Directive 2018/2001: Commission Recommendation (EU)
Latest Legal Update on Renewable Energy
The EU Directive 2018/2001 sets a binding target for renewable energy's share in the EU's gross final energy consumption by 2030. Recently, the European Commission issued new Recommendations (May 13, 2024) focusing on speeding up permit-granting procedures and enhancing renewable energy auction design.
Key highlights include:
- Improving permit processes and long-term network planning
- Removing regulatory barriers
- Emphasizing auction criteria beyond pricing, such as quality, timely delivery, innovation, environmental sustainability, and cybersecurity
These updates aim to accelerate the transition to renewable energy across Member States.
🔗 Read more in the Legal Update by Metaxas & Associates Law Firm on energypress.gr.
Curtailments in RES/CHP: legal analysis of the proposed regulations of the new bill
[article by Metaxas & Associates published at energypress.gr]
The draft law, posted for public consultation by the competent ministry of environment and energy this week, proposes inter alia regulations on curtailments and redistribution to solve the difficult equation of the need for increased penetration of RES in limited available electrical space. In other words, this is a proposed amendment to the Act. 4951/2022 and in particular Article 10 and the addition of new Articles 10A and 10B.
Overall, legal concerns arise over the newly proposed rules, mainly due to an overly generalised and reduntant delegation of powers to the competent minister to adopt implementing regulation.
