COMMISSION DECISION (EU) 2022/639
of 27 August 2021
on the aid scheme SA.54915 – 2020/C (ex 2019/N) Belgium – Capacity remuneration mechanism
(notified under document C(2021) 6431)
(Only the English version is authentic)
(Text with EEA relevance)
1.
PROCEDURE
2.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE MEASURE
2.1.
Overview of the measure
2.2.
Legal basis and government arrangements
2.3.
Generation adequacy in Belgium
2.3.1.
Reliability standard
2.3.2.
Adequacy assessment
|
2025 |
2028 |
2030 |
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EU-base |
EU-HiLo |
EU-base |
EU-HiLo |
EU-base |
EU-HiLo |
|
Remaining market LOLE (hours) |
9,4 |
10,5 |
6 |
6,9 |
6 |
6,2 |
Remaining market LOLE95 (hours) |
89 |
84 |
63 |
76 |
43 |
51 |
|
Base case scenario – 2025 |
Low carbon sensitivity (23) – 2025 |
Average LOLE |
1,09 hours |
1,61 hours |
LOLE95 |
3,15 hours |
- |
|
Base case scenario – 2025 (27) |
Low gas sensitivity – 2025 (28) |
Low nuclear/CH NTC sensitivity 2025 (29) |
Average LOLE |
3,3 hours |
8,1 hours |
4,6 hours |
2.3.3.
Market failures
2.3.4.
Market reforms
2.4.
Beneficiaries
2.4.1.
Eligibility
2.4.2.
Minimum threshold for participation
2.4.3.
Aggregation
2.4.4.
Unproven capacity
2.4.5.
De-rating
2.4.5.1.
General rules
Service Level Agreement (SLA) |
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Availability/Duration [h] |
SLA |
Large-scale storage |
1 h |
11 % |
11 % |
2 h |
19 % |
19 % |
3 h |
28 % |
28 % |
4 h |
36 % |
36 % |
6 h |
52 % |
52 % |
8 h |
65 % |
65 % |
Thermal technologies with a daily schedule |
||
Subcategory |
De-rating factor |
|
Combined cycle gas turbine |
91 % |
|
Open cycle gas turbine |
90 % |
|
Turbojets |
96 % |
|
Gas engines |
95 % |
|
Diesel engines |
93 % |
|
CHP |
93 % |
|
Biomass |
93 % |
|
Waste |
93 % |
|
Nuclear |
96 % |
|
Coal |
90 % |
|
Energy-limited technologies with a daily schedule |
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Availability/Duration [h] |
De-rating factor |
|
1 |
11 % |
|
2 |
19 % |
|
3 |
28 % |
|
4 |
36 % |
|
5 -6 |
52 % |
|
7 -8 |
65 % |
|
Weather-dependent technologies |
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Subcategory |
De-rating factor |
|
Offshore wind |
15 % |
|
Onshore wind |
6 % |
|
Solar |
4 % |
|
Hydro Run-of-River |
34 % |
|
Thermal technologies without a daily programme |
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Subcategory |
De-rating factor |
|
Aggregated thermal technologies |
62 % |
2.4.6. Rules applicable to cross-border participation
2.4.7.
Rules applicable to unproven capacity
2.5.
Auction process and pricing rules
2.5.1.
Auctions frequency
2.5.2.
Determination of the volume to be auctioned
2.5.3.
Pre-qualification phase
2.5.4.
Specific auction design features
2.5.4.1.
Pricing rule
2.5.4.2.
Intermediate price cap
|
Yearly FOM costs [EUR/kW/year] |
Activation cost for availability test [EUR/kW/year] |
De-rating factor(66) |
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LOW |
MID |
HIGH |
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CCGT |
29 |
30 |
41 |
0 |
91 % |
OCGT |
19 |
19 |
40 |
0 |
90 % |
Turbojet |
23 |
29 |
29 |
0 |
96 % |
Market response |
5 |
10 |
15 |
0,18 |
36 % |
|
Total yearly revenues [EUR/kW/year](68) |
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LOW |
MID |
HIGH |
|
CCGT |
5 |
11 |
20 |
OCGT |
10,2 |
12,6 |
15,5 |
Turbojet |
19,3 |
23,2 |
27 |
Market response |
14,3 |
17,1 |
20 |
‘Missing-money’ [EUR/kWde-rated/year] |
Level 1 |
Level 2 |
Level 3 |
Level 4 |
Level 5 |
Level 6 |
CCGT |
10,4 |
20,8 |
27,7 |
11,5 |
21,9 |
28,8 |
OCGT |
4,1 |
7,5 |
10,3 |
4,1 |
7,5 |
10,3 |
Turbojet |
0 |
0 |
4 |
2,2 |
6,4 |
10,6 |
Market response |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2.5.4.3.
Clearing rules
2.6.
Contract duration
Contract duration |
Thresholds proposed by CREG |
New proposal from Belgian Government |
Years |
€/kW |
€/kW |
15 |
600 |
360 |
8 |
400 |
239 |
3 |
177 |
106 |