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GUIDANCE FOR APPLICANTSTRANSMISSION AND STORAGE PROJECT PROMOTERS Criteria for applications and their treatment in the TYNDP2020 18 September 2019 Final version
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Table of contents 1. Introduction ...................................................................................................................... 3
2. TYNDP 2020 application procedure and timeline ................................................................ 4
3. Link between the TYNDP and PCI process ......................................................................... 7
4. Criteria to be fulfilled for a project to be part of the TYNDP ............................................... 7
4.2.1. Administrative criteria for transmission projects and required documentation ........... 9
4.2.2. Technical criteria for transmission projects and required information ...................... 15
4.3.1. Administrative criteria for storage projects and required documentation ................. 17
4.3.2. Technical criteria for storage projects and required information .............................. 20
5. Additional information to be provided by project promoters ............................................. 23
5.1. Additional information to be provided by all projects ........................................................ 23
5.2. Additional information to be provided by projects selected in the TYNDP2020 .................. 23
6. Data handling, project assessment and review procedure ................................................... 24
6.1. Access to and usage of the provided data and documentation ............................................. 24
6.2. Project submission process and acceptance / rejection process based on administrative and technical criteria ..................................................................................................................... 24
6.3. Update of technical data ................................................................................................... 25
6.3.1. Requests by project promoters to update technical data ........................................... 25
6.3.2. Requests by ENTSO-E to correct or complete the technical data provided ................ 25
6.4. Access to assessment results .............................................................................................. 25
6.5. Right to request a review .................................................................................................. 26
6.5.1. Purpose and scope of the review procedure .............................................................. 26
6.5.2. How to request a review .......................................................................................... 26
Annex 1: TYNDP2020 submission window notification to projects promoters of categories A3, B and C from TYNDP2018 ................................................................................................................... 28
Annex 2: ENTSO-E contact details .......................................................................................... 29
Annex 3: Guidance on CAPEX and OPEX ............................................................................... 30
Capital expenditure (CAPEX): guidance for promoters ...................................................................... 30
Operating expenditure (OPEX): guidance for promoters .................................................................... 32
Annex 4: Studies envisaged in the TYNDP2020 ........................................................................ 33
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1. ENTSO-E shall adopt the Union-wide 10-year network development plan TYNDP every two years pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2019/943 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 June 2019 on the internal market for electricity. The TYNDP is a biennial plan, built upon national and regional development plans, on the needs and planned developments on a pan-European scale. It assesses needs for the transmission system within Europe and planned development projects submitted by project promoters to address these needs.
ENTSO-E invites all projects with cross-border impact which are relevant from a European perspective to apply to the TYNDP1.
The present document provides guidance to project promoters:
- transmission and storage projects; including o both new projects and projects already included in previous TYNDPs
who propose applying to ENTSO-E for the inclusion in the TYNDP 2020.
The TYNDP, in line with the above mentioned Regulations, does not currently include candidate projects. However, interested project promoters are encouraged to get directly in contact with ENTSO-E if they wish to explore the possibility of participating in potential discussions or modelling investigations on how these projects could be addressed in future editions. ENTSO-E will then consider performing study-case tests, but no cost-benefit analysis will be performed for power-to-X projects and power-to-X projects will not be part of the TYNDP2020. ENTSO-E current understanding of the definition of power-to-X refers to the conclusion of the 31st Madrid Forum of October 20182. Storage and transmission as defined in Regulation (EU) 347/2013 are not included in power-to-X.
The document provides the procedural steps and deadlines applying to each step as well as the administrative and technical criteria with which project promoters must comply to have their projects included in the TYNDP.
Project promoters are advised to read these guidelines so that they understand:
the procedure and timeline;
the technical and administrative criteria their projects will be required to meet;
the documents and information they will be required to submit to fulfil these criteria;
1 This is only a recommendation and does not constitute an obligation to apply. 2 https://ec.europa.eu/info/sites/info/files/31st_mf_conclusions_final.pdf
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the use and circulation of the information submitted, and;
other information regarding their application, including useful contact details.
The following legislation and guidelines govern the TYNDP procedure:
REGULATION (EU) 2019/943 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 5 June 2019 on the internal market for electricity (Regulation (EU) 2019/943);
REGULATION (EU) No 347/2013 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 17 April 2013 on guidelines for trans-European energy infrastructure and repealing Decision No 1364/2006/EC and amending Regulations (EC) No 713/2009, (EC) No 714/2009 and (EC) No 715/2009 (Regulation (EC) 347/2013);
COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION of 24 July 2018 on Guidelines on equal treatment and transparency criteria to be applied by ENTSO-E and ENTSOG when developing their TYNDPs as set out in Annex III 2(5) of Regulation (EU) No 347/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council (non-binding Commission recommendation
Long-term network development stakeholders group Terms of Reference (non- NDSG ToR ).
IMPORTANT NOTICE: It should be noted that ultimately only the EU Regulations 2019/943 and 347/2013 above lay down the binding rules governing the TYNDP procedure. This guidance therefore only sets out ENTSO- interpretation of the legislation and includes reference to other non-binding legal or administrative documents where applicable.
2.
ENTSO-E is expected to adopt the draft TYNDP2020 for submission to ACER opinion in Q4 2020. The TYNDP application has several steps with mandatory deadlines. The applications must be submitted in accordance with the technical and administrative criteria laid down in Section 4 and by the deadlines set out in Figure 1 of this Section 2.
Unless explicitly indicated otherwise in this document by ENTSO-E (Section 6.2 and 6.3), no modification to the application is allowed once the deadline for submission has elapsed. However, if there is a need to clarify certain aspects or for the correction of clerical mistakes, ENTSO-E may contact the applicant for this purpose during the evaluation process.
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FIGURE 1: ESTIMATED PHASES AND TIMELINE OF DEVELOPMENT OF THE TYNDP 2020
Submission window
All applicants (new projects and those already included in previous TYNDP / PCI list) will have to submit their project applications from 22 October until 22 November at 12.00 midday CET.
The opening of the submission window will be announced on entsoe.eu, in ENTSO- newsletter and via email to all projects promoters of the TYNDP2018.
After the closure of the submission window and for a period communicated to all the applicants, ENTSO-E will consider the applications and their compliance with the criteria set out in Section 4. The assessment period is estimated to last about 20 (twenty) working daysassessment might last longer in the event of a high number of applications.
Failure to provide the necessary information to meet the criteria in line with the timelines set out by ENTSO-E will result in the project not being included nor assessed in the TYNDP 2020.
For projects that are included in the TYNDP 2018, the submission form will be pre-filled with the data available to ENTSO-E at the beginning of the submission window3. Project promoters will be responsible for checking and, if needed, updating the data. This arrangement is meant to make it less time-consuming for
3 In order for this information to be as up-to-date as possible, ENTSO-E has requested in July 2019 to TYNDP 2018 projects promoters to update their data.
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project promoters to apply and does not constitute an exemption for TYNDP 2018 projects from fulfilling the administrative and technical criteria specified in Section 4.
After the end of the applications assessment period, ENTSO-E will start to inform the project promoters about their acceptance/rejection for inclusion in the TYNDP. ENTSO-E will send its decision, including the reasons for it, directly to the concerned project promoter.
The provisional project list approved by ENTSO-E will be made public on the ENTSO-E website, ENTSO-E will also publish a list of projects that applied to the TYNDP 2020 but were not admitted together with a justification for the rejection. The TYNDP 2020 project list will be consulted within the TYNDP 2020 package during the Summer 2020, and may be modified in the final TYNDP 2020 if decided by ENTSO-E following either a reassessment or new information on the eligibility of projects, advice from the review process or the recommendation of ACER included in their opinion.
Selected projects with a commissioning date up until 2034 will be subject to a complete cost-benefit analysis (market and network) for the 2025 scenario and all 2030 scenarios. Projects with a commissioning date in 2035 or later will be subject to only a market-CBA, for all 2030 scenarios.
Further guidance on application assessment, data handling and review procedure is provided below in Section 6.
Submission window for projects addressing system needs identified in the draft TYNDP 2020 System Needs package
will take place after the release of the Identification of System Needs (IoSN) package, foreseen in March 2020. The dates of opening and closing of the submission window will be announced at the time of release of the IoSN package.
This submission window will be open only to projects under consideration to be commissioned after 2035. The projects selected in this window should highlight the link between the projects and the draft published needs package. For these projects, ENTSO-E will perform a limited scope Cost-Benefit Analysis (only market analysis, on only one scenario).
The projects submitted in this window will receive a visually different project sheet than TYNDP projects selected via the main submission window.
SUBMISSION OF APPLICATIONS
It is expected that all applications, including supporting documents will be done through the online tool on the ENTSO-E website . If any user experiences technical difficulties with the online tool, the ENTSO-E contact person specified in Annex 2 should be alerted as soon as possible so that the problem is resolved or the application is submitted to ENTSO-E by alternative means.
If agreed in advance with ENTSO-E and only in the case of technical necessity linked to a possible non availability of ENTSO-E tools, applications may be submitted by email or post. Applicants are advised to check with the ENTSO-E contact person that the application has been received. Sdelivery post is recommended.
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3. To comply with the Regulation (EU) 347/2013 Annex II 2 (3) ) electricity transmission and storage projects shall be part of the latest available TYNDP to be eligible for inclusion in the Union list of projects of common interest (PCIs). Projects wanting to obtain the status of Projects of Common Interest shall submit an application for selection as a project of common interest during the PCI candidate submission phase. The PCI selection is a process separate from the TYNDP process, under the responsibility of the EC Regional Groups led by the European Commission.
As seen from the previous PCI process, all the PCI candidates are evaluated based on the assumptions, analysis and methodology developed in the TYNDP in order to verify if the projects fulfil the eligibility criteria defined in article 4 of Regulation (EU) 347/2013 and to assess their significant contribution to the energy infrastructure priorities of the European Union. The TYNDP cost benefit analysis results grounded on the input data provided by the project promoters during the TYNDP project application phase are expected to be the basis of the PCI selection process. Data provided for the projects submitted during the TYNDP application phase have to be coherent with the PCI project candidate application.
The project input data and results of the TYNDP cost-benefit analysis will be made public. All data will be shared with the EC Regional Groups, the European Commission and ACER.
4.
This section describes the technical and administrative criteria that each project of the TYNDP 2020 shall fulfil. Failure to provide the necessary information to meet the administrative and technical criteria within the timelines laid down in Section 2, will result in the project not being included nor assessed in the TYNDP 2020. The administrative and technical criteria below are grouped based on the type of the promoter, the type of the project (transmission or storage) and the maturity of the project.
4.1. ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
A TYNDP project promoter that falls under any of the following categories is eligible to apply in the TYNDP 2020:
A. Promoter of transmission infrastructure project within a regulated environment according to Regulation (EU) 2019/943, which can be either:
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A.1. a project promoter which holds a transmission operating license in a country represented within ENTSO-E (such as ENTSO-E members) A.2. a project promoter which holds a transmission operating license and operates in a country not represented within ENTSO-E, as long as the transmission infrastructure project is entirely or in part situated in at least one country represented within ENTSO-E and is considered as of European relevance4; or A.3. any other project promoter licensed to operate within a regulated environment (such as OFTOs under the Offshore Transmission Regime in Great Britain) or equivalent; and such transmission infrastructure project is entirely or in part situated in at least one country represented within ENTSO-E and is considered as of European relevance.
B. Project promoter of transmission infrastructure projects that is a) exempted pursuant to Article 63 of Regulation (EU) 2019/943 or applying or intending to apply for such an exemption. This exemption criteria can apply to a project promoter of a new interconnector or to a project promoter of an existing interconnector with significant increases of capacity; or b) yet to be regulated in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2019/943 and this project promoter is applying or is intending to apply for this regulated status / certification.
C. Project promoters of storage projects planned to be developed in a country represented within ENTSO-E and respecting the technical limitations set in Annex II of the TEN-E Regulation or any equipment or installation essential for the system to operate safely, securely and efficiently.
4 The project is considered of European relevance when, in the spirit of the objectives of the Regulation 347/2013 (whereas 7), namely it
limate policy objectives
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4.2.
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y th
e su
bmis
sion
dea
dlin
e. A
ll do
cum
enta
tion
mus
t be
pro
vide
d in
the
Eng
lish
lang
uage
. T
he p
roje
ct p
rom
oter
mus
t pr
ovid
e al
l re
quir
ed
docu
men
tatio
n as
a s
cann
ed c
opy
thro
ugh
the
onli
ne to
ol a
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sibl
e vi
a th
e E
NT
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web
site
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A2
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B
a. U
nbun
dli
ng
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ll5 ) a)
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he p
roje
ct p
rom
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sha
ll b
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TSO
cer
tifie
d in
acc
orda
nce
wit
h A
rtic
le 5
2 or
Art
icle
53
of D
irec
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(EU
) 20
19/9
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r
b)
shou
ld d
emon
stra
te i
t ha
s ta
ken
the
step
s to
com
ply
wit
h th
e un
bund
ling
requ
irem
ents
of
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ecti
ve (
EU
) 20
19/9
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nd
inte
nds
to a
pply
for
reg
ulat
ed s
tatu
s / c
ertif
icat
ion;
or
c)
sh
ould
dem
onst
rate
any
ste
ps t
aken
with
reg
ards
to
obta
inin
g an
exe
mpt
ion
purs
uant
to
Art
icle
63
of R
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n (E
U)
2019
/943
.
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of 3
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on
its o
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pro
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ly:
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f th
e E
urop
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EU
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b)
if it
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be
regu
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the
proj
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oter
join
s to
the
appl
icat
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a fo
rmal
lette
r, s
igne
d by
an
auth
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repr
esen
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ve o
f th
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gula
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stat
us /
cert
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cord
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to R
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and
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(th
roug
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oth
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the
lett
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or
c)
if it
is n
ot u
nbun
dled
, the
pro
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pro
mot
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ins
to th
e ap
plic
atio
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form
al le
tter,
sig
ned
by a
n au
thor
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rep
rese
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of
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icat
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its in
tent
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to a
pply
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any
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ps ta
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wit
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acc
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wit
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rtic
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3 of
Reg
ulat
ion
(EU
) 20
19/9
43.
b.
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pan
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iste
nce
(a
ll)
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pro
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pro
mot
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hall
be
a re
gist
ered
und
erta
king
or
a su
bsid
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of
a re
gist
ered
und
erta
king
that
has
bee
n in
exi
sten
ce f
or a
t le
ast 1
yea
r be
fore
the
date
of
subm
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R
equi
red
docu
men
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ava
ilab
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EN
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cum
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he s
tatu
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of th
e re
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inan
cial
str
engt
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ll)
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ass
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of th
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dert
akin
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its
shar
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mou
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at l
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1 m
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cum
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: A
lrea
dy a
vail
able
to E
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SO-E
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equi
red
docu
men
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last
ava
ilab
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alan
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heet
s su
bmit
ted
to th
e na
tiona
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off
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no la
ter
than
201
7.
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com
pani
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oung
er th
an 1
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is in
form
atio
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to b
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with
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com
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ex
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docu
men
tati
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xper
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ll)
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pro
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as th
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chni
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xper
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se th
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t by
its
own
or b
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subc
ontr
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ote:
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requ
este
d by
the
Eur
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issi
on o
r R
egul
ator
y bo
dies
the
proj
ect p
rom
oter
sha
ll b
e ab
le a
t any
mom
ent i
n ti
me
to p
rove
the
conf
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ity
wit
h th
e E
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gisl
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the
step
s it
has
take
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form
wit
h it
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of 3
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cum
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: In
form
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indu
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ludi
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ls (
all)
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gate
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ntac
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mai
l and
ph
one
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ber.
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ail a
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ail a
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num
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r re
ceiv
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ns in
the
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al c
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ith
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l, ph
one
num
ber
and
post
al a
ddre
ss f
or e
xcep
tion
al
com
mun
icat
ion
or le
tter
requ
irin
g si
gnat
ure
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he f
ollo
win
g ta
ble
show
s a
list
of a
ddit
iona
l ad
min
istr
ativ
e cr
iter
ia:
at l
east
one
mus
t be
ful
fill
ed. T
here
are
cri
teri
a ap
plic
able
for
all
proj
ects
and
ot
hers
app
licab
le o
nly
for
proj
ects
with
a s
tatu
s un
der
cons
ider
atio
n or
for
pro
ject
s w
ith
a st
atus
mor
e ad
vanc
ed7 th
an u
nder
con
side
rati
on.
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1 A
2 A
3+B
f.
PC
I (a
ll)
PCI
labe
l in
the
last
ava
ilabl
e PC
I li
st
Req
uire
d do
cum
enta
tion
:
7 M
ore
adva
nce
d st
atu
s re
pres
ent p
roje
cts
whi
ch a
re in
the
foll
owin
g ph
ases
of
deve
lopm
ent:
plan
ned
but
not
yet
in p
erm
itti
ng
(mea
ning
pro
ject
s th
at h
ave
been
in
clud
ed in
the
nati
onal
dev
elop
men
t pla
n &
com
plet
ed th
e ph
ase
of in
itia
l stu
dies
(e.
g. c
ompl
eted
pre
-fea
sibi
lity
or
feas
ibil
ity
stud
y), b
ut h
ave
not i
nitia
ted
the
perm
itti
ng a
ppli
cati
on y
et ,
perm
itti
ng (
star
ts f
rom
the
date
whe
n th
e pr
ojec
t pro
mot
ers
appl
y fo
r th
e fi
rst p
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it r
egar
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f th
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nd c
onst
ruct
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Pa
ge
12
of 3
4
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2 A
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mbe
r an
d de
fini
tion
as in
the
last
app
rove
d E
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ublis
hed
PCI
list.
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cas
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app
lica
tion
for
incl
usio
n in
the
4th P
CI
list
, the
pro
mot
er s
hall
spec
ify
it in
the
subm
issi
on p
latf
orm
. E
NT
SO-E
wil
l tak
e in
to c
onsi
dera
tion
its
appl
icat
ion
and
this
cri
teri
a w
ill b
e re
chec
ked
whe
n th
e PC
I 4th
list
is
publ
ishe
d by
the
Eur
opea
n C
omm
issi
on.
g.N
atio
nal p
lan
(mor
e ad
van
ced)
Incl
usio
n in
the
last
ava
ilabl
e ve
rsio
n of
the
Nat
iona
l Dev
elop
men
t Pla
n (N
DP
) of
at l
east
one
EN
TSO
-E c
ount
ry.
To s
atis
fy th
is c
rite
ria,
the
proj
ect i
n qu
esti
on n
eeds
to b
e ef
fect
ivel
y in
clud
ed in
the
last
ava
ilab
le v
ersi
on o
f the
N
DP
(e.
g. b
y ex
plic
it ap
prov
al (
not j
ust b
y re
fere
nce)
of t
he p
roje
ct in
que
stio
n in
to th
e pl
an.)
R
equi
red
docu
men
tati
on:
The
ref
eren
ce (
e.g.
pro
ject
cod
e) o
f th
e pr
ojec
t in
the
last
ava
ilab
le v
ersi
on o
f th
e N
atio
nal D
evel
opm
ent P
lans
of
at le
ast o
ne E
NT
SO
-E c
ount
ry.
In c
ase
of d
iffe
renc
e in
the
data
indi
cate
d co
mpa
red
to th
e re
spec
tive
dat
a of
ND
Ps
the
expl
anat
ion
and
just
ific
atio
n of
thos
e di
ffer
ence
s sh
ould
be
prov
ided
h.
Nat
ion
al p
lan
(u
nder
co
nsid
erat
ion)
In
clus
ion
in th
e la
st a
vaila
ble
vers
ion
of th
e N
atio
nal D
evel
opm
ent P
lan
(ND
P)
of a
t lea
st o
ne E
NT
SO-E
cou
ntry
. To
sat
isfy
this
cri
teri
a, th
e pr
ojec
t in
ques
tion
nee
ds to
be
effe
ctiv
ely
incl
uded
in th
e la
st a
vail
able
ver
sion
of t
he
ND
P (
e.g.
by
expl
icit
cons
ider
atio
n (n
ot ju
st b
y re
fere
nce)
of t
he p
roje
ct in
que
stio
n in
to th
e pl
an.)
R
equi
red
docu
men
tati
on:
The
ref
eren
ce (
e.g.
pro
ject
cod
e) o
f th
e pr
ojec
t in
the
last
ava
ilab
le v
ersi
on o
f th
e N
atio
nal D
evel
opm
ent P
lans
of
at le
ast o
ne E
NT
SO
-E c
ount
ry.
In c
ase
of d
iffe
renc
e in
the
data
indi
cate
d co
mpa
red
to th
e re
spec
tive
dat
a of
ND
Ps
the
expl
anat
ion
and
just
ific
atio
n of
thos
e di
ffer
ence
s sh
ould
be
prov
ided
i.M
S / N
RA
agr
eem
ent
(un
der
cons
ider
atio
n)
Proj
ect s
hall
hav
e a
sign
ed a
gree
men
t bet
wee
n th
e co
mpe
tent
min
istr
ies
or r
egul
ator
s or
a le
tter
of
supp
ort f
rom
at
leas
t one
of
the
com
pete
nt m
inis
trie
s or
reg
ulat
ory
auth
oriti
es.
Req
uire
d do
cum
enta
tion
: T
he s
igne
d ag
reem
ent o
n th
e pr
ojec
t pro
ceed
ing
betw
een
the
min
istr
ies
or b
etw
een
the
regu
lato
rs o
f th
e im
pact
ed
coun
trie
s, a
nd th
e re
cent
am
endm
ents
for
it if
any
; or
a si
gned
lett
er, f
rom
at l
east
one
of
the
min
istr
ies
or
regu
lato
ry a
utho
ritie
s co
ncer
ned,
sta
ting
the
expl
icit
sup
port
for
the
proj
ect t
o be
par
t of
the
TY
ND
P 20
20.
j.E
xem
pti
on p
roce
ss (
mor
e ad
van
ced)
V
alid
(no
t rej
ecte
d) a
pplic
atio
n fo
r ex
empt
ion
unde
r th
e E
urop
ean
regu
lati
ons
(Art
icle
24
of R
egul
atio
n (E
C)
943/
2019
) or
equ
ival
ent
Pa
ge
13
of 3
4
A
1 A
2 A
3+B
R
equi
red
docu
men
tati
on:
The
ack
now
ledg
men
t rec
eipt
of
the
appl
icat
ion
for
the
exem
ptio
n pu
rsua
nt to
Art
. 24
of R
egul
atio
n (E
C)
No
943/
2019
fro
m th
e re
spon
sibl
e re
gula
tory
aut
hori
ties
of th
e co
ncer
ned
EU
cou
ntri
es.
k.T
SO a
gree
men
t or
pr
oces
ses
(u
nde
r co
nsid
erat
ion)
)
Sign
ed a
gree
men
t8 wit
h al
l the
con
cern
ed T
SOs
mem
bers
of
EN
TS
O-E
OR
A
pos
itive
9 fea
sibi
lity
stu
dy (
wit
hin
the
vali
dity
per
iod)
per
form
ed o
r ap
prov
ed b
y al
l the
con
cern
ed T
SOs
Req
uire
d do
cum
enta
tion
: C
opy
of a
sig
ned
agre
emen
t (e
lect
roni
cally
sig
ned
wou
ld b
e su
ffic
ient
) by
the
resp
onsi
ble
part
ies
of th
e T
SO
s in
volv
ed,
stat
ing
that
ther
e is
a c
omm
on
agre
emen
t for
ass
essi
ng th
e pr
ojec
t und
er c
onsi
dera
tion
and
subm
ittin
g it
for
TY
ND
P 20
20
proc
ess.
Req
uire
d do
cum
enta
tion
: T
he s
igne
d co
mm
on a
gree
men
t w
ith
the
conc
erne
d T
SO/s
who
is
/are
mem
ber/
s of
EN
TSO
-E,
rega
rdin
g th
e de
velo
pmen
t of
the
subm
itte
d pr
ojec
t OR
A
ll th
e im
pact
ed E
NT
SO-E
TS
O
posi
tive
fea
sibi
lity
10/p
re-
feas
ibili
ty11
stu
dies
, or
thei
r
stud
y, p
erfo
rmed
by
anot
her
part
y.
Req
uire
d do
cum
enta
tion
: T
he s
igne
d co
nnec
tion
agre
emen
t wit
h al
l th
e co
ncer
ned
TS
Os.
A
ll th
e im
pact
ed E
NT
SO-E
TS
O p
osit
ive
feas
ibili
ty12
/pre
-fea
sibi
lity
13 s
tudi
es, o
r
stud
y, p
erfo
rmed
by
anot
her
part
y
l.Stu
dies
(un
der
Res
ulti
ng f
rom
an
EN
TS
O-E
B
y 22
Nov
embe
r 20
19, d
eliv
ery
of a
ll r
elev
ant i
nfor
mat
ion
to a
ll th
e co
ncer
ned
8 In
clud
ing
TS
Os
conf
irm
atio
n to
con
nect
the
spec
ific
infr
astr
uctu
re to
the
syst
em (
conn
ectio
n po
int a
nd b
udge
t) o
r th
e co
ntra
ct w
ith
the
TS
Os
to c
onne
ct (
i.e. a
ccep
tanc
e to
pay
for
th
e w
orks
).
9 The
stu
dy s
houl
d co
nclu
de th
at th
e pr
ojec
t is
com
patib
le w
ith
the
plan
ned
netw
ork
and/
or s
houl
d pr
opos
e ad
ditio
nal n
etw
ork
rein
forc
emen
ts to
inte
grat
e th
e pr
ojec
t in
the
futu
re
netw
ork
10 &
15 F
easi
bili
ty s
tudy
Sco
pe: i
t sho
uld
conf
irm
all
the
resu
lts
of th
e pr
e-fe
asib
ilit
y st
udy
or a
men
d th
em a
nd c
onfi
rm th
e ph
ysic
al a
nd e
nvir
onm
enta
l via
bili
ty n
ot o
nly
of th
e pr
ojec
t it
self
but
als
o of
the
conn
ecti
on p
oint
s an
d ad
ditio
nal i
nves
tmen
ts r
equi
red.
11
& 1
6 Pre
-fea
sibi
lity
stu
dy S
cope
: it s
houl
d in
clud
e at
a m
inim
um th
e co
nnec
tion
poi
nt/p
oint
s of
the
proj
ect t
o th
e E
urop
ean
tran
smis
sion
gri
d, th
e ad
mis
sibl
e tr
ansf
er c
apac
ity
in th
e re
leva
nt b
ound
ary,
the
addi
tion
al in
vest
men
ts r
equi
red
for
a se
cure
ope
rati
on a
nd n
etw
ork
code
s fu
lfil
men
t.
Pa
ge
14
of 3
4
A
1 A
2 A
3+B
co
nsid
erat
ion)
syst
em n
eeds
stu
dy
(Ide
ntif
icat
ion
of S
yste
m N
eeds
or
Reg
iona
l Inv
estm
ent P
lans
) .
TSO
s to
fac
ilita
te a
pre
-fea
sibi
lity
or f
easi
bili
ty s
tudy
; or
sign
ed c
ontr
actu
al
agre
emen
t wit
h al
l the
con
cern
ed T
SOs
to p
erfo
rm a
pre
-fea
sibi
lity
or
feas
ibili
ty s
tudy
; or
ackn
owle
dgem
ent b
y al
l TSO
s co
ncer
ned
of th
e ou
tcom
e of
the
stud
y pe
rfor
med
by
the
prom
oter
. R
equi
red
docu
men
tati
on:
Alr
eady
ava
ilab
le to
EN
TSO
-E
Req
uire
d do
cum
enta
tion
: T
he p
roof
of
deli
very
14 o
f al
l rel
evan
t inf
orm
atio
n to
all
the
conc
erne
d T
SO
s to
fa
cilit
ate
a pr
e-fe
asib
ilit
y or
fea
sibi
lity
stud
y; o
r th
e si
gned
con
trac
tual
ag
reem
ent w
ith
all t
he c
once
rned
TSO
s to
per
form
a p
re-f
easi
bili
ty o
r fe
asib
ility
stu
dy; o
r a
sign
ed le
tter
(s)
by a
ll T
SOs
conc
erne
d ac
know
ledg
ing
the
outc
ome
of th
e st
udy
perf
orm
ed b
y th
e pr
omot
er a
nd a
cop
y of
the
stud
y.
14 D
eliv
ery
by a
ny f
orm
of
com
mun
icat
ion
(e.g
. em
ail,
form
) th
at is
in li
ne w
ith
the
invo
lved
TS
Os
proc
ess.
All
rel
evan
t inf
orm
atio
n m
eans
all
the
info
rmat
ion
requ
este
d by
the
conc
erne
d T
SO
s to
per
form
a p
re-f
easi
bili
ty o
r fe
asib
ilit
y st
udy.
Pa
ge
15
of 3
4
4.2
.2.
TE
CH
NIC
AL
CR
ITE
RIA
FO
R T
RA
NS
MIS
SIO
N P
RO
JE
CT
S A
ND
RE
QU
IRE
D I
NF
OR
MA
TIO
N
The
fol
low
ing
tabl
e sh
ows
the
list
of
tech
nica
l pa
ss-f
ail
crite
ria.
A
ll m
ust
be f
ulfi
lled
by t
he s
ubm
issi
on d
eadl
ine.
All
inf
orm
atio
n m
ust
be
prov
ided
in
the
Eng
lish
lan
guag
e. T
he p
roje
ct p
rom
oter
mus
t pr
ovid
e al
l re
quir
ed i
nfor
mat
ion
thro
ugh
the
on-l
ine
tool
acc
essi
ble
via
the
EN
TSO
-E w
ebsi
te.
A
1 A
2 A
3+B
m
.Tec
hni
cal
desc
rip
tion
M
ain
equi
pmen
t is:
-
a hi
gh-v
olta
ge o
verh
ead
tran
smis
sion
line
des
igne
d fo
r a
tran
smis
sion
vol
tage
of
110
kV o
r m
ore
in th
e ca
se o
f di
rect
cr
oss-
bord
er in
fras
truc
ture
OR
-
a hi
gh-v
olta
ge o
verh
ead
tran
smis
sion
line
des
igne
d fo
r a
tran
smis
sion
vol
tage
of
220
kV o
r m
ore
in th
e ca
se o
f in
tern
al in
fras
truc
ture
OR
-
a hi
gh v
olta
ge u
nder
grou
nd/s
ubm
arin
e tr
ansm
issi
on c
able
des
igne
d fo
r a
volt
age
of 1
10K
V o
r m
ore.
Req
uire
d in
form
atio
n:
- A
bri
ef te
chni
cal d
escr
ipti
on o
f th
e pr
ojec
t -
iden
tific
atio
n of
the
mai
n in
vest
men
t ite
m, w
ith
tech
nolo
gy (
AC
/DC
) an
d vo
ltag
e le
vel;
end
-sub
stat
ions
, km
of
rout
e, e
tc.
- id
entif
icat
ion
of a
dditi
onal
inve
stm
ent i
tem
s, w
ith te
chno
logy
(A
C/D
C)
and
volta
ge le
vel;
end
-sub
stat
ions
, km
of
rout
e, e
tc.
n.L
ocat
ion
Mai
n eq
uipm
ent a
t lea
st is
par
tial
ly lo
cate
d in
one
of
the
coun
trie
s re
pres
ente
d w
ithi
n E
NT
SO
-E
Req
uire
d in
form
atio
n:
Loc
atio
n of
the
proj
ect i
n th
e E
NT
SO
-E m
ap -
GIS
coo
rdin
ates
o.
Init
ial e
stim
atio
n of
the
Tra
nsf
er
capa
city
incr
ease
The
initi
al e
stim
atio
n of
the
net t
rans
fer
capa
city
incr
ease
(N
TC
) ex
pres
sed
in M
W w
here
: -
for
the
cros
s-bo
rder
infr
astr
uctu
re :
no m
inim
um li
mit
is im
pose
d -
for
the
inte
rnal
infr
astr
uctu
re: n
o m
inim
um li
mit
is im
pose
d. I
f th
e im
pact
on
the
NT
C is
und
er 1
00 M
W, p
roje
cts
mus
t be
plan
ned
to e
nsur
e se
curi
ty o
f su
pply
or
load
gro
wth
or
to a
llow
new
gen
erat
ion
conn
ecti
on.
Req
uire
d in
form
atio
n:
i. A
n as
sess
men
t of
the
incr
ease
in th
e tr
ansf
er c
apac
ity
whi
ch th
e pr
ojec
t wil
l ena
ble,
exp
ress
ed in
MW
. ii
. A
n ex
plan
atio
n of
the
use
of th
at tr
ansf
er c
apac
ity in
crea
se (
cros
s-bo
rder
impa
ct, g
ener
atio
n co
nnec
tion,
and
/or
secu
ring
load
gro
wth
)
p.P
roje
ct n
etw
ork
m
odel
ling
data
A
ll th
e pr
ojec
t cha
ract
eris
tics
nece
ssar
y to
mod
el th
e pr
ojec
t in
the
netw
ork
tool
use
d by
EN
TSO
-E in
the
asse
ssm
ent p
roce
ss
Req
uire
d in
form
atio
n:
i. E
lect
ro-t
echn
ical
par
amet
ers
of th
e pr
ojec
t whi
ch a
re n
eces
sary
to m
odel
the
prop
osed
inve
stm
ent i
n th
e ne
twor
k
Pa
ge
16
of 3
4
A
1 A
2 A
3+B
st
udie
s:
For
an
alt
erna
ting
cur
rent
(A
C)
infr
astr
uctu
re:
conn
ectio
n po
ints
(su
bsta
tions
nam
e), n
omin
al v
olta
ge, t
ype
of
cond
ucto
r, n
r/ph
ases
, res
ista
nce
(R),
rea
ctan
ce (
X),
con
duct
ance
(B
), th
erm
al li
mit
(Im
ax),
km
of
the
who
le r
oute
(f
or a
line
/cab
le),
km
of
the
rout
e to
eac
h bo
rder
if th
e in
fras
truc
ture
is a
tie-
line
; F
or a
dir
ect
curr
ent
(DC
) in
fras
truc
ture
: co
nnec
tion
poi
nts
(sub
stat
ions
nam
e), t
ype
of c
ondu
ctor
, typ
e of
co
nver
ters
(V
SC/L
CC
), n
omin
al v
olta
ge, c
apac
ity,
km
to e
ach
bord
er if
the
infr
astr
uctu
re is
a ti
e-li
ne, t
herm
al li
mit
(I
max
), M
var
capa
bilit
y ra
nge
at te
rmin
als,
bus
-bar
to b
us-b
ar lo
sses
pro
file
ove
r M
W r
ange
; ii
. E
xpec
ted
year
ly u
nava
ilabi
lity,
dif
fere
ntia
ting
bet
wee
n pl
anne
d an
d fo
rced
out
ages
, and
the
max
imum
sin
gle
fail
ure
acco
rdin
g to
the
desi
gn.
, the
list
and
fea
ture
s of
the
inte
rnal
rei
nfor
cem
ents
req
uire
d to
con
nect
the
proj
ect i
n th
e tr
ansm
issi
on n
etw
ork
base
d on
the
affe
cted
TS
Os
anal
ysis
. q.
Dat
e of
co
mm
issi
onin
g,
stat
us a
nd c
osts
15
- D
ate
of c
omm
issi
onin
g an
d st
atus
of
each
of
the
inve
stm
ent i
tem
s pa
rt o
f th
e pr
ojec
t.
- C
APE
X a
nd O
PE
X o
f ea
ch o
f th
e in
vest
men
t ite
ms
part
of
the
proj
ect (
see
Ann
ex 3
for
gui
danc
e on
CA
PE
X a
nd
OPE
X).
N
ote:
Thi
s da
ta is
man
dato
ry a
nd th
eref
ore
any
non-
com
plia
nce
wil
l res
ult i
n ex
clus
ion
from
the
fina
l TY
ND
P.
Req
uire
d in
form
atio
n:
i. A
n es
tim
atio
n of
the
com
mis
sion
ing
date
for
eac
h in
vest
men
t ite
m
ii.
A ti
mel
ine
of th
e im
plem
enta
tion
plan
incl
udin
g pr
e-fe
asib
ility
and
fea
sibi
lity
stu
dies
, eng
inee
ring
des
ign,
ex
empt
ion
and
perm
ittin
g pr
oced
ures
, man
ufac
turi
ng, c
onst
ruct
ion
and
com
mis
sion
ing
iii
. A
pro
ject
sta
tus
for
each
inve
stm
ent i
tem
, ind
icat
ing
whe
ther
the
inve
stm
ent
iv
. T
he to
tal i
nves
tmen
t cos
t (an
d fo
r ea
ch in
vest
men
t ite
m)
at th
e co
mm
issi
onin
g ye
ar v
alue
and
yea
rly
oper
atio
n an
d m
aint
enan
ce c
ost:
CA
PE
X+
OPE
X.
15 N
ote:
The
val
idit
y of
this
dat
a w
ill b
e ch
ecke
d by
EN
TS
O-E
bas
ed o
n ch
eck
rule
dis
cuss
ed w
ith
AC
ER
aga
inst
gen
eral
pro
ject
dev
elop
men
t (st
atus
and
co
mm
issi
onin
g da
te)
and
refe
renc
e co
sts.
Pa
ge
17
of 3
4
4.3
. C
RIT
ER
IA F
OR
ST
OR
AG
E P
RO
JE
CT
S A
ND
RE
QU
IRE
D D
OC
UM
EN
TA
TIO
N
4.3
.1.
AD
MIN
IST
RA
TIV
E C
RIT
ER
IA F
OR
ST
OR
AG
E P
RO
JEC
TS
AN
D R
EQ
UIR
ED
DO
CU
ME
NT
AT
ION
The
fol
low
ing
tabl
e sh
ows
the
list
of a
dmin
istr
ativ
e pa
ss-f
ail
crite
ria:
Pa
ss-f
ail
crite
ria
mea
ns t
hat
all
proj
ects
r
egar
dles
s of
the
ir
4.3
.1 b
. to
e.
by t
he
subm
issi
on d
eadl
ine.
All
docu
men
tati
on m
ust
be p
rovi
ded
in t
he E
nglis
h la
ngua
ge.
The
pro
ject
pro
mot
er m
ust
prov
ide
all
requ
ired
do
cum
enta
tion
as a
sca
nned
cop
y th
roug
h th
e on
line
pla
tfor
m a
cces
sibl
e vi
a th
e E
NT
SO-E
web
site
.
C
b.
Com
pan
y ex
iste
nce
(al
l16)
The
pro
ject
pro
mot
er s
hall
be
a re
gist
ered
und
erta
king
or
a su
bsid
iary
of
a re
gist
ered
und
erta
king
that
has
bee
n in
exi
sten
ce f
or a
t lea
st 1
yea
r be
fore
the
date
of
subm
issi
on (
for
mor
e ad
vanc
e pr
ojec
ts)
or le
ss th
an 1
yea
r
Req
uire
d do
cum
enta
tion
: T
he s
tatu
tes
of th
e re
gist
ered
und
erta
king
c.F
inan
cial
str
engt
h (
all)
T
he a
sset
s of
the
unde
rtak
ing
or it
s sh
areh
olde
rs s
hall
am
ount
to a
t lea
st 1
mil
lion
euro
s
Req
uire
d do
cum
enta
tion
: T
he la
st a
vail
able
bal
ance
she
ets
subm
itte
d to
the
natio
nal t
ax o
ffic
e no
late
r th
an 2
017.
Fo
r co
mpa
nies
you
nger
than
1 y
ear
this
info
rmat
ion
is to
be
take
n fr
om th
e co
mpa
ny e
xist
ence
doc
umen
tati
on.
d.
Tec
hnic
al e
xper
tise
(al
l)
The
pro
ject
pro
mot
er h
as th
e te
chni
cal e
xper
tise
to r
eali
se th
e pr
ojec
t on
its
own
or b
y us
ing
subc
ontr
acto
rs.
Req
uire
d do
cum
enta
tion
: In
form
atio
n on
the
indu
stri
al u
nder
taki
ng a
nd it
s te
chni
cal e
xper
tise
, inc
ludi
ng r
efer
ence
s fr
om o
ther
rel
evan
t pr
ojec
ts.
16
Pa
ge
18
of 3
4
e.C
onta
ct d
etai
ls (
all)
a)
1
SPO
C w
ith
emai
l and
pho
ne n
umbe
r b)
2
dele
gate
d co
ntac
ts: e
mai
l and
pho
ne n
umbe
r. T
hey
are
resp
onsi
ble
for
rece
ivin
g T
YN
DP
co
mm
unic
atio
ns in
cas
e th
e S
POC
is n
ot a
vaila
ble
(due
to o
ut o
f of
fice
not
ific
atio
n or
left
pos
itio
n)
c)
Gen
eral
com
pany
con
tact
wit
h em
ail,
phon
e nu
mbe
r an
d po
stal
add
ress
for
exc
epti
onal
com
mun
icat
ion
or
lette
r re
quir
ing
sign
atur
e.
The
fol
low
ing
tabl
e sh
ows
a li
st o
f ad
diti
onal
adm
inis
trat
ive
crit
eria
: A
t lea
st o
ne m
ust b
e fu
lfil
led.
T
here
are
cri
teri
a ap
plic
able
for
all
proj
ects
and
oth
ers
appl
icab
le o
nly
for
proj
ects
wit
h a
stat
us u
nder
con
side
rati
on o
r fo
r pr
ojec
ts w
ith
a st
atus
mor
e ad
vanc
ed th
an u
nder
con
side
rati
on.
C
f.P
CI
(all)
PC
I la
bel i
n th
e la
st a
vaila
ble
PCI
list
R
equi
red
docu
men
tati
on:
PCI
num
ber
and
defi
nitio
n as
in th
e la
st a
ppro
ved
EC
pub
lishe
d PC
I lis
t.
In c
ase
of a
ppli
cati
on f
or in
clus
ion
in th
e 4th
PC
I li
st, t
he p
rom
oter
sha
ll sp
ecif
y th
is in
the
subm
issi
on
plat
form
. EN
TSO
-E w
ill t
ake
into
con
side
rati
on it
s ap
plic
atio
n an
d th
is c
rite
ria
will
be
rech
ecke
d w
hen
the
4th
PC
I li
st is
pub
lishe
d by
the
Eur
opea
n C
omm
issi
on.
g.N
atio
nal p
lan
(mor
e ad
vanc
ed)
Incl
usio
n in
the
last
ava
ilabl
e ve
rsio
n of
the
Nat
iona
l Dev
elop
men
t Pla
n (N
DP
) of
the
EN
TS
O-E
cou
ntry
w
here
the
stor
age
will
be
built
. To
sati
sfy
this
cri
teri
a, th
e pr
ojec
t in
ques
tion
nee
ds to
be
effe
ctiv
ely
incl
uded
in
the
last
ava
ilab
le v
ersi
on o
f the
ND
P (
e.g.
by
expl
icit
appr
oval
(no
t jus
t by
refe
renc
e) o
f the
pro
ject
in
ques
tion
into
the
plan
). T
his
appl
ies
to th
ose
coun
trie
s w
here
the
ND
P is
sup
pose
d to
incl
ude
stor
age
proj
ects
. R
equi
red
docu
men
tati
on:
The
ref
eren
ce (
e.g.
pro
ject
cod
e) o
f th
e pr
ojec
t in
the
last
ava
ilab
le v
ersi
on o
f th
e N
atio
nal D
evel
opm
ent P
lans
of
at l
east
one
EN
TSO
-E c
ount
ry. I
n ca
se o
f di
ffer
ence
in th
e da
ta in
dica
ted
com
pare
d to
the
resp
ecti
ve d
ata
of N
DP
s th
e ex
plan
atio
n an
d ju
stif
icat
ion
of th
ose
diff
eren
ces
shou
ld b
e pr
ovid
ed.
h.
Nat
ion
al
pla
n (u
nder
co
nsid
erat
ion)
In
clus
ion
in th
e la
st a
vaila
ble
vers
ion
of th
e N
atio
nal D
evel
opm
ent P
lan
(ND
P)
of th
e E
NT
SO
-E c
ount
ry
whe
re th
e st
orag
e w
ill b
e bu
ilt. T
o sa
tisf
y th
is c
rite
ria,
the
proj
ect i
n qu
esti
on n
eeds
to b
e ef
fect
ivel
y in
clud
ed
in th
e la
st a
vail
able
ver
sion
of t
he N
DP
(e.
g. b
y ex
plic
it co
nsid
erat
ion
(not
just
by
refe
renc
e) o
f the
pro
ject
in
ques
tion
into
the
plan
). T
his
appl
ies
for
thos
e co
untr
ies
whe
re th
e N
DP
is s
uppo
sed
to in
clud
e st
orag
e pr
ojec
ts.
Req
uire
d do
cum
enta
tion
: T
he r
efer
ence
(e.
g. p
roje
ct c
ode)
of
the
proj
ect i
n th
e la
st a
vail
able
ver
sion
of
the
Nat
iona
l Dev
elop
men
t Pla
ns
of a
t lea
st o
ne E
NT
SO-E
cou
ntry
. In
case
of
diff
eren
ce in
the
data
indi
cate
d co
mpa
red
to th
e re
spec
tive
dat
a of
ND
Ps
the
expl
anat
ion
and
just
ific
atio
n of
thos
e di
ffer
ence
s sh
ould
be
prov
ided
Pa
ge
19
of 3
4
i. M
S /
NR
A
agre
emen
t (u
nder
co
nsid
erat
ion)
Pr
ojec
t sha
ll h
ave
a si
gned
agr
eem
ent b
etw
een
the
com
pete
nt m
inis
trie
s or
reg
ulat
ors
or a
lett
er o
f su
ppor
t fr
om a
t lea
st o
ne o
f th
e co
mpe
tent
min
istr
ies
or r
egul
ator
y au
thor
ities
. R
equi
red
docu
men
tati
on:
The
sig
ned
agre
emen
t on
the
proj
ect p
roce
edin
g be
twee
n th
e m
inis
trie
s or
bet
wee
n th
e re
gula
tors
of
the
impa
cted
cou
ntri
es, a
nd th
e re
cent
am
endm
ents
for
it if
any
; or
a si
gned
lett
er, f
rom
at l
east
one
of
the
min
istr
ies
or r
egul
ator
y au
thor
itie
s co
ncer
ned,
sta
ting
the
expl
icit
sup
port
for
the
proj
ect t
o be
par
t of
the
TY
ND
P 2
020.
j.T
SO
agre
emen
t or
pr
oces
ses
(mor
e ad
vanc
ed)
Si
gned
con
nect
ion
agre
emen
t with
the
TS
O w
ithin
the
EN
TSO
-E c
ount
ry w
here
the
stor
age
will
be
built
. R
equi
red
docu
men
tati
on:
The
sig
ned
conn
ectio
n ag
reem
ent w
ith
the
impa
cted
TSO
.
l.Stu
dies
(un
der
cons
ider
atio
n)
Fe
asib
ility
/pre
-fea
sibi
lity
stud
y pe
rfor
med
or
appr
oved
by
the
TSO
wit
hin
the
EN
TSO
-E c
ount
ry w
here
the
stor
age
will
be
built
OR
Del
iver
y by
22
Nov
embe
r 20
19 o
f al
l rel
evan
t inf
orm
atio
n to
all
the
conc
erne
d T
SO
s to
fac
ilita
te a
pre
-fea
sibi
lity
or f
easi
bili
ty s
tudy
; or
ackn
owle
dgem
ent b
y al
l TSO
s co
ncer
ned
of th
e ou
tcom
e of
the
stud
y pe
rfor
med
by
the
prom
oter
. R
equi
red
docu
men
tati
on:
The
impa
cted
EN
TS
O-E
TSO
fea
sibi
lity
17/p
re-f
easi
bili
ty18
st
udy,
per
form
ed b
y an
othe
r pa
rty
OR
the
pro
of o
f de
liver
y to
all
impa
cted
TSO
s of
all
rel
evan
t inf
orm
atio
n to
fac
ilita
te a
fea
sibi
lity/
pre-
feas
ibili
ty s
tudy
19; O
R a
sig
ned
lett
er(s
) by
all
TS
Os
conc
erne
d ac
know
ledg
ing
the
outc
ome
of th
e st
udy
perf
orm
ed b
y th
e pr
omot
er a
nd a
cop
y of
the
stud
y.
17 F
easi
bili
ty s
tudy
Sco
pe: i
t sho
uld
conf
irm
all
the
resu
lts
of th
e pr
e-fe
asib
ilit
y st
udy
or a
men
d th
em a
nd c
onfi
rm th
e ph
ysic
al a
nd e
nvir
onm
enta
l via
bili
ty n
ot o
nly
of th
e pr
ojec
t its
elf
but a
lso
of th
e co
nnec
tion
poin
ts a
nd a
ddit
iona
l inv
estm
ents
req
uire
d.
18 P
re-f
easi
bili
ty s
tudy
Sco
pe: i
t sho
uld
incl
ude
at m
inim
um th
e co
nnec
tion
poi
nt/p
oint
s of
the
proj
ect t
o th
e E
urop
ean
tran
smis
sion
gri
d, th
e ad
mis
sibl
e tr
ansf
er c
apac
ity
in th
e re
leva
nt b
ound
ary,
the
addi
tion
al in
vest
men
ts r
equi
red
for
a se
cure
ope
rati
on a
nd n
etw
ork
code
s fu
lfil
men
t.
19 D
eliv
ery
by m
eans
any
for
m o
f co
mm
unic
atio
n (e
.g. e
mai
l, fo
rm)
that
is in
line
wit
h th
e in
volv
ed T
SO
s pr
oces
s. A
ll r
elev
ant i
nfor
mat
ion
mea
ns a
ll th
e in
form
atio
n re
ques
ted
by th
e co
ncer
ned
TS
Os
to p
erfo
rm a
pre
-fea
sibi
lity
or
feas
ibil
ity
stud
y.
Pa
ge
20
of 3
4
4.3
.2.
TE
CH
NIC
AL
CR
ITE
RIA
FO
R S
TO
RA
GE
PR
OJ
EC
TS
AN
D R
EQ
UIR
ED
IN
FO
RM
AT
ION
The
fol
low
ing
tabl
e sh
ows
the
list
of t
echn
ical
pas
s-fa
il c
rite
ria:
Pa
ss-f
ail
crit
eria
mea
ns t
hat
all
proj
ects
r
egar
dles
s of
the
ir a
dvan
cem
ent
4.3
.2 j
. to
p.
by t
he s
ubm
issi
on d
eadl
ine.
A
ll in
form
atio
n m
ust b
e pr
ovid
ed in
the
Eng
lish
lang
uage
. The
pro
ject
pro
mot
er m
ust p
rovi
de a
ll r
equi
red
info
rmat
ion
via
the
form
in th
e on
-li
ne to
ol a
cces
sibl
e vi
a th
e E
NT
SO-E
web
site
.
C
j.
Tec
hni
cal d
escr
ipti
on
The
pro
ject
sha
ll b
e an
ele
ctri
city
sto
rage
fac
ility
use
d fo
r st
orin
g el
ectr
ical
ene
rgy
into
ano
ther
ene
rgy
form
for
pr
oduc
ing
elec
tric
ity a
t a la
ter
date
on
a pe
rman
ent o
r te
mpo
rary
bas
is in
abo
ve-g
roun
d or
und
ergr
ound
in
fras
truc
ture
or
geol
ogic
al s
ites.
R
equi
red
info
rmat
ion:
B
rief
tech
nica
l des
crip
tion
of
the
stor
age
proj
ect:
type
of
stor
age
(hyd
ro, p
ure
pum
ping
or
incl
udin
g na
tura
l inf
low
; ba
ttery
, typ
e of
tech
nolo
gy u
sed;
etc
.)
k.
Cap
acit
y &
Gen
erat
ion
The
pro
ject
sha
ll p
rovi
de a
t lea
st 2
25 M
W in
stal
led
capa
city
and
has
a s
tora
ge c
apac
ity
that
all
ows
a ne
t ann
ual
elec
tric
ity
gene
ratio
n of
250
GW
h/ye
ar20
. R
equi
red
info
rmat
ion:
i.
Inst
alle
d el
ectr
ic g
ener
atin
g ca
paci
ty21
,incl
udin
g m
axim
um a
ctiv
e po
wer
(M
W)
and
reac
tive
pow
er (
Mva
r),
and
min
imum
val
ues
diff
eren
t fro
m z
ero.
ii
. T
otal
sto
rage
cap
acit
y22, a
nd in
stal
led
elec
tric
sto
ring
cap
acit
y in
clud
ing
max
imum
act
ive
pow
er (
MW
) an
d re
acti
ve p
ower
(M
var)
, and
min
imum
val
ues
diff
eren
t fro
m z
ero.
20 R
egul
atio
n (E
U)
347/
2013
, Ann
ex I
V.1
. (b)
; 21
Mus
t be
high
er th
an 2
25 M
W -
As
requ
este
d by
Reg
ulat
ion
(EU
) 34
7/20
13, a
nnex
IV
, Art
. 1(b
);
22 S
tora
ge c
apac
ity
shou
ld b
e de
fine
d as
tota
l ene
rgy
deliv
ered
to th
e gr
id w
hen
rese
rvoi
r is
tota
lly e
mpt
ied,
sta
rtin
g at
res
ervo
ir f
ull c
ondi
tion
.
Pa
ge
21
of 3
4
l.Vol
tage
leve
l T
he p
roje
ct is
dir
ectly
con
nect
ed to
the
high
-vol
tage
tran
smis
sion
net
wor
k fo
r a
volta
ge o
f 11
0kV
or
mor
e23
Req
uire
d in
form
atio
n:
The
con
nect
ion
poin
t to
the
tran
smis
sion
infr
astr
uctu
re, t
he v
olta
ge a
t the
con
nect
ion
poin
t (>
=11
0kV
)
m.L
ocat
ion
T
he p
roje
ct is
par
tial
ly lo
cate
d an
d di
rect
ly c
onne
cted
to o
ne o
f th
e co
untr
ies
repr
esen
ted
with
in E
NT
SO
-E
Req
uire
d in
form
atio
n:
Loc
atio
n of
the
proj
ect i
n th
e E
NT
SO
-E m
ap a
nd G
IS c
oord
inat
es
n.P
roje
ct n
etw
ork/
mar
ket
m
odel
ling
data
(E
NT
SO-E
m
ight
req
uir
e or
sp
ecif
y fu
rthe
r te
chni
cal d
ata
for
mod
ellin
g ne
eds
duri
ng
the
Cos
t-B
enef
it A
nal
ysis
as
sess
men
t fo
r T
YN
DP
20
20)
All
the
proj
ect c
hara
cter
istic
s ne
cess
ary
to m
odel
the
proj
ect i
n th
e ne
twor
k to
ol u
sed
by E
NT
SO-E
in th
e as
sess
men
t pro
cess
. R
equi
red
info
rmat
ion:
-
Sto
rage
Cap
acity
[G
Wh]
-
Rou
ndtr
ip e
ffic
ienc
y [%
] -
Max
imum
and
Min
imum
Tot
al T
urbi
ning
/gen
erat
ing
Cap
acit
y [M
W]
- M
axim
um a
nd M
inim
um T
otal
pum
ping
/com
pres
sor
Cap
acit
y of
pum
p st
orag
e [M
W]
-
Gen
erat
ing
hour
s [h
] (f
or C
ompr
esse
d-A
ir-E
nerg
y-St
orag
e pr
ojec
ts o
nly)
-
Pum
ping
/Cha
rgin
g ho
urs
[h]
(for
Com
pres
sed-
Air
-Ene
rgy-
Sto
rage
pro
ject
s on
ly)
o.
D
ate
of
com
mis
sion
ing,
st
atus
of
th
e p
roje
ct
and
cost
s
- D
ate
of c
omm
issi
onin
g an
d st
atus
of
the
proj
ect.
-
CA
PEX
and
OP
EX
of
the
proj
ect (
see
Ann
ex 3
for
gui
danc
e on
CA
PE
X a
nd O
PEX
).
Not
e: T
his
data
is m
anda
tory
and
ther
efor
e an
y no
n-co
mpl
ianc
e w
ill r
esul
t in
excl
usio
n fr
om th
e fi
nal T
YN
DP
. R
equi
red
info
rmat
ion:
i.
An
esti
mat
ion
of th
e co
mm
issi
onin
g da
te
ii.
A ti
mel
ine
of th
e im
plem
enta
tion
plan
incl
udin
g pr
e-fe
asib
ility
and
fea
sibi
lity
stu
dies
, eng
inee
ring
des
ign,
ex
empt
ion
and
perm
ittin
g pr
oced
ures
, man
ufac
turi
ng, c
onst
ruct
ion
and
com
mis
sion
ing
iii
. ty
stu
dies
),
iv
. T
he to
tal i
nves
tmen
t cos
t of
the
proj
ect a
t the
com
mis
sion
ing
year
val
ue, a
nd th
e an
nual
ope
ratio
n an
d m
aint
enan
ce c
osts
(in
clud
ing
the
cost
for
the
purc
hase
of
ener
gy):
CA
PE
X+
OP
EX
. The
OPE
X r
eque
sted
of
prom
oter
s fo
r st
orag
e pr
ojec
ts m
ust n
ot in
clud
e th
e co
st f
or th
e pu
rcha
se o
f en
ergy
.
23 R
egul
atio
n (E
U)
No
347/
2013
, Ann
ex I
I.1.
(c)
Pa
ge
22
of 3
4
p.
Nat
ural
Inf
low
T
he p
rom
oter
indi
cate
s w
heth
er th
e pr
ojec
t pre
sent
s a
natu
ral i
nflo
w (
for
PHE
S) (
yes/
no a
nsw
er)
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5.
5.1. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TO BE PROVIDED BY ALL PROJECTS
In the main submission window, and in addition to the administrative criteria listed in Section 4, all projects which are included in a National Development Plan(s) (final or draft), shall deliver to ENTSO-E the reference (i.e. project code and page number) of the project in the last available National Development Plans for all the ENTSO-E countries directly concerned.
NB: This does not constitute a requirement for projects to be included in a National Development Plan, but merely a requirement to inform ENTSO-E when it is the case. This requirement applies indifferently of the additional administrative criteria for which the promoter chooses to deliver proof of compliance.
5.2. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TO BE PROVIDED BY PROJECTS SELECTED
IN THE TYNDP2020
In Q1-Q2 2020 ENTSO-E will contact projects accepted into the TYNDP2020 with request for additional information. This additional information will be reflected in the projects sheets published on entsoe.eu and serves only to provide further information on the project. The window for submission of additional information is provisionally foreseen to extend from March to May 2020. Exact dates will be announced in Q1 2020. Workshops and/or webinars will be organised
The additional information that will be requested includes, but is not limited to, the following items:
- Project promoters will be contacted after the finalisation of the Identification of System Needs (IoSN) report with a request to link their projects to the needs identified in the IoSN report. Project promoters will have to provide this update during a dedicated submission window of one month.
- Deliver the cost justification in line with the Cost Benefit Methodology into force. - Deliver any other explanation in line with the Cost Benefit Analysis Methodology which will
enhance the description of the project benefits in the TYNDP report.
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6.
6.1. ACCESS TO AND USAGE OF THE PROVIDED DATA AND
DOCUMENTATION
The administrative documents provided by the project promoters during the submission phase and referring to their legal status, financial capability and technical expertise should be solely used by ENTSO-E to ensure compliance with the administrative criteria defined in their practical implementation documents and should be treated as confidential by ENTSO-E.
The technical input provided by the project promoters and the benefits of the projects assessed in accordance with the CBA methodology should be made public by ENTSO-E.
The cost data submitted by the project promoters for the projects to be included in the TYNDP will be made public by ENTSO-E.
By default, all the data and documentation provided by the promoter will be accessible to the European Commission and the Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER).
6.2. PROJECT SUBMISSION PROCESS AND ACCEPTANCE / REJECTION
PROCESS BASED ON ADMINISTRATIVE AND TECHNICAL CRITERIA
The project promoter is fully responsible for the correctness and completeness of the information that it provides in the TYNDP procedure.
In case of incomplete and/or inconsistent submission of information during the application period, ENTSO-E will send a formal request to the project promoter to complete and/or correct the missing/inconsistent information. With this request the promoter is informed that failure to provide the required information will result in exclusion from the TYNDP project list. Acknowledgement of this request from the promoter has to be received within five working days after ENTSO- request. If the promoter fails to acknowledge the request within five working days and/or fails to submit the requested data within the fixed deadline included in the request, the project is rejected and the project promoter can pass to review phase (detailed in section 6.5).
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6.3. UPDATE OF TECHNICAL DATA
6.3.1. REQUESTS BY PROJECT PROMOTERS TO UPDATE TECHNICAL
DATA
Requests by project promoters to update project information shall be dealt with in the following manner: - In case of incorrect information submitted within the submission window, the promoter shall inform
ENTSO-E of this error. The updated data shall be sent to ENTSO-E by the end of ENTSO-E application review period which will be communicated to all the applicants once the submission window is expired. After this period the data will be considered frozen for the purposes of the CBA Assessment.
- During the data processing phase and the assessment phase (December 2019 - June 2020) no data update request by project promoters will be accepted by ENTSO-E for the purpose of the CBA Assessment.
- If the project information changes from the moment of confirmation of acceptance in the TYNDP and the start of the TYNDP consultation, the promoter will have the opportunity to update the project information during the TYNDP consultation phase. This update will be included in a dedicated section of the TYNDP project sheet and will be clearly labelled with the date of information submission and the disclaimer that this update is not reflected in the CBA assessment results published in the TYNDP. The technical data used for the CBA assessment will in any case be published and labelled as input data for the CBA assessment.
6.3.2. REQUESTS BY ENTSO-E TO CORRECT OR COMPLETE THE
TECHNICAL DATA PROVIDED
ENTSO-E reserves the right to ask a project promoter to correct or confirm the technical data provided at any time. The project promoter will then be asked to provide the corrected technical data within five (5) working days.
If the project promoter fails to provide the requested data within 5 (five) working days, and the missing/inconsistent data does not allow for a full CBA calculation of the project, this specific project will be disregarded, and not included and assessed in the TYNDP.
6.4. ACCESS TO ASSESSMENT RESULTS
ENTSO-E recognises the importance of the project assessment results to the overall quality and acceptance of the TYNDP and to individual promoters projects.
Therefore, ENTSO-E will send to project promoters single point of contact, at least two weeks in advance of the public consultation on the TYNDP 2020, the specific assessment results for their project[s].
Upon review of these results, project promoters may have questions or queries. A request can be made to the ENTSO-E TYNDP project team for a bilateral meeting by sending a request for a meeting to the point of
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contact set out in Annex 2 of this document. This request should include a brief description of the topics and issues that the project promoter wishes to discuss and the project promoter s upcoming availability.
In conjunction with project promoters and stakeholders, ENTSO-E will host public workshops at key stages in the development of the TYNDP to consult on associated methodologies and results. Project promoters are strongly advised to make themselves aware and contribute through these workshops to the ongoing development of the TYNDP. These workshops will be announced with a brief synopsis and registration details at: https://www.entsoe.eu/news-events/events/Pages/default.aspx.
6.5. RIGHT TO REQUEST A REVIEW
ENTSO-E shall treat all applications, including supporting documents, in line with the procedure laid down in Sections 6.
In the event of disagreement with ENTSO-E decision to reject a project from the provisional list, the concerned project promoter has a right to ask ENTSO-E to review its rejection decision in accordance with the review procedure outlined in this Section 6.5.
6.5.1. PURPOSE AND SCOPE OF THE REVIEW PROCEDURE
The purpose and scope of the review procedure is to hear evidence as to why the applicant considers that the initially rejected project in question complies with the eligibility, administrative and technical criteria and the procedure laid down in this document, and should therefore be included in the TYNDP 2020.
The review procedure is carried out before the Network Development Stakeholder Group (NDSG) which is a voluntary group consisting of members from generator, distributor, trader, consumer, NGO etc. interest groups; with the Commission and ACER as permanent observers and chaired by ENTSO-E as further specified in the NDSG Terms of Reference (ToR).
6.5.2. HOW TO REQUEST A REVIEW
Where ENTSO-E has issued a rejection decision to a candidate, the decision document provides the rejected project promoter ten (10) working days from the date of the decision document to send a review request to ENTSO-E, via email to the point of contact indicated in Annex 2 of this document.
The applicants review request must indicate the decision challenged, the reasons for the challenge and contain the necessary supporting evidence.
Hearings are organised before the NDSG and are followed by the NDSG issuing a non-binding recommendation to ENTSO-E who will adopt the final decision in the matter.
Any time during the review procedure, ENTSO-E may consult the Commission and ACER. If deemed necessary, the authorities may also consult the relevant stakeholders on an ad-hoc basis when considering the project promoters' justifications. When taking its final decision, ENTSO-E considers but is not bound by - the expressed views, in addition to the non-binding NDSG recommendation.
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The following elements - considered as having been already consulted with stakeholders earlier in the process, agreed upon and finalised are not to be open for discussion within this review phase: scenario assumptions and data, CBA methodologies in force and project data submitted within the process.
Detailed review procedure steps will be provided in ENTSO- notification, but the main elements will be according to Figure 2.
ENTSO-E issues a rejection notification
By 10 working days after the rejection notification
Project promoter issues a review request
At least 3 weeks after ENTSO-notification
Hearing before NDSG takes place, in person or by web conference. ENTSO-E will share with the NDSG, at the latest one week before the hearing,:
- the review requests received from project promoters; - the related rejection notifications, containing the justification for
ENTSO- ; - an overview of the review procedure with the timeline and
deadline for each step.
By two weeks after the hearing
NDSG informs ENTSO-E of their non-binding opinion (or decision not to provide an opinion) in writing.
By 5 weeks after reception of ommendation
The System Development Committee of ENTSO-E adopts a decision. ENTSO-E notifies the project promoter of its decision, including the reasons for it.
Figure 2. Provisional timeline for the review process
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To ensure that the project promoters belonging to the categories A3 + B + C, and who have been involved in the TYNDP 2018, are duly informed about the submission window for the TYNDP 2020, ENTSO-E will adhere to the following steps:
1. On the opening of the submission window (October 2019), ENTSO-E announces the opening publicly on entsoe.eu and sends an e-mail to inform all project promoters of categories A3, B and C who were included in the TYNDP 2018 of the opening of the process using contacts made available by promoters in the TYNDP platform and PCI submission platform. ENTSO-E asks project promoters to acknowledge good reception by e-mail within 5 working days.
2. A reminder is sent by email after 3 working days.
3. Project promoters who did not send an acknowledgement are contacted by phone (if a phone number has been provided trough the TYNDP and PCI platform).
4. After the 5 working days are expired, ENTSO-E sends per email to EC and ACER the list of A3, B and C project promoters who did not send an acknowledgement and asks for alternative contact points. Promoters are then contacted with the alternative contact details, if available.
5. At the closure of the submission window, ENTSO-E sends a letter to A3, B and C project promoters who did not apply to inform them that they will not be included in the TYNDP 2020, copy to EC and ACER.
6. In Q1-2020 ENTSO-E publishes on its public website a list of the TYNDP 2018 projects with an indication of whether they have applied for the TYNDP 2020.
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-
ENTSO-E can be contacted by using the following contact details:
- Email: [email protected] - Phone: +32 2 741 86 29 - Address: Lea Dehaudt, Av. Cortenbergh 100, 1000, Brussels, Belgium
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CAPITAL EXPENDITURE (CAPEX): GUIDANCE FOR PROMOTERS
The following costs are considered to be CAPEX:
Expected costs for permits, feasibility studies, design and land acquisition;
Expected cost for equipment, materials and execution costs (such as towers, foundations, conductors, substations, protection and control systems);
Expected costs for temporary solutions which are necessary to realise a project (e.g. a new overhead line has to be built in an existing route, and a temporary circuit has to be installed during the construction period);
Expected environmental and consenting costs (such as costs to avoid environmental impacts or compensated under existing legal provisions, cost of planning procedures);
Expected costs for devices that have to be replaced within the given period (consideration of project life-cycle); and
Dismantling costs at the end of the equipment life-cycle.
CAPEX figures must be declared as real values (i.e. not taking into account inflation) for each investment. The values are to be expressed as constant values in the TYNDP year. For example, for TYNDP 2020-30 the values are to be represented in constant 2020 values.
Example:
For each investment the promoter should provide the aggregated real value (i.e. excluding inflation rate) of the expected capital expenditure for the investment and the year that the investment is to be commissioned. This is illustrated by Project X, which is a cluster of three investments: investment A, investment B and investment C. Investment A is expected to be commissioned in 2022, whereas investment B and C are expected to be commissioned in 2023 and 2024 respectively.
The assumption for Project X is that capital expenses for each investment are aggregated and represented as a single value in the year of its commissioning. Thus, the input the promoter should provide is given below:
COMMISSIONING YEAR
INVESTMENT A 40* 2022
INVESTMENT B 10* 2023
INVESTMENT C 20* 2024
TABLE: ILLUSTRATION OF CAPITAL EXPENDITURE INFORMATION TO BE PROVIDED BY PROJECT PROMOTERS
[Note*: the investment costs are real values in 2020 (for TYNDP2020-30) terms]
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The provision of the CAPEX expenses in this way permits comparison of the project with other projects, as they can be discounted using common assumptions to the point in time for which the assessment is needed (the year in which the study is performed). This step is not requested of the promoter.
The costs shall be reported according to the investment status and related uncertainties, in the following manner:
For mature investments in the permitting or under construction status:
Costs should be reported based on the current data of project promoters together with a transparently explained uncertainty range24.
For non-mature investments in the planned but not yet in permitting or under consideration status
1. if detailed project costs information is available: this should be used and applied with the same principle as for mature investments.
2. if detailed project costs information is not usually available, project promoters will multiply a set of standard investment costs (to be provided by ENTSO-E in the context of the TYNDP) with a defined project-specific complexity factor. Regarding the definition of the complexity factor, three situations should be applied:
a. giving a range for the standard costs per group of assets that includes a maximum and minimum value according to his expectations without project promoter explanation (see table below25);
b. in case the project promoter according to his expectations chooses a complexity factor that exceeds the previous ranges, this choice should be explained using, for example, the description of project characteristics: e.g. terrain, routing, presence of historical landmarks, presence of other infrastructure, population density, special materials and designs, protected areas, etc.
c. in case the project promoter does not know anything about the project investments costs in this non-mature phase (including the effect of possible impacts of project characteristics), the costs should be equal to the standard investment costs using a complexity factor equal to 1.026.
Finally, the investment costs will be one value to which an uncertainty range is applied.
The table of maximum and minimum complexity factor per group of assets is presented below:
24 For example, information presented on National Investment Plans. 25 Taken for example from the ACER report according with minimum and maximum interquartile. 26 This information will be updated in future TYNDP when project promoters have more detail.
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Investment type Maximum CF Minimum CF
AC Onshore Overhead Lines (OHL)
1.30 0.50
AC Onshore Cable 1.20 0.70
Subsea Cables 1.10 0.90
AC Substation 1.30 0.60
Transformer 1.30 0.70
HVDC Converter Station 1.20 0.90
TABLE OF MAXIMUM AND MINIMUM COMPLEXITY FACTOR PER GROUP OF ASSETS
OPERATING EXPENDITURE (OPEX): GUIDANCE FOR PROMOTERS
The following costs are to be considered as OPEX:
Expected annual maintenance costs; and
Expected annual operation costs.
These values are real values and are to be reported as an annual average figure in constant TYNDP year (e.g. 2020 euros).
It is important to highlight what can be mistakenly considered as a component of the OPEX but does not fall into this category:
system losses: they are considered in a dedicated indicator the cost of purchasing energy for storage investments: this is an internal variable for the SEW
computation.
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Project submitted
in...
Project commissioning
date is...
Studies performed
Time horizon Scenarios Analysis
Main submission window
Until 2034 included
2025 National Trends Full CBA including network computations (losses)
2030 National Trends Full CBA including network computations (losses)
Distributed Energy, Global Ambition
Market only CBA
In 2035 and later 2030 National Trends, Distributed Energy, Global Ambition
Market only CBA
Submission window for future projects
After 2035 2030 National Trends Market only CBA
The following table summarises the studies envisaged in the TYNDP 2020, including the identification of system needs study.
Time horizon
Role in TYNDP
Scenario Scenario characteristics Studies performed in
TYNDP 2020
2025 Central scenario
National Trends
Best estimate for MAF and TYNDP
Market CBA
Network computation (losses)
2030 Central scenario
National Trends
Aligned with NECPs (September 2019 data latest)
System Needs analysis (including optimal grid, boundaries analysis, no grid analysis)
Full CBA including network computations (losses)
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Variance scenarios
Distributed Energy
Top Down scenarios using
Market only CBA
Global Ambition
2040
Central scenario
National Trends Bottom-up scenario. Data collected end 2018
System Needs Analysis 2040
Variance scenarios
Distributed Energy
Top-down scenarios using climate budget approach
Not used in TYNDP 2020
Global Ambition