Inside the ten-year development plan for european grid |
di Dario Cozzi
development plan, TYNDP, a forward looking plan but non-binding, for electricity transmission infrastructure investments in Europe, has been released by ENTSO-E, the organization for transmission system operators. ENTSO-E is mandated by the European law (Regulation 714/2009) to issue this investment plan and to update it every second year. On 1 March 2010 the very first TYNDP was launched by ENTSOE. This is a pilot version, and a next release - with harmonized European modeling of markets and networks - is foreseen in the middle of 2012. Updates of some inputs to the TYNDP will be presented in 2011, in particular system adequacy forecasts and regional network plans. This first release TYNDP will be the basis for seeking consistency with national and regional plans in 2011. A consultation process regarding the pilot issue is open for stakeholders. It closed on 11 April. Nuova Energia has been talking with ENTSO-E’s Secretary-General in Brussels, Konstantin Staschus. Mr Staschus, which are the main elements of the TYNDP? There are three main reasons why this plan is relevant for the development of the European electricity sector. These reasons reflect and illustrate the pillars on which EU energy policy rests today, and for each of them, the European grid plays a crucial role: increasing the use of renewable energy to 20% of total energy consumption; security of supply and system reliability in an increasingly complex grid; further enable free trade, thereby helping to develop the internal market for electricity. [...] L'articolo completo è disponibile solo per gli abbonati. |