COMUNICADO DE VGB POWERTECH

Copenhagen Declaration

ESSEN (GERMANY), 15 (OTS)

VGB PowerTech e. V., European Association of Power Plant

Operators, and the EPPSA European Power Plant Suppliers' Association

for power plant manufacturers, made following statement at the VGB

Congress "Power Plants 2003" in Copenhagen (September 15 to 17,

2003):

Copenhagen Declaration

The European power plant operators and -manufacturers admit their

responsibility for a secure, economic and environmental compatible

supply with electricity and heat, today and in the future. The

considerable demand in replacing and constructing a new the European

power plant park requires comprehensive investments that on the one

hand take into account the intensive competition, and on the other

hand result in a sustainable generation portfolio. The power plant

operators and manufacturers are prepared to accept the forthcoming

challenges.

The European power plant operators and -manufacturers ask the

governments of the European countries to create and maintain the

general conditions on national and European level that take due

consideration of the triangle supply safety, economic efficiency and

environmental compatibility.

This means in detail:

1. To assess the chances and potentials of the different sources

of energy open-mindedly and free of any ideology;

2. Not to increase the import risks of the European electricity

industry by maintaining a broad generation mix;

3. To keep open the technical options for a diversified future

structure of primary energy sources without any exception;

4. To achieve the implementation of European harmonised market

rules for the producers of electricity and heat without creating

unilateral burdens;

5. To create general conditions in order to hold the technical

lead worldwide;

6. To support open-mindedly research and development in all areas

of electricity generation technology;

7. To orient incentive and support schemes towards strict

efficiency aspects in order to achieve marketability;

8. To pursue the objectives of a European environment- and

climate protection policy by observing its effect on competitiveness

and to harmonize the climate protection instruments of the policy.

These are the fundamentals for a long-term reliable energy policy

within the European Union. At the same time these are the obligatory

requirements to make the necessary investment decisions for the

comprehensive renewal and replacement of the power plant portfolio in

Europe. The power plant operators and -manufacturers are prepared to

accompany and advance a fruitful discussion about energy policy.

For the power plant operators: VGB PowerTech e.V.

For the power plant manufacturers: EPPSA European Power Plant

Suppliers' Association.

VGB PowerTech e.V. is an internationally operating association of

power and heat generating companies with member companies from 29

countries. The joint aim of the members is to increase

competitiveness, safety availability and environment protection in

the power plant sector, training of operating personnel and further

development of power plant engineering.

Source: VGB PowerTech e.V.

Contact: Rita Maria Wilke/Helmut Blessmann, VGB PowerTech e.V.,

Press Office, tel. +49 (0)2 01 81 28 300/301, fax +49 (0)2 01 81 28

302, e-mail pr@vgb.org.

Web site: http://www.presseportal.de

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