European member states have until 25 April to respond to a Clean Industrial Deal consultation, ahead of its planned adoption in June.
The Clean Industrial Deal, published last month, is designed as a joint roadmap to boost competitiveness and decarbonisation in the EU.
The State Aid Framework accompanying the Clean Industrial Deal (CISAF) will set out how member states can design state aid measures. Once adopted, the CISAF will replace the Temporary Crisis and Transition Framework (TCTF) and is intended to be in place until 31 December 2030.
The draft CISAF contains provisions for accelerating the roll-out of renewable energy, for facilitating industrial decarbonisation, and for ensuring sufficient manufacturing capacity in clean technologies. It should also de-risk private investments.
Tersea Ribera, Executive Vice-President for Clean, Just and Competitive Transition, said today’s proposal aims to ensure all member states can provide support, where needed, to accompany the ambitions of the Clean Industrial Deal “without causing undue distortions of competition in the single market”.
The Europe Clean Industrial Deal aims to “turn the tide” in the production of clean energy, according to the European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. So far it has received a mixed industry reaction.
The European Biogas Association said it sets no clear pathway for biomethane on the continent, concentrates on electrification and favours less competitive low-carbon gases.
Harmen Dekker, the EBA’s CEO, said the EU should invest in reducing gas dependency much faster. “Biogases will play a decisive role as the most scalable and cost-effective renewable gas, [and an] enabler of much needed grid flexibility,” he said.
