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Titre SCHENGENISATION OF
EU ENERGY POLICY
BENELUX SECRETARIAT & GOVERNANCE
SECRETARIAAT-GENERAAL SECRÉTARIAT GÉNÉRAL
Summary
1. The Benelux Union
2. From the Benelux to Penta
3. Pentalateral Energy Forum - MoU
4. Role of the Secretariat-General of Benelux
5. Results of the Penta MoU
6. NSCOGI and Gas Platform
7. Conclusions
The Benelux Union
NEW BENELUX TREATY
2 Objectives
• Expanding and deepening the cross-border cooperation
• Continuation of the cooperation as “laboratory” of the European integration
The Benelux Union
3 Themes
• Internal market and economic union
• Sustainable development
• Justice and Home affairs
5 Institutions
• The committee of ministers, council, secretariat-general
• Benelux Parliament
• Court of Justice
Summary
1. The Benelux Union
2. From the Benelux to Penta
3. Pentalateral Energy Forum - MoU
4. Role of the Secretariat-General of Benelux
5. Results of the Penta MoU
6. NSCOGI and Gas Platform
7. Conclusions
From the Benelux …
• No integrated energy market in 2003
• Intergovernmental not supranational
• Tradition of cooperation
• Proven track-record in energy cooperation
• Benelux Treaty
• Benelux forerunner in the EU
• Focus on European integration with respect for subsidiarity
… to the Pentalateral Energy Forum
• Benelux conference governments – regulators – TSOs
• Shared policy themes:
– Strengthening interconnection capacity
– Unpredictable flows
– Better calculation and allocation of capacity
• Multilateral solution & level playing field
Summary
1. The Benelux Union
2. From the Benelux to Penta
3. Pentalateral Energy Forum - MoU
4. Role of the Secretariat-General of Benelux
5. Results of the Penta MoU
6. NSCOGI
7. Conclusions
Signing of the MoU
5 Member States, 5 Regulators, 7 TSOs, 4 Power Exchanges, the Market Parties Platform , 1 European Commissioner for Energy and 1 Secretary-General of the Benelux
Pentalateral Energy Forum - MoU
• Strong political impetus
• Clear goal
• Not compulsory but more than morally binding thanks to stakeholder approach
• Neutral platform
• Process management (follow-up & continuity)
• Pragmatism : top down political guidance in the MoU accompanied by bottom up practical solutions suggested in the Annexes
Pentalateral Energy Forum
Ministers of Energy BENELUX-
DE-FR-AT(-CH)
SG1 – Market Coupling
SG2 – Security of Supply
(SG3/SG4 - Work accomplished)
Penta Coordinators
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Summary
1. The Benelux Union
2. From the Benelux to Penta
3. Pentalateral Energy Forum - MoU
4. Role of the Secretariat-General of Benelux
5. Results of the Penta MoU
6. NSCOGI and Gas Platform
7. Conclusions
The Secretariat-General of Benelux
• Stakeholder approach
• Neutral platform
• Process management
• Pragmatism (strenght & weakness)
• Bridge different opinions
• Ensure that decisions are properly followed up
• Centrifugal force
Summary
1. The Benelux Union
2. From the Benelux to Penta
3. Penta MoU & governance
4. Role of the Secretariat-General of Benelux
5. Results of the Penta MoU
6. NSCOGI and Gas Platform
7. Conclusions
Results of the Penta MoU
Market integration
• Penta Market Coupling (ATC based) in 2010
• Volume Coupling Penta–Nordic region in 2010
• Penta Market Coupling (flow based) in 2013
• Further extension to UK and other regions …
Security of supply
• Generation-demand adequacy
• Regional Grid investment planning
Summary
1. The Benelux Union
2. From the Benelux to Penta
3. Pentalateral Energy Forum - MoU
4. Role of the Secretariat-General of Benelux
5. Results of the Penta MoU
6. NSCOGI and Gas Platform
7. Conclusions
NSCOGI
Ministers of Energy (BENELUX-DE-FR-UK-IE-NO-SE-DK
+EC)
Steering Committee (Directors General + EC)
Working Group 2
Ad hoc Working Group (according to EC Regulation
on EIP; governments, TSOs, NRAs, ENTSO-E, project promoters, EC)
Working Group 1
Programme Board (NSCOGI Coordinators + ENTSO-E +
ACER + NRAs + EC
Working Group 3
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GAS PLATFORM
Ministers of Energy BENELUX-DE-FR
WG1 – Market issues
WG2 – Security of Supply
Ad hoc (e.g. supply disruption
exercise)
Gas Coordinators
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Summary
1. The Benelux Union
2. From the Benelux to Penta
3. Pentalateral Energy Forum - MoU
4. Role of the Secretariat-General of Benelux
5. Results of the Penta MoU
6. NSCOGI and Gas Platform
7. Conclusions
EU Energy Policy – some thoughts…
• Step by step
• Importance of targets
• Importance of commitment to reach targets
• Gathering all the competencies
• Necessary to set up a process
Procesmanagement
• Step 1: define the threat or opportunity
• Step 2: identify the stakeholders
• Step 3: set a target
• Step 4: commit to reaching the target through a dynamic, voluntaristic, pragmatic process with a minimum of formalism
Conclusion
1. Highest political commitment of the utmost importance
2. Basic structure and formalism needed to ensure the continuity of the process and the proper follow-up of decisions
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Luc WILLEMS Deputy Secretary-General