Abstract
This paper discusses the authors’ experience gained with the selection of Projects of Common Interest (PCIs) in the thematic area of smart grids deployment, in the context of the TEN-E Regulation. It presents the framework for assessing candidate electricity smart grids for inclusion in the European Union list of PCIs, in view of the TEN-E Regulation and the existing literature on assessment methodologies for energy infrastructure projects. It also provides an overview of smart grid projects included in the PCI lists, with the aim to shed light on the types of projects and their contribution to accelerating the development of European cross-border energy infrastructure projects to respond to EU energy and climate targets. The paper concludes with discussion of recent regulatory initiatives and their potential implications on the presented methodology.
Highlights
The European Union (EU) strives to become the ‘first climate-neutral continent, through the implementation of the European Green Deal’ [1]
Projects of Common Interest (PCIs) in the thematic area of smart grids deployment, in the context of the theTrans-European Networks for Energy (TEN-E) Regulation, and provide recommendations on how the assessment framework for projects selection could be aligned with the new TEN-E objective to support the European Green Deal
We start our discussion with a review of the requirements and basic components of an assessment methodology for energy infrastructure projects, in view of the Regulation and the existing literature
Summary
The European Union (EU) strives to become the ‘first climate-neutral continent, through the implementation of the European Green Deal’ [1]. It could concern a digital infrastructure that enables increased network data exchange, demonstrating a cross-border impact through, for example, a better exploitation of existing interconnection capacity and more cost-efficient solution to usual challenges in the crossborder area. An example of such a project is SINCRO.GRID [6], included in the second (2015), third (2017) and fourth (2019) PCI lists. Another example is the Danube InGrid [7], which focuses on smartening data collection and data exchange for enhancing cross-border coordination of electricity network management.
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