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The
Trans-European Energy Networks Programme
The Trans-European
Energy Networks (TENS) programme provides about
€25M per year to assist feasibility studies
into cross-border power and gas transmission projects.
This work is intended to create stronger cross
border power trading in pursuit of internal markets,
introducing competition and generating best pricing
with reduced regulatory requirements. The work
is an extremely important part of the European
Commissions drive to ensure that European consumers
have access to more reliable power at better prices.
The investments required to drive
this are predicted in the table following:
Projected Investment
in Priority Axes of TEN-Energy for Electricity
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Priority Axis |
Additional Transmission
Capacity MW |
Investment €m |
| EL 1 |
France-Belgium-Netherlands-Germany |
2500 |
300 |
| EL 2 |
Italy Borders |
4000 |
600 |
| EL 3 |
France-Spain-Portugal |
3000 |
400 |
| EL 4 |
Greece-Balkans-UCTE |
2000 |
100 |
| EL 5 |
UK-Continental Europe |
2000 |
1,100 |
| EL 6 |
Ireland-UK |
500 |
300 |
| EL 7 |
Baltic Ring |
3000 |
700 |
| EL 8 |
Central Europe |
3000 |
500 |
| EL 9 |
Mediterranean Ring |
3000 |
1,000 |
| Total |
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23000 |
5,000 |
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