REGULATION
(EC) No 663/2009
OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL
of 13 July 2009
establishing a programme to aid economic recovery by granting Community financial assistance to projects in the field of energy
CHAPTER I
INTRODUCTORY PROVISIONS
Article 1
Subject matter
Article 2
Definitions
Article 3
Budget
CHAPTER II
SUB-PROGRAMMES
SECTION 1
Gas and electricity infrastructure projects
Article 4
Objectives
Article 5
Priorities
Article 6
Granting of Community financial assistance
Article 7
Eligibility
Article 8
Selection and award criteria
Article 9
Funding conditions
Article 10
Instruments
Article 11
Member States’ financial responsibilities
SECTION 2
Offshore wind projects
Article 12
Granting of EEPR assistance
Article 13
Eligibility
Article 14
Selection and award criteria
Article 15
Funding conditions
Article 16
Instruments
SECTION 3
Carbon capture and storage projects
Article 17
Granting of EEPR assistance
Article 18
Eligibility
Article 19
Selection and award criteria
Article 20
Funding conditions
Article 21
Instruments
CHAPTER III
COMMON PROVISIONS
Article 22
Other EEPR assistance and instruments
Article 23
Programming and implementing arrangements
Article 24
Member States’ general responsibilities
Article 25
Protection of the European Communities’ financial interests
CHAPTER IV
IMPLEMENTING AND FINAL PROVISIONS
Article 26
Committees
Article 27
Evaluation
Article 28
Information to the European Parliament and to the Council
Article 29
Entry into force
ANNEX
ELIGIBLE PROJECTS
A.
Gas and Electricity infrastructure projects
1.
Gas interconnectors
Project |
Location of projects supported |
Envisaged Community contribution (EUR million) |
Southern Gas Corridor |
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NABUCCO |
Austria, Hungary, Bulgaria, Germany, Romania |
200 |
ITGI – Poseidon |
Italy, Greece |
100 |
Baltic interconnection |
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Skanled/Baltic pipe |
Poland, Denmark, Sweden |
150 |
LNG network |
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Liquefied Natural Gas terminal at Polish coast at port of Świnoujście |
Poland |
80 |
Central and South East Europe |
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Slovakia-Hungary Interconnector (Veľký Krtíš - Vecsés) |
Slovakia, Hungary |
30 |
Gas transmission system in Slovenia between the Austrian Border to Ljubljana (excluding the section Rogatec-Kidričevo) |
Slovenia |
40 |
Interconnection Bulgaria-Greece (Stara Zagora — Dimitrovgrad-Komotini) |
Bulgaria, Greece |
45 |
Romania-Hungary gas interconnector |
Romania, Hungary |
30 |
Expansion of Gas Storage Capacity in the Czech hub |
Czech Republic |
35 |
Infrastructure and equipment to permit reverse gas flow in the event of short term supply disruption |
Austria, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Estonia, Greece, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia |
80 |
Slovakia-Poland interconnection |
Slovakia, Poland |
20 |
Hungary-Croatia interconnection |
Hungary |
20 |
Bulgaria-Romania interconnection |
Bulgaria, Romania |
10 |
Mediterranean |
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Reinforcement of FR gas network on the Africa-Spain-France axis |
France |
200 |
GALSI (Gazoduc Algérie-Italie) |
Italy |
120 |
Gas Interconnection Western Axis Larrau Branch |
Spain |
45 |
North Sea area |
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Germany-Belgium-United Kingdom pipeline |
Belgium |
35 |
France-Belgium connection |
France, Belgium |
200 |
TOTAL |
|
1 440 |
2.
Electricity interconnectors
Project |
Location of projects supported |
Envisaged Community contribution (EUR million) |
Baltic interconnection |
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Estlink-2 |
Estonia, Finland |
100 |
Interconnection Sweden-Baltic States, and strengthening of the grid in Baltic States |
Sweden, Latvia, Lithuania |
175 |
Central and South East Europe |
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Halle/Saale – Schweinfurt |
Germany |
100 |
Wien-Győr |
Austria, Hungary |
20 |
Mediterranean |
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Portugal-Spain interconnection reinforcement |
Portugal |
50 |
Interconnection France-Spain (Baixas - Sta Llogaia) |
France, Spain |
225 |
New 380 kV AC submarine cable between Sicily – Continental Italy (Sorgente – Rizziconi) |
Italy |
110 |
North Sea area |
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500 MW Ireland/Wales interconnector (Meath-Deeside) |
Ireland, United Kingdom |
110 |
Electricity interconnection Malta-Italy |
Malta/Italy |
20 |
TOTAL |
|
910 |
3.
Small island projects
Small isolated island initiatives |
Cyprus |
10 |
Malta |
5 |
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TOTAL |
|
15 |
B.
Offshore wind projects
Project |
Capacity |
Location of projects supported |
Envisaged Community contribution (EUR million) |
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1. Grid integration of offshore wind energy |
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1,5 GW |
Denmark, Sweden, Germany, Poland |
150 |
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1 GW |
United Kingdom, Netherlands, Germany, Ireland, Denmark, Belgium, France, Luxembourg |
165 |
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2. New turbines, structures and components, optimisation of manufacturing capacities |
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1,6 GW |
Germany |
200 |
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0,25 GW |
United Kingdom |
40 |
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90 MW |
Belgium |
10 |
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TOTAL |
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|
565 |
C.
Carbon capture and storage projects
Project Name/Location |
Envisaged Community contribution (EUR million) |
Fuel |
Capacity |
Capture Technique |
Storage Concept |
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Huerth |
Germany |
180 |
Coal |
450 MW |
IGCC |
Saline Aquifer |
Jaenschwalde |
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Coal |
500 MW |
Oxyfuel |
Oil/Gas fields |
Eemshaven |
Netherlands |
180 |
Coal |
1 200 MW |
IGCC |
Oil/Gas fields |
Rotterdam |
Coal |
1 080 MW |
PC |
Oil/Gas fields |
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Rotterdam |
Coal |
800 MW |
PC |
Oil/Gas fields |
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Bełchatów |
Poland |
180 |
Coal |
858 MW |
PC |
Saline Aquifer |
Compostilla (León) |
Spain |
180 |
Coal |
500 MW |
Oxyfuel |
Saline Aquifer |
Kingsnorth |
United Kingdom |
180 |
Coal |
800 MW |
PC |
Oil/Gas fields |
Longannet |
Coal |
3 390 MW |
PC |
Saline Aquifer |
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Tilbury |
Coal |
1 600 MW |
PC |
Oil/Gas fields |
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Hatfield (Yorkshire) |
Coal |
900 MW |
IGCC |
Oil/Gas fields |
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Porto Tolle |
Italy |
100 |
Coal |
660 MW |
PC |
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Industrial carbon capture project |
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Florange |
France |
50 |
Transport of CO2 from industrial installation (steel plant) to underground storage (saline aquifer) |
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TOTAL |
1 050 |