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Terna is a leading Italian transmission system operator managing the national electricity grid.

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Terna calls for direct grants for strategic energy infrastructure

28 Nov 2025
Topic — This consultation concerns EU external action funding for the post-2027 long-term budget.
Message — Terna requests the ability to combine various EU funds to bridge infrastructure financing gaps. They also seek direct grant awards without competitive tenders for strategic cross-border energy projects.12
Why — Direct funding without tenders would lower Terna's financial risks and reduce administrative burdens.3
Impact — Companies outside the EU lose the opportunity to compete for strategic infrastructure contracts.4
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Meeting with Nicola Zingaretti (Member of the European Parliament)

26 Nov 2025 · energy

Meeting with Giorgio Gori (Member of the European Parliament)

26 Nov 2025 · Upcoming grids package

Meeting with Mariateresa Vivaldini (Member of the European Parliament)

25 Nov 2025 · Meeting conoscitivo

Meeting with Elena Donazzan (Member of the European Parliament)

25 Nov 2025 · Incontro di aggiornamento su temi energetici

Meeting with Pietro Fiocchi (Member of the European Parliament)

25 Nov 2025 · Tematiche ambientali

Terna urges EU budget to prioritize national power grid funding

12 Nov 2025
Topic — Consultation on the post-2027 EU long-term budget focusing on European industrial competitiveness.
Message — Terna calls for the European Competitiveness Fund to include national transmission grids and digital management systems. They recommend allocating dedicated funding for transmission projects to ensure they are not deprioritised. Finally, they advocate for harmonised procedures across all EU funding instruments to streamline implementation.123
Why — These changes would guarantee financial flexibility and provide grant support for Terna's large-scale projects.45
Impact — Competing sectors like defense may lose out if grid infrastructure is consistently ranked higher.6
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Italian grid operator Terna seeks flexible EU energy funding

28 Oct 2025
Topic — The consultation concerns the EU's long-term budget for regional and energy infrastructure funding.
Message — Terna wants to combine different EU funding sources for projects while simplifying administrative reporting. They propose removing profitability requirements for grants to lower costs for energy consumers.12
Why — The firm would secure easier access to capital while reducing its administrative costs.34
Impact — Neighbouring countries could lose guaranteed benefits from infrastructure projects located in other states.5
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Italian grid operator Terna urges EU to maintain national planning autonomy

4 Aug 2025
Topic — EU regulation on accelerating electricity grid infrastructure development and financing.
Message — Terna requests that national grid development plans remain complementary to EU-wide planning rather than being replaced by top-down European approaches. They seek simplified permitting procedures for grid projects and more flexible cost-sharing arrangements that prioritize voluntary negotiations between countries.123
Why — This would preserve their authority over national infrastructure decisions and reduce their financial obligations for cross-border projects.456
Impact — Climate goals may suffer if voluntary coordination proves insufficient to deliver needed cross-border infrastructure.7
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Meeting with Dan Jørgensen (Commissioner) and

11 Jul 2025 · Visit of National Control Centre and Market Operations Rooms

Meeting with Gaetano Pedulla' (Member of the European Parliament)

11 Jun 2025 · Sostenibilità e politica energica europea

Meeting with Dario Tamburrano (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur) and TotalEnergies SE and Bellona Europa

12 Mar 2025 · Reti elettriche

Meeting with Silvia Sardone (Member of the European Parliament, Committee chair)

12 Mar 2025 · ENVI

Meeting with Dario Tamburrano (Member of the European Parliament)

27 Jan 2025 · Reti elettriche

Meeting with Irene Tinagli (Member of the European Parliament)

27 Nov 2024 · Introductory meeting

Meeting with Alessandro Ciriani (Member of the European Parliament)

26 Nov 2024 · Introductory meeting

Meeting with Elisabetta Gualmini (Member of the European Parliament) and Eurogypsum

16 Oct 2024 · ITRE Committee

Meeting with Dario Tamburrano (Member of the European Parliament)

16 Oct 2024 · Priorità per la legislatura

Meeting with Mariateresa Vivaldini (Member of the European Parliament)

15 Oct 2024 · Meeting Conoscitivo

Meeting with Pietro Fiocchi (Member of the European Parliament)

18 Sept 2024 · Exchange of views about New Legislature priorities

Meeting with Antonella Sberna (Member of the European Parliament)

18 Sept 2024 · Energy market challenges and competitiveness

Meeting with Roberto Vannacci (Member of the European Parliament)

18 Sept 2024 · Priorità del settore

Meeting with Alessandra Moretti (Member of the European Parliament)

18 Sept 2024 · policy issues new mandate

Meeting with Benedetta Scuderi (Member of the European Parliament) and smartEn Smart Energy Europe

18 Sept 2024 · Energy

Meeting with Pierfrancesco Maran (Member of the European Parliament)

18 Jul 2024 · New legislature

Meeting with Annalisa Corrado (Member of the European Parliament)

17 Jul 2024 · Energia, infrastrutture e integrazione rinnovabili

Meeting with Lukas Sieper (Member of the European Parliament) and European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations and

16 Jul 2024 · Introductory meeting at networking event

Meeting with Nicola Danti (Member of the European Parliament) and Edison Spa

15 Apr 2024 · Saluti di fine mandato

Meeting with Isabella Tovaglieri (Member of the European Parliament, Committee chair)

3 Apr 2024 · Policies in ITRE Committee

Meeting with Matteo Gazzini (Member of the European Parliament)

12 Mar 2024 · End of term update meeting

Response to Guidance to facilitate the designation of renewables acceleration areas

23 Feb 2024

Please find enclosed the response to the consultation in object from Terna, the Italian Transmission System Operator. We welcome the opportunity to provide our views and thank you for your attention.
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Meeting with Kadri Simson (Commissioner) and

6 Sept 2023 · High level dinner before the ENSTO-E grids event – discussion on the challenges for European networks and electrification.

Terna Urges EU to Prioritize Grid Technology Manufacturing

26 Jun 2023
Topic — This consultation addresses the proposed Net Zero Industry Act for clean energy technologies.
Message — Terna wants grid technologies recognized as strategic net-zero technologies to secure equipment. They suggest creating a European Electricity Alliance to improve communication on market trends.123
Why — This would ensure Terna has the necessary equipment to upgrade and repair infrastructure.4
Impact — Non-European suppliers might lose market share due to new resilience and sustainability requirements.5
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Meeting with Nicola Danti (Member of the European Parliament) and Edison Spa and Gestore dei Mercati Energetici S.p.A.

10 May 2023 · EMD reform

Meeting with Ditte Juul-Joergensen (Director-General Energy)

6 Feb 2023 · Site visit to electrical substation

Meeting with Marco Piantini (Cabinet of Commissioner Paolo Gentiloni)

12 Jan 2023 · General overview of energy issues

Terna urges EU to speed up electricity grid permitting

26 Jul 2022
Topic — The consultation concerns streamlining administrative permits for renewable energy projects and infrastructure.
Message — Terna calls for extending permit simplifications to transmission grid projects that integrate renewable energy. They suggest shorter binding deadlines and coordinated procedures for both power plants and grid assets.123
Why — These changes would reduce project delays and lower administrative compliance costs for grid operators.4
Impact — Local communities and environmental groups lose protection as projects bypass detailed impact assessments.5
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Terna urges joint planning for electricity and gas infrastructure

12 Apr 2022
Topic — Revision of EU gas rules to integrate renewable and low-carbon gases.
Message — The organization requests a coordinated planning approach between the electricity and gas sectors. They demand that electricity grid operators have a primary role in locating hydrogen production facilities. They also want to ensure that national infrastructure plans remain separate for each sector.123
Why — This allows the organization to protect the security and efficiency of the high-voltage grid.4
Impact — Gas grid operators lose their sole authority over planning new gas and hydrogen infrastructure.5
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Response to Guidance on accelerating permitting processes for renewable energy projects and facilitating Power Purchase Agreements

11 Apr 2022

Please find enclosed the response to the consultation in object from Terna, the Italian Transmission System Operator. We welcome the opportunity to provide our views and thank you for your attention.
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Response to Revision of Regulation on Union guidelines for the development of the trans-European transport network (TEN-T)

7 Apr 2022

Please find enclosed the response to the consultation in object from Terna, the Italian Transmission System Operator. We welcome the opportunity to provide our views and thank you for your attention.
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Response to Revision of Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Directive

18 Nov 2021

Please find enclosed the response to the consultation from Terna, the Italian Transmission System Operator. We welcome the opportunity to provide our views and thank you for your attention.
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Response to Review of Directive 2012/27/EU on energy efficiency

18 Nov 2021

Please find enclosed the response to the consultation in object from Terna, the Italian Transmission System Operator.
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Response to Revision of the Renewable Energy Directive (EU) 2018/2001

17 Nov 2021

Please find enclosed the response to the consultation in object from Terna, the Italian Transmission System Operator.
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Response to Delegated Act on cross-border projects in the field of renewable energy

17 Nov 2021

It is widely acknowledged that integration of RES generation needs an adequate grid development, for which Terna promotes an integrated planning process. With refence to Article 3, point d, on technologies, components and investments eligible for CEF funding, we deem it necessary to considered the technical and economic feasibility of the transmission grid infrastructures. Thus, transmission network reinforcements functional to the connection and integration of RES production in the grid are to be considered eligible under the CEF renewable energy cross-border projects frameworks.
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Response to EU Standard for Green Bond

27 Sept 2021

Terna welcomes the EC consultation on the proposal for a EU Green Bond Standard Regulation and related annexes. In this respect, Terna would like to present to the Commission some considerations that should be taken into account in the next steps for the publication of this Regulation. In particular, we would like to comment the Item 4.2 of Annex I and Item 4 of Annex III to the draft Regulation. The Item 4.2 of Annex I provides, inter alia, for the issuers to include in the Factsheet information on the methodology and assumptions to be used for the calculation of key impact metrics in accordance with EU Taxonomy Delegated Acts as well as an estimation of expected positive and adverse environmental impacts in aggregated form. If this information is not included in the Factsheet, it should be provided in the Impact Report as per item 4 of Annex III to the draft EUGBS Regulation. However, issuers like Terna, in their capacity of Transmission System Operators (TSOs), can be classified as “enabler” in accordance with the Taxonomy Delegated Act on mitigation and adaptation as they are part of the European Interconnected Electricity System. Therefore, the environmental impact of their investments has been considered ex ante since they meet the screening criteria provided by the Taxonomy Delegated Acts. Consequently, we believe that assessments related to the consistency of the transmission grid investments with the EU Taxonomy should follow the same approach provided in the Taxonomy Delegated Act on mitigation with reference to the classification of the Transmission and Distribution activity as “enabling”. In particular, Terna performs its role of TSO through its main Strategic Plans, such as the System Development Plan, the Security Plan, the Resilience and Renewal Plans. The drivers that guide the definition of these plans and the identification of the projects included represent Terna’s mission to create a safer and more interconnected electricity system as well a system increasingly able to respond to the new challenges of energy transition and climate change. As required by the provisions of the Italian National Regulatory Authority for energy networks and environment (ARERA), only the interventions included in the Development Plan and with an investment amount exceeding € 15 million are subject to a cost / benefit analysis (CBA 2.0). The CBA 2.0 currently represents Terna’s methodology to quantify the projects’ environmental benefits. However, all the projects included in Terna's Strategic Plans are necessary and fundamental to achieve the objectives of development, safety and strengthening of the national transmission grid, without which it would not be possible to guarantee an interconnected European electricity system, regardless of whether they are subject to a cost / benefit analysis or not. In light of the above, we believe that the inclusion of a project in the Company Strategic Plans (at least in one of the above mentioned plans), whose nature and aim meet technical screening criteria of Taxonomy Climate Delegated Act, should be considered as a valid criterion for the projects’ contribution to climate change. Therefore, where an assessment at the project level is not feasible, we would ask the Commission to consider that the inclusion of the grid investments in the Company Strategic Plans meets the reporting requirements provided respectively by items 4.2 of Annex I and item 4 of Annex III to the Regulation proposal.
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Response to Commission Delegated Regulation on taxonomy-alignment of undertakings reporting non-financial information

1 Jun 2021

Due to the limited response time for analysing such a complex framework, we would like to share at least some preliminary considerations, confident that some open points will be further addressed by the EC: 1. GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS: a. Effective date of reporting: the draft delegated act on art.8 provides indications for the application of the legislation from 1 January 2022. It is necessary to clarify whether this term requires that the first year on which to report is 2022 (therefore starting from 2023) or instead provides for disclosure already from 2022 on the data of 2021 The text, however, specifies that for 2022 companies shall start to represent at least the share of taxonomy eligible activities but it is not better specified on the basis of which metric / measure in consideration of the fact that the complete representation of the three KPIs (revenues, opex and capex) is required starting from 2023. We would suggest using capex metric at this stage to better represent volumes of eligible activities in a specific company/group. b. Categories of activities: the EC requests to represent three different types of activities in the disclosure template i.e. not eligible activities, eligible activities taxonomy aligned, eligible activities not taxonomy aligned. We would consider appropriate to clarify this classification with a glossary and specific examples (in particular, the difference between "Not eligible" and "eligible but not taxonomy aligned") c. Conventionality: In view of the innovations introduced by the taxonomy framework and related criteria, we believe that a flexible approach by the Commission in this regard is necessary. In consideration that there are many possible options for the construction of KPIs on mitigation and adaptation objectives, conventional assumptions could be adopted and be better specified in the qualitative information accompanying the reports. 2. DISCLOSURE: a. reporting timing: the draft delegated act on art.8 of Taxonomy Regulation requires reporting by referring to the previous year with economic / financial data validated by the Board. Companies subject to NFRD usually have the annual Financial Statement approved at least after the first quarter of year n + 1 for the reference year n (eg. March 2022 for reporting for the year 2021). Furthermore, if in KPIs calculation the company decides to evaluate the results referred to the Unbundling data requested by the National Regulatory Authority as obligations for regulated business as Transmission and Dispatching are, it would be possible to have consistent data only in the second half of the year n+1 (at least in June-July) for the year n b. Audit: it is preferable to assume that the KPIs have already been audited - also for this reason it is useful to define a reporting schedule in line with what is represented in point a c. Reporting on the previous 5 years: the draft delegated act requires reporting on the previous 5 years. We believe this window is too wide. We propose that the window can be a two-year period (in line with Financial Statement data) or at least a three-years period in accordance with current standards for sustainability reporting. For instance, the GRI Standards (GRI 101- Foundation) require: “2.7 the reporting organization should: 2.7.1 present information for the current reporting period and at least two previous periods”. 3. SPECIFIC CONSIDERATIONS ON KPIS: In relation to the proposed KPIs, the granularity of the disclosure, which will be required to be presented in management reports, should refer to several of the long-established and well-trusted principles of management reporting, most notably the principles of relevance and materiality. The draft delegated act uses multiple terms that so far have not been defined in the legal framework of the European Union or in other reporting standards such as IFRS or are not currently in use in established reporting systems.
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Response to Revision of EU rules on Gas

10 Mar 2021

Terna welcomes the opportunity to provide a response to the European Commission public consultation on the Roadmap for the revision of Regulation (EC) No 715/2009 and Directive 2009/73/EC (the “Gas Package”). Accelerating the electrification of energy demand, building on a largely renewables-based power system will provide the main contribution to decarbonization by 2050. All the while, it is necessary to address the challenge of shifting all those end-use sectors for which electrification is considered as technically and economically unsustainable (so called “hard-to-abate”) toward the usage of clean energy sources. Massive investments for the appropriate roll-out and reinforcement of both electricity and gas/hydrogen transmission grid infrastructure are required for deploying clean power production and renewable hydrogen and gases. From a TSO perspective, we consider this requires a coordinated approach for planning and development of the electricity and gas/hydrogen sectors to fully unleash the contribution of the electricity carrier to decarbonization through sector integration . The potential synergies between these sectors rely on the enhanced cooperation between the electricity and gas TSOs, which is starting to be put in practice both at Italian an EU level. Furthermore, we really appreciate that with the revision of TEN-E Regulation the EC confirms and recognises the importance to keep in ENTSOs/TSOs’ hands the accountability for the development of CBA methodology and common scenarios, to be used for Union-wide ten-year network development plans, and for the identification of system needs by drawing the infrastructure gaps report. In fact, considering their technical expertise, TSOs are best suited for setting scenarios and identifying system needs in the most efficient and neutral manner both at European and national level. In this respect, we consider that TSOs should have a clear role in the definition process for the location and size of power-to-X (P2X) installations. It is particularly relevant in this regard the involvement of the electricity TSOs, considering that P2X would affect both the efficiency and the security of the electric system, which is constrained by thermal limits in case of congestions. The development of a hydrogen/P2G strategy should include an in-depth analysis of the impact of electrolysers on electricity grids, to be carried out by systems operators to identify the suitable locations of the facilities, independently from the model which will be chosen for the transport of green gases to final energy consumers. P2X installations should be included by TSOs in system needs analysis and they should define the best location and size of the installations if the market is not able to provide efficient locational signals. The Gas package revision is also undoubtedly needed to align the now outdated gas regulatory framework with the recently adopted Clean Energy Package, and in particular with the electricity acts Regulation 2019/943 and Directive 2019/944: • Unbundling – P2X should be used by market operators to provide market services in order to avoid competition distortions. • In order to facilitate the development of PtG facilities, both electricity and gas TSOs should be allowed to perform market tests and pilot projects under the NRA’s oversight, where the market isn’t yet ready to invest. Furthermore, consistently with Directive (EU) 2019/944, the TSOs might be allowed to own, develop, manage or operate electrolyser facilities with regards to competitive activities when these are fully integrated network component or in case of market failure. Finally, certifications and verification systems such as guarantees of origin should be introduced for suppliers of all renewable and low-carbon fuels to certify the share of energy used from renewable sources. [SEE FULL VERSION HERE ATTACHED]
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Response to Revision of the guidelines for trans-European Energy infrastructure

8 Mar 2021

Given the relevance of the public consultation in object, Terna welcomes the opportunity to express its views in the attached document “TERNA Response to the European Commission public consultation on TEN-E”. The paper reports our considerations on the proposal for a regulation COM(2020)824 referring to guidelines for trans-European energy infrastructure and repealing Regulation (EU) No 347/2013.
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Response to Climate change mitigation and adaptation taxonomy

18 Dec 2020

Terna supports the technical screening criteria, in particular the consideration of the interconnected European grid as a whole for defining a system perspective.In this respect, Terna would like to present to the Commission some considerations that should be taken into account in the next steps for the publication of the delegated act, mainly aimed at ensuring a stable framework for investors and greater transparency regarding the criteria for classifying the European network as green activity and ensuring proportionality of procedures in the DNSH criteria. According to current definitions, transmission and distribution activities are labelled as “enabling”, whereas the article 10 (1a) and (1g) of Taxonomy Regulation expressly recognises that transmitting and distributing renewable energy and more in general energy infrastructures directly contribute to climate change mitigation. We see our activities as substantial contributors in reaching the decarbonization target so that they should be considered green and not just enabling. Moreover, we understand that it is possible for a System to become ineligible after having previously been eligible. We would like to point out that the construction period of investments in electricity transmission generally involves multiple phases (for example planning, authorization, construction) and, consequently, lasts several years. Indeed, the basket of investments financed with the proceeds of a green bond could include T&D activities which are expected to be commenced later than the issuance of the bond. It may happen that the System is declared ineligible before the new T&D activities financed with the green bond have started. Therefore, we suggest including the interconnected European grid in the activities that will not lose their eligibility so that to consider it as always eligible in the Taxonomy framework to drive the energy transition. The Taxonomy Regulation and related delegated acts must incentivize investments for decarbonisation by establishing a framework as favourable as possible for key assets for direct electrification and system integration like electricity grids are. In this respect, we suggest to explicitly mention the renewal/reinforcement of the grid as well as the security purpose in the basket of the eligible grid investments. The renewal/reinforcement of the grid is fundamental to ensure the improvement of energy efficiency for the transmission grid (in accordance with Article 10 (1a) and (1b) of Regulation (EU) 2020/852): through new technologies and modernizing components it allows the speed up of the increasing RES amount and the extension of assets life, ensuring inter alia quality of service, network management for security purposes. As for the DNSH assessment, network operators must comply with many legal requirements when planning and constructing high-voltage lines and other assets. These are derived from national and European laws. Compliance with these requirements is monitored by the responsible national authorities in comprehensive licensing procedures. Especially in Member States with already high environmental requirements, the DNSH criteria should reflect the national legal framework to avoid additional bureaucratic efforts. Finally, while Taxonomy aims at addressing primarily private investments to EU green financing instruments, the Guidelines on State Aid for environmental protection and energy (EEAGs) for Member States to enable the funding of projects for climate and environmental protection and energy generation adequacy in a cost-effective manner and with minimum distortions of competition and trade within the Union. Considering the different nature and purpose of the two instruments, we recommend that the scope of application of Taxonomy is kept separate from the the one of the (EEAGs). In case a link between the two instruments, the consistency with the existing regulations and in particular with the Clean Energy Package should be ensured.
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Meeting with Kadri Simson (Commissioner) and

13 Oct 2020 · Presentation of Equigy platform, Project partners’ experience with flexibility solutions, Barriers to use distributed storage.

Response to Revision of the guidelines for trans-European Energy infrastructure

8 Jun 2020

Given the relevance of the public consultation in object, Terna welcomes the opportunity to express its views in the attached document "TERNA_Response to the EC consultation TEN-E Roadmap”. This paper reports our considerations related to the items highlighted by the EC on the revision of the guidelines for trans-European Energy infrastructure.
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Response to Climate change mitigation and adaptation taxonomy

22 Apr 2020

TERNA, the Italian TSO, welcomes this EC consultation as well as the significant work of TEG to ensure consistent basis for further investments across the EU. We would like to highlight several important points that should be considered in the next steps to ensure a stable framework for investors and market operators and greater transparency regarding the criteria for classifying the European Grid as eligible. Annex 4.9 of the TEG Report on Transmission and Distribution of Electricity Sector stipulates, that, based on the results of an assessment carried out in 2019 by the EU JRC, the interconnected European System meets taxonomy eligibility criteria and is derogated from carrying out the quantitative assessment. Considering the high importance of electricity grids for the integration and transport of large amounts of electricity from renewables and for the decarbonisation of the energy system, this classification is appreciated and should be reflected in the Delegated Act. The Delegated Act should confirm that the interconnected European system meets the criteria for derogation and that the derogation is valid until a potential review as planned in accordance with the underlying Regulation. It is not explained whether and to what extent the regular review and adjustments of the criteria will have consequences for investments already made in economic activities classified as "taxonomy aligned". In order to ensure planning and legal certainty for long-term investments, a "protection" for investment decisions already made in economic activities classified as "taxonomy aligned" would be required. From the new version of the TEG report we understand that it is possible for a System to become ineligible after having previously been eligible. We further understand that, from that moment onward, no new T&D activities are eligible until the System is again in compliance with the thresholds. In this respect, we would like to point out that the construction period of investments in electricity transmission generally involves multiple phases (for example planning, authorization, construction) and, consequently, lasts several years. The basket of investments financed with the proceeds of a green bond could include T&D activities which are expected to be commenced later than the issuance of the bond. Therefore, it may happen that the System is declared ineligible before the new T&D activities financed with the green bond have started. We would also ask for the concept of new T&D activities to be clarified in order to better understand if it refers to investments whose construction materially starts or ends in the ineligible year or investments that are planned/authorized in that year. In our opinion, assessing the transmission eligibility criteria on the newly connected generation capacity that is not under the control of transmission companies (which are obliged to connect any power generation plant) could cause uncertainty and would lead to a substantive instability. Clear provisions would be required on how a stable framework and price-signals for investments are going to be guaranteed in the longer term without leading to stranded costs. As regards DNSH principles, when planning and constructing high-voltage lines and other assets, network operators have to comply with a large number of legal requirements derived from national and European laws and such compliance with these requirements is monitored by the responsible authorities in comprehensive licensing procedures. DNSH criteria should reflect the national legal framework in order to maintain the high level of existing requirements and avoid additional bureaucratic efforts. Taxonomy Regulation should establish a framework as favourable as possible for electricity grids. Grid investments are key enablers of direct electrification and essential to reach ambitious climate objectives, therefore they should be considered always eligible in the European context as storage investments.
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Response to 2030 Climate Target Plan

15 Apr 2020

Terna welcomes this EC initiative. Reaching more ambitious EU objectives requires a stronger commitment and an active participation of all sectors and actors: Terna, as a major EU TSO, is strongly committed to drive the energy transition. Power System has entered into a deep transformation from a centralized model to an integrated and distributed one. This implies an increasing complexity in how TSOs operate the system and guarantee security, adequacy, quality of service and real-time balance. The progressive growth of RES implies new challenges for TSOs (greater volatility and lower control capability). Terna considers essential that energy transition is accompanied by a full range of measures addressing these challenges. The sound development of the Transmission grid for increasing resilience of the grid and stability of the power system is a primary key enabler: TSOs need new investments to expand the grid, to integrate growing RES capacity and facilitate market integration, also by developing transnational corridors. This can be achieved through a shared common approach that combines the need for grid investments with public acceptance, green financing and appropriate regulatory frameworks. TSOs need to preserve the already planned investments, being guaranteed with streamlined procedures in evaluating scenarios and cost-benefit analysis. We need accelerated authorization procedures, adequate incentive schemes and simplified access to EU funds to support new infrastructure investments. Appropriate long-term price signals are also crucial to stabilize investments in thermal and RES generation in the next decades and guarantee security of supply. Investments in energy storage will also play a pivotal role to guarantee increased security and flexibility to the system and minimize RES overgeneration and curtailments. The Ancillary Service Markets must expand the range of resources for growing flexibility needs. Grid operators need timely and reliable information about the increasing number of resources connected to the system to be actively managed (observability, relations with DSOs). TSOs and DSOs are responsible for tasks that are relevant for the entire system, but anyway the ultimate responsibility for system security is in the hands of TSOs. New impulse to innovation and digitalisation of the Transmission Grid has to be guaranteed and the new digital technologies are the necessary tools to achieve the transition: the system is shifting from watt to byte. A reinforced dialogue with manufacturers should be ensured to identify the main barriers that prevent appropriate and timely technology supply. Energy efficiency is the key instrument to achieve decarbonisation targets, anyhow the 2030 climate plan should consider the potential of sector integration. Electrification of end uses must be encouraged when technically and economically sustainable, because of its intrinsic efficiency. The use of green gases as an alternative to electrification reduces the potential for increasing efficiency in end uses, but it may represent a valid alternative for uses that struggle or cannot be electrified. In particular, P2G technology can provide energy storage services but it is not an alternative to electricity storage, required to manage the system securely and achieve the decarbonisation targets. Terna is already engaged in a challenging development plan both for internal reinforcements and interconnections to support the implementation of the Italian NCEP. The revision of the 2030 Climate Targets could determine a significant update of NECPs, with two consequences: potential increase of system costs and need to review the TSOs’ investment plans to comply with the new requirements; the need to review at European level the overall consistency of NECPs with the new targets and assess the EU Power System adequacy as a whole. The EC should play a crucial role by adopting adequate policy measures and mobilizing public/private investments.
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Meeting with Dominique Ristori (Director-General Energy)

14 Feb 2019 · energy policy

Meeting with Bernd Biervert (Cabinet of Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič)

19 Sept 2018 · State of play of the Clean Energy Package, notably Electricity Market Design, and state of play Interconnections

Meeting with Elina Melngaile (Cabinet of Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis)

19 Sept 2018 · Sustainable Finance and Taxonomy

Meeting with Dominique Ristori (Director-General Energy)

5 Jun 2018 · Energy policy

Meeting with Dominique Ristori (Director-General Energy)

28 Mar 2018 · Energy policy

Meeting with Bernd Biervert (Cabinet of Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič)

28 Mar 2018 · Electricity Market Design

Meeting with Joachim Balke (Cabinet of Vice-President Miguel Arias Cañete)

22 Mar 2018 · Energy research

Meeting with Arianna Vannini (Cabinet of High Representative / Vice-President Federica Mogherini), Jani Taivalantti (Cabinet of High Representative / Vice-President Federica Mogherini)

22 Feb 2018 · Energy Policy

Meeting with Emma Udwin (Cabinet of Vice-President Johannes Hahn)

22 Feb 2018 · electricity connections with the southern neighbourhood

Meeting with Pierre Moscovici (Commissioner) and

1 Sept 2017 · Exchange of views on the Italian and euro zone economies and priorities for reform

Meeting with Arianna Vannini (Cabinet of High Representative / Vice-President Federica Mogherini)

6 Apr 2017 · Energy Union

Meeting with Dominique Ristori (Director-General Energy)

22 Nov 2016 · Energy priority projects

Meeting with Arianna Vannini (Cabinet of High Representative / Vice-President Federica Mogherini)

15 Jun 2016 · Energy Union

Meeting with Arianna Vannini (Cabinet of High Representative / Vice-President Federica Mogherini)

19 Apr 2016 · Energy Union

Meeting with Dominique Ristori (Director-General Energy)

19 Apr 2016 · energy policy

Meeting with Dominique Ristori (Director-General Energy)

8 Mar 2016 · Energy Union, interconnection

Meeting with Dominique Ristori (Director-General Energy)

20 Nov 2015 · European energy policy

Meeting with Joachim Balke (Cabinet of Vice-President Miguel Arias Cañete), Maria Cristina Lobillo Borrero (Cabinet of Vice-President Miguel Arias Cañete) and

24 Sept 2015 · High-Level Group on Energy Infrastructure in Europe

Meeting with Silvia Bartolini (Cabinet of Vice-President Miguel Arias Cañete)

14 Apr 2015 · Energy Union

Meeting with Arianna Vannini (Cabinet of High Representative / Vice-President Federica Mogherini)

28 Jan 2015 · Energy Internal Market

Meeting with Dominique Ristori (Director-General Energy)

3 Dec 2014 · Italian and EU Energy market