ENTSOG SINGLE-SECTOR COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS (CBA) METHODOLOGY DRAFT
This draft single-sector Cost-Benefit Analysis (CBA) methodology is created on the basis of Article 11 of the Regulation (EU) 2022/869 on guidelines for trans-European energy infrastructure (TEN-E Regulation). It aims at establishing the 3rd ENTSOG CBA Methodology with a focus on hydrogen infrastructure. It was prepared under consideration of the feedback received during the extensive consultation of its preliminary version.
This document is published by ENTSOG and is at the same time submitted to the Member States (MSs), the European Commission (EC), and the Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) for opinion. Within three months after receipt of the opinion of ACER and MSs on this draft CBA methodology, ENTSOG will amend its methodology an submit it to the EC for approval. In 2025, the CBA methodology will be again upgraded to reflect a progressively integrated model between electricity, gas, and hydrogen. Introduction and CBA methodology objective
The objective of this CBA methodology is to provide guidelines to be applied to the CBA of projects (project-specific CBA or PS-CBA) and more generally of the overall gas and hydrogen infrastructure (System Assessment). It also contains interlinkages with the electricity infrastructure. This methodology reflects the specific provisions from the TEN-E Regulation and aims to ensure their consistent application by all parties involved.
The CBA methodology will be complemented by dedicated input data specifications for each TYNDP cycle (Implementation Guidelines) that interpret the rules defined in the CBA methodology. Additionally, the Scenario Report specifies scenario details that are not covered by the CBA methodology. CBA methodology, Implementation Guidelines and Scenario Report therefore are complementary documents providing exhaustive guidance on the performance of PSCBAs for a certain TYNDP. On this basis, the concrete projects that are submitted to ENTSO-E and ENTSOG during the TYNDP process determine the outputs.
