1. Verkhovna Rada, 21 February 2019
Pierre Loaëc
DG Energy, European Commission
Tenders for renewables in the EU
2. EU has moved to tenders for RES support
2
Transitional phase 2015-
2016
From 2017
Competitive bidding
for at least 5%
of the planned
RES capacity.
Competitive bidding for
100% of the planned
RES capacity
Open to all RES generators
and technologies
Exemptions from bidding and tech
competition possible
3. Why do we like tenders?
3
1. Market-based price
discovery
2. Budget capping / planning
3. Self-regulating phase-out
mechanism
= avoid over- or under-
compensation
= avoid uncontrolled
open-ended support
= no need to define
mature vs non-mature