INSTRUCTIONS FOR FILLING IN
PROJECT IDENTIFICATION FORM
for submission of strategic infrastructure projects to SEIO/ISDACON
Sector: ENERGY
1. GENERAL INFORMATION AND DATA
Project title:
Full title of the Project
Lead project Beneficiary/proponent:
Full name of the Institution that is proposing the
Project (final beneficiary, e.g. EPS, EMS, Srbijagas,
Transnafta … )
Other beneficiaries (if any):
All institutions/organizations defined as
stakeholders in the Project planning and
implementation phases;
Location(s): Regions/Municipalities affected by the
project
Site location; Town(s)/municipality(es), region(s)
affected by the Project
Total investment estimated:
 Preparatory activities (planning
documentation, technical documentation,
land acquisition etc.)
 Construction works
 Supervision
Financial resources secured/financing:
Including indication of source/s
Total investment estimation in EUR as per
preliminary Project budget plan including all
Project phases
Indication as to whether financial resources are
partly or not at all secured;
Indication of sources (e.g. municipal budgets, IPA
fund, IFIs…)
Responsible or authorized person for contact:
Name – Position:
Name and position of the person representing the
Lead project beneficiary/proponent
Email address - Telephone:
Institutional set up:
Sector Lead Ministry
The ministry in charge for the project (e.g.
Ministry of Energy, Development and
environmental protection)
Department for policy
Depending on the energy field addressed by the
Project the respective policy department needs to
be specified (e.g. Electricity Department, Oil and
gas Department, Department for energy
efficiency and renewable energy sources...)
Head of Department
Name of the Assistant Minister in charge of the
respective policy department as defined in the
above field.
Department responsible for IPA projects and
international cooperation
e.g. Department or Division for international
cooperation and project management
Head of Department
Name of the Head of Department or Division
Division responsible for project preparation
e.g. Section or Group for project management in
the field of energy and environment
Head of Division
Name of the Head of Division or Group
Names of Project managers responsible for
project preparation
Names of persons within the Division or Group in
charge for the overall coordination of project
preparation in general
Division responsible for project monitoring of
implementation
e.g. Section for project management in the field
of energy and environment/Group or Unit for
Project Monitoring and Implementation
Head of Division
Name of the Head of Division or Group
Names of Project managers responsible for
project monitoring of implementation
Names of persons within the Division or Group
responsible for monitoring of the project
implementation in general
Other key ministries/institutions involved
Other ministries/institutions defined as
stakeholders in the planning and implementation
of the Project
2. ELIGIBILITY
e.g. The proposed project addresses the requirements for
compliance with the relevant EU Energy acquis in
respective sector (e.g. oil and gas, renewable…):
 Respective Directive – brief explanation (one
sentence)
A. EU policies
Demonstrate project's consistency/coherence
with the relevant EU policies by mentioning
specific Goals – Targets – Objectives –
Programs – Measures to which the project is
referred.
e.g. The proposed project is in line with the Europe 2020 –
and the EC Initiative "Resource efficient Europe" is one of
the seven flagship initiatives as part of the Europe 2020
Strategy aiming to deliver smart, inclusive and sustainable
growth. It aims “to help decouple economic growth from
the use of resources“ by supporting the shift towards a low
carbon economy, increasing the use of renewable energy
sources, reducing CO2 emissions and promoting energy
efficiency. Energy 2020: A strategy for competitive,
sustainable and secure energy is one of the key proposals
stemming from this initiative aiming to facilitate reduction
of greenhouse gas emissions by 20% compared to 1990
levels by 2020 to increase the share of renewables in final
energy consumption to 20%; and to achieve 20% increase
in energy efficiency.
Note: Depending on the concrete energy field, a brief but
concrete reference should be made to the more specific EU
policies for this sector! E.g. Energy infrastructure priorities
for 2020 and beyond – A Blueprint for an integrated
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B. IPA priorities - Country Strategy Paper
Demonstrate project's consistency/coherence
with the CSP by mentioning specific Goals –
Targets – Objectives – Programs – Measures to
which the project is referred.
C. National Strategic Framework
Demonstrate project's consistency/coherence
with the following National Strategies by
mentioning specific Goals – Targets –
Objectives – Programs – Measures to which the
project is referred:
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National Priorities for International
Assistance (NAD) 2014-2017 with 2020
projections
National Programme for the Adoption of
the Acquis (NPAA)
National Sustainable Development Strategy
(priority 4. Development of infrastructure
and balanced regional development)
European energy network, European Energy Efficiency Plan
2020, Energy Community Treaty...
Please provide clear demonstration of
Consistency/Coherence (not to be in contradiction with) of
the proposed infrastructure project with specific Strategic
Objectives project is referred. (please see doc Eligibility
Energy)
National Priorities for International Assistance (NAD)
2014-2017 with 2020 projections state as the overall
objective in the energy sector the integration into
European energy markets by achieving secure, safe, reliable
and quality supply of energy and energy sources following
the principles of sustainable development.
In specific, the proposed Project targets Priority X and
Measure X.Y. This measure supports…(cite from the NAD
and co-relate to the Project)
The National Plan for the Adoption of the Acquis (NPAA)
defines the following priorities in forthcoming period:
energy market and security of energy supply, energy
efficiency and renewable energy sources as priorities. Refer
to all planned development in the legal harmonization
specifically related to the proposed Project.
National Susatainable Development Strategy - NSDS
(Official Gazette of the Republic of Serbia, no. 57/08) under
the Priority 4 - Development of infrastructure and
balanced regional development proposes the provision of
adequate quality and levels of services through:
Sustainable development of energy infrastructure in line
with the expected dynamic economic growth.
Please refer to concrete objectives of sustainable
development in the energy sector to which achievement
the Project results will contribute.
Spatial Plan of the Republic of Serbia sets goals and prioriies
for Power production, Power engineering infrastructure, use of
renewable energy sources, energy efficiency in building
construction, industry, transportation and public utility services
(refer to appropriate)
D. Sector referenced Strategies
Demonstrate project's consistency/coherence
with the Sector Strategies by mentioning
specific Strategy/ies - Goals – Targets –
Objectives – Programs – Measures to which the
project is referred.
Name the respective sector/subsector strategies and
correlate the Project objectives and expected results with
objectives, targets, measures in those documents.
In case National Sector Strategies are stil lacking, or under
preparation, then this must be clearly stated. Assessment
of Consistency/Coherence will be based on the Strategic
Relevance Criteria defined in the Section 3 – Strategic
Relevance (obligatory for all the identified projects).
3. STRATEGIC RELEVANCE – sector: ENERGY
Strategic relevance –
criteria
Strategic relevance – assessment factors
Brief description
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1.
Sustainable Energy
Development
A. The project enhances the sustainable use of
available renewable energy resources, having a
high application potential throughout the country,
using the following technologies: wind energy,
mini-hydro, biomass based cogeneration, biomass
heat, solar, biogas, landfill biogas, organic fraction
of wastes, biofuels, geothermal energy1 and also
reduces fossil fuel consumption. Please check the
option best fitting the project:
a. The project concerns the new installed
capacities for electric generation from Wind
Energy, Mini-Hydro Energy, Biomass Energy
Cogeneration, landfill biogas, organic fraction of
waste, biogas or heating/cooling production
from Solar Energy, biomass , geothermal energy
or biofuels generation.
b. The project concerns the facilities switching
from fossil fuels to other RES usage.
c. The project concerns the conversion or
improvement of components using RES to more
efficient ones.
B. The project supports energy efficiency measures
in buildings, (public and residential), and district
heating systems. Please check the option which
best fits the project:
a. The project reduces energy consumption in
public buildings (public administration
buildings, health care, educational etc) with
achieved same or better level of comfort
for users (it assumes implementation of
energy efficiency measures in heating,
ventilation and air-conditioning systems, as
well as the building envelopes
improvement).
b. The project reduces energy consumption in
residential buildings with achieved same or
better level of comfort for users (it assumes
implementation of energy efficiency
measures in heating, ventilation and airconditioning systems, as well as the
building envelopes improvement)
c. The project improves the district heating
generation, distribution and supply systems
(including replacement of the obsolete
and damaged pipes, replacement of coal
and oil fired boilers with natural gas fired
boilers, metering, optimal dispatch,
advanced heat distribution, and delivery
management), more efficient combustion,
reducing heat transfer losses, heat recovery
measures, etc.
C. The project supports energy efficiency measures
in industry, namely in these end uses: productive
processes, general utility services, industrial
buildings:
a. The project improves the overall energy use
in the factory, including for example the
efficiency of processes, general utilities,
industrial buildings and a better energy
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c |_|
The section A should be
filled in only for projects
promoting and
demonstrating the use of
renewable resources. For
other type of the projects
this question is not
applicable. Only one option
in the box (a, b or c) should
be marked.
In this column please give a
brief description of the
project objectives and
planned actions in such a
way that the choice of
options a, b, or c becomes
fully evident.
a |_|
b |_|
c |_|
Section B should be filled in
only for projects
supporting energy
efficiency in the building
sector and district heating
system.
For other type of the
projects this question is not
applicable. Only one option
in the box (a, b or c) should
be marked.
In this column please give a
brief description of the
project objectives and
planned actions in such a
way that the choice of
options a, b, or c becomes
fully evident.
A |_|
b |_|
c |_|
Section C should be filled in
only for projects
supporting energy
efficiency in industry. For
other type of the projects
this question is not
applicable. Only one option
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The list includes all the technologies listed in the National Action Plan for Renewable Energy Sources 2013 as necessary to
achieve an increase of energy from renewable energy sources from 21% to 27% by 2020.
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management organisation, able to
periodically control the energy
consumption, target objectives and monitor
results according to a Plan-Do-Check-Act
cycle (PDCA).
b. The project improves the energy efficiency
in the general utilities of the factory,
including for example lighting, heating &
cooling, compressed air, ventilation, pumps
and fans control, and similar.
c. The project improves energy efficiency in
one or more production processes,
including for example efficient motors,
variable speed motor drives, improving
power factor, heat recovery, more efficient
refrigeration, oven or boiler efficiency,
installation of CHP and other similar.
D. The project applies cleaner technologies to the
lignite-fed power production, considering any part
of the cycle (mining, transporting, storing, preprocessing, combusting, removing pollution,
disposal of wastes), in accordance with Serbian
environmental protection legislation and especially
Law on Integrated Pollution Prevention and
Control, using technologies proposed in the Best
Available Technologies (BATs), presented in the
BREF (Best Available Technique Reference
Document) for Large Combustion Plants. Please
check the option which best fits the project:
a. The project improves the environmental
quality of existing power generation
process/large combustion plants by
reducing harmful emission to the air,
using sound and demonstrated
technologies for flue gas cleaning (DeSOx,
DeNOx, dust removal); for dry ash
extraction; for more efficient combustion
(including fluidised bed combustion (FBC)
options), or for diversion and re-injection
of dry bottom ash), waste and oily water
treatment systems.
b. The project improves the environmental
quality of the ancillary facilities, like the
treatment of oily or DeSOx scrubbing
water, or ash/gypsum recycling for use as
building materials.
c. The project implements actions to
alleviate/remediate the environmental
damage, produced by the lignite cycle,
accumulated in the past, for example by
soil remediation, exhausted mine renaturalisation or reforestation with
biomass production.
in the box (a, b or c) should
be marked.
In this column please give a
brief description of the
project objectives and
planned actions in such a
way that the choice of
options a, b, or c becomes
fully evident.
A |_|
b |_|
c |_|
Section D should be filled
in only for projects which
foresee the introduction of
cleaner technologies in the
lignite-fed production or
deal with remediation of
inherited environmental
damages caused by the
lignite cycle. For other type
of the projects this
question is not applicable.
Only one option in the box
(a, b or c) should be
marked.
In this column please give a
brief description of the
project objectives and
planned actions in such a
way that the choice of
options a, b, or c becomes
fully evident.
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E. The project improves the oil and gas availability
and supply security. Please check the option which
best fits the project:
a. The project Improves gas/oil cross-border
interconnection number and capacity in order to
increase the diversification of routes and sources
of supply, or establishes strategic reserve oil or
gas storages for guaranteeing security of supply.
b. The project increases the gas and oil pipelines
number and capacity in order to increase the
number of final users.
F. The project improves the electric transmission
and distribution quality. Please check the option
which best fits the project:
a. The project Improves electric transmission crossborder interconnection number and capacity.
b. The project improves supplied electricity quality
by interventions on the electric transmission grid.
c. The project improves supplied electricity quality
by interventions on the electric distribution grid.
2. Enhanced
competition
3. Social impact
4. Impact in terms of
economy and
employment.
The project contributes to increase competitiveness
of the Serbian energy system. Please check the
option which best fits the project:
a.The project applies P.P.P. approaches, as
Concessions, Joint Ventures, Third Party
Financing, and ESCO interventions, where the
private capital comes from Strategic partner
b. The project uses building energy performance
certificates, develops certified qualifications of
worker’s skills, facilitates the entrance of new
actors on the market, or favours in any other
mean a more competitive and sustainable energy
market.
The project impacts on the territory by supplying
energy or improving energy quality and
sustainability. Which is the number of inhabitants
impacted by the project?
a. More than 800.000 inhabitants (NUTS 1 and 2)
b. Between 150 and 800.000 inhabitants (NUTS 3)
c. Less than 150.000 inhabitants
A. Which is the replication potential of the project?
a. It could be replicated in more than 10 sites of
equivalent size or more.
b. It could be replicated in less than 10 sites of
similar size or in more than 10 cases of smaller
size.
c. It has not a replication potential
B. What is the potential for new employment
generation
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b |_|
Section E should be filled in
only for projects which aim
to improve gas and oil
transport. For other type of
the projects this question is
not applicable. Only one
option in the box (a or b)
should be marked.
In this column please give a
brief description of the
project objectives and
planned actions in such a
way that the choice of
options a or b becomes
fully evident.
a |_|
b |_|
c |_|
Section F should be filled in
only for projects which aim
to improve the electric
transmission and
distribution quality. For
other type of the projects
this question is not
applicable.
Give a brief description of
the project objectives and
planned actions in such a
way that the choice of
options a, b, or c becomes
fully evident.
Specify for each project
whether it contributes to
increased competitiveness.
Only one option in the box
(a or b) should be marked.
a |_|
b |_|
a |_|
b |_|
c |_|
a |_|
b |_|
c |_|
a |_|
In this column please give a
brief description of the
project objectives and
planned actions in such a
way that the choice of
options a) or b) becomes
fully evident.
Specify the Project’s
impact by quantifying the
affected population. Only
one option in the box (a, b
or c) should be marked.
Please provide an
assessment of the
replication potential for
each project.
Only one option in the box
(a, b or c) should be
marked.
Please do not consider as
employment potential the
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a. Direct new jobs potential or safeguarding existing
jobs in the short/medium term2
b. In-direct new jobs potential3 in the short/medium
term4
c. No employment potential at this stage5
5. Compliance with
the international
obligations
Does the project support investment in
infrastructure and competitiveness
a. To comply with SEE Energy Community Treaty6
obligations which have to be fulfilled by 2017
b. To comply with SEE Energy Community Treaty
obligations which have to be fulfilled by 2020
c. With no obligation according to the international
treaties Serbia ratified
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c |_|
a |_|
b |_|
c |_|
jobs related to the
construction phase, or to
the maintenance of the
infrastructure
Only one option in the box
(a, b or c) should be
marked.
Only one option in the box
(a, b or c) should be
marked.
4. BRIEF PROJECT EXPLANATION
Please describe project purpose, expected results, technical justification and the status of project
development.
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Please explain why these jobs will be created of safeguarded, and which type they will be
In case project may necessitate/initiate job generation in lateral/processing industries
4 Please explain in which way the infrastructure may improve the energy supply to the enterprises in the affected area, or
other significant benefits for the economy of the territory
5 Please do not consider as employment potential the jobs related to the construction phase, or to the maintenance of the
infrastructure
6 Serbia is a signatory party of the Energy Community Treaty for Southeast Europe
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