Eligibility

Activities eligible for inclusion in an agreement are those covered by Part A(1) or A(2) of Part 1 of Schedule 1 of the Pollution Prevention and Control (PPC) Regulations. The size thresholds for Part A(1) and A(2) activities will not apply for the purpose of determining eligibility - the exceptions to this are the 50MW limit for combustion plant and the 3MW limit for plant burning waste oil, recovered oil or fuel manufactured from or comprising waste. Where the qualifying and directly associated activities consume more than 90% of the energy on a site, the agreement can cover the whole of the site energy used. The activities on a site defined for inclusion in an agreement are known as the facility. Until authorised under IPPC by the Environment Agency, participants self-certify their eligibility.

The original eligibility criteria are being extended to include sectors/operators that meet specific energy-intensity and international competition criteria. The energy intensity criteria is based on energy costs as a per cent of production value and is set at a threshold of 3% over 2000-2003 after dropping the lowest year. The international competition criteria is based on either the export to sales ratio exceeding 30% or general market import penetration exceeding 50%. It is important to agree a process definition before making a final assessment against these thresholds. Please contact CIABATA for more information.