10/10/23 (Agence Europe) – The revised Energy Efficiency Directive officially came into force on Tuesday 10 October. The legislative process was completed on 25 July (see EUROPE 13229/21). The revised legislation sets out targets, including a binding target to reduce energy consumption by at least 11.7% by 2030 compared to the projected energy consumption for 2030 (based on the 2020 baseline scenario). This is equivalent to a primary energy consumption target of 992.5 million tonnes of oil equivalent (Mtoe) and a final energy consumption target of 763 Mtoe by 2030. Compared with the previous targets (1,128 Mtoe for primary energy and 846 Mtoe for final energy), the new target aims to reduce Europe’s energy consumption in 2030 by around the equivalent of Spain’s current annual energy consumption. To review the directive: https://aeur.eu/f/8z7 (PLD)