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Andrei Marcu, Director, ERCSTMaciej Jakubik, Director, CEEPDomien Vangenechten, ERCST
Stateofplay
ImplementationofthefundingmechanismsintheEUETS
Brussels– 8/10/2019
1. Overviewofthefundingmechanisms
2. Reflectionsonstakeholdersentimentanalysis
3. ReflectionsonMemberStatedecisions
Agenda
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• Paperpublishedin2018:discussingwhatwasknownatthatpoint,andhighlightingissuestobeaddressedduringtheimplementationphase.
• Fiveworkshopsorganised:Brussels,Bucharest,Prague,SofiaandWarsaw
• Survey:representativesofMemberStates+representativesof70companiesandassociations
• Follow-upinterviewsandcorrespondencewithMemberStates
• Draftpaperpresentedtoday– publishedinthecomingweeks
ERCST & CEEP work: overview
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• Fourfundingmechanismsforthe4th PhaseoftheEUETS• Updateoftwoexistingmechanisms
• SolidarityProvision• Article10cDerogation
• Introductionoftwonewmechanisms• InnovationFund(successorofNER300)• ModernisationFund
Funding mechanisms: introduction
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Funding mechanisms: overview
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Funding mechanisms: interlinkages
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• 10%ofthetotalquantityofallowancestobeauctionedfrom2021onwardsaredistributedamongeligibleMemberStatesfor”thepurposeofsolidarity,growthandinterconnectionswithintheUnion”.
• Eligibility:MemberStateswithadomesticproductpercapitaatmarketpricesequaltoorbelow90%oftheUnionaveragein2013.
• Quantity:≈798millionEUAs
• Timeline:• MemberStatestodecidebySeptember30howtousetheflexibilitymechanism
Solidarity provision
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• Transitional freeallocationmaybegiventoinstallationsforelectricitygeneration:modernise,diversifyandtransformtheenergysector
• Eligibility:MemberStateswithadomesticproductpercapitaatmarketpricesbelow60%oftheUnionaveragein2013
• Quantity:• Upto40%ofspecificMSallowancestobeauctionedoverphase4≈648millionEUAs• Afterflexibility:upto60%ofspecificMSallowancestobeauctioned≈798millionEUAs
• Timeline:• MemberStatestodecidebyJune30onuseofArticle10c• MemberStatestodecidebySeptember30howtousetheflexibilitymechanism
Article 10c derogation
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• Somenotablechangescomparedtophase3:• CroatiaandSlovakiaarenoweligibletomakeuseofArticle10c,whileCyprusandMaltaarenotanymore;• Whileoverphase3Article10cDerogationwasoftenusedforthemodernisationofcoalplants,thisseemsnolongerpossibleinphase4.• Onlyupto70%oftheinvestmentcostsmaybesupported,providedthattheremainderisprivatelyfinanced.• A‘phase-outobligation’wasintroduced/whenaninvestmentleadstoadditionalelectricitygenerationcapacity,acorrespondingamountofcapacitywithahigheremissionintensityhastobedecommissioned.
Article 10c derogation
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Article 10c derogation
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Option1:projectsabove€12.5million
Competitivebiddingprocess
Projectsfinancedupto70%oftheinvestmentcosts(remainingcostsprivatelyfinanced)
Option2:projectsbelow€12.5million
SelectionbasedonobjectiveandtransparentcriteriabytheMS.
• Supportinvestments proposedbyMemberStates,aimedatmodernisingenergysystemsandimproveenergyefficiency
• Eligibility:MemberStateswithadomesticproductpercapitaatmarketpricesbelow60%oftheUnionaveragein2013
• Quantity:• Default:2%oftotalnumberofallowances≈310millionEUAs
• Freeallocationbuffernotused:upto2.5%oftotalnumberofallowances≈387.5millionEUAs
• Iffullflexibilityused:≈1685millionEUAs
Modernisation Fund
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• Timeline:• MemberStatestodecidebySeptember30howtousetheflexibilitymechanism• Implementingacttobeadoptedlaterthisyear/beginning2020.• InvestmentCommitteeisexpectedtobeestablishedbythesecondquarterof2020,withtheaimofhavingitsfirstmeetinginthethirdquarterof2020.
Modernisation Fund
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• ModernisationFundoperatesundertheresponsibilityoftheeligibleMemberStates.
• MSisrequiredtosendanyproposalforfundingtotheEuropeanInvestmentBankandtheinvestmentcommittee.TheEIBistaskedwithassessingwhetheraproposedprojectisapriorityprojectornot.
• Priorityarea:generationanduseofelectricityfromrenewablesources,theimprovementofenergyefficiency,exceptenergyefficiencyrelatingtoenergygenerationusingsolidfossilfuels,energystorageandthemodernisationofenergynetworks,includingdistrictheatingpipelines,gridsforelectricitytransmissionandtheincreaseofinterconnectionsbetweenMemberStates,aswellastosupportajusttransitionincarbon-dependentregionsinthebeneficiaryMemberStates.Investmentsinenergyefficiencyintransport,buildings,agriculture,andwaste.
• Non-priorityarea:projects ‘consistentwiththeUnion’s2030climateandenergypolicyframeworkandthelong-termobjectivesasexpressedintheParisAgreement’.Noinvestmentscanbemadeinenergygenerationfacilitiesthatusesolidfossilfuels,withtheexceptionofefficientandsustainabledistrictheatinginMemberStateswithaGDPpercapitaatmarketpricesbelow30%oftheUnionaveragein2013–RomaniaandBulgaria.
Modernisation Fund
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Modernisation Fund
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MSsubmitstheinvestmentproposal
Priority project
Non-priorityproject
Financeupto100%ofrelevantcosts
Assessproposalandissuesarecommendation
Investmentnotaccepted:MSmaynotfinancetheproject
Procedure1
Procedure2
EIB InvestmentCommittee
Financeupto70%ofrelevantcosts
KeyunknownslikelytobedeterminedintheImplementingAct:• whatinformationMemberStatesarerequiredtosubmittotheInvestmentCommitteeandthe
EIBwhenproposingprojects?
• provisionsfortheelectionofnon-eligibleMemberStaterepresentativestotheInvestmentCommittee.
• provisionsoutliningthedecision-makingproceduresbytheEIBandtheInvestmentCommittee.
• provisionsonhowandwhenallowancesaretobemonetisedbytheEIB.
• provisionstoensuretransparency,includingreportingrequirementsfortheMemberStates,theEIBaswellastheInvestmentCommittee.
• provisionsonhowtoensurethatthe70-30proportionbetweenpriorityandnon-priorityprojectsisrespected.
• provisionsforrecoveryrules.
Modernisation Fund
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• SuccessorofNER300
• Supportinnovationinlow-carbontechnologiesandprocesses
• Eligibility:projectsinallMemberStates
• Quantity:• Atleast450mEUAs• tobeincreasedbyunspentNER300fundsandupto50mallowancesifthefreeallocationbufferisnotfullyused
• Timeline:• CommissiondelegatedregulationadoptedonFebruary26,2019• FirstcallforproposalslikelyinJune2020
Innovation Fund
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• Flexiblefunding• Upto60%ofrelevantcosts• Bothup-frontandex-ante• Projectdevelopmentsupportpossible• Compatiblewithothertypesofsupport
• Callforproposals:• Determinespecificassessmentmethodology;• Determineeligibleprojects/sectors;• Anyadditionalcriteriaaimedatachievingageographicallybalanceddistribution
• Commissionhasdirectgovernance– butdelegatedtoimplementingbody?
• RoleofMemberStateslimited
Innovation Fund: some takeaways
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• Stakeholderexpectationsarehigh
Reflections on stakeholder sentiment analysis
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• Typesofprojectcompanieswanttoapplyforfundingwith?
Reflections on stakeholder sentiment analysis
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• Overall,ModernisationFundpreferredover10cDerogation• Morecompanieseligibleforfunding• Upto100%ofrelevantcostscovered• Nophase-outobligation
• Highlightedtheneedforflexibleinvestmentschedules– innovationfundfinanceruleswerewelcomed
• Severaluncertaintieswerehighlighted:• Eligibilityofcertaintypesofprojects(e.g.whatqualifiesasanon-priorityproject)• Makingdecisionswithoutallthelegislationbeinginplace(ModernisationFund?)• Impactoftherevisionofthestateaidguidelines?• ImpactofthefunctioningoftheMarketStabilityReserve?
Reflections on stakeholder sentiment analysis
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Reflections on Member State decisions
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MemberState
UseArticle10cduringphase4?Towhatextent?
TransfersolidarityallowancestoArticle10cDerogation?
Transfer10callowancestotheModernisationFund?Howmany?
TransfersolidarityallowancestotheModernisationFund?Howmany?
Bulgaria Yes40%ofallowancestobeauctioned
No No No
Croatia Yes20%ofallowancestobeauctioned
No Yes50%of10callowances
Likely notTobedecided
CzechRepublic
No No Yes100%of10callowances
Yes50%ofsolidarityprovisionallowances
Estonia No No No No
Hungary Yes40%ofallowancestobeauctioned
No No No
Reflections on Member State decisions
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MemberState
UseArticle10cduringphase4?Towhatextent?
TransfersolidarityallowancestoArticle10cDerogation?
Transfer10callowancestotheModernisationFund?Howmany?
TransfersolidarityallowancestotheModernisationFund?Howmany?
Latvia No No Tobedecided Tobedecided
Lithuania No No Yes100%ofArticle10callowances
No
Poland No No No No
Romania YesOnlysmall-scaleprojectsforatotalvalueof€112million
No YesAllbut€112millionusedforsmall-scaleprojects
No
Slovakia No No Yes75%ofArticle10callowances
No
Reflections on Member State decisions
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ModernisationFund
Article10c
SolidarityProvision
Auction
MillionofallowancesDefaultScenario MemberStatedecision
• ReasonstonotuseArticle10cvary:• LatviaandLithuania:alreadylow-carbonpowerproductionsystem• CzechRepublic:avoidunnecessaryadministrativecostsofmanagingtwomechanisms• Poland:deemedtobeaninefficienttool
• ReasonstouseArticle10c:• Hungary:Independentchoiceofprojectswithoutengagementofotheractors
• Flexibilitymechanismservesitspurpose:MemberStatesisabletopoolresourcesaccordingtotheirprioritiesandnationalcircumstances
• Article10callowancesareviewedandtreateddifferentlyfromSolidarityprovisionallowances
Reflections on Member State decisions
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• HowauctioningrevenuesareusedalsoinfluencesMemberStatedecisions
• Focuswillbeonpriorityareaprojects• FollowingMemberStatesdecisions,theoverallamountofArticle10c+ModernisationFundallowancesdecreasesbyabout260million• Thisdoesnotnecessarilymeanthattheoverallinvestmentsforclimateandenergypurposeswilldecrease– e.g.thePolishgovernmentisplanningtousetherevenuesofits10callowancestoestablishanewnationalfund.
Reflections on Member State decisions
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• Stakeholderinvolvementisnecessaryandbeneficial,andshouldbeensuredgoingforwardintheimplementationprocess
• Flexibilityisimportant• ModernisationFundpreferredoverArticle10cderogation• Flexibilitymechanism• Flexibleinvestmentschedules
• Transparency shouldbeakeyelementinthedesignanduseofallfundingmechanisms
• AnincreaseoftheEU2030climatetargetshouldnotresultinadecreaseinresourcesavailableforthefundingmechanismsduetothedecreasingcap–ideally,theyshouldevenbeincreased.
Conclusions and recommendations
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