of candidate countries and                 1.     This Decision shall be without prejudice to any
       of other countries in Europe and the Mediterranean and               financial commitment by a Member State or the
       Black Sea basins;                                                    Community.
   (e) the development of gas networks in order to meet the                 2.     This Decision shall be without prejudice to the results
       Community's demand for natural gas, the control of its               of the environmental impact assessment of projects and of
       gas supply systems and the diversification of natural gas            the plans or programmes which define the future author-
       sources and supply routes.’                                          isation framework for such projects. The results of the
                                                                            environmental impact assessments shall be taken into
2. Paragraphs 2, 3 and 4 of Article 6 are replaced by the                   consideration.
   following:
                                                                            Article 9
   ‘2. The projects of common interest shall be as set out in
   Annex II.
                                                                            Committee
   3. Any modification which changes the description of a                   1.     The Commission shall be assisted by a Committee, to
   project as it appears in Annex II shall be decided upon in               be called the TEN-Energy Committee composed of represen-
   accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 251 of                tatives of the Member States and chaired by the represen-
   the Treaty.                                                              tative of the Commission.
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   2. Where reference is made to this paragraph, the regu-                     to the European Parliament, the Council, the Economic and
   latory procedure laid down in Article 5 of Decision                         Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions.’
   1999/468/EC shall apply, in compliance with Articles 7
   and 8 thereof.
                                                                            5. The Annex is replaced by the text set out in the Annex to
                                                                               this Decision.
   3. The period provided for in Article 5(6) of Decision
   1999/468/EC shall be three months.
                                                                                                            Article 2
                                                                            This Decision shall enter into force on the third day following
   Article 10                                                               that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European
                                                                            Communities.
   Report
                                                                                                            Article 3
   Every four years the Commission shall draw up a report on
   the implementation of this Decision, which it shall submit               This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
                                                                     ANNEX
                                                                    ‘ANNEX I
                                                 TRANS-EUROPEAN ENERGY NETWORKS
                                             Priority projects of European interest: Priority axes
              ELECTRICITY NETWORKS
              EL.1. France — Belgium — Netherlands — Germany: electricity networks reinforcements in order to resolve the
                    frequent problems of congestion through the Benelux.
              EL.2. Borders of Italy with France, Austria and Switzerland: increasing electricity interconnection capacities.
              EL.3. France — Spain — Portugal: increasing electricity interconnection capacities between these countries and for the
                    Iberian peninsula.
              EL.4. Greece — Balkan countries — UCTE System: development of electricity infrastructure to connect Greece to the
                    UCTE System.
              EL.5. United Kingdom — continental Europe and Northern Europe: establishing/increasing electricity interconnection
                    capacities.
              EL.6. Ireland — Northern Ireland — United Kingdom: increasing electricity interconnection capacities.
              EL.7. Denmark — Germany: increasing electricity interconnection capacity.
              GAS NETWORKS
              NG.1.   United Kingdom — Netherlands — Germany — Russia: gas pipelines connecting the main sources of gas in
                      Europe, improving the interoperability of the networks, and increasing the security of supply.
              NG.2.   Algeria — Spain — France: construction of a new gas pipeline from Algeria to Spain and France, and increasing
                      network capacities in Spain and France.
              NG.3.   Caspian Sea countries — Middle East — European Union: new gas pipeline networks to the European Union
                      from new sources, including the Greece–Turkey and Italy–Greece gas pipelines.
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            NG.4.    LNG terminals in France, Spain, Portugal, and Italy: diversifying sources of supply and entry points.
            NG.5.    Underground storage in Spain, Portugal, and Greece: increasing capacity in Spain and construction of the first
                     facilities in Portugal and Greece.
                                                                     ANNEX II
                                                   TRANS-EUROPEAN ENERGY NETWORKS
                                                           Projects of common interest
            ELECTRICITY NETWORKS
            (a) Developing electricity networks in island, isolated, peripheral and ultraperipheral regions while promoting the
                 diversification of energy sources and the use of renewable energies, and connection of the electricity networks
                 of those regions, if appropriate.
            (b) Developing electricity connections between the Member States where this is needed for the functioning of the
                 internal market and in order to ensure the reliability and dependability of the operation of electricity networks.
            (c) Developing electricity connections within the Member States where this is needed in order to take advantage of the
                 connections between the Member States, for the functioning of the internal electricity market or the connection of
                 renewable energy sources.
            (d) Developing electricity connections with third countries, and more particularly with the accession candidate
                 countries, thus contributing towards interoperability, the operational reliability and dependability of the electricity
                 grids or the supply of electricity to the European Community.
            (m) Actions for improving the functioning of the interconnected electricity networks within the internal market and, in
                 particular, identifying the bottlenecks and missing links, developing solutions in order to deal with congestion and
                 adapting the methods of forecasting and of operating electricity networks.
            GAS NETWORKS
            (e) Introducing natural gas into new regions, mainly island, isolated, peripheral and ultraperipheral regions and
                developing gas networks in these regions.
            (f) Developing gas connections in order to meet the needs of the internal market or strengthen the security of supply,
                including connection of separate gas networks.
            (g) Developing capacities for receiving liquefied natural gas (LNG) and for storage of natural gas, needed in order to
                meet demand, control gas supply systems, and diversify sources and supply routes.
            (h) Developing gas transport capacity (gas supply pipelines) needed in order to meet demand and diversify supplies
                from internal and external sources, as well as supply routes.
            (n) Actions for improving the funtioning of the interconnected gas networks within the internal market and, in
                particular, identifying the bottlenecks and missing links, developing solutions in order to deal with congestion
                and adapting methods of forecasting and of operating gas networks.
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                                                                        ANNEX III
                                                    TRANS-EUROPEAN ENERGY NETWORKS
                                                Specifications of projects of common interest (*)
                                                                ELECTRICITY NETWORKS
          Project (a) — Developing electricity networks in island, isolated, peripheral and ultraperipheral regions while promoting the
          diversification of energy sources and the use of renewable energies, and connection of the electricity networks of those regions, if
                                                                        appropriate
          Specifications:
          a02 IRELAND — UNITED KINGDOM (Wales)
          Connection by submarine cable between the network of Ireland and the network of the United Kingdom (Wales).
          a04 GREECE — ITALY
          Connection by submarine cable between the Greek network and the Italian network:
          Ipiros–Puglia link (strengthening of existing connection)
          a09 GREECE
          Connections between the islands and between the islands and the mainland:
          Connection of the Southern Cyclades.
          a10 ULTRAPERIPHERAL REGIONS: FRANCE, SPAIN, PORTUGAL
          Connections in ultraperipheral regions.
          a11 ITALY (Sardinia) — FRANCE (Corsica) — ITALY (mainland)
          Connection by submarine cable between the network of Sardinia and the network of Italy (mainland).
          Strengthening the connection with Corsica.
          Project (b) — Developing electricity connections between in the Member States needed for the functioning of the internal market and
                                in order to ensure the reliability and dependability of the operation of electricity networks
          Specifications:
          b04 FRANCE — BELGIUM — THE NETHERLANDS — GERMANY
          Moulaine (F)–Aubange (B) line.
          b05 FRANCE — GERMANY
          Vigy (F)–Marlenheim (F) line.
          Vigy (F)–Uchtelfangen (D) line.
          b06 FRANCE — ITALY
          Grand île–Piossasco line.
          La Praz (F) phase transformer.
          b07 FRANCE — SPAIN
          Cazaril–Aragón line or alternative route/layout, including connection to the Sallente–Sentmenat line.
          Pragneres (F) phase transformer.
          Eastern Pyrenees connection.
          b10 SPAIN — PORTUGAL
          Connections between the two countries through the regions of northern Portugal and north-western Spain.
          New connection through the southern region of Portugal and the south-west of Spain:
          Balboa–Alqueva–Sines line.
          b11 FINLAND — SWEDEN
          Connections north of the Gulf of Bothnia: New lines parallel to the existing ones.
          (*) This list has been established on the basis of projects communicated to the Commission by the Member States and the operators
              concerned.
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            b12 AUSTRIA — ITALY
            Lienz–Cordignano line.
            b13 IRELAND — UNITED KINGDOM (Northern Ireland)
            b14 AUSTRIA — GERMANY
            St Peter–Isar line.
            b15 THE NETHERLANDS — UNITED KINGDOM
            Connection by submarine cable between south-eastern England and central Netherlands (Rotterdam area).
            b16 DENMARK — GERMANY
            Aerial connections between the two countries: Kasso–Flensburg line.
            Project (c) — Developing electrical connections within the Member States where this is needed in order to take advantage of the
               connections between the Member States, the functioning of the internal market or the connection of renewable energy sources
            Specifications:
            c02 DENMARK
            Connections on the North-South axis.
            Connections on the East-West axis:
            Connections by submarine cable between the country's western (UCTE) and eastern (NORDEL) networks: Fyn–Sjælland
            link.
            c04 FRANCE
            Connections in the north of the country, related to the expansion of intra-Community trade in electricity:
            Dunkerque–Lille line;
            Amiens–Lille line;
            Connections in the north-east of the country: Sierrentz–Mulbach line.
            c05 ITALY
            Connections on the East-West axis:
            Vado Ligure–Morigallo line;
            Turbigo–Rho line;
            Turbigo–Baggio line;
            Gorlago–San Fiorano line;
            Turbigo–Piedilago line;
            Piedilago pumping station;
            Chivasso–Magenta line;
            Colunga–Calenzano line.
            Connections on the North-South axis:
            Pietrafitta–Santa Barbara line;
            Santa Barbara–Tavarnuzze line;
            Matera–Santa Sofia line;
            Pian della Speranza/Roma Nord–Montalto/Suvereto line;
            Pietrafitta–Villavalle line;
            Laino–Rizziconi line.
            c06 SPAIN
            Connections on the following axes:
            North axis;
            Mediterranean axis;
            Galicia–Centro axis;
            Centro–Aragón axis;
            Aragón–Levante axis.
            Connections in Andalucía.
            Connections in the Balearic Islands.
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          c07 PORTUGAL
          Connections needed for the interconnection with Spain:
          in the centre of the country: Pego–Rio Maior II line;
          in the north of the country: Recarei–Pocinho–Aldeadávila line.
          c08 GREECE
          Thessaloniki, Lamia and Patras substations and connecting lines.
          c09 IRELAND
          Connections in the north-west of the country:
          Tynagh–Cashla line;
          Flagford–East Sligo line.
          c10 SPAIN
          Connections in the north-east and west of the country, in particular to connect to the network wind-power generation
          capacities.
          Connections in the north-east: in Basque country, Aragón and Navarra.
          Connections in the west: in Galicia.
          c11 SWEDEN
          Connections in central Sweden.
          Connections in southern Sweden.
          c12 GERMANY
          Connections in the north of the country:
          Lübeck/Siems–Görries line;
          Lübeck/Siems–Krümmel line.
          c13 UNITED KINGDOM
          Connections in Northern Ireland, in relation to the interconnections with Ireland:
          Connections in the north-west.
          Connections in Scotland and England, with a view to the greater use of renewable sources in electricity generation.
          Project (d) — Developing electricity connections with the non-Member States, and more particularly with the countries candidates
          for accession, thus contributing towards interoperability, the operational reliability and dependability of the electricity grids or the
                                                 supply of electricity within the European Community
          Specifications:
          d02 GERMANY — POLAND
          Neuenhagen (D)–Vierraden (D)–Krajnik (PL) line.
          d03 GERMANY — NORWAY
          Connection by submarine cable between northern Germany (UCTE) and southern Norway (NORDEL): Brunsbüttel–
          southern Norway link.
          d05 ITALY — SWITZERLAND
          S. Fiorano–Robbia line.
          Piedilago–Airolo line.
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            d08 GREECE — BALKAN COUNTRIES
            Connections between Greece and Albania, Bulgaria and FYROM:
            Philippi (GR)–Maritsa 3 (Bulgaria) line;
            Amintaio (GR)–Bitola (FYROM) line;
            Kardia (GR)–Elbasan (Albania) line.
            Connection of Greece to the UCTE system:
            Elbasan (Albania)–Podgorica (F.R.Yugoslavia) line;
            Mostar (Bosnia-Herzegovina) substation and connecting lines;
            Ernestinovo (Croatia) substation and connecting lines.
            d09 GREECE — TURKEY
            Connections between the two countries through north-eastern Greece:
            Philippi–Hamidabad line.
            d10 UNITED KINGDOM — NORWAY
            Connection by submarine cable between the north-east/east England and southern Norway (NORDEL).
            d11 THE NETHERLANDS — NORWAY
            Connection by submarine cable between the north-eastern Netherlands (UCTE) and southern Norway (NORDEL):
            Eemshaven–Feda link.
            d13 SPAIN — MOROCCO
            Connection by submarine cable between south Spain and Morocco (strengthening of existing connection).
            d14 BALTIC ELECTRICITY RING: GERMANY — POLAND — RUSSIA — ESTONIA — LATVIA — LITHUANIA —
            SWEDEN — FINLAND — DENMARK — BELARUS
            Connections between the networks of these countries by aerial lines and/or submarine cables:
            southern Finland–Russia links;
            Germany–Poland–Lithuania–Belarus–Russia link (East-West High Power Link);
            Poland–Lithuania link;
            Finland–Estonia link (through submarine cable).
            d15 SWEDEN — NORWAY
            North Sweden–north Norway lines.
            Mid Sweden–mid Norway lines.
            Borgvik (S)–Hoesle (NO)–Oslo region line.
            d16 EU — BELARUS — RUSSIA — UKRAINE
            Connections and interface between the (extended) UCTE network and the networks of third countries in eastern Europe:
            connections between the UCTE and CENTREL systems;
            connections between the UCTE/CENTREL system and the Balkan countries;
            connections and interface between the extended UCTE system and Belarus, Russia and Ukraine, including relocation of
            HVDC conversion stations operating previously between Austria and Hungary, Austria and the Czech Republic and,
            Germany and the Czech Republic.
            d17 BLACK SEA ELECTRICITY RING: RUSSIA — UKRAINE — ROMANIA — BULGARIA — TURKEY — GEORGIA
            Connections in the Black Sea area with a view to interoperability of the extended UCTE system with the networks in the
            countries concerned.
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          d18 MEDITERRANEAN ELECTRICITY RING: FRANCE — SPAIN — MOROCCO — ALGERIA — TUNISIA — LIBYA —
          EGYPT — NEAR-EASTERN COUNTRIES — TURKEY — GREECE — ITALY
          Connections in the Mediterranean Sea area with a view to interoperability of the extended UCTE system with the
          networks in the countries concerned:
          Connection by submarine cable between south Spain and north-west Algeria.
          d19 NORWAY — SWEDEN — FINLAND — RUSSIA
          Connections in the Barents Sea area.
          d20 ITALY — SLOVENIA
          Installation of flexible alternative current transmission systems.
          Project (m) — Actions improving the functioning of the interconnected electricity networks within the internal market and, in
          particular, identifying the bottlenecks and missing links, developing solutions in order to deal with congestion and adapting the
                                               methods of forecasting and of operating electricity networks
          Specifications:
          m1 ELECTRICITY NETWORK BOTTLENECKS AND MISSING LINKS
          Identifying the bottlenecks and missing links, especially cross-border, within electricity networks.
          Developing solutions for electricity flow management in order to deal with the problems of congestion within electricity
          networks.
          m2 ELECTRICITY NETWORK FORECASTING AND OPERATING METHODS
          Adapting the methods of forecasting and of operating electricity networks required by the functioning of the internal
          market and the use of a high percentage of renewable energy sources.
                                                             NATURAL GAS NETWORKS
          Project (e) — Introducing natural gas into new regions, mainly island, isolated, peripheral and ultraperipheral regions and
                                                        developing gas networks in these regions
          Specifications:
          e01 UNITED KINGDOM (Northern Ireland) — IRELAND
          Developing gas network from Belfast towards the north-west region of Northern Ireland and, if appropriate, to the
          western coast of Ireland.
          e04 SPAIN
          Developing gas networks, including LNG terminals, in new regions in the mainland and on the islands:
          LNG at Huelva (extending existing terminal);
          LNG at Cartagena (extending existing terminal);
          LNG in Galicia (new terminal);
          LNG at Bilbao (new terminal);
          LNG in the Valencia Region (new terminal);
          Connection between the Balearic Islands and the mainland.
          e05 PORTUGAL
          Developing gas networks in the country, including an LNG terminal:
          LNG in Sines (new terminal).
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            e06 GREECE
            Developing gas networks in the country, including LNG terminals and storage facilities:
            high pressure branch to Thrace;
            high pressure branch to Corinth;
            high pressure branch to north-west Greece;
            compression station on the main pipeline;
            storage at south Kavala (conversion of an offshore depleted gas field);
            LNG at Revithoussa (extending existing terminal);
            construction of a second LNG terminal.
            e07 ULTRAPERIPHERAL REGIONS: FRANCE, SPAIN, PORTUGAL
            Introduction of natural gas into ultraperipheral regions.
            Project (f) — Developing gas connections in order to meet the needs of the internal market or strengthening of the security of
                                                 supply, including connection of separate gas networks
            Specifications:
            f01 IRELAND — UNITED KINGDOM
            Additional gas interconnection pipeline between Ireland and Scotland.
            North-south interconnection, including Dublin–Belfast pipeline.
            f05 FRANCE — SPAIN
            Interconnection through the western border.
            Compression station on the Lumbier–Calahorra pipeline.
            Perpignan–Barcelona pipeline.
            f06 PORTUGAL — SPAIN
            Increasing transport capacity of gas pipelines supplying Portugal through south Spain and Galicia and Asturias through
            Portugal.
            f08 AUSTRIA — GERMANY
            Purchkirchen–Burghausen pipeline.
            Andorf–Simbach pipeline.
            f09 AUSTRIA — HUNGARY
            Wiener Neustadt–Sopron pipeline.
            f11 AUSTRIA
            Connection between gas pipelines linking Austria to Germany and Italy:
            Bad Leonfelden–Linz pipeline;
            connection of isolated gas transmission networks.
            f12 GREECE — ALBANIA
            North-west Greece–Elbasan pipeline.
            f13 ITALY — GREECE — OTHER BALKAN COUNTRIES
            Interconnection pipeline, initially to supply Greece and other Balkan countries through south Italy.
            f14 AUSTRIA — CZECH REPUBLIC
            Connection between the networks of the two countries.
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          f17 AUSTRIA — SLOVENIA — CROATIA
          Gas transport corridor to south-east Europe, across these countries.
          f18 UNITED KINGDOM — THE NETHERLANDS — GERMANY
          Interconnecting pipelines, linking the main sources of north-west Europe.
          f19 GERMANY — POLAND
          Connection between north-east Germany (Berlin area) and north-west Poland (Szczecin area).
          Branch from Schmölln to Lubmin (Greifswald area).
          f20 DENMARK — UNITED KINGDOM
          Connection between offshore facilities in the North Sea.
          Project (g) — Developing capacities for receiving liquefied natural gas (LNG) and for storage of natural gas, needed in order to meet
                                   demand and control gas supply systems, and diversify sources and supply routes
          Specifications:
          g01 IRELAND
          Developing underground gas storage facilities.
          g03 FRANCE
          Developing LNG facilities:
          LNG at Le Verdon-sur-mer (new terminal) and pipeline to Lussagnet storage;
          LNG at Fos-sur-mer (extending existing terminal).
          g07 FRANCE
          Developing underground gas storage facilities:
          storage at Lussagnet (extending existing site);
          storage at Pecorade (conversion of a depleted oil field).
          g08 SPAIN
          Development of underground gas storage facilities:
          storage on the north-south axis (new sites) in: Cantabria, Aragon, Castilla y León, Castilla-La Mancha, Andalucia;
          storage on the Mediterranean axis (new sites) in: Catalonia, C.A. Valenciana, Murcia.
          g09 PORTUGAL
          Developing underground gas storage facilities:
          storage in Carriço (new site).
          g11 BELGIUM
          Developing underground gas storage facilities:
          storage at Loenhout (extending existing site).
          g12 DENMARK
          Developing underground gas storage facilities:
          storage at Stenlille (extending existing site);
          storage at Toender (new site, close to the border with Germany).
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            g13 AUSTRIA
            Developing underground gas storage facilities:
            storage at Purchkirchen (extending existing site), including pipeline to the Penta West system near Andorf;
            storage at Baumgarten (new site);
            storage at Haidach (new site), including pipeline to the European gas grid.
            g14 ITALY
            Developing LNG facilities:
            LNG offshore in the north Adriatic Sea (new terminal);
            LNG on the south Adriatic coast (new terminal).
            g16 BELGIUM
            Developing LNG facilities:
            LNG at Zeebrugge/Dudzele (extending existing terminal).
            g17 ITALY
            Developing underground gas storage facilities.
            Project (h) — Developing gas transport capacity (gas supply pipelines) needed in order to meet demand and diversify supplies from
                                                internal and external sources, as well as supply routes
            Specifications:
            h03 NORDIC GAS GRID: NORWAY — DENMARK — GERMANY — SWEDEN — FINLAND — RUSSIA — BALTIC
            STATES — POLAND
            Creation and development of connections between the networks of these countries with a view to setting up an
            integrated gas network:
            the Baltic gas interconnector: Germany, Denmark, Sweden;
            the Mid-Nordic gas pipeline: Norway, Sweden, Finland;
            Nybro–Dragor gas pipeline, including connecting pipeline to the storage at Stenlille: Denmark;
            the north European gas pipeline: Russia, Baltic Sea, Germany;
            gas pipeline from Russia to Germany, via Latvia, Lithuania and Poland, including developing underground gas storage
            facilities in Latvia.
            h04 ALGERIA — SPAIN — FRANCE
            Developing gas pipelines from Algeria to Spain and France and related capacity increase of the internal networks in
            these countries:
            — Algeria–Morocco–Spain (up to Córdoba) pipeline: increasing transport capacity;
            — extension towards north-east Spain:
                 Córdoba–Ciudad Real pipeline;
                 Ciudad Real–Madrid pipeline;
                 Ciudad Real–Mediterranean coast pipeline;
                 branches in Castilla-La Mancha;
            — extension towards north-west Spain: the western pipeline;
            — Algeria–Spain submarine pipeline and pipelines for the connection to France.
            h06 RUSSIA — UKRAINE — EU
            Increasing transport capacity from Russian resources to the European Union, via Ukraine, Slovakia and the Czech
            Republic:
            sections in Czech Republic and Slovakia;
            sections in Austria and Italy.
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          h07 RUSSIA — BELARUS — POLAND — EU
          Increasing transport capacity from Russian resources to the European Union, via Belarus and Poland:
          section in Germany:
          Yagal Sud gas pipeline (between the STEGAL pipeline leading to the D, F, CH triangle);
          SUDAL East gas pipeline (between MIDAL pipeline near Heppenheim to Burghausen connection with the PENTA
          pipeline in Austria).
          h09 LIBYA — ITALY
          Gas network from Libyan resources to Italy.
          h10 CASPIAN SEA COUNTRIES — EU
          Gas network from resources in the Caspian Sea countries to the European Union:
          Greece–Turkey gas pipeline.
          h11 RUSSIA — UKRAINE — MOLDAVIA — ROMANIA — BULGARIA — GREECE — OTHER BALKAN COUNTRIES
          Increasing transport capacity from Russian resources to Greece and other Balkan countries, via Ukraine, Romania and
          Bulgaria:
          section in Romania;
          section in Bulgaria: St. Zagora–Ihtiman gas pipeline.
          h13 GERMANY — CZECH REPUBLIC — AUSTRIA — ITALY
          Connecting pipelines between the German, Czech, Austrian and Italian gas networks.
          h14 RUSSIA — UKRAINE — SLOVAKIA — HUNGARY — SLOVENIA — ITALY
          Gas pipeline from Russian resources to Italy, via Ukraine, Slovakia, Hungary and Slovenia.
          h15 THE NETHERLANDS — GERMANY — SWITZERLAND — ITALY
          Increasing transport capacity of the TENP gas pipeline running from the Netherlands through Germany to Italy.
          h16 BELGIUM — FRANCE — SWITZERLAND — ITALY
          Increasing transport capacity from North-western Europe through France to Italy:
          Taisnieres (F)–Oltingue (CH) gas pipeline.
          h17 DENMARK — POLAND
          Gas pipeline through Denmark to Poland: Denmark–Poland submarine pipeline.
          h18 NORWAY — RUSSIA — EU
          Gas network from the Barents Sea resources to the European Union, via Sweden and Finland.
          h19 IRELAND
          Gas pipeline from the Corrib field (offshore).
          h20 ALGERIA — ITALY — FRANCE
          Gas pipeline from Algerian resources to Italy, via Sardinia. Branch to Corsica.
          h21 MIDDLE EAST — EU
          Gas network from resources in the Middle East to the European Union.
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            Project (n) — Actions improving the functioning of the interconnected gas networks within the internal market and, in particular,
            identifying the bottlenecks and missing links, developing solutions in order to deal with congestion and adapting methods of
                                                       forecasting and of operating gas networks
            Specifications:
            n1 NATURAL GAS NETWORK BOTTLENECKS AND MISSING LINKS
            Identifying the bottlenecks and missing links, especially cross-border, within the gas networks.
            Developing solutions for natural gas flow management in order to deal with the problems of congestion within the gas
            networks.
            n2 NATURAL GAS NETWORK FORECASTING AND OPERATING METHODS
            Adapting the methods of forecasting and operating natural gas networks required by the functioning of the internal
            market.’