Transcript Funding of European Rail Infrastructure

Funding of European Rail Infrastructure
Michael Clausecker
UNIFE Director-General
1. Rail investments in Central and Eastern Europe
UNIFE Objectives
• Overall objective: Transform funds in turnover for our industries
• Sub-objectives:
 Maximum absorption of the funds allocated to the new Member
States
 Maximum share of rail investments among the modes of transport
 Increase the size of tenders to make them more attractive for our
members
Strategy and achievements
UNIFE actions:
1.
Internal work – Objectives: gather and exchange information (funds available,
spending situation, problems)
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special UNIFE working group on rail investments in Central and Eastern
Europe; involvement of UNIFE UNIRAILINFRA and National Associations
Committees; co-operation with CER;
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new database of major transport infrastructure projects
2.
Work with the EU institutions (in particular DG Regio) – Objectives: improve
internal co-ordination at the Commission; improve financing; increase pressure on
the Member States
3.
Work with the Member States (in particular Transport Ministries, Infrastructure
Managers and local stakeholders) – Objectives: increase awareness about problems
encountered by the industry, improve the investment process.
4.
Work with stakeholders – Obejctives: train stakeholders and exchange best
practices in order to improve project development, management and implementation
: Joint UNIFE-Commission-RBF Seminar on the Implementation of Rail Infrastructure
Projects in new EU Member States in July 2007
UNIFE database on rail projects in Central
and Eastern Europe
Contents:
• Compilation of the indicative lists of projects of the Transport Operational Programmes
of the CEECs
• Information on length, financing, timeframe, scope (new/modernisation/upgrading),
type (main line/light rail/regional passenger transport/rolling stock/signalling), speed
and other details
Limits:
• Official information, but not concrete projects
• Major projects mentioned in the OP can be sliced into a lot of smaller projects
Next steps :
• Objective: include concrete projects in the pipeline, contracts awarded, distribution of
the projects over the period
Next steps
Next steps and projects:
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Training for DG Regio officials on ERTMS
Seminar on Rail Investments in Central and Eastern Europe in December
2008 in Romania
 In cooperation with AIF and the European Commission
 Financed by TAIEX (technical assistance information exchange unit)
 Workshop topics: overview of regional aid for transport for the 2007-2013
period; financing (EU funds, EIB loans, PPPs); public procurement;
project development; project implementation; best practices (turnkey,
high-speed, cross-border cooperation); ERTMS
 Targeted attendance: representatives from the Transport ministries of the
new Member States, from the infrastructure managers, from the rail
supply industry
Development of the database (pending demand of information to CER)
Meetings with Ministries of Transport in the new Member States to be
scheduled
2. Trans-European Networks - Transport
Trans-European Networks – Transport
• On 21 November 2007, the European Commission issued its
proposal for the selection of projects to be financed by TEN-T funds
for the period 2007-2013, which was then approved by the Member
States.
• Total amount of applications for funding: € 11.5 bn  exceeds by far
the budget dedicated to TEN-T priority projects (about € 5,301 m,
including Galileo).
• Rail transport is granted the lion’s share in the Commission’s
proposal: out of a total budget of € 6,811 m for the multi-annual
programme 2007-2013, € 272 m are granted for ERTMS deployment
and € 5,111 m for priority projects, excluding Galileo. Out of these
€5,111 m available for priority projects, 74.2% of the money is
awarded to rail projects.
Loan Guarantee Instrument for TEN-T projects
(LGTT)
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On 11.1.2008, the European Commission and the EIB launched the Loan
Guarantee Instrument for trans-European transport network projects
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The LGTT aims at facilitating greater participation of the private sector in the
financing of transport infrastructure especially where there is a high level of
revenue risk in the early operational period of a project
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The LGTT will partially cover this risk. The capital contribution of €1 billion
(€500 million each from the Commission and the EIB) is intended to support
up to €20 billion of total capital investment.
3. ERTMS
ERTMS
Recent developments (1):
Signature of a new ERTMS Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)
• Aim of the MoU: agree on commitments from both the European
Commission and the railway associations (UNIFE, UIC, CER, EIM) to
expand ERTMS
• Commission issued a first draft for a new MoU in April 2008
 Final drafts are currently discussed
• Finalisation expected very soon (signature likely in June/July)
ERTMS
Recent developments (2):
EU ERTMS Deployment Plan
The Commission intends to develop an ERTMS EU Deployment Plan, to force
Member States to further invest in ERTMS
ERTMS Deployment by 2012
ERTMS Deployment by 2020 (Source: EC)
ERTMS
Recent developments (3):
EU ERTMS Deployment Plan
Current Status
 Advantages of having a binding plan are obvious for the industry: binding
deployment plan=more investment in ERTMS
 UNIFE responded to a Commission consultation on the ERTMS deployment plan
in January 2008
 Commission took on board our recommendations and will now develop a “Binding
ERTMS European Deployment Plan based on a target deployment rate”
 Next steps, Commission currently discussing details of the future plans with the
Member States. Proposal to be released at a later stage.
4. Role of Innovation & Harmonisation in European Rail
infrastructure
Innovation & Harmonisation
Innovation & Harmonisation through Research & Development
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INNOTRACK project (2006-2009)
 The primary objective is to achieve a reduction in LCC of 30% and
improved RAMS parameters.
 The project is currently in its initial stages of LCC evaluation; indications
are that the 30% target will be achieved – a crucial area in reaching this
target is in the contractor led Logistics.
 There is a strong potential to develop an agreed European wide standard
for the evaluation of LCC and definition of RAMS.
 It is a “first of its kind” project in bringing together the Industry and
Railway Undertakings in pursuing ambitious targets.
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Other cooperative European funded infrastructure projects
 Urban Track (2006-2010) – urban orientated infrastructure project aimed
at reducing maintenance & renewal costs through innovative track forms
and methods with the overall objective to achieve LCC reductions of 25%.
 A number of future projects focused on cost effective infrastructure are
envisaged; it is clearly a priority area of the European Commission and
contractors will be instrumental in these initiatives.
Innovation & Harmonisation
‘Interoperability’ stimulating investments in infrastructure
Market opening
 Of fundamental importance to Industry; put simply: that the same
product or process can be employed in a number of countries
(ultimately Europe wide). Market opening encourages competition
and allows new entrants into markets previously inaccessible.
Cross-border operation
 Of greater importance to Operators than Industry but still very
positive in terms of growth in international rail traffic.
3 ‘avenues’ of Interoperability
 ERTMS
 TSIs – Technical Specifications for Interoperability;
- technical regulations which are enforceable and
developed as a result of Interoperability directive
 Voluntary standardisation initiatives
Interoperability = market opening & increased investment