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This new mechanism will not discriminate against imported green electricity.
Ta novi mehanizem ne bo diskriminiral proti uvoženi zeleni električni energiji.
Conclusion on aid to green electricity and combined heat and power producers
Sklepna ugotovitev o pomoči zeleni električni energiji in elektrarnah za sočasno proizvodnjo toplote in električne energije
In view of the above, the aid to both green electricity plants and combined heat and power plants fulfils the criteria of the environmental guidelines.
Glede na zgoraj navedeno, pomoč proizvajalcem zelene električne energije in pomoč elektrarnam za sočasno proizvodnjo toplote in električne energije izpolnjuje merila okoljskih smernic.
Since this is sufficient to declare the aid compatible with the common market, the Commission sees no need to analyse whether the aid could be declared compatible in the light of other provisions, even though it considered those provisions in its decision to open proceedings.
Ker to zadostuje, da se razglasi za združljivo s skupnim trgom, Komisija meni, da ni nujno proučiti, ali bi bila pomoč lahko razglašena za združljivo tudi v zvezi z drugimi določbami, čeprav je Komisija te določbe predvidela v odločitvi o sprožitvi postopka.
Assessment of the support to the Trbovlje power plant
Presoja podpore elektrarni Trbovlje
Slovenia considers the support to the Trbovlje power plant as compensation for the costs of a service of general economic interest in the field of security of electricity supply.
Slovenija meni, da je podpora elektrarni Trbovlje nadomestilo za stroške storitve splošnega gospodarskega pomena na področju zanesljivosti oskrbe z električno energijo.
Compensation for the costs of a service of general economic interest may benefit from an exception to the principle of the prohibition of State aid.
Nadomestila za stroške storitve splošnega gospodarskega pomena so lahko upravičena do izjeme od načela prepovedi državne pomoči.
In certain cases, such compensation may not even be State aid within the meaning of Article 87(1) of the EC Treaty.
V nekaterih primerih takšna nadomestila celo niso državna pomoč v smislu člena 87(1) Pogodbe ES.
In its judgment in Case C-280/00 [21] (hereinafter ‘the Altmark judgment’), the Court of Justice set four conditions for state support aimed at compensating for costs of a service of general economic interest not to be State aid within the meaning of Article 87(1) of the EC Treaty.
V svoji sodbi z dne 24. julija 2003 v zadevi C-280/00 [21] (v nadaljnjem besedilu „sodba Altmark“) je Sodišče določilo štiri merila, ki morajo biti izpolnjena, da državna podpora, dodeljena kot nadomestilo za stroške storitve splošnega gospodarskega pomena, ni državna pomoč v smislu člena 87(1) Pogodbe ES.
The Commission analysed the support to Trbovlje in the light of these four conditions.
Komisija je analizirala podporo elektrarni Trbovlje z vidika teh štirih meril.
First condition:‘the recipient undertaking must actually have public service obligations to discharge, and the obligations must be clearly defined’.
Prvo merilo: „upravičeno podjetje mora dejansko opravljati obveznosti javnih storitev in te obveznosti morajo biti jasno opredeljene“.
The Commission notes that Slovenian law entrusts the Trbovlje plant with a security of supply obligation, making a direct reference to Directive 2003/54/EC, and in particular its Articles 3(2) and 11(4), cited above.
Komisija ugotavlja, da je v slovenskih zakonih elektrarni Trbovlje zaupana zanesljivost oskrbe z električno energijo z neposrednim sklicevanjem na Direktivo 2003/54/ES, zlasti na njena zgoraj navedena člena 3(2) in 11(4).
The Commission has already found in several decisions that Article 11(4) of Directive 2003/54/EC, read in conjunction with Article 3(2) of the same Directive, could be interpreted as providing the basis for public service obligations in the field of security of supply [22].
Komisija je že v več odločbah ugotovila, da se člen 11(4) Direktive 2003/54/ES, v zvezi s členom 3(2) iste direktive, lahko razume kot osnova za obveznosti javnih storitev na področju zanesljivosti oskrbe [22].
The Article mentions a maximum of 15 % of the overall primary energy necessary to produce the electricity consumed in the Member State concerned.
Člen omenja najvišjo mejo 15 % skupne primarne energije, potrebne za proizvodnjo električne energije, ki se porabi v zadevni državi članici.
Slovenia undertook to restrict the scope of the support to the Trbovlje plant so that this limit is respected, even taking into account support granted for the same purpose outside the scheme under review in this decision.
Slovenija se je zavezala omejiti obseg podpore elektrarni Trbovlje tako, da se bo ta meja upoštevala, in bo pri tem upoštevala celo podporo, odobreno v isti namen zunaj sheme, obravnavane v tej odločbi.
The obligation is also limited in time to 2009.
Obveznost je tudi časovno omejena na leto 2009.
The Commission therefore considers that the first condition is fulfilled.
Komisija torej meni, da je prvo merilo izpolnjeno.
Second condition:‘parameters on the basis of which the compensation is calculated must be established in advance in an objective and transparent manner’.
Drugo merilo: „parametri, na podlagi katerih je izračunano nadomestilo, morajo biti določeni vnaprej na objektiven in pregleden način“.
In the case under consideration the support takes the form of a fixed purchase price.
V tukaj obravnavanem primeru se podpora pojavi v obliki fiksne odkupne cene.
Every year, the Government issues a published decision fixing the amount of electricity covered by the purchase obligation, and the purchase price for this electricity.
Vlada vsako leto objavi sklep, s katerim določi količino električne energije, ki je zajeta v obveznem odkupu, in odkupno ceno za to električno energijo.
The price-fixing follows a transparent methodology with a list of eligible costs, which cover only the plant’s generation costs.
Cena je določena na podlagi transparentne metodologije s seznamom upravičenih stroškov, ki zajemajo le proizvodne stroške elektrarne.
The Commission therefore considers that the second condition is fulfilled.
Komisija torej meni, da je drugo merilo izpolnjeno.
Third condition:‘the compensation cannot exceed what is necessary to cover all or part of the costs incurred in the discharge of public service obligations, taking into account the relevant receipts and a reasonable profit for discharging those obligations’.
Tretje merilo: „nadomestilo ne sme preseči zneska, ki je potreben za kritje vseh stroškov ali dela stroškov, ki nastanejo pri izvajanju obveznosti javnih storitev, z upoštevanjem ustreznih prihodkov ter primerne koristi zaradi izvajanja teh obveznosti“.
The purchase price is established with a view to covering no more than the cost of generating the expected amount of electricity.
Odkupna cena je določena tako, da ne zajema ničesar drugega kot proizvodnjo predvidene količine električne energije.
It does not include any profit element.
Ne vsebuje nobenega deleža dobička.
The Commission therefore considers that the third condition is fulfilled.
Komisija torej meni, da je tretje merilo izpolnjeno.
Fourth condition:‘where the undertaking which is to discharge public service obligations, in a specific case, is not chosen pursuant to a public procurement procedure which would allow for the selection of the tenderer capable of providing those services at the least cost to the community, the level of compensation needed must be determined on the basis of an analysis of the costs which a typical undertaking, well run and adequately provided with means of transport so as to be able to meet the necessary public service requirements, would have incurred in discharging those obligations, taking into account the relevant receipts and a reasonable profit for discharging the obligations’.
Četrto merilo: „kadar podjetje, ki bi bilo pooblaščeno za izvajanje obveznosti javnih storitev, v posameznem primeru ni izbrano v okviru postopka za javna naročila, ki omogoča izbiro ponudnika, zmožnega opravljanja teh storitev z najnižjimi stroški za Skupnost, je treba ob upoštevanju ustreznih prihodkov in ustreznega dobička za izvajanje teh obveznosti določiti stopnjo potrebnega nadomestila na podlagi analize stroškov, ki bi jih pri izvajanju teh obveznosti imelo običajno podjetje, ki je dobro vodeno in ima zagotovljena ustrezna prevozna sredstva za izpolnjevanje potrebnih zahtev po javnih storitvah“.
The Trbovlje plant was not chosen on the basis of a public procurement procedure.
Elektrarna Trbovlje ni bila izbrana v okviru postopka za javna naročila.
However, the Commission notes that Slovenia has demonstrated that, in the case in question, the choice of Trbovlje was the one that led to providing the service of general economic interest at the least cost to the community, having regard to the specific factual and legal constraints prevailing in this case.
Toda Komisija ugotavlja, da je Slovenija dokazala, da je v zadevnem primeru izbira elektrarne Trbovlje omogočila zagotavljanje storitve splošnega gospodarskega pomena z najnižjimi stroški za skupnost, v skladu s posebnimi dejanskimi in pravnimi ovirami, ki prevladujejo v tem primeru.
In the present case the public service obligation consists in ensuring national security of supply up to 2009 by using indigenous primary energy fuel sources, to an extent not exceeding in any calendar year 15 % of the overall primary energy necessary to produce the electricity consumed in Slovenia.
V obravnavanem primeru obveznost javnih storitev vključuje zagotavljanje nacionalne zanesljivosti oskrbe do leta 2009 z uporabo domačih virov primarne energije do obsega, ki v posameznem koledarskem letu ne presega 15 % skupne primarne energije, potrebne za proizvodnjo električne energije, porabljene v Sloveniji.
In the current situation, no more than two power plants in Slovenia could in any event have fulfilled the public service obligation in question in their current state.
V vsakem primeru bi lahko v sedanjih okoliščinah glede na svoje trenutno stanje obveznost javnih storitev izpolnili le dve elektrarni v Sloveniji.
These are the Šoštanj plant and the Trbovlje plant.
To sta elektrarna Šoštanj in elektrarna Trbovlje.
Other plants would require the construction of expensive flue-gas cleaning equipment to be able to use it, which would make this option uneconomic.
Če bi jih želeli uporabljati tudi v preostalih elektrarnah, bi jih bilo treba opremiti z dragimi čistilnimi napravami dimnih plinov, zaradi česar bi ta možnost postala negospodarna.
The two units of the Šoštanj plant that can use domestic fuel are already used to their maximum capacity using domestic lignite.
Enoti elektrarne Šoštanj, ki lahko uporabljata domače gorivo, sta že polno obremenjeni z uporabo domačega lignita.
It would not be economical to increase their maximum domestic fuel-burning capacity, as this would require an extension of the plant or the upgrading of some of its units with flue-gas cleaning equipment.
Povečanje njune največje zmogljivosti za sežiganje domačega goriva ne bi bilo gospodarno, saj bi to zahtevalo razširitev elektrarn ali posodobitev nekaterih njunih enot s čistilnimi napravami dimnih plinov.
The output of these two units is taken into account by the Slovenian authorities when calculating the 15 % limit referred to in paragraph 112.
Slovenski organi so proizvodnjo teh dveh enot upoštevali pri izračunu 15 % meje, navedene v točki 112.
Therefore, only the Trbovlje plant was in a position to meet the public service obligation in this case.
Zato je merila za obveznosti javnih storitev v tem primeru izpolnjevala le elektrarna Trbovlje.
The support to Trbovlje covers only the share of the 15 % which cannot be covered by the Šoštanj plant.
Podpora elektrarni Trbovlje zajema le tisti delež od 15 %, ki ga ne more zajeti elektrarna Šoštanj.
Slovenia has therefore used the most economically efficient way to achieve the public service obligation which consists in producing electricity with domestic fuel.
Slovenija je torej na najbolj gospodaren in učinkovit način dosegla obveznost javnih storitev, ki zajema proizvodnjo električne energije iz domačega goriva.
Considering also that the compensation for the public service obligation does not include any profit element, the Commission concludes that the public service obligation is fulfilled at the least cost for the community.
Ob upoštevanju dejstva, da nadomestila za obveznost javnih storitev ne vključujejo nobenega deleža dobička, Komisija sklepa, da je obveznost javnih storitev izpolnjena z najmanjšimi stroški za skupnost.
A public tendering procedure would not have delivered a cheaper solution.
Z javnim razpisom ne bi dosegli cenejše rešitve.
Indeed, in the short term (up to 2009) upgrading existing plants or building new, more efficient ones (supposing this would be possible) would have required high investment costs and any bidder would have demanded compensation including at least a reasonable profit by way of return on the invested capital.
Vsekakor bi kratkoročno (do leta 2009) posodobitev obstoječih elektrarn ali gradnja novih, ki bi bile bolj učinkovite (ob predvidevanju, da je to možno), zahtevali visoke naložbene stroške in kateri koli ponudnik bi zahteval nadomestilo, ki bi vsebovalo vsaj primeren dobiček z donosom na vloženi kapital.
The result would therefore have been an increase in the amount of compensation to be granted to the operator entrusted with the SGEI obligation.
To bi torej posledično povečalo znesek nadomestila, ki bi ga bilo treba odobriti upravljavcu, kateremu bi bila zaupana obveznost storitev splošnega gospodarskega pomena.
Furthermore, the Commission notes that there is no indication that the Trbovlje plant is not operated as a well-run typical undertaking or is run in a particularly inefficient way.
Nadalje Komisija opozarja, da ni nikakršnih znakov, da elektrarna Trbovlje ne bi delovala kot dobro vodeno običajno podjetje ali bi delovala posebej neučinkovito.
The Commission notes that the company already restructured its activities at the time of the economic transition in Slovenia, in particular by closing down its older and less efficient units, which were outdated, and reducing its staff.
Komisija opozarja, da je podjetje v času gospodarske tranzicije v Sloveniji že prestrukturiralo svoje dejavnosti, zlasti z zaprtjem starejših in manj učinkovitih enot, ki so bile zastarele, ter z zmanjšanjem števila zaposlenih.
It is also noted that in any event the remuneration for the public service obligation does not include any profits.
Opazila je tudi, da povračilo za obveznost javnih storitev v nobenem primeru ne zajema nikakršnih dobičkov.
Finally, the Commission notes that the Trbovlje plant will not be in a position to use the effect of the new round of the Emission Trading System (ETS) for 2008-2012 to generate additional revenue or profit as a result of its specific public service obligation compared to what any otherwise comparable undertaking would be able to realise.
Nazadnje Komisija opozarja, da elektrarna Trbovlje novega kroga sistema trgovanja z emisijami za obdobje 2008–2012 ne bo mogla izkoristiti za ustvarjanje dodatnega prihodka ali dobičkov, ki bi izhajali iz njene posebne obveznosti javnih storitev primerljivih, s tem kaj bi kakršno koli drugo primerljivo podjetje lahko realiziralo.
Indeed, the State imposes on Trbovlje a public service obligation to generate electricity.
Vsekakor država elektrarni Trbovlje nalaga obveznost javnih storitev za proizvodnjo električne energije.
Unlike plants that freely sell their electricity on the market, Trbovlje will therefore not have the alternative of ceasing to generate electricity and selling on the CO2 market the necessary allowances it received for free without having to buy an equivalent number of allowances in order to fulfil its surrender obligations.
Za razliko od elektrarn, ki svojo električno energijo prosto prodajajo na trgu, torej elektrarna Trbovlje ne bo mogla prenehati s proizvodnjo električne energije in na trgu CO2 prodati potrebnih pravic, ki jih je prejela zastonj brez tega, da bi morala kupiti enako števila pravic, da bi izpolnila svojo obveznost odstopa.
This is without prejudice to the plant improving efficiency in line with the incentive structure created by the ETS and thereby freeing spare allowances which it could sell while respecting its public service obligation to generate a certain amount of electricity.
To je brez vpliva na to da elektrarna izboljša učinkovitost v skladu s spodbujevalno strukturo ustvarjeno s sistemom trgovanja z emisijami, in da zaradi tega sprošča rezervne pravice katere bi lahko prodala pri čemer bi spoštovala njeno obveznost javnih storitev proizvodnje določene količine energije.
The above reasoning is based on the premise that, at present, lignite is the most economical source of domestic fuel for the generation of electricity in Slovenia.
Zgornje sklepanje temelji na predpostavki, da je lignit trenutno najbolj gospodaren vir domačega goriva za proizvodnjo električne energije v Sloveniji.
The Commission considers that, at present, and for the short-term future, this is the case.
Komisija meni, da to velja v tem trenutku in za bližnjo prihodnost.
However, the Commission also notes that certain electricity generation technologies using renewable sources of domestic fuel already now have generation costs that are not very far above lignite generation costs.
Toda Komisija prav tako opaža, da že sedaj stroški proizvodnje za nekatere tehnologije proizvodnje električne energije z uporabo obnovljivih virov domačega goriva niso dosti višji od stroškov proizvodnje za lignit.
This is the case for large biomass plants, for which, according to Slovenia, the generation costs are on average 18,18 SIT/MWh, which is slightly more than 10 % above the costs of Trbovlje.
To velja za velike elektrarne na biomaso, za katere po navedbah Slovenije stroški proizvodnje znašajo povprečno 18,18 SIT/MWh, kar je malce več kot 10 % nad stroški elektrarne Trbovlje.
The Commission therefore notes that the reasoning in the present Decision is based on the particular factual background of the present case and in particular the fact that the obligation imposed on the Trbovlje plant will end in 2009.
Komisija torej opozarja, da sklepanje v tej odločbi temelji na posebnem dejanskem ozadju trenutnega stanja in zlasti z vidika dejstva, da se bo obveznost, naložena elektrarni Trbovlje, končala leta 2009.
In the longer run, when the costs of renewables have decreased and their total capacity has increased, the situation may be different.
Dolgoročno, ko se bodo stroški obnovljivih virov znižali, njihova skupna zmogljivost pa zvišala, bodo okoliščine verjetno drugačne.
Furthermore, the Commission takes into account that this particular public service obligation has been entrusted on the basis of a Community instrument — Directive 2003/54/EC.
Nadalje Komisija upošteva, da je bila natanko ta obveznost javnih storitev zaupana na podlagi akta Skupnosti – Direktive 2003/54/ES.
The special nature of this public service obligation — ensuring national security of supply — may be construed as limiting its scope, by definition, to the national boundaries within which the provider was to be entrusted.
Možno je, da posebna narava te obveznosti javnih storitev, zagotavljanja nacionalne zanesljivosti oskrbe, po definiciji omejuje obseg tako, da se ponudnik, ki mu je obveznost zaupana, nahaja znotraj države.
The Commission therefore considers that the method used by Slovenia to fix the amount of compensation granted to the Trbovlje plant ensures that the SGEI is provided with the least cost to the community up to 2009.
Komisija torej meni, da metoda, ki jo je Slovenija uporabila za fiksiranje nadomestila, odobrenega elektrarni Trbovlje, zagotavlja, da bo storitev splošnega gospodarskega pomena zagotovljena z najnižjimi stroški za skupnost do leta 2009.
In the specific legal and factual circumstances of the case, the compensation does not appear to exceed what a typical, well run undertaking would have requested in order to carry it out.
Ob posebnih pravnih in dejanskih okoliščinah v tem primeru se zdi, da nadomestilo ne presega zneska, ki bi ga za njeno izvajanje zahtevalo običajno dobro vodeno podjetje.
Therefore the Commission considers that the fourth condition is fulfilled, bearing in mind that the public service obligation ends at the end 2009.
Zato Komisija meni, da je četrto merilo izpolnjeno, ob upoštevanju dejstva, da se obveznost javnih storitev konča ob koncu leta 2009.
This limitation in time will also leave scope for Slovenia to consider whether, as of 2010, it will switch to ‘clean coal’ technologies for the use of lignite or convert to biomass or other less polluting fuel, in line with the European Union's energy policy [23].
Ta časovna omejitev bo Sloveniji omogočila razmislek, ali bo od leta 2010 naprej prešla na „čiste tehnologije izrabe premoga“ za uporabo lignita ali se preusmerila na uporabo biomase ali drugih manj onesnažujočih goriv, v skladu z energetsko politiko EU [23].
In view of the above, the Commission concludes that the support to the Trbovlje power plant in the above specific circumstances fulfils the four conditions of the Altmark judgment and does not constitute aid within the meaning of Article 87(1) of the EC Treaty,
Glede na navedeno Komisija ugotavlja, da podpora elektrarni Trbovlje v posebnih zgornjih okoliščinah izpolnjuje štiri merila sodbe Altmark in ne pomeni pomoči v smislu člena 87(1) Pogodbe ES –
The aid granted to qualified electricity producers using renewable sources of primary energy as defined in the Slovenian Energy Act is compatible with Article 87(3)(c) of the EC Treaty.
Pomoč, odobrena kvalificiranim proizvajalcem električne energije, ki uporabljajo obnovljive vire primarne energije, kot je opredeljena v slovenskem Energetskem zakonu, je združljiva s členom 87(3)(c) Pogodbe ES.
The aid granted to qualified electricity producers using combined heat and power plants as defined in the Slovenian Energy Act is compatible with Article 87(3)(c) of the EC Treaty.
Pomoč, odobrena kvalificiranim proizvajalcem električne energije, ki uporabljajo sočasno proizvodnjo toplote in električne energije, kot je opredeljena v slovenskem Energetskem zakonu, je združljiva s členom 87(3)(c) Pogodbe ES.
The support granted to the Trbovlje power plant as defined in the Slovenian Energy Act does not constitute State aid within the meaning of Article 87(1) of the EC Treaty.
Podpora, odobrena elektrarni Trbovlje, kot je opredeljena v slovenskem Energetskem zakonu, ne tvori državne pomoči v smislu člena 87(1) Pogodbe ES.
Done at Brussels, 24 April 2007.
V Bruslju, 24. aprila 2007
OJ C 63, 15.3.2005, p. 2.
UL C 63, 15.3.2005, str. 2.
Ordinance relating to the conditions for obtaining the status of qualified producer of electricity (Official Gazette of Slovenia Nos 29/01 and 99/01).
Uredba o pogojih za pridobitev statusa kvalificiranega proizvajalca električne energije (Ur. l. RS, št. 29/01 in 99/01).
Adopted by the Commission on 26.7.2001.
Komisija ga je sprejela dne 26.7.2001.
Available on the Commission’s Competition Directorate-General’s website at the following address: http://ec.europa.eu/comm/competition/state_aid/legislation/stranded_costs_en.pdfCommunicated to Member States by letter ref. SG(2001) D/290869 of 6.8.2001.
Na voljo je na spletnih straneh Generalnega direktorata Komisije za konkurenco na naslednjem naslovu: http://europa.eu.int/comm/competition/state_aid/legislation/stranded_costs/en.pdfDržavam članicam je bilo posredovano v dopisu št. SG(2001) D/290869 z dne 6.8.2001.
Official Gazette of Slovenia Nos 79/1999, 51/2004.
Ur. l. RS, št. 79/1999, 51/2004.
OJ C 164, 10.7.2002, p. 3, for both cases.
UL C 164, 10.7.2002, str. 3, za obe zadevi.
Official Gazette of Slovenia No 25/02.
Ur. l. RS, št. 25/02.
Official Gazette of Slovenia No 74/01.
Ur. l. RS, št. 74/01.
Official Gazette of Slovenia No 49/03.
Ur. l. RS, št. 49/03.
Source: International Energy Agency. http://www.iea.org/Textbase/stats/electricitydata.asp?COUNTRY_CODE=SI
Vir: Mednarodna agencija za energijo. http://www.iea.org/Textbase/stats/electricitydata.asp?COUNTRY_CODE=SI
See for instance Case N 161/04 — Portugal (OJ C 250, 8.10.2005, p. 9).
Glej npr. zadevo N 161/04 – Portugalska – UL C 250, 8.10.2005, str. 9.