The Council of Ministers, at its meeting on 7 December 2007, and on a proposal from the Minister for the Environment and the Minister for Industry, Tourism and Trade, adopted the Agreement approving the National Plan of Reduction of emissions from existing Large Combustion Installations.

For general knowledge, the publication of the above mentioned Agreement is applicable to this order.

Madrid, 17 January 2008. -First Vice-President of the Government and Minister of the Presidency, Maria Teresa Fernández de la Vega Sanz.

Attached

Agreement approving the National Emissions Reduction Plan for existing Large Combustion Installations

Directive 2001 /80/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2001 on the limitation of emissions of certain pollutants into the air from large combustion plants ('the Directive ') GIC "), states that Member States will have to achieve significant reductions in emissions of sulphur dioxide, nitrogen oxides and particulate matter from large existing combustion plants (prior to 1 July). (1987) from 1 January 2008.

Member States can make these reductions by applying various methods:

(a) taking appropriate measures to ensure that all authorisations for the operation of existing installations include requirements relating to the respect of the emission limit values for sulphur dioxide, of oxides of Nitrogen and particulate matter, as set out in Part A of Annexes III to VII to the GIC Directive.

b) ensuring that existing facilities are subject to a National Emissions Reduction Plan. Spain has opted for the development of a National Plan for the Reduction of Emissions for Large Combustion Plants (PNRE-GIC), a decision which is expressly contained in Royal Decree 430/2004 of 12 March, for which it is establish new rules on the limitation of emissions into the air of certain pollutants from large combustion plants, and set certain conditions for the control of emissions into the atmosphere of Oil refineries, (BOE of 20 March 2004) transposing Directive 2001 /80/EC into law national. The aim of the plan is to meet the commitments set out in the European Union on the reduction of SO2, NOx and particulate emissions from large combustion plants. The scope of the PNRE-GIC should be noted:

1. It establishes the facilities included within the overall emission reduction commitments (national bubble) and those excluded from these commitments to benefit from the exceptions provided for in the GIC Directive.

2. It calculates the total annual emissions for the facilities included in the national bubble. 3. List the measures envisaged by each installation for the implementation of the PNRE-GIC. 4. It notes the measures to be taken by the General Administration of the State for the control and monitoring of the PNRE-GIC. Once the PNRE-GIC has been drawn up, it should be sent to the European Union Commission for approval. Following the corresponding procedures, a first proposal from the PNRE-GIC was submitted for consideration by the Sectoral Environmental Conferences of 15 July 2005 and 7 November 2005 and approved by the Council of Ministers in its Meeting of 25 November 2005. The proposal was sent to the European Commission, which dated 17/05/2006, issued a number of observations, mainly concerning the procedure for calculating the bubbles, clarifications on certain limit values, and others. The Commission also acknowledged the possibility for existing facilities to be individually eligible for the emission limit values, not therefore entering the bubble established in the PNRE-GIC option, which is currently the option of the All the major combustion plants of the industrial sectors other than the Refino and the Thermal Central. On 31 October 2006, the corresponding replies and clarifications were sent to the European Commission. Following the European Commission's last notification, dated 25-04-2007, they have been incorporated into the initial proposal of the PNRE-GIC, both the amendments identified by the European Commission and some subsequent amendments, have been remedied. the error that had been observed, some tables and new data provided by the companies were also updated. The incorporation of the previous amendments has led to a number of changes which are reflected in the tables of the Annexes. In addition, some additional measures have been included in these tables, which have recently incorporated some facilities, resulting in a stronger PNRE-GIC and with more ambitious objectives than in the first proposal. The approval of the "PNRE-GIC" is urgent, since on the one hand it must enter into force from 1 January 2008 and on the other hand it will have a transcendental impact on the Integrated Environmental Authorization that they must grant to each installation the Autonomous Communities. Accordingly, on a proposal from the Ministry of Trade and Tourism and the Minister for the Environment, the Council of Ministers at its meeting on 7 December 2007, agrees:

1. Approve the National Emissions Reduction Plan for Large Combustion Plants (PNRE-GIC), in its corrected version

2. To instruct the Ministry of Tourism and Trade and the Ministry of the Environment to draw up the legal provisions referred to in Chapter 7 of the PNRE-GIC for the control and monitoring of compliance with the PNRE-GIC. 3. To instruct the Ministry of Industry Tourism and Trade and the Ministry of the Environment to consider, where appropriate, the participation of the Autonomous Communities in the development of the PNRE-GIC measures through the appropriate instruments of cooperation and cooperation.

NATIONAL EMISSION REDUCTION PLAN FOR LARGE EXISTING COMBUSTION PLANTS

INDEX

PROLOGO

1. Introduction. 2. Data for existing installations. 3. Existing installations not included in the calculation of the bubble. 4. Calculation of the total annual emissions for the facilities included in the bubble. 5. Current measures for the implementation of the PNRE-GIC. 6. Scope and obligations set out in the PNRE-GIC. 7. Monitoring, monitoring and updating of the PNRE-GIC.

8. Conclusions.

ATTACHMENTS

ANNEX 1

Table 1: GIC base data existing in the year 2000 Table 2: Relationship of existing installations that are excluded from the bubble Table 3: Limit of emission values and calculation of emission bubbles Table 4: Compliance measures of the PNRE-GIC

ANNEX 2

Installations ratio with solid fuel content less than 10%.

PROLOG GLOSSARY

The Geneva Convention on Transboundary Pollution was signed in 1979 by the United Nations and within the Economic Commission for Europe, and was ratified by Spain in 1983. Since then, several Protocols have emerged within the Convention. The most recent has been the one signed in December 1999, in Gothenburg (Sweden). The Protocol simultaneously comprises three effects (acidification, eutrophication and photochemical oxidation) caused by four gases (SO2, NOx, VOC and NH3). Among the basic obligations of the Protocol are commitments on national emission ceilings, emission limit values for large installations, limit values for pollutant content in products and compliance with measures for the emissions control. The commitments are based on the concepts of critical loads and levels, as well as the compatibility between cost-benefit criteria and not exceeding certain limit values (charges and/or critical levels) for acidification effects, eutrophication and photochemical oxidation. In parallel with the development of the United Nations commitments, in the European Union, in March 1997 the Commission presented a Communication on a Community Strategy to Combat Acidification within the Community territory, which has been In accordance with the objectives of the Fifth Action Programme in the field of the environment, it has been developed. Among the objectives of this Fifth Programme was "not to exceed at any time critical loads and levels" of certain acidifying agents, such as sulphur dioxide (SO2) and nitrogen oxides (NOX), in order to ensure that both how ecosystems are effectively protected against the risks of air pollution. In line with this strategy, the Commission presented, inter alia, two directives which are already part of the Community's environmental legislation.

Directive 2001 /80/EC of 23 October of the European Parliament and of the Council on the limitation of emissions into the air of certain pollutants from large combustion plants (GIC Directive)

Directive 2001 /81/EC of 23 October of the European Parliament and of the Council on national emission ceilings for certain air pollutants: SO2, NOx, VOC, NH3 (Directive TNE).

Both directives are related, because in both cases it is a matter of reducing the emissions of SO2 and NOx (causing acidification) in the first case at the level of the large combustion plants individually and in the second setting limits for the country taking into account all sources. From these national ceilings, the ceilings for each of the sectors involved in the emissions of SO2, NOx, VOC and NH3 pollutants are also derived.

Both the Gothenburg Protocol and both Directives have been moved to Spanish legislation. The Protocol by means of the corresponding instrument of ratification, published in the BOE on 12/04 of 2005, the GIC Directive by R D 430/2004 of 12 March, and the Programme required for the implementation of the TNE Directive through the resolution of 11 September 2003. A first draft of the National Emissions Reduction Programme (still pending its formal adoption) has been sent to the Commission recently (May 2007), where the prospects for compliance with the programme are reflected. Directive on the evolution of emissions and on the other identified the main measures taken in Spain with effect on the reduction of pollutant emissions covered by the TNE Directive, as well as several additional measures. The National Plan for the Reduction of Emissions from Large Combustion Installations (PNRE-GIC) was adopted by the Government in November 2005 and sent to the Commission of the European Union for its acceptance. Subsequently, the Commission has accepted the possibility for existing facilities to benefit from the Limits and Emission Values not thereby entering the bubble established in the PNRE-GIC, taking advantage of this possibility. At present, all the major combustion plants in the industrial sectors other than the Refino and the Central Thermal Industries (the Commission), dated 17-05-2006, issued a series of observations on the procedure for calculating the bubbles, as well as requested clarifications on some limit values, and other issues. The corresponding replies and clarifications were sent to the Commission by 31 October 2006. Following the Commission's reply of 25 April 2007, both the amendments proposed by the Commission and some subsequent amendments have been incorporated, as well as the errors which had been observed in the Commission. Initial PNRE-GIC, and at the same time tables and built-in new data provided by the companies have been updated.

1. Introduction

1.1 Justification and content. Directive 2001 /80/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2001 on the limitation of emissions of certain pollutants into the air from large combustion plants (hereinafter 'the GIC Directive'), Article 4 (3) of the Treaty provides that the Member States, without prejudice to Council Directive 96 /61/EC of 24 September 1996 on integrated pollution prevention and control, and Directive 96 /62/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council Council of 27 September 1996 on the evaluation and management of ambient quality of the environment significant reductions in emissions of sulphur dioxide, nitrogen oxides and particulate matter, from large combustion plants for existing plants, 1 from 1 January 2008.

1 According to Article 2, paragraph 10 of the GIC Directive.

Existing installations, prior to 1 July 1987, can make these reductions by applying a variety of methods:

(a) taking appropriate measures to ensure that all authorisations for the operation of existing installations include requirements relating to the respect of the emission limit values for sulphur dioxide, of oxides of Nitrogen and particulate matter, as set out in Part A of Annexes III to VII to the GIC Directive.

b) ensuring that existing facilities are subject to a national emission reduction plan.

And, where applicable, applying Articles 5, 7, and 8 thereof.

Article 4 (6) of the GIC Directive states that Member States which opt for the option of a national emission reduction plan should define and implement the plan in order to reduce emissions. total annual emissions of sulphur dioxide, nitrogen oxides and particulate matter from existing installations at the levels that would have been achieved by applying the emission limit values referred to in the procedure referred to in point (a) above. The national emission reduction plan, as referred to in Article 4 (6) of the GIC Directive, shall include general and partial objectives as well as measures and timetables for the achievement of these general and partial objectives and a control mechanism. Spain has opted for the development of a national emission reduction plan, a decision which is expressly set out in Royal Decree 430/2004 of 12 March 2004 (BOE of 20 March 2004) transposing Directive 2001 /80/EC into the national legislation. This document is the Spanish National Plan for Reducing Emissions from Large Combustion Plants (hereinafter "PNRE-GIC") , drawn up in accordance with the provisions of the GIC Directive and in accordance with Recommendation 2003 /47/EC of 15 January 2003 of the European Commission. The document is structured as follows:

Chapter 2. Data for existing installations.

Chapter 3. Existing installations not included in the calculation of the bubble. Chapter 4. Calculation of the total annual emissions for the facilities included in the bubble. Chapter 5. Actions planned for the implementation of the PNRE-GIC. Chapter 6. Scope of application and obligations set out in the PNRE-GIC. Chapter 7. Monitoring, monitoring and updating of the PNRE-GIC. Chapter 8. Conclusions.

Annexes 1.2 Spanish energy situation.

In order to be able to understand the circumstances that have led to the delay in the preparation of the PNRE-GIC, it is necessary to show the most relevant characteristics of the Spanish energy situation and the forecasts for future action, since the vast majority of existing installations are in the energy sector (electricity generation and refining).

The inclusion in the PNRE-GIC of certain installations, as well as the actions to be carried out in the installations that are included in it, be they of technological type, of accommodation of the number of operating hours, The change of fuels, etc, are conditioned by the overall framework of actions in the Spanish energy sector. In the context of the European Union's energy policy, energy policy in Spain has opted for the liberalisation of energy markets in order to achieve the classic principles of security of supply, diversification and efficiency of the activities of production, processing, transport and uses of energy, compatible with the preservation of the environment, in the most efficient manner and at the lowest possible cost. The regulation of the electricity sector contained in Law 54/1997, which incorporates into Spanish legislation the forecasts contained in Directive 96 /92/EC on common rules for the internal market for electricity, and Law 34/1998, of the sector of They define the framework of Spanish policy in this field. In particular for the electricity sector, the co-existence of two types of planning, binding planning as regards transport and electricity distribution infrastructures and indicative planning for the electricity sector is established. generation and marketing. The energy planning process and, in particular, the development of electricity and gas transport networks is established in the "Planning of the electricity and gas sectors" document. Development of transport networks. 2002-2011, adopted by the Council of Ministers on 13 September 2002 and subsequently presented to the Congress of Deputies of the Spanish Parliament, where it was adopted in October 2002. This document establishes, in accordance with the law of the electrical sector, an update every two years and a four-year review. The current revision of the document is for the period 2005-2011, and has been approved by the Council of Ministers on 30 March 2006. Other basic pillars of the Spanish energy policy, which is compatible with the environment, are the promotion of renewable energy sources and support for energy saving and efficiency measures. The commitment to renewable energy is based primarily on its reduced environmental impact compared to other types of energy, and on its character of indigenous and renewable resources, which therefore favours energy self-sufficiency, with less dependence on the outside world, as well as the development of technological innovation. The "Plan for the Promotion of Renewable Energy in Spain (2000-2010)", approved by the Council of Ministers ' Agreement of 30 December 1999, had set the ambitious goal of achieving 12% of energy consumption in 2010. In Spain, it was with renewable energy sources that renewable energies, in the above mentioned horizon, would participate with 29.4% in the total of the electricity generated, as well as the use of 5.25% of biofuels in the transport sector. The Renewable Energy Development Plan in Spain (2000-2010) has been replaced by the Renewable Energy Plan (PER) (2005-2010) to better adapt to the trends of each of the renewable sources, while maintaining the objectives of the Plan. above, as only three sources have successfully evolved, wind, biogas and biofuels. The objectives of the 2005-2010 Renewable Energy Plan point to the fact that 12.1 per 100 of primary energy consumption in the year 2010 is supplied by renewable energy, in addition to an electric production with these sources of 30.3 per 100 percent. Gross electricity consumption and a consumption of biofuels of 5.83 per 100 on the consumption of petrol and diesel for transport in the same year. Support for energy saving and energy efficiency actions is included in the "Strategy for Energy Saving and Efficiency in Spain 2004-2012", also known as E4, approved by the Council of Ministers on 28 November 2003. The adoption of the Energy Saving and Efficiency Strategy in Spain was necessary and timely given our energy situation, with an external dependence of 75%, much higher than the European average of 50%, due to the significant increases in energy efficiency. In the case of energy demand, much higher than the European average, due to the higher growth of the Spanish economy and the need to significantly reduce emissions of pollutants, in conjunction with the Plan for the Promotion of Energy Renewable energy sources, for the achievement of international commitments and with the European Union in the field of environment. The basic objective of the Energy Saving and Efficiency Strategy in Spain is to achieve a reduction in the rate of intensity of primary energy consumption by 7.2% for the entire duration of its term, equivalent to a reduction of 0.83%. year. The strategy includes a set of regulatory, regulatory, research and technological development and promotion, information and communication measures that will allow, once all the measures contained in the strategy have been implemented, achieve significant savings in the year 2012. The Energy Saving and Efficiency Strategy in Spain 2004-2012 did not include a detailed specification of the specific actions, the deadlines, the responsibility of the different public bodies involved and the identification of lines. of funding and budget items associated with each case. For this reason, the approval of the Action Plan 2005-2007, approved by the Council of Ministers on 8 July 2005, was required. It took stock of the actions to be implemented in the short and medium term in each sector, detailing objectives, deadlines, resources and responsibilities, and finally assessing the overall impact of the project. In the light of the above, the aim of the implementation of these measures is to generate a cumulative primary energy saving of 12 million tonnes of oil equivalent, the equivalent of 8.5 per 100 of the total energy consumption. In the year 2004 and at 20 per 100 of the oil imports in that year, and a reduction in emissions of CO2 to the atmosphere of 32.5 million tonnes. A new Action Plan for the period 2008-2012 has subsequently been approved by the Council of Ministers on 20 July 2007. One of the regulations that significantly affect energy sectors is the regime of trade in human rights. In the case of a greenhouse gas emission, it is regulated by Law 1/2005 of 9 March 2005 transposing Directive 2003/1987. This law replaces Royal Decree Law 5/2004 of 27 August. The Law 1/2005 regulates the existence of the National Plans for the Allocation of Emission Rights, by which the number of allowances granted individually to each installation of certain activities is determined. The first National Plan for the Allocation of Emission Rights (PNA1) covers the period 2005-2007 and was adopted by Royal Decree 1866/2004 of 6 September, as amended by Royal Decree 777/2006 of 23 June. The second National Plan for the Allocation of Emission Rights (PNA2) comprises the period 2008-2012 and was adopted by Royal Decree 1370/2006 of 24 November, amended by Royal Decree 1030/2007 of 20 July approving the National Greenhouse Gas Emission Allowance Allocation Plan 2008-2012. Virtually all of the facilities included in PNRE-GIC are also in the greenhouse gas emission allowance allocation plans. Given the strategic character of indigenous coal for the contribution to energy self-sufficiency and for the social development of certain Spanish regions, plans for coal mining in Spain are established in which among others The measures, instruments and mechanisms necessary to guarantee the purchase by the companies of electricity generation of a quota of national coal production are established, so that there is also a clear relationship between these plans of Moreover, the mining and the PNRE-GIC, it is necessary to remember that the competences in the management of (a) the environment in Spain is dependent on the Autonomous Communities, in total 17, and therefore the need to validate the measures to be taken in each of the installations covered by the R.D. 430/2004 and the PNRE-GIC, on the basis of the impact of the the local and regional environment. The previous references on the Spanish energy and environmental environment are a sample of the most relevant aspects that have incited and will condition the future of the PNRE-GIC, within which the actions in GIC existing in the sector Energy, in particular electrical generation, will be greatly influenced by it.

2. Data for existing installations

Article 4 (6), paragraph 2. of the GIC Directive, in relation to the national emission reduction plans of the existing large combustion plants states that: The National Plan for Reduction of Emissions are intended to reduce the total emissions of nitrogen oxides (NOX), sulphur dioxide (SO2) and particulate matter from existing plants to levels that would have been achieved by applying the emission limit values referred to in the paragraph 3 to existing installations in operation in the year 2000 as a function of the actual annual operation of each installation, the fuel used and the thermal power, calculated on the average of the last five years of operation until 2000, inclusive.

This Chapter lists the existing GICs in operation in Spain in the year 2000, with their denomination, thermal power, fuels used and average operating hours of the last five years until the year 2000 inclusive. Also included are the SO2, NOX and particulate emissions of each installation in the year 2001, year of reference. In addition, according to the European Commission Recommendation 2003/47, the tables set out in this Chapter include, for each of the existing GICs, the value of the average exhaust gas flow rate of the last five years up to and including the year 2000, basis for determining the contribution of each installation to the national emission bubble for SO2, NOX and particulate pollutants.

2.1 Hypothesis considered.

This section contains the assumptions that have been considered in relation to the data contained in the tables referred to in this Chapter.

Combustion installation.

The criterion in relation to the definition of combustion plant is set out in Article 3 (g) of Royal Decree 430/2004 of 12 March, for which the GIC Directive has been transposed into Spanish law:

" combustion plant: any technical device in which combustible products are oxidized in order to use the heat thus produced. Where two more independent installations are installed in such a way that their waste gases are expelled by the same chimney or, in the opinion of the competent authority and taking into account technical and economic factors, they may be expelled by the same chimney, the resulting combination of such installations shall be considered as a single unit. '

This single unit, consisting of two or more installations connected to the same chimney, is considered as a single GIC when the sum of the thermal powers of the connected installations is equal to or greater than 50 MW, when any of them, individually, has a thermal input of less than 50 MW. This criterion applies to both existing and new installations.

In the event that existing and new installations are connected to the same fireplace, a single existing GIC is considered to be the set of existing installations if the sum of its thermal powers is equal to or greater than 50 MW, and a single new GIC to the set of new installations if the sum of its thermal powers is equal to or greater than 50 MW. This criterion is in line with that set out in the ENTEC Guide, final Report, October 2002, in its section 1.4 "Working Assumption".

Average calculation period.

For the determination of the data for each existing GIC, for the average of the last five years of operation until 2000, the average value of the data for the years 1996 to 2000 is considered, both inclusive.

For installations that have not operated for a year, or for several years, during the period 1996-2000, data for the year, or years, immediately preceding the year to complete the five-year figure, have been used in compliance of the provisions of Article 4 (6), paragraph 2. of the GIC Directive, where it states: 'calculated on the average of the last five years of operation up to and including 2000'.

2.2 Table contents and contents.

The GICs in Spain belong to different sectors, with the electricity generation sector being the most important, both by number and size, followed by the oil refining sector, with some being completed with some facilities for the sectors of paper, aluminium production and the chemical sector.

In Table 1 of Annex 1, the existing GICs in operation in Spain are related in the year 2000, with their identification, thermal power, fuels used, operating hours and average emission flow rates. Five years until the year 2000 inclusive. Also included are the SO2, NOX and particulate emissions of each installation in the year 2001, year of reference. Column A identifies the sector to which each installation belongs, which refers to:

S. Electrical.

S. Oil Refine. Other sectors.

Column B contains the name of the installation.

In Column C, the fuels that have been used in each installation are related during the period 1996-2000, indicating, as a percentage (%), the energy contribution of each of them. Column D includes the nominal thermal power (MWth) of the installation. In general, this power remains constant over the period 1996-2000, although in some cases it has varied slightly, with little relevance for the final result. Column E indicates whether or not the listed facilities are included in the PNRE-GIC. Column F contains the average operating hours of each installation during the period 1996-2000. The operating hours refer to the actual operating hours during the said period operating the installation in different load situations, with different powers equal to or lower than the nominal full load. Column G indicates the average number of hours of operation of the facility between 2008 and 2015 in those facilities where it is relevant. Column H indicates the average number of hours of operation of the facility from 2016 in those facilities where it is sourced. In column I, the SO2 emissions are shown in tonnes of each installation in the year 2001, year taken as a reference. Column J shows the NOX emissions in tons of each installation in the year 2001, year taken as reference. In column K, the emissions of particulate matter in tonnes of each installation in the year 2001, year taken as a reference. Column L determines SO2 emissions from the period 1996-2000 when their inclusion is appropriate. Column M contains the values of the average emission flows (in millions of Nm3/year) of each installation during the period 1996-2000. The average emission flow rates for each installation of express under normal temperature conditions (273 K), pressure (760 mm Hg) and oxygen content, (3% of the volume of the waste gas in the case of liquid or gaseous fuels and 6% in the case of the case of solid fuels) after the water vapour content has been corrected. The total of the sums of columns I, J and K (Table 1) includes only the results of the GICs that are within the National Plan for Reducing Emissions.

3. Existing installations not included in the calculation of the bubble

In Chapter 2, all existing GICs in operation in Spain have been identified and related in 2000.

In this Chapter, installations that do not enter into the emission reduction commitments are made explicit from 1 January 2008. It is not included in the bubbles existing GICs in the year 2000 that, at the date of elaboration of the current version of the PNRE-GIC, have ceased to function or are recorded, through official notification of the holders of the same ones, that are to be done before 1 January 2008. Nor are any existing installations which opt to apply the Emission Limit Values (VLE) from 1 January 2008, according to Article 4.3 (a) of the GIC Directive, to be included in the bubbles. These VLE shall be those set out in Part A of Annexes III to VII to the GIC Directive. ALCOA, a manufacturer of aluminium, which for its medium-and long-term development prospects provides for greater use of its San Ciprian facilities, as previously underused, has proposed to the administration the application of the for their VLE facilities, thus being excluded from the bubble. Also SAICA and TORRASROLE (both of the paper sector) and SOLVAY, of the chemical sector, have requested the application for their installations the corresponding VLE without entering inside the bubble. In addition, the existing GICs in the year 2000, which have received the exception of Article 4.4 (a) of the GIC Directive, are not included. Article 4.4 (a) of the GIC Directive provides that:

" Without prejudice to Directives 96 /61/EC and 96 /62/EC, existing installations may be exempted from their inclusion in the national emission reduction plan if the holder of the emission reduction plan has been committed by means of a declaration by in writing to the competent authority not to operate the facility more than 20 000 operational hours from 1 January 2008 and until at the latest by 31 December 2015. '

3.1 Hypothesis considered.

This section contains the assumptions that have been considered in relation to the data listed in Table 1 of Annex 1.

Exception of 20,000 hours.

In the determination of the operational hours referred to in the exception of Article 4.4 (a) of the GIC Directive, the start and stop periods of the facilities are not considered to be included.

The owners of the facilities have referred to the Spanish authorities the relationship of the same ones that are to receive the aforementioned exception established in the aforementioned article of the GIC Directive. Table 2 lists the facilities to be covered by the exception of the 20,000 hours of Article 4.4 (a) of the GIC Directive and those that have chosen to apply VLE for clarity, although this figure is listed in column E of Table 1. of Annex 1.

Option by VLE.

The option of certain existing installations opting for compliance with their ELVs involves compliance with the Directive as regards the emission limit concentrations permitted, which are environmentally friendly. equivalent to the option of the National Emissions Reduction Plan.

4. Calculation of the total annual emissions for the facilities included in the bubble

In this Chapter, the SO2, NOX and particle emission limit values applicable to each of the existing GICs included in the calculation of the bubble and identified with their characteristics are determined in the first part. Chapter 2 (Table 1 of Annex 1). Subsequently, depending on the average emission flow rate and the VLE of each installation, the contribution of each installation to the total bubbles of SO2, NOX and PNRE-GIC particles is determined.

National values are shown in Table 3 of Annex 1. The individual contribution of each installation to the emission target of the PNRE-GIC (bubble for each pollutant SO2, NOX and particulate matter) is determined as follows:

Contribution of the installation to the bubble (t/year): Average flow rate of the emission gases (Nm3/year) × VLE (mg/Nm3) × 1,0 × 10E-9. Where:

The average flow rate of the emission gases for each installation (in Nm3/year) is the one shown in column M of Table 1.

VLE is the emission limit value (in mg/Nm3) for each SO2, NOX and particulate pollutant, assuming an oxygen content in the emission gases of 6%, in the case of solid fuels, and 3% in the case of fuels Liquid and gaseous. The ELVs are determined for each installation according to Part A of Annexes III to VII of the GIC Directive. In cases where a desulphurisation index is applied, the individual contribution of each installation to the emission target of the PNRE-GIC (SO2 bubble) is determined as follows:

Contribution of the installation to the bubble (t/year): SO2 emissions without reduction equipment (t/year) × (1-(desulphurisation index, by one [%/100]).

The average SO2 emissions without reduction equipment is found in Table 1 of Annex 1 in column L.

4.1 Hypothesis considered.

This section contains the assumptions that have been considered in relation to the data contained in the tables referred to in this Chapter.

Determination of the VLE.

For installations that have simultaneously used more than one fuel, other than start-up or support, in determining the applicable ELVs for the calculation of the individual contribution of each installation to the target In accordance with Part A of Annexes III to VII of the GIC Directive, the criterion of Article 8.1 of the GIC Directive has been considered, and for installations using the distillation and conversion residues of the GIC oil, the criterion of Article 8.2 and, where appropriate, Article 8.3, taking into account the thermal power average supplied by each fuel.

In the determination of the ELVs of installations which, in addition to the above, are based on criteria set out in the GIC Directive, these are reflected in the corresponding column in Table 3 of Annex 1.

Desulphurization Indexes.

In installations which, as noted in Note Bene of Part A of Annex III to the GIC Directive, cannot achieve the limit values laid down in that Part, due to the characteristics of the fuel due to its high Sulphur content, a desulphurisation index shall be applied to determine the contribution of such installations to the emission target of the PNRE-GIC.

In the case of Spain, this criterion has been applied to two installations: the thermal power stations of Teruel and Puentes. A desulphurisation index of 92% has been applied to the Teruel Thermal Central, since the installation of the desulphurisation plant was carried out in 1999. Due to this assembly, there was a discontinuous activity during a quarter, so a correction has been introduced in the year 1999, to take into account that circumstance, in the understanding that a stop of an installation by Technological improvements cannot penalise the same. In the case of the Thermal Central of Bridges, a desulphurisation rate of 94% has been applied with respect to the fuel used in the period 1996-2000. In both a central and the other, the rate of desulphurisation, as set out in Article 2.4 of the GIC Directive, applies to the reduction of the emissions of SO2 avoided at the plant with respect to the characteristics of the fuel to the Entry into the premises which, in the case of the Teruel Thermal Central, includes the coal sink which is at the disposal of the plant, prior to the introduction of the boiler fuel. In addition, it is considered that the desulphurisation index includes the retentions of SO2 in ashes.

Start-up or support fuels.

In certain installations, mainly in the electricity generation sector, where the main fuel used is coal, but they require start-up fuels (fuel oil or diesel) or support, given their irrelevant Participation in the combustion process for electrical generation has not been considered as such when determining the ELVs applicable to them, calculated in the manner as set out in paragraph 4.2.

Solid fuels with volatile content <10%.

For the calculation of NOX VLE at certain facilities, which consume solid fuels whose fuel mix has a volatile content of <10%, what is set out in Annex VI, Part A of the GIC Directive applies,

This point affects low-volatile fuel combustion boilers, such as anthracites, which have a special design that makes NOX emissions higher than those generated in boilers. The reduction of these emissions is also very difficult to achieve. In Annex 2, plants using carbones with volatile content of less than 10% are listed.

4.2 Emission Limit Values (VLE) applicable for PNRE-GIC calculation.

The emission limit values (VLE) of SO2, NOX and particulate matter of each installation, applicable for the calculation of the individual contribution of each installation to the NRP emissions target, are listed in Table 3 of Annex 1. They are expressed in mg/Nm3, with an oxygen content of the 6% exhaust gas in the case of solid fuels and 3% in the case of liquid and gaseous fuels.

The ELVs are determined in accordance with the data and notes set out in Part A of Annexes III to VII of the GIC Directive and with the criteria set out in Section 4.1 "Hypothesis" of this Chapter. In installations which have used the methods of determination of ELV as set out in Article 8 of the GIC Directive, these are indicated in the corresponding column in Table 3 of Annex 1, indicating whether the methods of the Article have been used. 8.1, 8.2 or 8.3 (a).

4.3 Calculation of total annual emissions target of PNRE-GIC.

Once the individual contributions of SO2, NOX and particulate matter emissions have been calculated, as indicated in this chapter, either by calculation of the applicable ELVs with the corresponding emission gas flow rate, or by the use of a desulphurisation index, the corresponding national target total emissions of the PNRE-GIC are determined as the sum of the individual contributions.

National target emissions PNRE-GIC = total (individual emissions).

National overall emissions target reduction of PNRE-GIC, (in tonnes per year) for each pollutant, SO2, NOX and particulate matter, are listed at the end of Table 3 in Annex 1 for each of the periods considered:

Global emissions target of the PNRE-GIC are included for the period from 1 January 2008 to 31 December 2015.

At the end of Table 3 of Annex I, the overall target emissions of the PNRE-GIC for the different periods of application of the NRP are set: from 1 January 2008 to 31 December 2015; from 1 January 2016 until 31 December 2017; and from 1 January 2018.

4.4 Content and format of the target total emissions calculation table.

In Table 3 of Annex 1, they are related to the existing GICs belonging to the PNRE-GIC listed in Table 1 excluding those related to Chapter 3, the ELVs (in mg/Nm3, referred to the standard O2 content) applicable individually to each of them and, in cases where the method of desulphurisation is used, the rate of desulphurisation applicable. From this data and the emission flows (Column M of Table 1 of Annex 1) the individual contribution of each facility (in tonnes per year) to the emission reduction targets of the PNRE-GIC is calculated.

The values of the ELVs are reflected in the corresponding columns, including, depending on the requirements of the GIC Directive the following differentiations:

VLE for SO2, according to Part A of Annexes III, IV and V and Article 5.

Applicable from 1-01-2008 to 31-12-2015.

Applicable from 1-01-2016.

VLE for NOX, according to Part A of Annex VI and its Notes (2) and (3).

Applicable from 1-01-2008 to 31-12-2015, as part A of Annex VI, the applicable part of your note (2) and your note (3). Applicable from 1-01-2016 to 31-12-2017, as part A of Annex VI, the applicable part of its note (2) and its note (3). Applicable from 1-01-2018,

VLE for particulate matter, applicable from 1-01-2008, according to Part A of Annex VII.

In columns A and B and C are identified, respectively, as shown in Table 1 of Annex 1 as mentioned in Chapter 2, the sector, the name and the type of fuel in energy percentages of the installation. Column N contains the contribution (in t/year) of each installation to the national global SO2 emissions target for the period 2008-2015. The O Column contains the contribution (in t/year) of each installation to the national global SO2 emissions target, applicable from the year 2016. Column P is the contribution (in t/year) of each installation to the national global NOX emission target, applicable for the period 2008-2015. Column Q relates the contribution (in t/year) of each installation to the national global target of NOX emissions, applicable for the 2016-2017 period. The R Column contains the contribution (in t/year) of each installation to the national global NOX emissions target, applicable from the year 2018. Column S shows the contribution (in t/year) of each installation to the national global particle emissions target, applicable from the year 2008. Column T contains the VLE of SO2 (in mg/Nm3) of each installation, applicable for the period 2008-2015. In column U the VLE of SO2 (in mg/Nm3) of each installation, applicable from the year 2016. Column V reflects the rates of desulphurisation (in%) at the plants where this coefficient is applied. Column W contains the references of the Annexes or articles of the GIC Directive considered for the determination of the applicable SO2 VLE. Column X contains the NOX VLE (in mg/Nm3) of each installation, applicable for the period 2008-2015. The NOX VLE (in mg/Nm3) of each installation, applicable for the 2016-2017 period, is shown in the column. In column Z, the NOX VLE (in mg/Nm3) of each installation, applicable from the year 2018, are listed. Column AA contains the references of the Annexes or articles of the GIC Directive considered for the determination of the applicable NOX VLE. In column AB the VLE of particles (in mg/Nm3) of each installation, applicable from the year 2008. The AC Column contains the references of the Annexes or articles of the GIC Directive considered for the determination of the applicable VLE.

At the end of Table 3 of Annex 1, as a sum of the individual installation contributions, the overall national emissions target reduction of PNRE-GIC, (in tonnes per year) for each pollutant, SO2, NOX and In each of the periods considered, the above shall be indicated.

5. Actions planned for the implementation of the PNRE-GIC

In this Chapter, the actions foreseen for existing GICs that are included in the SO2, NOX and PNRE-GIC emission reduction bubbles are collected according to Tables 1 and 3 of Annex 1.

5.1 Expected actuations.

In Table 4 of Annex 1, the actions that are planned to be carried out in the facilities for the fulfilment of the national total emission reduction targets of the emission reduction bubbles are included in a brief form. SO2, NOX and PNRE-GIC particles, in the period 2008-2015.

For the period 2016-2017 and from 2018 onwards, the specific measures envisaged are not included as, at present, given the variability of possible technological developments of emission reduction, as well as the Uncertainty of the feasibility of several installations, it is not possible to implement these measures. However, the emission reduction commitments shall be met by the introduction of the precise technological measures or with a combination of technologies and appropriate management of the facilities, including their operating hours. When indicating the measures, the reduction techniques used and the percentages of emissions reductions referred to in 2001 are indicated. These values do not in all cases represent the optimal possible reduction percentages for the measures used. On the basis of the year 2001, the capacity to desulphurisation of the electrical sector is in no case less than 90%, which means ensuring compliance by company and the global assembly of the Spanish bubble, even with a increase in demand over the actual production of the year 2001.

5.2 Table content and format.

In columns A and B are identified, respectively, as shown in Table 1 of Annex 1 listed in Chapter 2, the sector and the name of the installation.

In the AD Column, measures are reflected for the reduction of SO2, NOX and particulate emissions provided by the facilities ' holders and the percentages of reduction of the projected emissions.

6. Scope and obligations set out in the PNRE-GIC

In this chapter, the form of application of the PNRE-GIC and its relation to other provisions to which the facilities contained therein may be subject, as well as the characteristics of the compliance of the PNRE-GIC, as of 1 January 2008.

6.1 Scope of the PNRE-GIC.

The Spanish National Plan for the Reduction of Emissions from Large Combustion Plants (PNRE-GIC) is legally established in Royal Decree 430/2004 of 12 March, for which it has been transposed into law. Directive 2001 /80/EC (GIC Directive).

Article 5 (3) of the R.D. 430/2004 states that:

" For the national set of existing installations, without prejudice to Law 16/2002, of July 1, of integrated prevention and control of pollution, and of the provisions relating to the quality of ambient air, (...), the General Administration of the State, after consulting the Autonomous Communities, shall establish a national emission reduction plan for installations, (...), no later than 1 January 2008, ... "

Also, Article 5 (4) of the Royal Decree states that:

" Of the total set of facilities included in the national emission reduction plan for large existing combustion plants, they may be exempted from compliance with the emission requirements set by the national combustion plant. those facilities for which the operator undertakes (...) not to operate the facility for more than 20,000 operational hours as from 1 January 2008 and until, at the latest, 31 December 2015 (...). '

The PNRE-GIC will apply to the national set of large existing combustion plants, being subject to the emission reduction commitments of the corresponding emission bubbles, as shown in the Chapter 4 and others exempt from those commitments. 6.2 Relationship between the PNRE-GIC and the IPPC Act.

As stated in article 5.3 of the R.D. 430/2004, the PNRE-GIC will be drawn up, implemented and implemented without prejudice to the law established in Law 16/2002 (IPPC Law), which has moved Directive 96 /61/EC on the Spanish legislation to the Spanish legislation. integrated pollution prevention and control (IPPC Directive).

The IPPC Directive, and the IPPC Act, provide that for the installations to which it applies, in order for them to be operational, they require a permit which, in the case of Spain, in accordance with the IPPC Law, is known as "authorisation". integrated environmental " which is granted by the competent organ of the autonomous community where the installation is located. The regulated installations are listed in Annex I to those provisions, including combustion plants with a thermal power exceeding 50 Mw. (GIC). Existing installations, in order to remain in operation, must have the corresponding integrated environmental authorisation before 30 October 2007. They may also continue to operate, in compliance with the environmental requirements required by the applicable sectoral rules, those facilities for which the competent authority of the autonomous community has not granted such a measure on that date. environmental authorisation, provided that the application for an integrated authorisation has been submitted before 1 January 2007, as set out in the first transitional provision of the IPPC Act. The integrated environmental authorisation should specify, inter alia, the emission limit values applicable to the installation to be determined in accordance with the technical characteristics of the installation, its geographical location and the local characteristics of the environment. In addition, the IPPC Act sets out in Article 7.1 the following:

" For the determination in the integrated environmental authorisation of the emission limit values, account must be taken of: (d) the national plans approved, where appropriate, to comply with commitments laid down in the Community rules or international treaties signed by the Spanish State or by the European Union. (f) the emission limit values fixed, where applicable, by the legislation in force at the date of the authorization. "

Therefore, in accordance with the IPPC Act, integrated environmental authorizations that are currently granted to existing GICs included in the PNRE-GIC should contain emission limit values for SO2 pollutants, NOX and particulates that are consistent with what is established in the PNRE-GIC. This applies to both GICs which have emission reduction commitments in the form of "bubbles" as well as the GICs excluded for the benefit of the exception of the 20,000 hours.

The above has also been stated in R. D. 430/2004, which in Article 5 (5) states that:

" Existing installations, as referred to in paragraphs 3 and 4 above, shall not be subject to individual emission limits that contradict what is set out in the national emissions reduction plan. existing combustion plants (...). "

With this, the appropriate coordination between the general regulation of the IPPC Law and Directive and the sector of the R.D. 430/2004 and the GIC Directive is achieved. According to the cited R.D. 430/2004, in its article 5.3, the approval will be made after consultation with the autonomous communities, which will have to be informed and express their opinion on the individual emission limits for each of the Great Combustion plants located in their respective territories, according to this National Emissions Reduction Plan.

In order to optimize the emission reduction requirements of the existing large combustion plants, complying with the requirements of the IPPC Law and with the environmental quality provisions, the The Spanish General Administration has made available to the autonomous communities the final results of this National Plan for the Reduction of Emissions from the Large Combustion Plants (PNRE-GIC). Since 2008, the PNRE-GIC will have to have the integrated environmental authorization derived from IPPC Law 16/2002, in addition to complying with the requirements of the GIC Directive, and under the assumption of no The CCAA shall be in a position to grant such authorisation to exceed the non-mission limit values for the next environment.

6.3 Obligations established in the PNRE-GIC.

For the national set of existing installations the application of the PNRE-GIC will be enforced, and with what is established for them according to Law 16/2002 (IPPC Law), with the considerations made in the previous paragraph.

Furthermore, compliance with the provisions of the PNRE-GIC should be compatible with the applicable legislation, and in particular with the provisions on ambient air quality that are most relevant from the point of view In particular with Royal Decree 1073/2002 of 18 October 2002 on the assessment and management of ambient air quality in relation to sulphur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide, oxides of nitrogen, particulate matter, lead, benzene and carbon. This Royal Decree sets out the provisions of Directive 96 /62/EC on the assessment and quality of ambient air and Directives 1999 /30/EC and 2000 /69/EC on the development of the above for the pollutants mentioned. The total emission values (in tonnes per year) of the corresponding SO2, NOX and particulate bubbles for the existing GICs included in the PNRE-GIC are included in the PNRE-GIC. These emission values should not be exceeded by the annual emissions of these GICs as from 1 January 2008.

7. Monitoring, tracking and updating the PNRE-GIC

This chapter lists the forecasts for monitoring and monitoring compliance with the PNRE-GIC, as from 1 January 2008, as well as the commitments to notify or send information to the European Commission.

7.1 PNRE-GIC monitoring, tracking, and updating.

Paragraph 6 of Royal Decree 430/2004 establishes in relation to the PNRE-GIC the following:

" The organ of the General Administration of the State which will draw up the national emission reduction plan for the existing large combustion plants will establish for the facilities included in the precise requirements for compliance. "

In accordance with this and with the provisions of the Third Final Disposition of the aforementioned Royal Decree, prior to January 1, 2008, the General Administration of the State, by means of the corresponding legal provisions, establish the requirements, conditions, systems, methods and procedures for the implementation of the PNRE-GIC.

Among them, the following:

Procedures, methods and requirements for the measurement and evaluation of SO2, NOX and particulate matter emissions from installations, to obtain homogeneous and comparable results.

Regulation of the obligation of referral to the General Secretariat of Energy of the Ministry of Industry, Tourism and Commerce or the corresponding Unit that assumes the responsibilities, by the operators of the facilities, of the annual emissions of SO2, NOX and particulate matter, as well as of any incidence, in particular if the closure of the same or unexpected situations occurs. Establishment of the control mechanisms by the General Secretariat of Energy of the Ministry of Industry, Tourism and Trade or the corresponding Unit to assume the powers, of the installations of the PNRE-GIC, of the verification of the emission data provided, as well as the precise actions for the performance of the data. The procedure for monitoring the facilities included in the PNRE-GIC will set the frequency with which the companies will have to submit the information in order to prevent in good time the compliance of the bubbles corresponding to the different companies and warn before the end of the year of the degree of compliance. To this end, the companies shall communicate to the General Secretariat of Energy, by means of the format specified in the regulations to be developed for the implementation of the PNRE-GIC, their emission values. Regulation of the notification to the General Secretariat of Energy of the Ministry of Industry, Tourism and Trade or the relevant Unit assuming the powers, by the operators of the facilities, of the implementation of measures of reduction, exceptions or peculiarities set out in the GIC Directive and in Royal Decree 430/2004, or amendments and changes to be made to the reduction measures, provided that they meet the proposed objectives. Any amendment accepted by the parties involved will involve the development of a new document containing the proposed amendment. The following might include the following:

Exception of the 20,000 hours of Article 4.4 of the GIC Directive. Notice of the operator of the installation each year the balance of hours used and not used allowed for the rest of the operational life of the facility.

Exception of Note (2) to Annex VI to the GIC Directive in relation to the NOX limit value for power installations exceeding 500 MW. Notice of the holder of the installation each year, from 1 January 2008, of the annual hours of use on a five-year moving average. Regulation of the sanctioning procedure in accordance with Article 16 of Directive 80/2001 of the European Union.

7.2 Information to the European Commission.

The submission of documentation and reports to the European Commission will be carried out in accordance with Annex VIII, Part B of the GIC Directive, which refers to emissions data for all GICs, both existing and new, not including specific reference to the national emission reduction plans of the existing large combustion plants.

The European Commission shall be specifically informed, as from 1 January 2008, in accordance with the provisions of the last subparagraph of Part B of Annex VIII to the GIC Directive, of existing installations which have opted for the exception of the 20,000 hours of Article 4.4 of the GIC Directive, together with the balance of hours used and not used for the rest of the operational life of the facility.

8. Conclusions

Directive 2001 /80/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2001 on the limitation of emissions of certain pollutants into the air from large combustion plants ('the Directive ') GIC "), allows the Member States to draw up a National Plan for Reducing Emissions, PNRE-GIC, with which the same reduction is achieved in a global way, applying the individual limits to the installations covered by the Plan.

Taking into account that the pollutants involved in the PNRE-GIC are the same ones that participate in cross-border processes such as acidification and eutrophication of soils and have local effects on air quality In addition to this, the PNRE-GIC programme is designed to provide for the possibility of cross-border and local impacts, and the PNRE-GIC has been prepared, as far as possible, to the extent possible. the aspects relating to the conditions for the dispersion of pollutants and the legislation on these conditions, in order to determine the locations where the applicable technologies represent the optimization of environmental benefits. It should be noted that the preparation of the PNRE-GIC has taken into account the first period of the National Allocation Plan (NAP) derived from the greenhouse gas emission directive. In the short and medium term, an interrelationship between the PNRE-GIC and the second phase of the NAP is needed, as the technological improvements made to reduce the emission of the pollutants involved in the PNRE-GIC will be taken into account for the allocation of the NAP 2008-2012. This Plan does not prejudge the adoption of any criteria for the elaboration of the National Plan for the Allocation of Emission Rights for the period 2008-2012 or successive. The nature, content and approval procedure of the National Allocation Plan is regulated in Chapter IV of Law 1/2005. With the proposed reductions in the PNRE-GIC and in relation to the pollutants involved in both the GIC Directive and the Waste Directive, the aim of the ceiling has been sought to consider even the entry of new ones. facilities necessary to cover the energy demand foreseen during the period of operation of the PNRE-GIC. This will improve atmospheric environmental conditions in the framework of the international commitments of the Geneva Convention on Transboundary Pollution and the Community Strategy to Combat Acidification. Also, in relation to the quality of ambient air, the Air Quality Directives and the IPPC Directive (transposed into Spanish law in Law 16/2002) have been considered with the application of the best techniques and technologies. to adapt the environmental conditions of the local environment. This legislation has been taken into account both from the point of view of the selection of sites where technologies must be applied in order to achieve the objective of not exceeding the limits of mission, as in the selection of the technology itself. reduction. By way of a summary you can see the reduction of emissions for the three pollutants once the PNRE-GIC is applied, for the period 2008-2015.

		SO2	NOx	Particles
Emissions in 2001 (tpa). .	885.183	218.673	29,565
GIC (tpa). .	168.209	186.048	13,290
% Reduction emissions from 2001.	81%	15%	55%

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ANNEX 2

Ratio of installations using solid fuels with percentages <10% in volatile fuels

Listing of facilities hosted by companies:

Union Fenosa: La Robla 1.

La Robla 2. Narcea 1. Narcea 2. Narcea 3. Anlares [property of ENDESA (33%) and Union Fenosa (66%)].

Iberdrola:

Velilla 1.

Velilla 2.

Enel Viesgo:

Puentenuevo.

Endesa:

Compostille 1-2-3.

Compostille 4-5.

Terms Glossary:

DGC: Flue gas desulphurisation.

FOBIA: Fuel Oil type BIA. FGD: Fuel Gas Desulfuration (Combustion Gases Desulphurisation). FO: Fuel-Oil. FG: Fuel Gas. GN: Natural Gas. GIC: Large Combustion Installations. IPPC: Integrated Pollutants Prevention Control (Prevention and Integrated Pollution Control). NAP: National Allocation Plan. PNRE-GIC: The Naconal Emissions Reduction Plan. PST: Total Solid Particles. RD: Royal Decree. TNE: National Emission beds. VLE: Emission Limit Value.