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F.1 From draft to the final
TYNDP 2017
F.1.1 WHAT HAS HAPPENED SINCE THE DRAFT
TYNDP PUBLICATION?
ENTSOG released the draft publication of TYNDP 2017 on 20 December 2016 and
simultaneously launched a public consultation which was open until 3 February
2017, to continue the focus on stakeholder engagement and continual improvement
of the report.
Twenty-one stakeholders (representing network users, project promoters, Member
States, NGOs, academics) took part to the consultation, a significant increase when
compared to the feedback received for TYNDP 2015.
On 23 January 2017, within the public consultation period, ENTSOG hosted a
TYNDP Presentation Day open to all stakeholders at its offices in Brussels. This was
designed to give a high level introduction to the TYNDP and its role as part of EU
regulation, a summary of the content provided and an overview of the results
produced in the 2017 edition. This offered a wide range of stakeholders (press
representatives, European institutions, regulators, network users and operators,
project promoters, Member States, NGOs, academics), of which around 40 partici-
pated in person with another 20 using the webcast option, an open forum where
they could ask questions and participate in discussions regarding any aspect of the
TYNDP process. The TYNDP 2017 Presentation is available on ENTSOG website1) .
On 5 January 2017, the draft TYNDP 2017 was submitted to ACER, complemented
on 8 February with the results of the public consultation, in order to receive the
ACER Opinion. The Opinion was published on 20 March 2017. It indicates where
ACER sees improvements from the previous edition of TYNDP, and provides recom-
mendations for improvement, split between the short-term and the medium to long-
term.
F.1.2 WHY A FEEDBACK SECTION?
This section aims at gathering the feedback received from both ACER and the stake-
holders. It handles what from this feedback could already be addressed in the final
TYNDP 2017. Handling of such feedback is covered in the feedback section itself,
rather than in the related sections of the TYNDP, to facilitate the overview. For further
feedback that could be taken into consideration for future editions of the TYNDP,
this section indicates into which process it will feed.
The section has been structured to first respond to the ACER Opinion, covering both
the short-term recommendations relating to TYNDP 2017 and also the medium to
long-term recommendations for future editions of the TYNDP. This is followed by an
analysis of the public consultation. Individual answers to the public consultation can
be found in the new Annex H.
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