Commission consults Member States on Temporary Crisis and Transition Framework

Process in Brief

The Commission has submitted a draft proposal to Member States for consultation to transform the Temporary Crisis Framework into a Temporary Crisis and Transition Framework as part of the Green Deal Industrial Plan, seeking feedback on proposed amendments to state aid rules.

What Is at Stake

The proposal aims to accelerate the roll-out of renewable energies, support industrial decarbonisation and enable investment in equipment for the net-zero transition while preserving the Single Market level playing field. Proposed amendments would allow support for all renewable sources, grant aid for less mature technologies such as renewable hydrogen without competitive bidding subject to safeguards, higher aid ceilings with simplified calculations, and targeted support for production of batteries, solar panels, wind turbines, heat pumps, electrolysers, carbon capture and related critical raw materials, with additional matching aid for disadvantaged regions or cross-border investments where third-country support is available.

Timeline

Member States may now comment and the Commission intends to adopt the Temporary Crisis and Transition Framework in the coming weeks, with the new provisions to be in place until 31 December 2025.