Decision No 1364/2006/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (repealed)Show full title

ANNEX I TRANS-EUROPEAN ENERGY NETWORKS

Axes for priority projects, including sites of projects of European interest, as defined in Articles 7 and 8

The priority projects, including projects of European interest, to be carried out on each axis for priority projects are listed below.

ELECTRICITY NETWORKS

EL.1. France — Belgium — Netherlands — Germany:

• electricity network reinforcement in order to resolve congestion in electricity flow through the Benelux States.

Including the following projects of European interest:

• Avelin (FR) — Avelgem (BE) line

• Moulaine (FR) — Aubange (BE) line.

EL.2. Borders of Italy with France, Austria, Slovenia and Switzerland:

• increasing electricity interconnection capacities.

Including the following projects of European interest:

• Lienz (AT) — Cordignano (IT) line

• New interconnection between Italy and Slovenia

• Udine Ovest (IT) — Okroglo (SI) line

• S. Fiorano (IT) — Nave (IT) — Gorlago (IT) line

• Venezia Nord (IT) — Cordignano (IT) line

• St. Peter (AT) — Tauern (AT) line

• Südburgenland (AT) — Kainachtal (AT) line

• Austria — Italy (Thaur-Brixen) interconnection through the Brenner rail tunnel.

EL.3. France — Spain — Portugal:

• increasing electricity interconnection capacities between these countries and for the Iberian peninsula and grid development in island regions.

Including the following projects of European interest:

• Sentmenat (ES) — Bescanό (ES) — Baixas (FR) line

• Valdigem (PT) — Douro Internacional (PT) — Aldeadávila (ES) line and ‘Douro Internacional’ facilities.

EL.4. Greece — Balkan countries — UCTE System:

• development of electricity infrastructure to connect Greece to the UCTE System and to enable the development of the south-east European electricity market.

Including the following project of European interest:

• Philippi (EL) — Hamidabad (TR) line.

EL.5. United Kingdom — continental Europe and northern Europe:

• establishing/increasing electricity interconnection capacities and possible integration of offshore wind energy.

Including the following project of European interest:

• Undersea cable to link England (UK) and the Netherlands.

EL.6. Ireland — United Kingdom:

• increasing electricity interconnection capacities and possible integration of offshore wind energy.

Including the following project of European interest:

• Undersea cable to link Ireland and Wales (UK).

EL.7. Denmark — Germany — Baltic Ring (including Norway — Sweden — Finland — Denmark — Germany — Poland — Baltic States — Russia):

• increasing electricity interconnection capacities and possible integration of offshore wind energy.

Including the following projects of European interest:

• Kassø (DK) — Hamburg/Dollern (DE) line

• Hamburg/Krümmel (DE) — Schwerin (DE) line

• Kassø (DK) — Revsing (DK) — Tjele (DK) line

• Vester Hassing (DK) — Trige (DK) line

• Submarine cable Skagerrak 4: between Denmark and Norway

• Poland — Lithuania link, including necessary reinforcement of the Polish electricity network and the Poland-Germany profile in order to enable participation in the internal energy market

• Submarine cable Finland — Estonia (Estlink)

• Fennoscan submarine cable between Finland and Sweden

• Halle/Saale (DE) — Schweinfurt (DE).

EL.8. Germany — Poland — Czech Republic — Slovakia — Austria — Hungary — Slovenia:

• increasing electricity interconnection capacities.

Including the following projects of European interest:

• Neuenhagen (DE) — Vierraden (DE) — Krajnik (PL) line

• Dürnrohr (AT) — Slavětice (CZ) line

• New interconnection between Germany and Poland

• Veľký Kapušany (SK) — Lemešany (SK) — Moldava (SK) — Sajóivánka (HU) line

• Gabčíkovo (SK) — Vel'ký Ďur (SK) line

• Stupava (SK) — south-east Vienna (AT) line.

EL.9. Mediterranean Member States — Mediterranean Electricity Ring

• increasing electricity interconnection capacities between Mediterranean Member States and Morocco — Algeria — Tunisia — Libya — Egypt — near eastern countries — Turkey.

Including the following project of European interest:

• Electricity connection to link Tunisia and Italy.

GAS NETWORKS

NG.1. United Kingdom — northern continental Europe, including the Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark, Sweden and Germany — Poland — Lithuania — Latvia — Estonia — Finland — Russia:

• Gas pipelines to connect some of the main sources of gas supply in Europe, improve network interoperability, and increase security of supply, including natural gas pipelines via the offshore route from Russia to the EU and the onshore route from Russia to Poland and Germany, new pipeline building and network capacity increases in and between Germany, Denmark, and Sweden, and in and between Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Germany, and Austria.

Including the following projects of European interest:

• North European gas pipeline

• Yamal — Europe gas pipeline

• Natural gas pipeline linking Denmark, Germany and Sweden

• Increase in transmission capacity on the Germany — Belgium — United Kingdom axis.

NG.2. Algeria — Spain — Italy — France — northern continental Europe:

• construction of new natural gas pipelines from Algeria to Spain, France and Italy, and increasing network capacities in and between Spain, France and Italy.

Including the following projects of European interest:

• Algeria — Tunisia — Italy gas pipeline

• Algeria-Italy gas pipeline, via Sardinia and Corsica, with a branch to France

• Medgas gas pipeline (Algeria — Spain — France — Continental Europe).

NG.3. Caspian Sea countries — Middle East — EU:

• new natural gas pipeline networks to the European Union from new sources, including the Turkey — Greece, Greece — Italy, Turkey — Austria, and Greece — Slovenia — Austria (via the western Balkans) natural gas pipelines.

Including the following projects of European interest:

• Turkey — Greece — Italy gas pipeline

• Turkey — Austria gas pipeline.

NG.4. Liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminals in Belgium, France, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Greece, Cyprus and Poland:

• diversifying sources of supply and entry points, including the LNG terminals' connections with the transmission grid.

NG.5. Underground natural gas storage in Spain, Portugal, France, Italy, Greece and the Baltic Sea Region:

• increasing capacity in Spain, France, Italy and the Baltic Sea Region and construction of the first facilities in Portugal, Greece, and Lithuania.

NG.6. Mediterranean Member States — East Mediterranean Gas Ring:

• establishing and increasing natural gas pipeline capacities between the Mediterranean Member States and Libya — Egypt — Jordan — Syria — Turkey.

Including the following project of European Interest:

• Libya-Italy gas pipeline.