Global Witness queries_ENTSOG responses

ENTSOG denies that its role in the Ten Year Network Development Plan (TYNDP) creates a conflict of interest or undermines EU climate goals. It asserts that the European Commission, National Regulatory Authorities, and ACER maintain final decision-making power over PCI selection. ENTSOG highlights that its TYNDP 2020 process now includes 'Energy Transition Related projects' and that its scenario-building is increasingly integrated with ENTSO-E to reflect decarbonisation targets.

• ENTSOG argues that the PCI selection process is structured to prevent conflicts of interest, stating that it merely facilitates information collection and acts as an expert, while the European Commission, National Regulatory Authorities (NRAs), and Member States make the final decisions.
• Regarding gas demand forecasts, ENTSOG states that it does not estimate future demand specifically for assessing PCI projects, but instead develops holistic energy system scenarios jointly with ENTSO-E that incorporate National Energy and Climate Development Plans (NECPs) and COP21 compliant carbon budgets.
• ENTSOG acknowledges a trend of improving its scenario accuracy and notes that the TYNDP 2020 now includes 'Energy Transition Related projects' for the first time, which account for approximately one fifth of the projects submitted to the process so far.
• ENTSOG denies exerting power over the vetting of PCIs, claiming it participates in regional groups only as an observer and that its cost-benefit analysis methodology is approved by the European Commission after review by ACER.

APA

Global Witness (2020). Global Witness queries_ENTSOG responses. https://gw.cdn.ngo/media/documents/200605_-_ENTSOG_Response_to_Global_Witness_iNUi2Wo.pdf

Chicago

Global Witness. Global Witness queries_ENTSOG responses. 2020. https://gw.cdn.ngo/media/documents/200605_-_ENTSOG_Response_to_Global_Witness_iNUi2Wo.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{globalwitness2020global, author = {{Global Witness}}, title = {{Global Witness queries\_ENTSOG responses}}, publisher = {Global Witness}, year = {2020}, month = jun, url = {https://gw.cdn.ngo/media/documents/200605_-_ENTSOG_Response_to_Global_Witness_iNUi2Wo.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }