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Thirdly, a study submitted by ENGIE concludes that the amount of the fixed premium sought by CEB is totally disproportionate.
Ker bo načrtovano povabilo k oddaji ponudb odvračalo od morebitnih odločitev za naložbe na trgu električne energije, ne bo omogočilo učinkovite rešitve za ugotovljeno nedelovanje trga, temveč bo zlasti utrdilo prevladujoči položaj družbe EDF, edinega proizvajalca, ki se lahko izogne začasni zaustavitvi obratovanja svojih naprav kljub neizogibnemu znižanju njihove donosnosti v prihodnje.
A subsidy of EUR 20 million annually for 20 years would have been enough to ensure the profitability of a CCG in France.
Poleg tega ENGIE meni, da bo lahko družba EDF z opcijskim mehanizmom za nakup električne energije, ki ji je naložen, zgolj okrepila svoj prevladujoč položaj.
The capacity premium received by Landivisiau (excluding connection to the gas and electricity grids) would be in the order of 73000 EUR/MW/year before inflation, giving Landivisiau a subsidy of EUR 31 million annually for 20 years, much higher than the annual EUR 20 million necessary.
To bo torej konzorcij CEB spodbudilo k prodaji proizvedene električne energije prvotnemu operaterju in ne drugim operaterjem na trgu.
Several interested parties question the method of financing, via the CSPE, which they consider illegal.
Nasprotno pa več zainteresiranih strani poudarja dejstvo, da bo vpliv ukrepa na konkurenco omejen, ker ima koristi od ukrepa družba Direct Energie, alternativni dobavitelj, ki ima v Franciji majhen tržni delež.
Under the French authorities' plans the remuneration paid to the successful tenderer would be passed on in retail electricity prices via the CSPE.
Kar zadeva učinek izkrivljanja, ki bi ga lahko ukrep imel na vrsto uporabljene tehnologije, več zainteresiranih strani graja izbiro tehnologije v okviru povabila k oddaji ponudb, ker pomeni, da se subvencionira proizvodna elektrarna, ki onesnažuje, kar bi lahko škodovalo razvoju energije iz obnovljivih virov.
Several interested parties consider that this financing via the CSPE is illegal.
PRIPOMBE FRANCIJE
They contend that financing a CCG power station is not among the objectives of the CSPE set out in Law No 2003-8 of 3 January 2003, in particular since the CSPE is essentially intended to promote renewable energy, which would exclude the power station that is the subject of the measure.
Odgovor na sklep o začetku postopka
Further, ENGIE stresses that the Landivisiau project benefits from a gas connection premium of between EUR 40000/MW/year and EUR 50000/MW/year, 2018 value, to compensate for the strengthening of the gas pipeline upstream at a cost of EUR 100 million.
Odgovori francoskih organov na sklep o začetku postopka z dne 17. decembra 2016 se nanašajo na opredelitev storitve splošnega gospodarskega pomena in na združljivost ukrepa s smernicami.
This remuneration represents an internal rate of return of between 9,8 % (assuming EUR 40000/MW/year without price inflation) and 16,5 % (assuming EUR 50000/MW/year with price inflation).
Opredelitev storitve splošnega gospodarskega pomena
ENGIE considers that this level of remuneration is very high in proportion to the very low risk assumed by CEB, since the gas connection premium constitutes an income guaranteed by the French State carrying no risk other than the risk that the Landivisiau CCG might not be available.
Prvo merilo: cilj storitve splošnega gospodarskega pomena
In comparison, the invitation to tender for offshore wind facilities in metropolitan France states that the profitability of the RTE connection must not exceed 7,25 % before taxes (5,5 % after taxes).
Francija opozarja, da je bila grožnja za zanesljivost oskrbe v Bretanji jasno ugotovljena v poročilih o nadzoru nad ravnotežjem med ponudbo in povpraševanjem, v svojih napovedih bilance stanja glede ravnotežja med ponudbo in povpraševanjem pa jo je opredelil tudi operater omrežja [21].
The post-tax profit on the Landivisiau project, in the range of 9,8 % to 16,5 %, very considerably exceeds these thresholds [20].
Ta tveganja so potrjena kljub preteklim neujemanjem med študijami zadostnosti in dejanskim stanjem.
A gas connection premium of EUR 23000/MW/year without inflation would be sufficient, in ENGIE's view, to guarantee a pre-tax rate of return of 7,25 %.
Po navedbah francoskih organov ima Bretanja po eni strani velik primanjkljaj zmogljivosti, zato mora velik del svoje električne energije uvažati iz drugih regij.
Impact on competition and trade between Member States
Po drugi strani se odjem električne energije v Bretanji zaradi demografskega razcveta povečuje precej hitreje od francoskega odjema, zato je regionalni odjem občutljivejši na obdobja hudega mraza.
The interested parties address the impact on competition from two angles.
Poleg tega ima Bretanja kot polotok omejene možnosti za dobavo električne energije, po trditvah francoskih organov pa je zato slabša tudi napetost v omrežju.
They challenge the impact of the aid firstly on competition between producers, and secondly on the technologies used, to the detriment of less polluting energy sources.
Napetost je eden od glavnih dejavnikov, ki vplivajo na varnost elektroenergetskega sistema.
With regard to the potential distortion of competition, ENGIE believes that the aid will contribute to strengthening the dominant position of EDF.
Ker dobava električne energije v Bretanjo poteka na veliki razdalji (iz doline Loare in estuarija reke Loare), prenos toka po daljnovodu povzroča padec napetosti, saj je ta na skrajnem koncu omrežja nižja kot pri izvoru, kar ima več posledic: naraščanje izgub pri prenosu, poslabšanje kakovosti lokalnega valovanja.
In the opening decision, the Commission observed that the EEAG required that a measure should not unduly strengthen the position of the dominant incumbent operator in the market.
Francoski organi poleg tega poudarjajo pomanjkljivosti, ki vplivajo na upravljavske in naložbene odločitve ter na trg električne energije v Franciji in Bretanji: neobstoj sistema merjenja, ki bi omogočal krmiljenje odjema v realnem času; neobstoj različnih cenovnih območij, na katerih bi se lahko upoštevale omrežne omejitve; nezadostni cenovni signali, da bi zasebne vlagatelje spodbudili k diverzifikaciji oskrbe z električno energijo; tveganja, ki lahko vplivajo na pogoje financiranja zasebnih naložb.
The Commission said that in France, ‘electricity generation and supply markets are very concentrated, and dominated by the incumbent operator EDF, which currently controls around 85 % of the retail market and more than 90 % of the electricity generation market’ [20] Opening decision, paragraph (137).
Poleg tega uvedba tržnega območja v Bretanji po mnenju francoskih organov ne bi upoštevala običajnih tržnih razmer, saj ne bi dajala konkretnih cenovnih signalov zasebnim vlagateljem na območjih, kjer so potrebe glede napetosti najizrazitejše.
Paying an additional sum intended to cover the lack of profitability of a CCG power station in France would distort competition with the existing CCG power stations that receive no subsidy.
Francija navaja, da je obveznost nediskriminacije upoštevana, saj se ta po trditvah francoskih organov ne nanaša na tehnologije, ampak na podjetja.
It would also hinder the entry to the market of new producers who would be unable on their own to advance the costs necessary for the operation of generation plants.
V zvezi z dimenzioniranjem zmogljivosti francoski organi opozarjajo, da se bo primanjkljaj zmogljivosti še poslabšal zaradi predčasnega prenehanja obratovanja plinskih turbin v Brennilisu in Dirinonu (320 MW) ter omejitve zmogljivosti v obratu v Cordemaisu (1400 MW za oba bloka) iz okoljskih razlogov.
By discouraging decisions to invest in the electricity market, the invitation to tender will not remedy the market failure observed, but will essentially strengthen the dominant position of EDF, the only producer likely to escape having to mothball its facilities despite the inevitable future decline in their profitability.
Primanjkljaj je bil ocenjen na 200–600 MW v obdobju 2017–2020.
Furthermore, ENGIE considers that EDF's dominant position cannot but be strengthened by the electricity purchase option mechanism imposed on it.
Zagotovo bosta prenehali obratovati najpozneje v letu 2023.
CEB will be incentivised to sell the electricity produced to the incumbent operator rather than to other operators in the market.
Francoski organi menijo, da povabilo k oddaji ponudb ne bo vplivalo na naložbene odločitve v zvezi z drugimi tehnologijami, saj je namen ukrepa zgolj nadomestiti dodatne stroške, značilne za uporabljeno tehnologijo (zlasti krepitev plinskih omrežij), in časovni pritisk za izgradnjo, ki ga pri drugih tehnologijah ni.
However, several interested parties suggest that as the measure would benefit Direct Energie, an alternative supplier with a weak market share in France, its impact on competition would be limited.
Iz istih razlogov Francija poudarja, da povabilo k oddaji ponudb ne povečuje denarnega primanjkljaja pri drugih zmogljivostih, ker je njegov namen zgolj nadomestiti dodatne stroške, ki jih povzroča uporabljena tehnologija (kombinirani cikel na plin).
As regards the potentially distorting impact of the measure on the type of technology used, several interested parties criticise the technological choice made in the invitation to tender, which has the effect of subsidising a polluting power station, thus running the risk of slowing the development of renewable energy sources.
Poleg tega bo zaradi prenehanja obratovanja štirih elektrarn s plinsko turbino do leta 2023 vpliv začetka obratovanja nove elektrarne s kombiniranim ciklom na plin v Landivisiauu omejil vpliv na denarni primanjkljaj.
COMMENTS BY FRANCE
V nasprotju z uvodno izjavo 76 sklepa o začetku postopka Francija meni, da ukrep ni diskriminatoren.
Response to the opening decision
Priznava, da ukrep ni tehnološko nevtralen, saj se v povabilu k oddaji ponudb zahteva uporaba tehnologije kombiniranega cikla na plin.
The replies given by the French authorities following the opening decision concern the question of classification as an SGEI and the compatibility of the measure with the EEAG.
Kljub temu Francija meni, da upoštevanje obveznosti nediskriminacije iz Direktive 2009/72/ES ne pomeni, da je v povabilu k oddaji ponudb za proizvodno zmogljivost prepovedano izbrati točno določeno tehnologijo, saj je ta tehnologija dostopna vsem podjetjem.
Classification as an SGEI
In končno, naložbe v krepitev plinskega omrežja bodo olajšale uveljavitev dopolnilnih proizvodnih obratov, ki delujejo na zemeljski plin.
First test: task of providing an SGEI
Tretje in četrto merilo: sorazmernost in izbira najcenejšega ponudnika
France observes that a threat to security of supply in Brittany has been clearly identified in the reports monitoring the supply/demand balance and by the transmission system operator in its adequacy forecasts for the supply/demand balance [21].
Prvič, po mnenju francoskih organov bi se z uvedbo mehanizma za vračanje sredstev zmanjšala pričakovanja ponudnikov glede prihodkov od prodaje električne energije na trgu, kar bi jih avtomatično pripeljalo do tega, da bi zahtevali višjo premijo.
These risks have been confirmed despite past discrepancies between adequacy studies and the reality.
Drugič, organi poudarjajo, da se glede na to, da pri tehnologiji kombiniranega cikla na plin obstaja močna povezava med prihodki in stroški plina, interna stopnja donosnosti projekta razmeroma togo odziva na nihanje prometa.
According to the French authorities, Brittany has a serious shortage of capacity, leading it to import the bulk of its electricity from other regions.
Francoski organi nazadnje poudarjajo praktične razloge: ta mehanizem bi bilo težko uvesti naknadno, njegova uvedba pa bi lahko povzročila pravno negotovost.
And because of demographic growth, electricity consumption in Brittany is rising significantly faster than in France as a whole, leading to greater regional sensitivity to cold snaps.
Francoski organi menijo, da je bilo upravičenih lokacij, ki bi lahko sprejele ponudnika, dovolj, da ni bil izključen noben ponudnik.
Further, the geographical configuration of the Brittany peninsula limits the scope for transporting electricity and, again according to the French authorities, undermines voltage stability on the network.
Upravičeno območje je mogoče oceniti na 2000–4000 km2 nepozidanih zemljišč v primerjavi s 15 hektari, potrebnimi za izgradnjo delovišča elektrarne s kombiniranim ciklom na plin.
Voltage is one of the main parameters of power system reliability.
Ponudniki bi lahko izbrali tudi druge lokacije, tako da bi v rokih, skladnih s tistimi iz povabila k oddaji ponudb, zaprosili za spremembe lokalnega prostorskega načrta.
Because electricity is carried to Brittany over great distances (from the Val de Loire and the Loire estuary), the flow of current in the line causes a drop in voltage, which is lower at the end of the line than at the beginning, resulting in an increase in transmission losses and reduced local power quality.
Po trditvah francoskih organov tako nobenemu ponudniku ni bilo preprečeno sodelovanje pri povabilu k oddaji ponudb zaradi pomanjkanja lokacij.
The French authorities then emphasise the imperfections that affect operating and investment decisions and the electricity market in France and Brittany: the absence of a metering system for monitoring consumption in real time; the lack of price-differentiated zones capable of reflecting the grid constraints; insufficient pricing signals to encourage the diversification of the electricity supply by private investors; and the unpredictability of financing conditions for private investment.
Francija relativizira pomen okoljskih meril pri izbiri ponudnika z najrazličnejšimi mogočimi ukrepi, ki bi jih lahko ponudnik izvedel, da bi si zagotovil zadovoljivo oceno pri okoljskem merilu.
They argue that introducing a Brittany pricing zone would not ensure normal market conditions, because it would not lead to specific pricing signals for private investors in the areas where voltage needs are greatest.
Poleg tega navaja, da so vse tri ponudbene dokumentacije, vložene pri komisiji za energetsko regulacijo, za to okoljsko merilo dobile enake ocene.
France submits that the obligation not to discriminate is respected, because the principle applies not to technologies but to undertakings.
V zvezi z morebitno diskriminatorno naravo izbire tehnologije organi najprej opozarjajo na njeno razširjenost v Evropi in njeno dostopnost.
Turning to the scale of capacity, the French authorities argue that the shortage of capacity will be worsened by the early closure of the combustion turbines at Brennilis and Dirinon (320 MW) and the restriction of capacity on the Cordemais site for environmental reasons (1400 MW for the two units).
Francoski organi dalje poudarjajo, da glede na podobnost zadevnih tehnologij (OCG [22], kombinirani cikel na plin, plinska turbina) ni nobenega ponudnika, ki bi bil specializiran izključno za plinsko tehnologijo in bi se lahko zaradi ukrepa počutil diskriminiranega.
The shortfall has been estimated at between 200 MW and 600 MW for the period 2017-2020.
Upoštevanje tehnološke nevtralnosti naj torej ne bi bilo vprašljivo.
The plants will certainly be closed no later than 2023.
Združljivost s smernicami
The French authorities consider that the invitation to tender will not impact decisions to invest in other technologies, since the measure aims only to compensate for the additional costs specific to the technology used (strengthening gas grids in particular) and to the constraints of the time taken for construction, which are not borne by the other technologies.
Francoski organi opozarjajo, da je cilj ukrepa zagotoviti zanesljivo oskrbo z električno energijo v Bretanji v dveh delih: z uravnoteženjem ponudbe in povpraševanja na eni strani ter z zagotavljanjem ohranjanja napetosti v električnem omrežju na drugi strani.
For the same reasons France emphasises that the invitation to tender does not amplify the ‘missing money’ issue for other capacities, because it aims only to compensate for additional costs specific to the technology used.
Francoski organi pojasnjujejo, da bo uravnoteženost ponudbe in povpraševanja zagotovljena z ukrepom, ki bo prispeval k povečanju proizvodnih zmogljivosti, pri čemer naj bi se te aktivirale ob koničnem odjemu, zlasti v zahodnem delu regije (uskladitev ponudbe s povpraševanjem po jalovi moči).
Furthermore, because of the shutdown of four combustion turbine power plants by 2023, the impact of the commissioning of the new CCG plant at Landivisiau will limit the missing money effect.
In končno, francoski organi opozarjajo, da dejstvo, da v preteklosti ni bilo ugotovljenih prekinitev dobave električne energije, ni upravičen razlog za to, da se ne sprejme noben ukrep zoper potencialne in ugotovljene grožnje.
Contrary to paragraph (76) of the opening decision, France considers that the measure is not discriminatory.
Nujnost
It acknowledges that the measure is not technologically neutral, since the invitation to tender requires the use of CCG technology.
Prvič, francoski organi utemeljujejo nujnost ukrepa s količinsko opredeljenimi dejavniki.
However, France considers that respect for the obligation not to discriminate under Directive 2009/72/EC does not prevent the choice of a technology, in particular in an invitation to tender for generating capacity, since all undertakings can access this technology.
Drugič, Francija utemeljuje nujnost ukrepa s tržnimi pomanjkljivostmi, ki se kažejo predvsem v pomanjkanju naložb v Bretanji, čeprav jih skupnost potrebuje.
Finally, the investment in strengthening the gas network will facilitate the establishment of additional plant using natural gas.
Tretjič, francoski organi menijo, da nujnost ni povezana z uvedbo bretonskega cenovnega območja.
Third and fourth tests: proportionality and choice of candidate at lowest cost
Najprej, če bi to območje obsegalo celotno Bretanjo, ne bi omogočalo uresničitve cilja ohranjanja napetosti niti znotraj tega območja.
According to the French authorities, the introduction of a clawback mechanism would have reduced candidates' expectations of revenue from the sale of electricity on the market, and would automatically have led them to demand a higher premium.
Dalje, če bi bilo tako območje omejeno na zahodni del Bretanje, ob neobstoju prezasedenosti pri tranzitu s preostalim delom Bretanje ne bi dajalo zadostnih cenovnih signalov za spodbuditev naložb.
They say that given the strong correlation, for CCG technology, between revenue and the cost of gas, the IRR on the project is relatively inelastic to fluctuations in turnover.
To območje namreč po mnenju Francije ni preveč privlačno, ker je premajhno, da bi privabilo male dobavitelje.
Finally, the French authorities put forward some practical reasons: it would be difficult to introduce such a mechanism retrospectively, and its introduction could create legal uncertainty.
Ker je omrežje redko prezasedeno, ni nikakršnega zagotovila, da bi cenovno območje razkrivalo dejansko vrednost proizvodnega obrata v Bretanji in privabljalo naložbe.
Secondly, the French authorities believe that the number of eligible sites able to serve as locations was sufficiently large to ensure that no candidate was excluded.
Prav tako ni nikakršnega zagotovila, da so te naložbe za skupnost cenejše od enkratnega povabila k oddaji ponudb.
The total eligible area can be estimated at between 2000 km2 and 4000 km2 of vacant land, and only 15 hectares were required for the construction of a CCG site.
Nazadnje, organi opozarjajo na stroške uvedbe posebnega cenovnega območja za Bretanjo: potrebne prilagoditve na veleprodajnih trgih, dodelitve prenosnih pravic, tarifna izravnava [23], da ne bi bili oškodovani bretonski odjemalci.
Applicants would also have been able to choose other sites by applying for amendments to local zoning plans within timescales compatible with those set by the invitation to tender.
In končno, roki za uvedbo morda ne bi ustrezali kratkoročnejšim potrebam po zagotovitvi zanesljivosti oskrbe bretonskega sistema z električno energijo.
According to the French authorities, therefore, no candidate for the invitation to tender was prevented from tendering because of the lack of a site.
Četrtič, francoski organi opozarjajo, da je bretonska proizvodnja večinoma iz obnovljivih virov, in sicer zaradi proizvodnje vetrnih elektrarn.
The French authorities consider that the environmental criterion did not play a major role in the selection of the successful tenderer, given the variety of possible steps that a candidate could take in order to obtain a satisfactory score in that respect.
Upravljanje nestalnosti je zato v Bretanji vse večji izziv, ki vse pogosteje zahteva razpoložljivost prilagodljivih obratov, kot je elektrarna s kombiniranim ciklom na plin v Landivisiauu.
As to the potentially discriminatory nature of the choice of technology, the authorities say that the technology is common in Europe and easily accessible.
Šestič, Francija meni, da nujnost ukrepa potrjuje potreba po tem, da se prepreči padec napetosti v vsej Bretanji, ki ga ne bo mogoče omiliti samo s postavitvijo električnih daljnovodov.
Given the closeness between the technologies considered (OCG [22], CCG, and combustion turbine), there was no applicant that specialised exclusively in one gas technology that could regard itself as discriminated against by the measure.
In končno, francoski organi poudarjajo, da bo glede na prenehanje obratovanja plinskih turbin v Brennilisu in Dirinonu sprememba toplotne zmogljivosti v regiji majhna, v višini 100 MW.
There was no breach of the principle of respect for technological neutrality.
V teh okoliščinah bo vpliv na denarni primanjkljaj zelo majhen.
Compatibility with the EEAG
Ustreznost pomoči
The French authorities submit that the objective of the measure is to secure electricity supplies in Brittany in two ways: ensuring a balance between supply and demand, and guaranteeing voltage stability over the electricity grid.
V zvezi z nadomestilom francoski organi menijo, da je ustrezno, saj gre za nadomestilo za zmogljivost in zato nikakor ne spodbuja proizvodnje.
The measure will ensure a balance between supply and demand by helping to increase generating capacities, which must be available during consumption peaks, particularly in the west of the region (matching supply to demand for reactive power).
Razdelitev tarifnega območja ni primerna, zlasti ne za zagotovitev ohranjanja napetosti, kot je opisano v uvodni izjavi 95.
The French authorities observe, finally, that the fact that there has been no interruption in the electricity supply in the past is not a reason for failing to take measures to avert identified potential threats.
Čeprav francoski organi ne zanikajo, da je priglašeni ukrep selektiven, pa kljub temu menijo, da je izbrana tehnologija po eni strani najustreznejša za izpolnitev ugotovljene potrebe in bi se torej uporabila tudi na podlagi tehnološko nevtralnega povabila k oddaji ponudb ter da po drugi strani ukrep ne nadomešča uravnoteženega in enakomernega razvoja vseh tehnologij, ki so potrebne za zanesljivo oskrbo, vključno z izravnavami, povezovalnimi daljnovodi in shranjevanjem.
Need
Poleg tega je 450 MW moči po mnenju Francije upravičenih glede na merilo pomanjkanja zmogljivosti ob koničnem odjemu (glej napovedi družbe RTE za leto 2012).
In the first place, the French authorities seek to demonstrate the need for the measure with quantified data.
Ustreznost tehnologije dokazujejo tudi zahtevane tehnične značilnosti za izpolnitev posebnih potreb: rok za izvedbo ponudb največ 15 ur (ustavljena naprava) oziroma dveh ur (naprava v obratovanju); najkrajše trajanje izravnalnih ponudb do tri ure (v obratovanju) oziroma osem ur (ob ustavitvi).
In the event of the closure of four combustion turbine plants at Brennelis and Dirinon and the fuel oil units at the Cordemais site, the residual capacity shortfall is estimated at between 200 MW and 600 MW per year over the period 2017-2023.
Zgornje časovne omejitve za izvedbo izravnalnih ponudb ni.
These power plants have to be closed no later than 2023.
Francoski organi trdijo, da z drugimi tehnologijami (plinska turbina, odprti cikel) in izravnavami ni mogoče zadovoljivo izpolniti teh tehničnih zahtev.