On the 31 October 2019, the European Commission adopted the Delegated Act establishing the fourth list of PCI. The Delegated Act was forwarded to the European Parliament and the Council for a two-month non-objection period. The official list will be established in January 2020.
Overall, the Fourth List includes 151 projects. Electricity and smart grids account for more than 70% of the projects. The number of gas projects decreased from 53 in the third list to 32, 21% of all projects.
Projects from Central Europe are substantial part of the list. It includes projects related to the implementation of such strategic initiatives like: integration and synchronisation of the Baltic States’ electricity system with the European networks; diversification of gas supply in Central and South Eastern Europe (Interconnection PL – SK and SK- HU, BRUA pipeline, LNG terminals in Gdansk (PL) and Krk Island (HR)) as well as increasing security of oil supply (development of oil terminal in Gdansk and Pomeranian pipeline, Adamowo – Brody Pipeline). For the first time on the list there are several smart grid projects, including: SINCRO.GRID (Slovenia, Croatia), ACON (Czechia, Slovakia) and Danube InGrid (Hungary, Slovakia).
PCI status entitles for fast track permit granting procedure, improved regulatory treatment and the financial assistance from the EU tool: Connecting Europe Facility.
List of PCIs from Central and South-Eastern Europe
Electricity projects:
- Interconnection between Maritsa East 1 (BG) and N. Santa (EL)
- Internal line between Maritsa East 1 and Plovdiv (BG)
- Internal line between Maritsa East 1 and Maritsa East 3 (BG)
- Internal line between Maritsa East 1 and Burgas (BG)
- Internal line between Dobrudja and Burgas (BG)
- Internal line between Cernavoda and Stalpu (RO)
- Internal line between Gutinas and Smardan (RO)
- Interconnection between Žerjavenec (HR)/ Hévíz (HU) and Cirkovce (SI)
- Internal line between Vernerov and Vitkov (CZ)
- Internal line between Vitkov and Prestice (CZ)
- Internal line between Prestice and Kocin (CZ)
- Internal line between Kocin and Mirovka (CZ)
- Internal line between Mirovka and line V413 (CZ)
- Internal line between Krajnik and Baczyna (PL)
- Internal line between Mikułowa and Świebodzice (PL)
- Internal line between Baczyna and Plewiska (PL)
- Interconnection Hungary – Slovakia between Gabčikovo (SK) and Gönyű (HU) and Veľký Ďur (SK)
- Interconnection Hungary – Slovakia between Sajóvánka (HU) and Rimavská Sobota (SK)
- Hydro-pumped electricity storage in Yadenitsa (BG)
- Interconnection between Kilingi-Nõmme (EE) and Riga CHP2 substation (LV)
- Internal line between Harku and Sindi (EE)
- Internal line between Riga CHP 2 and Riga HPP (LV)
- Internal line between Stanisławów and Ostrołęka (PL)
- Interconnection between Tartu (EE) and Valmiera (LV)
- Internal line between Balti and Tartu (EE)
- Interconnection between Tsirguliina (EE) and Valmiera (LV)
- Internal line between Viru and Tsirguliina (EE)
- Internal line between Paide and Sindi (EE)
- Internal line between Vilnius and Neris (LT)
- Further infrastructure aspects related to the implementation of the synchronisation of the Baltic States’ system with the continental European network
- Interconnection between Lithuania and Poland “Harmony Link”
- Upgrades in Alytus substation (LT)
- Reconstructions in North-Eastern Lithuania (LT)
- New 330kV Mūša substation (LT)
- Internal line between Bitenai and KHAE (LT)
- New 330kV Darbėnai substation (LT)
- Internal line between Darbenai and Bitenai (LT)
- Internal line between LE and Vilnius (LT)
- Internal line between Dunowo and Żydowo Kierzkowo (PL)
- Internal line between Piła Krzewina and Żydowo Kierzkowo (PL)
- Internal line between Krajnik and Morzyczyn (PL)
- Internal line between Morzyczyn-Dunowo-Słupsk-Żarnowiec (PL)
- Internal line between Żarnowiec-Gdańsk/Gdańsk Przyjaźń-Gdańsk Błonia (PL)
- Synchronous condensers providing inertia, voltage stability, frequency stability and short-circuit power in Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia
Smart Grid Projects
- GRID (Slovenia, Croatia)
- ACON (Czechia, Slovakia) - The main goal of ACON (Again Connected Networks)
- Danube InGrid (Hungary, Slovakia)
- Cross-border flexibility project (Estonia, Finland)
Gas projects:
- Poland — Slovakia interconnection
- North – South Gas Corridor in Eastern Poland and development and enhancement of transmission capacity of Slovak-Hungarian interconnector
- Development of LNG terminal in Krk (HR) up to 2.6 bcm/a– Phase I and connecting pipeline Omišalj – Zlobin (HR)
- "Compressor station 1" at the Croatian gas transmission system
- LNG terminal in Gdansk
- ROHU(AT)/BRUA – 1st phase, including: - Development of the transmission capacity in Romania from Podișor to Recas, including, a new pipeline, metering station andthree new compressor stations in Podisor, Bibesti and Jupa
- ROHU(AT)/BRUA –2nd phase, including: - Városföld compressor station (HU) - Expansion of the transmission capacity in Romania from Recas to Horia towards Hungary up to 4.4 bcm/a and expansion of the compressor stations in Podisor, Bibesti and Jupa - Black Sea shore — Podișor (RO) pipeline for taking over the Black sea gas - Romanian-Hungarian reverse flow: Hungarian section 2nd stage compressor station at Csanádpalota
- Interconnection Croatia — Slovenia (Lučko — Zabok - Rogatec) – Compressor station Kidričevo, 2nd phase of upgrade (SI) - Compressor stations 2 and 3 at the Croatian gas transmission system - GCA 2015/08: Entry/Exit Murfeld (AT) - Upgrade of Murfeld/Ceršak interconnection (AT-SI) - Upgrade of Rogatec interconnection
- Enhancement of Latvia — Lithuania interconnection
- Enhancement of Inčukalns Underground Gas Storage (LV)
- Reinforcement of Nybro — Poland/Denmark Interconnection
- Poland–Denmark interconnection “Baltic Pipe”
Oil projects:
- Adamowo — Brody pipeline: pipeline connecting the JSC Uktransnafta’s handling site in Brody (Ukraine) and Adamowo Tank Farm (Poland)
- Bratislava — Schwechat — Pipeline: pipeline linking Schwechat (Austria) and Bratislava (Slovak Republic)
- Construction of oil terminal in Gdańsk (phase II)
- Expansion of the Pomeranian pipeline: the second line of the pipeline
- Litvinov (Czechia) — Spergau (Germany) pipeline: the extension project of the Druzhba crude oil pipeline to the refinery TRM Spergau