Four European coordinators have been appointed on the 12 September 2007 by the Commission for duration of four years and they will monitor projects facing technical, political or financial difficulties. The "Priority Interconnection Plan" adopted by the Commission on 10 January 2007 in the framework of the so-called "energy package" and the Action Plan adopted by the European Council on 9 March 2007 mentions specifically the nomination of European Coordinators. In November 2008 the mandate of a European coordinator was extend to the planned 380kV-Salzburgleitung. 

• The French-Spanish connection (Mr. Mario Monti)
• Baltic and North Sea off-shore wind connections (Mr. Adamowitsch)
• The "Salzburgleitung": Austrian Power link Salzach neu - Tauern (Mr. Adamowitsch)
• The axis linking Caspian Sea countries and the Middle East to the European Union, including the Nabucco pipeline (Mr. van Aartsen)
• The northern European power-link (Mr. Mielczarski)

Baltic and North Sea off-shore wind connections

December 2009/October 2010

• Annual activity report 2009/2010 [168 KB] All available translations.
• Annex 2 [134 KB] All available translations.
• Annex 3a [34 KB] All available translations.
• Annex 3b [32 KB] All available translations.
• Annex 4 [399 KB]
• Annex 5 [87 KB]
• Annex 6 [105 KB]
• Annex 7 [2 MB] All available translations.
• Annex 8 [2 MB] All available translations.
• Annual activity report + annexes [4 MB]

March 2009

• Workshop "Development of offshore grid in the Baltic & North Sea area", 17 March 2009, Marseille

As one of the key deliverables in 2009, the European Coordinator organised the workshop "Development of offshore grid in the Baltic/North Sea area" as a side event to the European Wind Energy Conference 2009.

The results of the workshop are presented below.

Description and programme [36 KB]

Session summary [2 MB]

 

Speakers' presentations:

Development of the offshore grid in the Baltic/North Sea area (resume of the European Coordinator's first annual report) [3 MB] , Mr Adamowitsch, European Coordinator

First European Offshore Grid at the Baltic Sea – KriegersFlak: Techniques, Economics and Challenges [908 KB] , joint presentation, Mr Reinisch (Vattenfall Europe Transmission), Ms Orths (Energinet.dk) , Mr Moberg (Svenska Kraftnät)

Modular design for the development of the offshore/onshore grid in the North Sea [4 MB] , Mr Hauglum (Statnett)

Financing renewables and transmission infrastructure projects [70 KB] , Ms Bresesti (European Investment Bank)

Statements submitted to the European Coordinator [2 MB]

 

September/October 2008

• Annual activity report 2007/2008 [560 KB] All available translations.
• Extended version [578 KB]

October 2008/November 2009

• Annual activity report 2008/2009 [1009 KB] All available translations.

 

The French-Spanish connection

• Annual activity reports 2007/2008 [124 KB] All available translations.

Annex [298 KB]

Map [88 KB]

Juin 2008

• Rapport Final du coordonnateur sur l'interconnexion électrique France - Espagne

Rapport portant sur le tronçon transfrontalier rédigé à la demande du Chef de l'Etat français, M. Sarkozy et du Président du Gouvernement espagnol, M. Zapatero

Rapport Final [457 KB] All available translations.

Accord ratifié par les gouvernements français et espagnol sur l'interconnexion électique France-Espagne [344 KB] All available translations. (27 juin 2008, Saragosse)

Answers to questions raised by the associations in the framework of the first information session [196 KB]

Complementary answers to questions raised by the associations [224 KB]

Comparaison of alignment options: full land solution and mixed (land -undersea) solution [3 MB]

December 2007

• Report on the justification of the France-Spain electric interconnection and technical information on undergounding solutions

Report [69 KB] All available translations.

These studies are subject to a disclaimer and copyright. These studies have been carried out for the European Coordinator, who works independently within a general mandate given by the Commission. They express the opinion of the organisation undertaking the study. These views have not been adopted or in any way approved by the European Commission and should not be relied upon as a statement of the European Commission's or the Transport and Energy DG's views. The European Commission does not guarantee the accuracy of the information given in the study, nor does it accept responsibility for any use made thereof. Any reproduction or use of this study may only be authorized by the authors, upon a written request addressed to them

Justification of the line [6 MB] All available translations.

Undergrounding solutions [11 MB] All available translations.

Technical annexes [5 MB] All available translations.

Comparaison of technological solutions [2 MB]

Masterplan of electric interconnections through the Pyrénées [5 MB]

DISCLAIMER

These studies are subject to a disclaimer and copyright. These studies have been carried out for the European Coordinator, who works independently within a general mandate given by the Commission. They express the opinion of the organisation undertaking the study. These views have not been adopted or in any way approved by the European Commission and should not be relied upon as a statement of the European Commission's or the Transport and Energy DG's views. The European Commission does not guarantee the accuracy of the information given in the study, nor does it accept responsibility for any use made thereof. Any reproduction or use of this study may only be authorized by the authors, upon a written request addressed to them.