119585-2022 - Planeamento

Deployment of CCUS funds

With the Danish Climate Agreement for Energy and Industry of 22 June 2020, a majority of the Danish Parliament decided that carbon capture and storage is to be an important element in achieving Denmark’s climate policy objectives. The decision prompted the setting up of technologically neutral and market-based funds (the CCUS funds) of DKK 16 billion, which are scheduled for deployment between 2024-2048. The Danish Energy Agency (DEA) is responsible for the deployment of the CCUS funds. The funds are intended to ensure the capture, transport and storage of 0.4 million tonnes of CO2 per year from 2025 and an additional 0.5 million tonnes of CO2 per year from 2030.

Local principal de execução: Denmark

By Prior Information Notice 2022/S 013-029417 the DEA informed the market of the DEA’s preliminary overall assumptions and considerations regarding the deployment of the funds, and that DEA had started an initial market dialogue. This notice concerns the second round of market dialogue including the DEA’s current assumptions and considerations regarding the first phase deployment of the CCUS funds.

In continuation of this Prior Information Notice the information from the DEA regarding the second round of market dialogue will be published on the site in Digitale Udbud as stated in this Prior Information Notice section I.3) http://eu.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=320815&B=KEFM. The information consists of a note that includes e.g. the DEA's current assumptions and considerations regarding central parts of the documents for the foreseen bidding process, questions that the DEA invites the market to provide written input on and a preliminary timeline. The deadline for submitting written contributions to the second round of market dialogue is 18 March 2022. If the DEA finds it relevant to ask the market additional questions, such additional questions will be published on the site stated in section I.3). The DEA might also publish further information about assumptions and considerations regarding the bidding process and/or documents for the foreseen bidding process on the site stated in section I.3). All interested operators are encouraged to register themselves on the site.

The written input may potentially be elaborated on in writing and/or discussed at dialogue meetings if found relevant by the DEA. Further, if found relevant by the DEA the DEA may ask a limited number of market operators specific additional questions and/or invite a limited number of market operators to participate in dialogue meetings.

The site stated in this Prior Information Notice section I.3) was also used by the DEA in connection with the DEA's first Prior Information Notice 2022/S 013-029417, and therefore the site also contains information regarding the initial market dialogue.

It is noted that the DEA will notify the CCUS funds to the European Commission as an aid scheme in accordance with the procedure prescribed by Article 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and that the deployment of the funds is dependent on the Commission’s prior approval. The market dialogue and the bidding process will be conducted subject to the necessary legislative changes. It is further emphasized that the sole purpose of this Prior Information Notice and the information published in continuation of this notice is to inform the market about the market dialogue and of the DEA’s current assumptions and considerations regarding the deployment of the CCUS funds, and that no determinations and decisions have been made with respect to e.g. the legal framework and structure of the deployment of the funds and the foreseen bidding process.

Regarding section II.3) it is noted that the date is based on the DEA’s current expectations and that the date might be subject to change.

How to participate in the second round of market dialogue:

1. As a market operator, you must log in to Kammeradvokaten/Poul Schmith's internet-based eSourcing system (Digitale Udbud). If you do not have a login, you must first register online. A quickguide for suppliers is available here https://eu.eu-supply.com/img/brandings/ka_quickguide_en.pdf

2. Log in to the system and click “Accept”. By accepting you will gain access to the material under “Documents”, receive notifications and be able to submit written contributions.

3. Written contributions to the DEA should be submitted via the tab “Messaging”. You are able to attach a PDF etc. to the message. Please note that the message will be sent to the DEA, even though Klima-, Energi- og Forsyningsministeriet in the system is stated as the receiver of the message. As written contributions should be sent to the DEA via the tab “Messaging”, please note that the text visible when selecting the tab “My Response” (in the Danish version: "Min besvarelse”) stating that “It is not allowed to submit a response for a standalone RFT” (in the Danish version: “Det er ikke muligt at afsende en besvarelse i denne type udbud”) should be ignored in regards of sending written contributions. For the sake of good order, it is noted that the “Response deadline” currently set as 31 March 2022 on the site stated in section I.3) relates to the period in which the site in Digitale Udbud will be accessible; it does not constitute the deadline for submitting written contributions to the market dialogue.