Article 2

For the purposes of this Regulation, the following definitions shall apply: ‘carbon capture and storage’ means the capture of carbon dioxide (CO_(2)) from industrial installations, its transport to a storage site and its injection into a suitable underground geological formation for the purposes of permanent storage; ‘eligible costs’ has the same meaning as in Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 2342/2002; ‘gas and electricity infrastructures’ means: all high-voltage lines, excluding those of distribution networks, and submarine links, provided that this infrastructure is used for interregional or international transmission or connection; high-pressure gas pipelines, excluding those of distribution networks; underground storage facilities connected to the high-pressure gas pipelines referred to in point (ii); reception, storage and regasification facilities for liquefied natural gas (LNG); and any equipment or installations essential for the infrastructure referred to in points (i), (ii), (iii) or (iv) to operate properly, including protection, monitoring and control systems; ‘part of a project’ means any activity that is independent financially, technically or over time and which contributes to the completion of a project; ‘investment phase’ means the phase of a project during which construction takes place and capital costs are incurred; ‘offshore wind energy’ means the electric power generated from turbine engines powered by wind and situated in the sea, whether near or far from the shore; ‘planning phase’ means the phase of a project that precedes the investment phase, during which project implementation is prepared, and includes, where appropriate, feasibility assessment, preparatory and technical studies, obtaining licences and authorisations and incurring capital costs.

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-11-07 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.