WESTERN POLAND ENERGY DISTRIBUTION

The project comprises investment schemes in the electricity distribution network in North-Western Poland, over 2012-2015. The schemes will be implemented by the promoter, a fully owned subsidiary of ENEA S.A., the majority state-owned top-company of the ENEA Group.

The programme will enable the promoter to cater for demand growth, reduce losses, connect new end-users and also renewable generators and improve the reliability, and quality of electricity supply. The programme is located in a convergence region. It is therefore eligible under article 309 a) Economic and Social Cohesion, and c) Common Interest of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union. The financing of this programme will contribute to the EIB’s lending priority policy on convergence regions and diversification and security of energy supply.

Some project schemes fall under Annex II of the EIA Directive (85/337/EC) as transposed into Polish national law (Dz. U. z 2010 r. Nr 213, poz. 1397), leaving it to the national competent authorities to decide whether an EIA would be required. The vast majority of the program schemes are expected to be reinforcements of medium and low voltage equipment and facilities with limited environmental impact.

The Promoter is a subject to the public law operating in the energy sector and therefore is subject to the national legal regulations implementing EU Directive 2004/17/EC and 2004/18/EC. It regularly publishes procurement notices in the OJEU. The Promoter’s approach to the public and private procurement of works, supplies and services will be evaluated during the appraisal.