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Within the EU the development of a secure and sustainable energy market will be reviewed on a number of occasions including: -

  • The development of a White Paper on Security of Supply.
  • The review of the Gas and Electricity Market Liberalisation.
  • The discussion of a Directive on Energy Efficiency in the
        Transport and Building sectors.
  • The adoption of the 6th Framework Program.
  • The finalizing of the Directive on Renewable Energy.
  • The production of a sustainable energy strategy for Europe.

    • In November 2000 the Commission published its Green Paper on Security of Supply . Consultations on this paper were conducted over the following twelve months. Details of the proposal can be seen on the Commission web site, accessed at:

    http://www.europa.eu.int/comm/energy_transport/en/lpi_lv_en1.html

    At the time the Green Paper did not lead to any binding legislation and it wasn't until the summer of 2003 when supply disruptions occured in North America and in parts of Western Europe that the Commission developed more binding legislation.

    The most widespread blackouts in Europe occured in Italy, which resulted in considerable distruption to supply across large parts of the country. The Italian blackouts lead to calls for a variety of new measures to be introduced to guarantee continuous supply however, not all of these measures were necessary and some would lead to greater supply insecurity.

    A comprehensive account of the causes of the blackout, written by Claude Turmes, MEP, can be accessed here.

    In December 2003 the European Commission announced proposals for a package of measures on Security of Supply. These measures included:

    · Communication from the Commission on the Energy Infrastructure and Security of Supply

    · Proposal for a directive concerning measures to safeguard security of electricity supply and infrastructure investment

    · Proposal for amendment of decision n° No 1229/2003/EC on guidelines for Trans-European energy networks

    · Proposal for a Regulation on conditions for access to the gas transmission networks

    · Proposal for a Directive on energy end-use efficiency and energy services

    The these documents can be accessed at the link below

    http://www.europa.eu.int/comm/energy/electricity/infrastructure/com_proposal_2003_en.htm

    A critique of the security of electricity supply written by Claude Turmes, can be accessed here: