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FlorenceSchoolof Regulation
Guidance to Project Promoters and Regulators for the Cross-‐Border Cost Alloca:on of Projects of Common Interest
Leonardo Meeus & Xian He 13/01/2014, Brussels
CEER & ACER Infrastructure Task Force mee:ng
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Introduc:on • The exis)ng prac)ce is that “each country pays for the assets
on its territory”, irrespec)ve of the benefits of the investment
• Project promoters and NRAs have an interest to come up with alterna)ve CBCA agreements
• There is now also an economic tool to support project promoters and NRAs in designing innova)ve agreements, i.e. common CBA method
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Introduc:on • 3 dimensions for CBCA innova)on
– 1) Basing the agreements on the CBA results – 2) Extending the scope of the agreements – 3) Agreeing on a set rather than individual projects
• Guidance to – 1) Project promoters and NRAs to take the lead in designing innova)ve CBCA agreements
– 2) ACER to limit its interven)on to guaranteeing a minimum standard, and to promote good prac)ces
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Improving the current CBCA prac:ce 1. Basing the agreement on CBA results
• Exis)ng prac)ce – “Each country pays for the assets on its territory”
• Minimum standard – Remedy the strongest disincen)ve: compensate involved par)es with
a strong likelihood of being a significant net loser
• Room for regulatory innova)on – Improving commitment of the involved par)es
• Complete improvement – Alloca)ng costs propor)onal to benefits difficult to implement in a
context with a lot of uncertainty
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Improving the current CBCA prac:ce 2. Extending the scope of the agreement
• Exis)ng prac)ce – No formal contracts to guarantee execu)on of the agreement,
resul)ng in “bridges to nowhere”
• Minimum standard – Safeguard the risk of stranded costs: reward/penalty scheme based on
commissioning date
• Room for regulatory innova)on – Improving the commitment of involved par)es to include also other
(partly) controllable factors
• Complete improvement – Specifying the expected ac)on of involved par)es in every possible
scenario with penal)es for non-‐compliance
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Improving the current CBCA prac:ce 3. Agreeing on a set rather than individual projects
• Exis)ng prac)ce – Project defini)on in func)on of jurisdic)on
• Minimum standard – Should be part of CBA method to guarantee strongly complementary
projects are defined as a single PCI
• Room for regulatory innova)on – Improving the commitment of involved par)es by grouped decision of
CBCA at the regional level
• Complete improvement – A single agreement for first PCI list would be too complex
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Showcasing CBCA innova:on Compensa:on from Norway to Sweden Facts • Mid-‐Norway )ght in dry years • Easiest and quickest solu)on is interconnec)on with
Sweden, i.e. Line A ready in 2009 • Most of the assets on Swedish territory, but short
term benefits mainly for Norway • Norway agreed to compensate Sweden for Line A
un)l Line B was ready
Interpreta)on agreement • Incen)vized Sweden to speed-‐up Line A, and Norway
to speed-‐up Line B • Based on CBA results, i.e. speeding-‐up costs for
Sweden and benefits for Norway • Con)ngent to commissioning dates of Line A & B • Joint agreement for strongly complementary projects
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Showcasing CBCA innova:on Compensa:on from Italy to Greece Facts • 500 MW submarine HVDC link between Italy
and Greece commissioned in 2002 • Italy owns and paid for 75% of project, Greece
the remaining 25% • Project allows Italy to import cheaper
electricity from Eastern European countries
Interpreta)on agreement • Typical case with a transit country (Greece)
that is compensated to jointly develop the project with its neighbor (Italy)
The Italy – Greece Case
Source: own depic)on
Italy
Greece
Eastern Europe
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Guidance To project promoters, NRAs, and ACER • A lot of room for innova)on in cross-‐border cost alloca)on agreements,
and innova)on is already happening • Future will tell if new prac)ces will prevail or whether “each pays for
assets on its own territory” will con)nue to dominate • Recommend project promoters and NRAs to be inspired by innova)ve
CBCA agreements, like Norway & Sweden and Italy & Greece • It is too early for ACER to set a strong standard: more cases would go to ACER,
while ACER is not necessarily in the best posi)on to deal with regulatory innova)on
• Recommend ACER to guarantee a minimum standard – 1) compensate involved par)es that are likely to be a significant net loser; – 2) establish reward/penalty scheme for commissioning date in the agreement – 3) CBA method should ensure grouping of strongly complementary
investments into single PCI
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You can also read our policy brief!
http://fsr.eui.eu/Publications/POLICYbrief/Energy/2014/PB201402.aspx
http://hdl.handle.net/1814/29679