Decision No 1364/2006/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (repealed)Show full title

ANNEX II U.K. TRANS-EUROPEAN ENERGY NETWORKS

Additional criteria for identifying Projects of common interest, as referred to in Article 6(2) U.K.

ELECTRICITY NETWORKS U.K.

1. Developing electricity networks in island, isolated, peripheral and ultraperipheral regions while promoting the diversification of energy sources and enhancing the use of renewable energy, and connection of the electricity networks of those regions, if appropriate: U.K.

• Ireland — United Kingdom (Wales)

• Greece (islands)

• Italy (Sardinia) — France (Corsica) — Italy (mainland)

• Connections in island regions, including connections to the mainland

• Connections in ultraperipheral regions in France, Spain, Portugal.

2. Developing the electricity connections between the Member States needed for the functioning of the internal market and in order to ensure the reliability and dependability of the operation of electricity networks: U.K.

• France — Belgium — Netherlands — Germany

• France — Germany

• France — Italy

• France — Spain

• Portugal — Spain

• Finland — Sweden

• Finland — Estonia — Latvia — Lithuania

• Austria — Italy

• Italy — Slovenia

• Austria — Italy — Slovenia — Hungary

• Germany — Poland

• Germany — Poland — Czech Republic — Austria — Slovakia — Hungary

• Hungary — Slovakia

• Hungary — Austria

• [F1 Hungary — Croatia]

• Poland — Lithuania

• Ireland — United Kingdom (Northern Ireland)

• Austria — Germany — Slovenia — Hungary

• Netherlands — United Kingdom

• Germany — Denmark — Sweden

• Greece — Italy

• Hungary — Slovenia

• Malta — Italy

• Finland — Estonia

• Italy — Slovenia.

Textual Amendments

F1 Inserted by Council Regulation (EU) No 517/2013 of 13 May 2013 adapting certain regulations and decisions in the fields of free movement of goods, freedom of movement for persons, company law, competition policy, agriculture, food safety, veterinary and phytosanitary policy, transport policy, energy, taxation, statistics, trans-European networks, judiciary and fundamental rights, justice, freedom and security, environment, customs union, external relations, foreign, security and defence policy and institutions, by reason of the accession of the Republic of Croatia.

3. Developing electrical connections within the Member States where needed in order to take advantage of the connections between the Member States, the functioning of the internal market or the connection of renewable energy sources: U.K.

• all Member States.

4. Developing electricity connections with non-Member States, and more particularly with the candidate countries, thus contributing towards interoperability, the operational reliability and dependability of the electricity grids or the supply of electricity within the European Community: U.K.

• Germany — Norway

• Netherlands — Norway

• Sweden — Norway

• United Kingdom — Norway

• Baltic Electricity Ring: Germany — Poland — Belarus — Russia — Lithuania — Latvia — Estonia — Finland — Sweden — Norway — Denmark

• Norway — Sweden — Finland — Russia

• Mediterranean Electricity Ring: France — Spain — Morocco — Algeria — Tunisia — Libya — Egypt — near eastern countries — Turkey — Greece — Italy

• Greece — Turkey

• Italy — Switzerland

• Austria — Switzerland

• Hungary — Romania

• Hungary — Serbia

• [F2 . . . . .]

• Italy — Tunisia

• Greece — Balkan countries

• Spain — Morocco

• Spain — Andorra — France

• EU — Balkan countries — Belarus — Russia — Ukraine

• Black Sea Electricity Ring: Russia — Ukraine — Romania — Bulgaria — Turkey –Georgia

• Bulgaria — Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia/Greece — Albania — Italy or Bulgaria — Greece — Italy.

Textual Amendments

F2 Deleted by Council Regulation (EU) No 517/2013 of 13 May 2013 adapting certain regulations and decisions in the fields of free movement of goods, freedom of movement for persons, company law, competition policy, agriculture, food safety, veterinary and phytosanitary policy, transport policy, energy, taxation, statistics, trans-European networks, judiciary and fundamental rights, justice, freedom and security, environment, customs union, external relations, foreign, security and defence policy and institutions, by reason of the accession of the Republic of Croatia.

5. Actions improving the functioning of the interconnected electricity networks within the internal market, in particular, identifying the bottlenecks and missing links, developing solutions in order to deal with congestion and adapting the methods of forecasting and of operating electricity networks: U.K.

• Identifying the bottlenecks and missing links, especially cross-border, within electricity networks,

• Developing solutions for electricity flow management in order to deal with the problems of congestion within electricity networks,

• Adapting the methods of forecasting and of operating electricity networks as required for the proper functioning of the internal market and the use of a high percentage of renewable energy sources.

GAS NETWORKS U.K.

6. Introducing natural gas into new regions, mainly island, isolated, peripheral and ultraperipheral regions, and developing natural gas networks in these regions: U.K.

• United Kingdom (Northern Ireland)

• Ireland

• Spain

• Portugal

• Greece

• Sweden

• Denmark

• Italy (Sardinia)

• France (Corsica)

• Cyprus

• Malta

• Ultraperipheral regions in France, Spain, Portugal.

7. Developing natural gas connections in order to meet the needs of the internal market or strengthening the security of supply, including connection of separate natural gas and olefin gas networks: U.K.

• Ireland — United Kingdom

• France — Spain

• France — Switzerland

• Portugal — Spain

• Austria — Germany

• Austria — Hungary

• Austria — Hungary — Slovakia — Poland

• Poland — Czech Republic

• Slovakia — Czech Republic — Germany — Austria

• Austria — Italy

• Greece –Balkan countries

• Austria — Hungary — Romania — Bulgaria — Greece — Turkey

• France — Italy

• Greece — Italy

• Austria — Czech Republic

• Germany — Czech Republic — Austria — Italy

• Austria — Slovenia — Croatia

• Hungary — Croatia

• Hungary — Romania

• Hungary — Slovakia

• Hungary — Ukraine

• Slovenia — Balkan countries

• Belgium — Netherlands — Germany

• United Kingdom — Netherlands — Germany

• Germany — Poland

• Denmark — United Kingdom

• Denmark — Germany — Sweden

• Denmark — Netherlands.

8. Developing the capacities for receiving LNG and for storage of natural gas needed in order to meet demand, control gas supply systems, and diversify sources and supply routes: U.K.

• all Member States.

9. Developing the natural gas transport capacity (gas supply pipelines) needed in order to meet demand and diversify supplies from internal and external sources, as well as supply routes: U.K.

• Nordic Gas Grid: Norway — Denmark — Germany — Sweden — Finland — Russia — Baltic States — Poland

• Algeria — Spain — France

• Russia — Ukraine — EU

• Russia — Belarus — Ukraine — EU

• Russia — Belarus — EU

• Russia — Baltic Sea — Germany

• Russia — Baltic States — Poland — Germany

• Germany — Czech Republic — Poland — Germany — other Member States

• Libya — Italy

• Tunisia — Libya — Italy

• Caspian Sea countries — EU

• Russia — Ukraine — Moldavia — Romania — Bulgaria — Greece — Slovenia — other Balkan countries

• Russia — Ukraine — Slovakia — Hungary — Slovenia — Italy

• Netherlands — Germany — Switzerland — Italy

• Belgium — France — Switzerland — Italy

• Denmark — Sweden — Poland

• Norway — Russia — EU

• Ireland

• Algeria — Italy — France

• Algeria — Tunisia — Italy

• Middle East — East Mediterranean Gas Ring — EU

• Winksele (BE) blending installation on the north-south axis (blending of H gas with nitrogen)

• Capacity upgrade on the east-west axis: Zeebrugge (BE) — Eynatten (BE).

10. Actions improving the functioning of the interconnected natural gas networks within the internal market and transit countries, in particular, identifying the bottlenecks and missing links, developing solutions in order to deal with congestion and adapting methods of forecasting and of operating natural gas networks efficiently and safely: U.K.

• identifying the bottlenecks and missing links, especially cross-border, within the natural gas networks,

• developing solutions for natural gas flow management in order to deal with the problems of congestion within the gas networks,

• adapting the methods of forecasting and operating natural gas networks required by the functioning of the internal market,

• increasing the overall performance, safety and security of the natural gas networks in transit countries.

11. Developing and integrating the olefin gases transport capacity needed in order to meet demand within the internal market: U.K.

• all Member States.