TEN-E Regulation – Pre-Application Notification United Kingdom First published July 2016 Date: 27 July 2016 NG Doc No: VKL-07-37-G000-001 June 2016 Contents Introduction 4 TEN-E checklist 5 Project Promoter Information 6 Project Developer 6 National Competent Authorities 8 UK Consenting Authorities 8 Project description 10 General description 10 Technical aspects 12 Location of the project 14 Engagement undertaken to date 15 EIA, screening & scoping 15 Key milestones and implementation plan 15 Member State Appendix I United Kingdom I Introduction iii Location of the Project (UK) iii UK Offshore Scheme iv UK Onshore Scheme xii Public Consultation xv EIA, screening & scoping xvii Project Consultation xviii 3 June 2016 Introduction National Grid Viking Link Limited (“NGVLL”) is the promoter in Great Britain of a 1400 Mega Watt (MW) high voltage Direct Current (DC) electricity interconnector between the British and Danish transmission systems. The Project is known as Viking Link and is being developed jointly with Energinet.dk, the Danish transmission system operator. Viking Link was included in the Union List of Projects of Common Interest (PCI) under The Regulation for the trans-European energy infrastructure (EU 347/2013) (hereafter referred to as the TEN-E Regulation) on 18 November 2015. The list was adopted by Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/891 and the Viking Link project is therefore a PCI. The TEN-E Regulation has been developed to ensure the timely development and interoperability of energy networks in European Union Member States and the Europe Economic Area (EEA). The TEN-E Regulation sets out guidelines for streamlining the permitting processes for major energy infrastructure projects that contribute to European energy networks. This document provides formal notification under article 10(1)(a) of the TEN-E Regulation to the Marine Management Organisation (MMO), acting on behalf of the Secretary of State for Business. Energy and Industrial Strategy as the delegated National Competent Authority (NCA) that NGVLL and Energinet.dk intend to submit applications for the necessary consents to construct the Viking Link Project. This document sets out the necessary information to satisfy the pre-application requirements in the TEN-E Regulation and sections 4.84.13 of the TEN-E UK Manual of Procedures (May 2014). Separate notification letters have been submitted to the relevant NCA in each affected Member State. In Denmark the notification letter was submitted mid-march 2016, followed by Germany and the Netherlands at the end of March/ beginning of April. The permit granting process under the TEN-E Regulation will commence upon acknowledgement of this notification letter as it is the final notification letter to be submitted. Further information about the project can be found on the project website at the following locations: In English: www.viking-link.com In Danish: www.viking-link.dk 1 http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32016R0089&from=EN 4 June 2016 In Dutch: www.viking-link.nl In German: www.viking-link.de This letter includes an appendix relevant to the Viking Link project in the UK. The appendices submitted with the notification letters for all Member States can be downloaded in English on all four webpages. TEN-E checklist Table 1 below, demonstrates how this document meets the requirements of section 4.13 of the TEN-E UK Manual of Procedures for the pre-application notification. Table 1: Checklist of TEN-E Regulation requirements Requirement Document location The Principal Developers for the project in all relevant member states Page 6 The primary contact points for the Developer Page 6 Contact details for the NCAs in other member states Page 8 A description of the main elements of the project in all member states Page 8 The location of the project Page 11 Information on location with environmental designated areas Page 13* Any consultations or public information Page 13* If the PCI is likely to have significant environmental effects, any Environmental Impact Page 13* Assessment screening or scoping opinion A provisional project timetable (TEN-E Regulation ’Implementation Plan’) Page 15 * and further detailed information in the Member State Appendix 5 June 2016 Project Promoter Information Project Developer Viking Link is being jointly developed by National Grid Viking Link Limited, and Energinet.dk, the Danish transmission system operator. National Grid Viking Link Ltd National Grid Viking Link Limited is a wholly owned subsidiary of National Grid Group and has been granted an interconnector licence by the energy regulator Ofgem. National Grid Viking Link Limited is legally separate from National Grid Electricity Transmission Plc. (NGET) which has the licence to own and operate the high voltage electricity transmission system in England and Wales. Energinet.dk Energinet.dk is an independent public enterprise owned by the Danish Ministry of Energy, Utilities and Climate. The enterprise owns and operates Denmark’s main electricity and natural gas grids, helping supply people, businesses and institutions with reliable energy now, tomorrow and in the years to come. Through international and market-based solutions, working together across the energy sector’s value chain, Energinet.dk strives to achieve balance in a sustainable energy system with increasing amounts of renewable energy. Project Developer The primary contact addresses for the developers are provided below: Table 2: Viking Link primary contact addresses Energinet.dk National Grid Viking Link Limited Tonne Kjærsvej 65 Registered address DK-7000 Fredericia 1 - 3 Strand, London Denmark WC2N 5EH, Tel: +45 70 10 22 44 UK Company No. 28 98 06 71 Tel: +44 (0) 20 7004 3000 Company No. 8169384 Correspondence address 35 Homer Road Solihull B91 3QJ UK 6 June 2016 For queries regarding the project, please contact the team members on Table 3 3 below. Table 3: Viking Link Licence & Consents Team members Name & contact details Role Responsibility Mr Daniel James Consent Offshore consent (UK and the Netherlands) [email protected] Manager (+44) 121 4074626 Ms. Stine Rabech Nielsen Consent Offshore (Denmark and Germany) and onshore Danish [email protected] Manager consent (+45) 5167 7866 Mr Julian Barnett Consent Onshore UK consent [email protected] Manager (+44) 1926 655294 7 June 2016 National Competent Authorities The NCAs for Viking Link in all four member states are listed below in Table 4 and Table 5, along with contact details. Table 4: National Competent Authorities Territory National Competent Authority Caseworker UK Marine Management Organisation Ms. Abbey Pennington 2 (MMO) [email protected] (+ 44) (0) 2080265061 Denmark Energy Agency/Energistyrelsen Ms. Helga Hubeck-Graudal [email protected] (+45) 3392 7526 Germany Federal Maritime and Ms. Lea Haefke Hydrographic Agency/Bundesamt [email protected] Für Seeschiffahrt Und (+ 49) (0) 40 3190-3528 Hydrographie (BSH)3 Federal Network Robin Dornauf Agency/Bundesnetzagentur [email protected] (+49) (0) 228 14 - 5504 The Netherlands Ministry of Economic Affairs/ Mr. Pim van Loon Ministerie van Economische [email protected] Zaken (+31) 6 55438570 UK Consenting Authorities Table 5: UK Consenting Authorities Consenting Authority Planning Officer Contact Address East Lindsey District Andy Booth ELDC Tedder Hall, Manby Council [email protected] Park, Louth LN11 8UP Chris Panton [email protected] South Holland District Richard Fidler South Holland District Council Council [email protected] Priory Road, Spalding, Lincolnshire, PE11 2XE North Kesteven District Alan Oliver NKDC District Council Offices Council [email protected] Kesteven Street Sleaford Lincs NG34 7EF 2 MMO is appointed as the delegated authority by the Department for Energy and Climate Change for offshore projects. 3 This is to be confirmed as the BSH is expected to be appointed as the delegated authority by the Bundesnetzagentur 8 June 2016 Mark Willets [email protected] Boston Borough Council Paul Edwards Boston Borough Council [email protected] Municipal Buildings West Street Boston Lincolnshire PE21 8QR Lincolnshire County Andy Gutherson (County Commissioner) Lincolnshire County Council, Council [email protected] County Offices, Newland, Neil McBride (Planning Officer) Lincoln, LN1 1YL [email protected] 9 June 2016 Project description Viking Link is a proposed electricity interconnector between the UK and Denmark, crossing through the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) of the Netherlands and Germany (see Figure 1 below). Viking Link will have a capacity of 1400 MW. Viking Link is in line with the European Commission’s approach to an integrated energy market to ensure value for money for consumers and provides the opportunity to transport offshore renewables to centres of consumption and storage. Viking Link will enable more effective use of renewable energy, access to sustainable electricity generation and improved security of electricity supplies. Thus it will benefit the socio economy of both countries and the wider European community. Viking Link will also help the UK Government meet its carbon reduction commitments by providing access to a well-developed, low cost renewable energy market. Denmark is aiming for half of the electricity it uses to come from wind power by 2020. Being able to balance wind production and demand across countries and closer integration between electricity systems are vital for the efficient transition towards a green energy future. Figure 1: Viking Link is a proposed electricity interconnector between the UK and Denmark General description Viking Link will be made up of submarine and underground cables with optional fibre optic cable connected to a converter station and an electricity substation in the Great Britain and Denmark. Viking Link will allow electricity to flow in either direction between the two countries. It will be made up of the following main elements: 10 June 2016 The North Sea A pair of High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) submarine cables buried in the sea bed extending for approximately 630km between the UK and Denmark.