The analyses provides a detailed assessment of the potential for cost-effective renewable energy projects and associated infrastructure requirements in the CESEC region, in the short and long terms of 2030 and 2050, respectively. The analysis has an explicit focus on cross-border cooperation among CESEC members, as opposed to separate assessments of individual countries. This is to keep in line with the nature of the CESEC initiative, the ultimate goal of which is to build on synergies between the EU Member States to increase the resilience of the overall regional energy system. The ultimate goal of the analysis is to identify the infrastructure, regulatory and market requirements that facilitate the integration of renewable energy sources (RES) in the CESEC region. To this end, the content of this assessment is structured around answering the following questions:
• What are the geographical locations of prime interest for RES development, with a cross-border dimension?
• What are the connecting electricity infrastructure needs required to facilitate RES integration?
• Which cross-border electricity infrastructure projects can be identified as priority projects in enabling the integration of electricity from RES, in the CESEC region?
• What are the technical, regulatory and market issues that create barriers to cross-border cooperation and hinder renewables deployment?

The project is supported by the European Commission. Project partners are Ecorys, TU Vienna, SQ Consult, Fraunhofer IEG, REKK and Consentec.

Available at the Commission's website