Ref. Ares(2015)4026594 - 30/09/2015
From:
KRYNICKA Marta (CAB-ARIAS CAÑETE)
Sent:
30 September 2015 14:47
To:
KRYNICKA Marta (CAB-ARIAS CAÑETE)
Subject:
Minutes of the meeting between Ms Cristina Lobillo Borrero (CLB), Yvon
Slingenberg (YS) and representatives of EWEA, The European Wind Energy
Association on 10 September 2015 in Brussels
Date: 10 September 2015
Place: Brussels
Participants: CLB + YS with representatives of EWEA, The European Wind Energy Association
SUBJECTS:
• Governance of the Energy Union
• Reform of the wholesale electricity market
• Revision of the renewable energy directive
EWEA provided a description of :
• The representatives of EWEA explained their views on the future of EU legislation
regarding renewables, their importance to the decarbonisation of the economy and
to meeting the 2030 targets, and their role in the forthcoming Energy Union Strategy.
• EWEA representatives the importance of regulatory and legal stability to incentivise
the necessary investments post-2020. Whereas the ETS was a good transition driver,
the business case would need to come from the wholesale market. The changes to
the legislative framework for renewables support in Spain were also mentioned as
very damaging for the investment climate.
• In their view a strong governance system with binding reporting and
recommendations (cf. European Semester) and the possibility of imposing sanctions
on Member States would be indispensable to ensure the achievement of the 2030
RES target. Furthermore, a strong, harmonised approach to assessing generation
capacity adequacy and to capacity reserve mechanisms would be needed.
• EWEA explained the work they are doing assessing the future of the energy sector,
incl. modelling, and pointed to the event being organised in November (VPS present).
Cabinet replied by :
• The Head of Cabinet recalled that the EU becoming world leader in renewables was
one of the priorities of President Juncker, pointed to the opportunities of the new
EFSI and invited specific contributions to consultation on the reform of the electricity
market.
• She also emphasised the flexibility that renewable energy can provide to the market
and that the reform of the Market Design should be based on technology neutrality
and better cooperation between Member States. A sector inquiry on capacity reserve
mechanisms was ongoing.