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Ten-Year Network Development Plan 2017 Main Report
Better planning of the future TYNDP processes
ACER recommends to better plan the future TYNDP processes, in order to make
sure that the official submission of the draft TYNDP for the Agency’s opinion con-
tains also the information regarding the consultation process, as required by Articles
9(2) and 10 of Regulation (EU) 715/2009.
In the ENTSOG Annual Work Programme 2016, TYNDP 2017 was planned to be
released in December 2016, on time for its contribution to the 3
rd
PCI selection
process. Based on the recommendation of ACER opinion on the ENTSOG Annual
Work Programme 2017, ENTSOG has adapted its process, in an open dialogue with
ACER, to issue the TYNDP 2017 as a draft in December 2016, and as final in April
2017, ahead of the decisional part of the 3
rd
PCI process. This has resulted, both for
ACER and ENTSOG, in a constrained timeline (for ACER to issue its opinion and for
ENTSOG to run the public consultation and publish the final TYNDP 2017). As a
result, the public consultation feedback was provided to ACER shortly after the
closure of the public consultation, but after the formal submission of the draft
TYNDP to ACER.
For TYNDP 2018, and in line with ACER recommendation, ENTSOG intends to plan
for the process in line with Articles 9(2) and 10 of Regulation (EU) No. 715/2009.
Eligibility guidelines for TYNDP projects
ACER recommends that ENTSOG propose adequate eligibility guidelines to filter out
unrealistic projects from future TYNDPs.
ENTSOG notes that Annex III.2(5) of Regulation (EU) No. 347/2013 foresees that
the European Commission should issue Guidelines on the criteria to be applied by
ENTSO-E and ENTSOG when developing their respective TYNDPs, referred to in
points (3) and (4) of Annex III.2. These Guidelines indeed refer to projects submit-
ted to TYNDP.
In this context, the ACER recommendation appears as being under European
Commission responsibility. These Guidelines by the European Commission do not
exist today. ENTSOG stands ready to support the European Commission in develop-
ing such Guidelines by providing its expertise.
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