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The Minister for Energy, acting on the opinion of the CRE, selected a project located in the municipality of Landivisiau that had been put forward by Compagnie Electrique de Bretagne (‘CEB’), a consortium between Direct Energie and Siemens.
Poleg tega se bo nadomestilo, ki ga bo elektrarna morebiti prejela na prihodnjem trgu zmogljivosti, odštelo od premije, izplačane na podlagi povabila k oddaji ponudb.
The successful tenderer is a minor producer on the French energy production market and has no other conventional production facility in Brittany.
Poslovni načrt, ki ga je poslal konzorcij CEB
The guaranteed power of the plant proposed by CEB is 422 MW.
Konzorcij CEB je v podkrepitev ponudbe, predložene francoskim organom, poslal poslovni načrt.
CEB undertook to put its plant into industrial service no later than […].
Ta poslovni načrt izkazuje interno stopnjo donosnosti po plačilu davkov v višini [5–10] %.
In a memorandum dated 5 October 2016, the French authorities describe delays affecting the project.
Ta sporazum tolling je pogodba zasebnega prava, sklenjena med konzorcijem CEB in kupcem (t. i. toller kot druga pogodbena stranka, na primer družba EDF), ki določa, da bo slednji kupil določeno količino električne energije.
The revised date anticipated for entry into service is […].
Prihodki iz tega sporazuma tolling so bili določeni tako, da so se v poslovnem načrtu upoštevali pogoji, ki se jih je konzorcij CEB lahko nadejal ob povabilu k oddaji ponudb.
The business plan submitted by CEB
Višina nadomestila iz naslova pogodbe tolling izraža stroške pretvorbe zemeljskega plina v električno energijo in uporabe naprav.
In support of the tender submitted to the French authorities, CEB also submitted a business plan.
Vključuje spremenljivi del, namenjen kritju nujnih stroškov obratovanja in vzdrževanja.
The business plan shows an internal rate of return (‘IRR’) after tax of [5-10] %.
Obsega tudi nespremenljivi del, namenjen kritju fiksnih obratovalnih stroškov ter stroškov financiranja in amortizacije.
Revenue is based partly on a premium of EUR […]/MW/year and partly on net contractual remuneration from a tolling agreement representing an average remuneration of EUR […] per year.
Indeksirani del je namenjen kritju fiksnih stroškov poslovanja.
Such a tolling agreement is a contract under private law concluded between CEB and a toller (the other party to the contract, for example EDF) providing for the purchase of a fixed quantity of electricity by the toller.
Neindeksirani del je namenjen kritju infrastrukturnih stroškov, kot so stroški financiranja projekta ali amortizacije izvedenih naložb.
Revenue from such a tolling agreement has been determined in a such a manner that the business plan reflects the terms that CEB could expect to achieve at the time of the invitation to tender.
Nakup zemeljskega plina ni modeliran zaradi obstoja pogodbe tolling.
The amount of the tolling fee was evaluated using a stochastic forecasting model.
V poslovnem načrtu je neposredno upoštevan povprečni dobiček iz poslovanja, predviden glede na življenjsko dobo projekta.
The assumptions for the contract were based on the sale on the market by the toller of energy produced by the plant for a total initial amount of EUR[…] million a year between March 2017 and October 2036.
V poslovnem načrtu je predvideno tudi posodabljanje različnih predpostavk med trajanjem projekta: indeksa stroškov dela, indeksa proizvodnih cen in končnih stroškov priključitve na omrežje.
CEB's remuneration under the tolling contract was the subject of a sensitivity study.
To posodabljanje je upravičeno zaradi trajanja poslovnega načrta, ki obsega [15–20] let.
A flat-rate grant index is used to update the capacity premium.
Posodablja se tudi premija za zmogljivost, dodeljena operaterju, da bi se mu povrnila naložba.
The remuneration payable under the tolling contract reflects the cost of converting gas into electricity and the cost of using the plant.
Ta premija se spreminja glede na dejansko razpoložljivost elektrarne.
It includes a variable component intended to cover the costs of injection, operation and maintenance.
Fiksna premija je odvisna od koeficienta razpoložljivosti elektrarne.
It also includes a fixed component to cover fixed operating costs and the costs of finance and depreciation.
Sodelovanje v mehanizmu zmogljivosti, ki presega ponovno uravnoteženje, v poslovnem načrtu ni predvideno.
The tolling fee is split into an unindexed component and an indexed component.
Če bi se tako sodelovanje uresničilo, bi se nadomestilo na njegovi podlagi odštelo od zneska premije.
The indexed component is to cover fixed operating costs.
Fiksni stroški dobave plina so ocenjeni na [10–20] milijonov EUR na leto.
The unindexed component is intended to cover infrastructure costs such as the costs of financing the project and the amortisation of investment.
Spremenljivi stroški obratovanja in vzdrževanja so produkt spremenljivih stroškov obratovanja in števila ur obratovanja.
Given the existence of the tolling contract, the purchase of gas is not modelled.
Stroške obratovanja in vzdrževanja bo kupec (toller) plačal konzorciju CEB.
The business plan takes direct account of an anticipated average operating margin over the lifetime of the project.
Študija občutljivosti je bila izvedena tudi na podlagi drugih predpostavk, kot so inflacija ali stroški plač.
The business plan also allows for the updating of various assumptions during the course of the project: labour cost index, production price index, and final cost of connection to the grid.
Priključitev na omrežje bo financiral konzorcij CEB, izvedli pa ga bosta družbi RTE in GRTgaz.
This updating is justified by the duration of the business plan, which extends over a period of [15-20] years.
Ti stroški priključitve so ocenjeni na [30–40] milijonov EUR oziroma [20–30] milijonov EUR.
A capacity premium, itself updated, is awarded to the operator in order to allow its investment to be made profitable.
Glede na uporabljene predpostavke bodo ob koncu poslovnega načrta stroški odprodaje obstoječe opreme izravnani s stroški razgradnje, tako da bo končna vrednost obrata nična.
This premium is a function of the plant's effective availability.
Upoštevan je promet, ki izhaja iz izravnalnih dejavnosti.
The premium set depends on an availability coefficient for the plant.
Predpostavke pri vrednotenju so opisali francoski organi [10].
The business plan does not contemplate participation in the capacity mechanism above and beyond rebalancing.
Ta prihodek predstavlja manj kot 1,5 % vseh pričakovanih prihodkov.
Should such participation occur, the resulting remuneration would be deducted from the premium.
Francija v sporočilu z dne 5. oktobra 2016 pojasnjuje, da bi se lahko dela na gradbišču začela […], pri čemer je datum začetka industrijskega obratovanja […].
Fixed gas transport costs are estimated at EUR [10-20] million per year.
OPIS RAZLOGOV ZA ZAČETEK POSTOPKA
The variable operating and maintenance cost is the product of a variable operating cost and the number of equivalent hours of operation.
Obstoj pomoči
CEB will be paid the operating and maintenance costs by the toller.
Komisija je menila, da je merilo pripisljivosti iz člena 107 PDEU izpolnjeno.
The sensitivity study also looked at other hypotheses such as inflation and labour costs.
V obravnavani zadevi je ukrep po eni strani mogoče pripisati državi, ker je povabilo k oddaji ponudb objavil minister za energijo, ki je tudi izbral projekt.
The connections to the grids, although they are to be carried out by RTE and GRTgaz, will be financed by CEB.
Francoski organi so v zvezi z obstojem prednosti za podjetja menili, da to merilo ni izpolnjeno, ker so bila v povabilu k oddaji ponudb upoštevana merila iz sodne prakse v zadevi Altmark [12].
These connection costs are estimated respectively at EUR [30-40] million and EUR [20-30] million.
Vendar je Komisija menila, da merila iz sodne prakse v zadevi Altmark niso bila upoštevana.
Under the assumptions used, the resale value of equipment in place at the end of the business plan will be offset by the costs of dismantling, so that the final value of the plant will be zero.
Da se javna služba ne šteje za državno pomoč, morajo biti izpolnjena naslednja štiri kumulativna merila: (i) upravičeno podjetje mora biti pooblaščeno za izvajanje obveznosti javne službe in te obveznosti morajo biti jasno opredeljene; (ii) parametri, na podlagi katerih se izračuna nadomestilo, morajo biti vnaprej objektivno in pregledno določeni; (iii) nadomestilo ne sme presegati tistega, kar je potrebno za pokritje vseh ali dela stroškov, nastalih pri izvajanju obveznosti javne službe, ob upoštevanju s tem povezanih prihodkov in primernega dobička; (iv) kadar podjetje, ki so mu naložene obveznosti javne službe, ni izbrano s postopkom oddaje javnih naročil, je treba raven potrebnega nadomestila opredeliti na podlagi analize stroškov, ki bi jih povprečno podjetje imelo ob upoštevanju s tem povezanih prihodkov in primernega dobička za izvajanje teh obveznosti.
Turnover resulting from adjustment activities is taken into account.
Čeprav je Komisija menila, da je drugo merilo upoštevano, pa je nasprotno izrazila naslednje pomisleke glede naslednjih treh meril:
The assumed valuations have been described by the French authorities [10].
v zvezi s prvim merilom (obstoj storitve splošnega gospodarskega pomena in jasno opredeljenega pooblastila) je dvomila, da bi bilo mogoče postavitev in upravljanje elektrarne v občini Landivisiau opredeliti za storitev splošnega gospodarskega pomena, prvič, ker niso bili predloženi dokazi o težavah z zanesljivostjo dobave električne energije v Bretanji v preteklosti in, drugič, ker države članice posebnih obveznosti javne službe ne morejo dodati storitvam, ki se že izvajajo ali bi jih lahko v razmerah, združljivih s splošnim interesom, zadovoljivo izvajala podjetja, ki delujejo v običajnih tržnih razmerah: v obravnavani zadevi bi podjetja, ki dejavnosti opravljajo v običajnih tržnih razmerah, lahko zagotovila potrebno zmogljivost za zagotovitev zanesljive oskrbe v Bretanji, če francoski predpisi ne bi preprečevali, da se s cenami električne energije dajejo ustrezni signali za spodbujanje naložb v zmogljivost v regiji.
GROUNDS FOR INITIATING THE PROCEDURE
Četrtič, ukrep ni sorazmeren, saj francoski organi potrebe po proizvodnem obratu z močjo 450 MW niso potrdili s podrobno analizo potreb po dodatni zmogljivosti v regiji [14].
Existence of aid
In končno, dolgoročno bi lahko povabilo k oddaji ponudb še zaostrilo težave z zanesljivostjo oskrbe: najprej s tem, ko bi trg električne energije zaprlo za vlagatelje, ki ne prejemajo državne pomoči, dalje s tem, ko ne bi rešilo strukturne težave denarnega primanjkljaja [15] za proizvajalca ali bi jo celo poslabšalo, in nazadnje s tem, ko bi zmanjšalo možnosti za razvoj drugih tehnologij.
The Commission considered that the criterion of imputability for purposes of Article 107 TFEU was met.
Komisija je v zvezi s tretjim merilom (čezmerno nadomestilo) izrazila dvome glede neobstoja čezmernega nadomestila, pri čemer je po eni strani upoštevala neobstoj mehanizma za vračanje sredstev glede na prihodnje tržne razmere in po drugi strani podrobne pogoje povabila k oddaji ponudb, ki ne varujejo pred tveganjem čezmernega nadomestila.
In this instance, the measure is imputable to the State in the first place because the invitation to tender was published by the Minister for Energy, who also selected the project.
Komisija v zvezi s četrtim merilom (izbira najcenejšega ponudnika) dvomi, da je povabilo k oddaji ponudb omogočilo izbiro ponudnika, ki bi lahko te storitve opravljal z najnižjimi stroški za skupnost, ker so bila merila preveč omejevalna, da bi omogočala pravo izbiro ponudnika storitev: možnost izključno tehnologije kombiniranega cikla na plin, ki ni nujno najcenejša, znesek premije, ponderiran v višini 45 %, preveč omejeno geografsko območje, izbirna merila, ki prispevajo k drugim delom dogovora PEB, kot so okoljska merila, ki ne pripomorejo k izbiri ponudbe, najcenejše za skupnost.
Secondly, the remuneration paid to the successful tenderer will be passed on in retail prices via the ‘contribution to the public electricity service’ (CSPE).
Ker je Komisija dvomila, da ukrep upošteva pogoje iz sodne prakse v zadevi Altmark, je v predhodni analizi ocenila, da bi lahko ukrep dajal prednost izbranemu ponudniku v okviru povabila k oddaji ponudb, pri čemer je ta prednost selektivna, saj je dodeljena enemu samemu podjetju, konzorciju CEB.
In its decision in State aid case SA.36511 (2014/C), the Commission concluded that the CSPE was a State resource, since it was ‘a payment imposed by the State, collected and administered by a body appointed by the State, to manage an aid scheme under rules established by the State’ [11].
V zvezi z učinkom na konkurenco in vplivom na trgovino je Komisija menila, da bi ukrep lahko vplival na trgovino in konkurenco, ker bo izbrani ponudnik, ki mu bo dodeljena prednost na podlagi ukrepa, tekmoval z drugimi obrati za proizvodnjo električne energije in drugimi ponudniki zmogljivosti na trgih, odprtih za konkurenco (trg za prodajo električne energije, izravnalni mehanizem).
The French authorities took the view that there was no benefit to the undertakings involved, because the invitation to tender satisfied the tests of the Altmark judgment [12].
Analiza združljivosti
The Commission considered, however, that the tests set out in Altmark were not satisfied.
Pravni okvir
For a public service to escape being classified as State aid, all of the following four criteria must be met: (i) the recipient undertaking must actually have public service obligations to discharge, and the obligations must be clearly defined; (ii) the parameters used to calculate the compensation must be established in advance in an objective and transparent manner; (iii) 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; and (iv) where the undertaking which is to discharge public service obligations, in a specific case, is not chosen pursuant to an invitation to tender, the level of compensation needed must be determined on the basis of an analysis of the costs which a typical undertaking would have incurred, taking into account the relevant receipts and a reasonable profit for discharging the obligations.
Komisija je v sklepu o začetku postopka menila, da je treba ukrep presojati glede na člen 107 PDEU, če bi se potrdili njeni dvomi glede izpolnjevanja vseh meril iz sodne prakse v zadevi Altmark.
The Commission considered that the second test was satisfied, but it had doubts about the other three.
Ukrep bi bilo torej treba analizirati z vidika smernic Skupnosti o državni pomoči za varstvo okolja iz leta 2014 (v nadaljnjem besedilu: smernice) [16], ki določajo pogoje, pod katerimi se lahko pomoč za energijo šteje za združljivo z notranjim trgom na podlagi člena 107 PDEU.
On the first test (the existence of a service of general economic interest (‘SGEI’) and a clearly defined mandate), the Commission expressed doubt as to whether the installation and operation of the Landivisiau plant could be qualified as an SGEI, firstly because of the failure to provide documentary evidence that there had been a problem of security of electricity supply in Brittany in the past, and secondly because Member States could not tie specific public service obligations to services that were already being provided satisfactorily, or that could potentially be so provided, on terms compatible with the general interest, by undertakings operating in normal market conditions: in the case in hand, undertakings operating under normal market conditions would have been able to provide the capacity required to guarantee security of supply in Brittany if French regulations had not prevented electricity prices from sending the right signals to encourage investment in capacity in the region.
Podredno je Komisija navedla, da če njeni dvomi glede opredelitve obveznosti javne službe ne bi bili potrjeni, bi se uporabil preizkus združljivosti ob upoštevanju Sporočila Komisije o okviru Evropske unije za državno pomoč v obliki nadomestila za javne storitve (2011).
Thirdly, the measure also discriminated against other technologies, since it related only to CCG technology.
Ocena združljivosti
The measure was thus not technologically neutral [13].
Komisija je v zvezi s ciljem skupnega interesa dvomila, da ukrep prispeva k izpolnitvi skupnega cilja, ki je zagotoviti zanesljivo oskrbo z električno energijo: po eni strani se cilj ukrepa ne zdi dovolj jasno opredeljen (splošno pomanjkanje zmogljivosti, konične obremenitve), po drugi strani pa se z ukrepom ne bi nujno srednjeročno odpravile neučinkovitosti predpisov in trga, ki trenutno ovirajo zadostno raven naložb v Bretanji.
Fourthly, the measure was not proportionate, because the need for a 450 MW production plant had not been substantiated by the French authorities via a detailed analysis of the requirement for additional capacity in the region [14].
Nujnost ukrepa ni bila zadostno dokazana, ker ni bilo zadovoljivo količinsko opredeljeno pomanjkanje zmogljivosti na vrhuncu sezone ali ob konicah.
Lastly, in the long term, the invitation to tender was likely to aggravate the problem of security of supply, by closing off the electricity market to investments which did not receive State support, by failing to resolve or indeed aggravating the producer's structural problem of ‘missing money’ [15], and by reducing the scope for developing other technologies.
O nujnosti ukrepa bi bilo mogoče podvomiti tudi zaradi možnosti uvedbe ustreznih lokalnih cen, ki bi dajale cenovne signale za spodbuditev naložb, ne da bi bila potrebna pomoč.
On the third test (no overcompensation), the Commission doubted whether overcompensation could be ruled out, given both the lack of a clawback mechanism to reflect future market conditions, and the tendering procedures, which offered no guarantees against the risk of overcompensation.
Komisija ni bila prepričana o ustreznosti ukrepa.
On the fourth test (selection of the provider with the lowest cost), the Commission had doubts over whether the invitation to tender had made it possible to select the provider capable of providing the service at the least cost to the community, because the criteria were too restrictive to allow a real choice of service provider: choosing exclusively CCG technology, which was not necessarily the cheapest option, weighting the amount of the premium at 45 %, an excessive restriction of the geographical location, and selection criteria designed to contribute to other aspects of the PEB, such as environmental considerations, which were not conducive to the selection of the tender offering the lowest cost to the public purse.
Po eni strani se zdi, da francoski organi niso zadostno proučili alternativnih ukrepov (razdrobitev tarifnega območja, pametni števci, krepitev omrežja za distribucijo električne energije).
Because of its doubts over the measure's compliance with the tests defined in the Altmark case, the Commission in its preliminary analysis took the view that the measure might confer a benefit on the successful tenderer, and that the benefit would be selective, because it was awarded to a single undertaking, CEB.
Po drugi strani dvome vzbuja tudi omejevalnost ukrepa glede vrste ponudnikov zmogljivosti, ki lahko sodelujejo pri povabilu za oddajo ponudb (povabilo k oddaji ponudb je omejeno na eno samo vrsto tehnologije – plinske turbine s kombiniranim ciklom).
Turning to the impact on competition and the effect on trade, the Commission considered that the measure could affect trade and competition because the successful tenderer, enjoying the benefit of an advantageous measure, would be competing with other forms of electricity generation and other suppliers of capacity on markets open to competition (the market for the sale of electricity and the adjustment mechanism).
In končno, ukrep ni spodbujal uporabe izravnave povpraševanja.
Compatibility analysis
Komisija je dvomila tudi o sorazmernosti: omejevalna narava povabila k oddaji ponudb bi lahko konkurentom preprečevala sodelovanje pri njem, s čimer bi bilo mogoče znižati znesek pomoči.
Legal context
Poleg tega ukrep ni predvideval mehanizma za vračanje sredstev v primeru nepričakovanih dobičkov.
In its opening decision the Commission said that if its doubts as to compliance with all the Altmark criteria were confirmed, the measure would have to be assessed for compatibility with Article 107 TFEU.
In končno, Komisija je dvomila, da bi se lahko z ukrepom preprečili neželeni negativni učinki na konkurenco in trgovino med državami članicami.
In that case the measure would have to be analysed by reference to the 2014 Guidelines on State aid for environmental protection and energy (‘EEAG’) [16], which set out the conditions under which aid to energy can be considered compatible with the internal market on the basis of Article 107 TFEU.
Prvič, ukrep ni bil nevtralen s tehnološkega vidika.
In the alternative, the Commission said that if the doubts it had expressed concerning the definition of a public service obligation were not confirmed, the compatibility of the measure would have to be examined by reference to the Commission Communication on the European Union framework for State aid in the form of public service compensation (2011).
Izključeval je namreč ukrepe, s katerimi bi bilo prav tako mogoče rešiti težave z zadostnostjo zmogljivosti: izravnave, povezovalni daljnovodi, rešitve shranjevanja, pa tudi druge tehnologije (plinske turbine).
Compatibility assessment
Drugič, glede na možnost družbe Direct Energie, da energijo, proizvedeno v družbi EDF, prodaja po 5-odstotni diskontni stopnji, namesto da jo trži sama, je Komisija imela pomisleke, da bi se lahko okrepil položaj družbe EDF na trgu dobave energije.
With regard to the objective in the common interest, the Commission raised doubts as to whether the measure would serve the common objective of guaranteeing the security of the electricity supply: firstly, the aim of the measure was not defined clearly enough (general shortage of capacity, peaks of demand), and secondly, in the medium term the measure might not correct the dysfunctions in regulation and the market which currently prevented an adequate level of investment in Brittany.
PRIPOMBE ZAINTERESIRANIH STRANI
The need for the measure had not been properly demonstrated, in the absence of a satisfactory quantification of the capacity shortfall at seasonal peaks or in the peak period.
Komisija je v obdobju posvetovanja o sklepu o začetku postopka od zainteresiranih strani, ki niso francoska država, prejela 58 odgovorov.
The necessity of the measure was also open to challenge given the possibility of introducing appropriate local pricing that would send price signals likely to encourage investment without recourse to aid.
Ti različni odgovori so v nadaljevanju razvrščeni tematsko.
The Commission was not satisfied that the measure was appropriate.
Obravnavani bodo pri oceni ukrepa.
Firstly, the French authorities did not seem to have given proper consideration to alternatives (subdividing the pricing zone, smart meters, or strengthening the distribution grid).
Skupni interes
Further doubts arose because of the restrictive nature of the measure, targeted on the type of capacity suppliers that were able to respond to the invitation to tender (the tender being limited to a single type of technology, CCG).
39 zainteresiranih strani meni, da francoski organi precenjujejo nevarnost prekinitve dobave električne energije.
Lastly, the measure offered no encouragement of demand-side response.
Teh prekinitev dobav namreč ni bilo niti v obdobju izjemno hudega mraza leta 2012.
The Commission also had reservations about proportionality: the restrictive nature of the invitation to tender might have prevented competitors from participating, whereas broader participation might have made it possible to minimise the level of aid.
Prekinitve dobav, do katerih je morda prišlo na bretonskem ozemlju, so povzročili zunanji dejavniki, ki niso povezani z delovanjem omrežja (npr. padla drevesa).