鈥淐ommission approves German support to cogenerated electricity; opens in-depth investigation into surcharge reductions鈥�
The European Commission has found German plans to support high-efficiency cogeneration (combined heat and power 鈥� CHP) to be in line with EU state aid rules. The announcement affirmed parts of the deal that the German federal government had struck with the EU Commission on state aid-related aspects of the country鈥檚 new power market law and other energy policy issues this summer. 鈥淚t鈥檚 a good signal that legal certainty for the coming years was established in this important area,鈥� German economy minister Sigmar Gabriel said in a press release. State support for CHP facilities could now be paid retroactively from 1 January 2016 on.
In the same press release, the EU Commission said it was opening an in-depth investigation to see if exemptions for energy-intensive industries on CHP-surcharge payments were in line with state aid rules.
Read the Commission press release in English and the BMWi press release in German .
For background read the 威力彩玩法 article Agreement with EU Commission clears way for German power market reform.