Plinovodi d.o.o.

PLINOVODI d.o.o. as a TSO of gas infrastructure would like to highlight that low carbon and renewable gases, such as green hydrogen, biogas and e-gases will play important role to decarbonize the EU ETS sectors.

PLINOVODI d.o.o. as a transmission system operator in Slovenia supports stronger promotion of energy efficiency in all areas of the energy system and in all relevant sectors, where activity affects energy demand, as well as energy efficiency first principle as its key role.

Company Plinovodi, as a transmission system operator in Slovenia, supports the ambitions of Commision to harmonise energy tax legislation in EU. However, there shall be enough flexibility to accomodate specific situation in different Member states. Please find below two proposals in this direction.

We support intention to strengthen reducing of emissions in road transport. This sector has indeed played and will play a key role. We support the deployment of battery electric vehicles (especially in light transport), fuel-cell electric vehicles using hydrogen and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles.

Plinovodi welcomes the European Commission’s publication of the recast Gas Directive and agrees with the response given by ENTSOG, with further emphasis highlighted bellow. The opinion of the TSO company Plinovodi is that the introduction of an ITC mechanism for hydrogen would be unnecessarily complex, costly and overly burdensome for Slovenia.

Plinovodi welcomes the European Commission’s publication of the recast Gas Regulation and agrees with the response given by ENTSOG, with further emphasis highlighted bellow. Plinovodi especially supports the removal or extension of the time limitation for the financial transfers between regulated services for gas and hydrogen as in some Member States the hydrogen market does not even exists yet or is not mature…

Plinovodi, the Slovenian gas TSO, is summarizing its feedback in bellow points: 1. Application of Internal Energy Market rules to H2 market as H2 system is interoperable with other systems, with additional elements that reflect the particularities of H2 business.

PLINOVODI d.o.o. as a TSO of gas infrastructure would like to highlight full support for further expanding deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure, since certain limited gaps in the network and infrastructure remain and prevent some member states to reach the objective. We are of opinion that by 2025 or at least by 2030 member states should fill the remaining gaps.

Plinovodi, the Slovenian gas TSO has summarized remarks on the proposal for a Regulation on methane emissions reduction in the energy sector in the text bellow. The Regulation will introduce a relatively complex system for managing methane emissions in gas transmission systems, which will represent a major challenge for system operators to establish effective detection, control and reporting of emissions.

We completely agree that air pollution produced by ships at berth is a significant concern for coastal areas and port cities. And it is understandable that specific and stringent obligations should be imposed to reduce emissions at berth from ships that draw power from their engines during their stay in port. Their emissions should be addressed as a priority.

Plinovodi, the Slovenian gas TSO, has summarized remarks on European Commission’s Proposal for the REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL amending Regulation (EU) 2017/1938 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning measures to safeguard the security of gas supply and Regulation (EC) 715/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council on conditions for access to natural gas…