On Tuesday 9 December, the European Commission approved an Italian public aid scheme worth €1.5 billion to support investment in clean technology production capacity.
The Italian scheme will apply to investments in ‘net zero emission’ technologies listed in the ‘CISAF’ framework (Annex II) adopted by the Commission in June 2025 (see EUROPE 13667/26), including solar and wind energy, energy storage, heat pumps, hydrogen, nuclear fusion and fission, and sustainable alternative fuels.
Open to companies located in Italy until the end of 2030, the aid will take the form of grants, subsidised loans or a combination of the two. On the Italian side, it will be financed through the post-Covid-19 national recovery plan.
The Commission considered that the Italian scheme complied with the conditions set out in the ‘CISAF’ framework, insofar as it will encourage the production of clean technologies and their main specific components. (Original version in French by Mathieu Bion)