In a 29-page document seen by Agence Europe, the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs details the parts of the European architecture for the development of renewable energies that it considers to require reform.
The Ministry believes that a European legislative framework for the development of renewable energies is essential, even after 2030, to encourage a massive increase in renewable energies between now and 2040.
It considers that it will become essential to give priority to regulating cross-border projects and the development of renewable energies managed centrally by the European Commission. “Cooperation improves the effectiveness of expansion, if it is encouraged and rewarded”, says the document.
For example, the revenue risks associated with wind farm projects connected to several Member States could be covered by European funds.
Secondly, according to the Ministry, centrally managed development of renewable energies could involve, among other things, “possible transfers of powers from national to European level”.
On the subject of the National Energy and Climate Plans (NECPs) (see EUROPE 13453/4), the document states that these are “too complex to inform individuals and lack updates and sometimes details to serve as a basis for investment decisions or cross-border planning”. The revision of the governance regulation governing these NECPs, scheduled for early 2025, is therefore awaited by the German ministry.
Finally, the document suggests making it easier to obtain support and authorisation for the development of renewable energies, for example by adapting the provisions relating to tax exemptions for energy-intensive businesses or by making it easier to access contracts for differences (CfD). (Original version in French by Pauline Denys)