Ref. Ares(2021)4296942 - 01/07/2021
Infrastructure development:
developing a future-proof grid
Electricity interconnections – main
steps
•
10% electricity interconnection target – by 2005
defined as import capacity over installed generation
capacity in a Member State;
• 2014 Commission proposal
to extend the 10% to 15%
by 2030, while taking into account the cost aspects and
the potential of commercial exchanges in the relevant
regions. Target endorsed by the October 2014 European
Council;
• Target to be achieved by the implementation of
Projects
of Common Interest (PCIs).
Commission Expert Group on
electricity interconnection targets
• EG to provide the Commission with technical advice to
operationalise the 15% target;
• EG composed of 15 members selected in a public call for
applications; Work started in October 2016;
• First EG advice expected to be published in mid-2017;
• Contribution to the 2030 target and the review of the TEN-
E regulatory framework
The role of the 2030
interconnection targets
•
Market integration and
RES integration as well as security
of supply require better interconnected Europe;
•
Share of electricity expected to increase significantly from
27% in 2016 to more than 50% in 2030 driven by
electrification of transport, heating and cooling;
• In addition to a well-functioning market,
more
interconnections are needed to grasp the full potential of
energy transformation;
• The 2030
interconnection target is seen as a useful policy
tool to guide the development of trans-European electricity
infrastructure.
Electricity interconnection targets:
Challenges
• Member States differ in terms of generation mix, size of their
markets and geographical location;
• Existing interconnectors not always used efficiently due to
internal congestion;
• Public acceptance;
• Financing needs;
• Breakthrough technologies gaining momentum:
•
integrated services and digitalization, electricity storage,
empowerment and local generation, demand response, energy
efficiency;
How to design a meaningful target
• What would you consider important factors to take into
account when establishing a 2030 interconnection target?
• How could the interconnection target(s) be taken into
account in European grid planning and how could they best
be taken into consideration in the identification of TYNDP
and the PCIs?
• What could be the impact of the increasing uptake of
decentralised renewables and other emerging technologies
on the need for transmission lines and interconnectors?
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