European Coordinators

The Decision No 1364/2006/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 September 2006 laying down guidelines for trans-European energy networks (TEN-E), foresees the appointment of European coordinators in order to monitor and to facilitate the implementation of the most critical identified priority projects. In this context, the appointment of Coordinators has also been mentioned as an opportunity for important infrastructures encountering difficulties in the conclusions of the European Council of 8/9 March 2007.

Four European coordinators have been appointed on the 12 September 2007 by the Commission for duration of four years and they will monitor projects facing technical, political or financial difficulties. The "Priority Interconnection Plan" adopted by the Commission on 10 January 2007 in the framework of the so-called "energy package" and the Action Plan adopted by the European Council on 9 March 2007 mentions specifically the nomination of European Coordinators. In November 2008 the mandate of a European coordinator was extend to the planned 380kV-Salzburgleitung.

The French-Spanish connection (Mr. Mario Monti)

Baltic and North Sea off-shore wind connections (Mr. Adamowitsch)

The "Salzburgleitung": Austrian Power link Salzach neu - Tauern (Mr. Adamowitsch)

The axis linking Caspian Sea countries and the Middle East to the European Union, including the Nabucco pipeline (Mr. van Aartsen)

The northern European power-link (Mr. Mielczarski)

Baltic and North Sea off-shore wind connections

You can download the third annual (December 2009-October 2010) Progress Report of the Baltic and North Sea Off-Shore Wind Connections by following this link: http://ec.europa.eu/energy/infrastructure/tent_e/doc/off_shore_wind/2010_annual_report_en.pdf