The EU Energy Ministers have reached an agreement on Monday on revisions to the Renewable Energy Directive (RED) and the Energy Efficiency Directive (EED), aiming to accelerate renewable energy deployment and facilitate permission process for renewable plants.
The Ministers will finalize the rules in negotiations with the European Parliament in fall.
The bloc is committed to achieving a 55% decrease in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 compared to 1990 levels. To reach the goal, renewables must be deployed beyond the power sector. Member States have thus agreed to review and remove impediments to corporate renewable energy purchase agreements.
