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Energy infrastructure priorities for 2020 and beyond - A Blueprint for an integrated European energy network
On 19 October 2011, the European Commission unveiled its proposal for a Regulation on "Guidelines for trans-European energy infrastructure". This proposal aims at ensuring that strategic energy networks and storage facilities are completed by 2020. To this end, the Commission has identified 12 priority corridors and areas covering electricity, gas, oil and carbon dioxide transport networks. It proposes a regime of "common interest" for projects contributing to implementing these priorities and having obtained this label.
Highlights
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- EU dependency on imports is increasing for all fossil fuels. In 2009, dependency on oil imports reached 83.5% and on gas 64.2%.
- Diversification of routes and sources is a strategic priority for the EU as the number of oil and gas suppliers is too limited.
- The rate of energy dependency strongly varies among Member States, with Denmark being the only net exporter, and Malta entirely dependent on imports.
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17 November 2010
The Communication identifies strategic infrastructure goals and proposes a new methodology allowing for their timely achievement. This includes clear and transparent criteria to identify projects of European interest, ways to speed up permit granting, better allocation of costs for cross-border projects and new financing mechanisms.
- Communication - "Energy infrastructure priorities for 2020 and beyond - A Blueprint for an integrated European energy network" [COM/2010/0677]
- Commission staff working document - Impact Assessment [SEC/2010/1395]
- Commission staff working document - Summary of the Impact Assessment [SEC/2010/1396]
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Citizens' summary
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19 October 2011
The proposal for a Regulation on "Guidelines for trans-European energy infrastructure" aims at ensuring that strategic energy networks and storage facilities are completed by 2020.
- Proposal for a Regulation on "Guidelines for trans-European energy infrastructure" [COM/2011/658]
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Citizens' summary [19 KB]
- Impact Assessment [SEC(2011)1233]
- Executive Summary of Impact Assessment [SEC(2011)1234]
The Commission has also proposed as part of the next multi-annual financial framework the "Connecting Europe Facility" fund €50 billion worth of investment to improve transport, energy and digital networks across Europe. The energy sector will benefit from €9.1 billion for trans-European infrastructure.
19 October 2011
- Q&A - The Commission's energy infrastructure package [MEMO/11/710]All available translations.
- Press release - Commission adopts plan for €50 billion boost to European networks [IP/11/1200]All available translations.
- Watch the press conference by Günther OETTINGER on the energy aspect of the Connecting Europe Facility
- Statement by President BarrosoAll available translations.
17 November 2010
- Press release - Energy infrastructure: Commission proposes EU priority corridors for power grids and gas pipelines [IP/10/1512]All available translations.
- Q&A - Energy infrastructure [MEMO/10/582]All available translations.
Brochures
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[348 KB] All available translations.
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