Sectoral Chapters of the IED
Chapter III on large combustion plants (LCP) (combustion plants with a rated thermal input equal to or greater than 50 MW), together with its related Annex V includes certain flexibility instruments:
- 1 January 2016 kept as default implementation date
- temporary flexibilities: transitional national plan (until 30 June 2020), opt-out (limited lifetime derogation for a max. of 17 500 operational hours until 31 December 2023),
- small isolated systems, district heating plants
- derogations for peak load plants (< 1500 h/y)
- option to use desulphurisation rate instead of SO2 emission limit values
- LCPs operating in refineries
Chapter IV and Annex VI apply special provisions to waste incineration and co-incineration plants. This Chapter recasts Directive 2000/76/EC. Compared to the Waste Incineration Directive some emissions limit values have become stricter, but the IED by and large copies the Waste Incineration Directive. The recent changes reflect the case-law of the Court on these concepts. On example for such changes is the inclusion of rules on the classification of gasification and pyrolysis plants connected to combustion installations (Article 42 (1) second paragraph).
Chapters V and VI contain special provisions concerning installations using organic solvents and installations producing titanium dioxide. Chapter V recasts Directive 1999/13/EC, while Chapter VI recasts Directives 78/176/EEC, 82/883/EEC and 92/112/EEC. The IED contains no significant changes as far as these Directives are concerned.