Commission Recommendation of 12 December 2023 on transposing Article 30 on national energy efficiency funds, financing and technical support of the Directive (EU) 2023/1791 on energy efficiency (EED recast)

Summary:

Recommendation adopted by the European Commission on 12 December 2023, setting out guidance on the transposition of Article 30 of the Directive (EU) 2023/1791 on energy efficiency.

Further information:

Directive (EU) 2023/1791 - the recast of the Energy Efficiency Directive (EED) - was adopted in September 2023 and it raised the European Union's ambition for 2030 in terms of energy efficiency, including in relation to financing for energy efficiency. Article 30 recognises the need to deploy adequate financial and technical support for energy efficiency measures, to develop targeted policy measures enabling the mobilisation of private investments in energy efficiency and lays the basis for further work to incentivise investment in energy efficiency, placing an emphasis on the cooperation between the European Commission and Member States. The Member States are to transpose this Article by October 2025.

This Recommendation explains the amended requirements and illustrates how the objectives of the Directive can be achieved. The aim is to contribute to a uniform understanding of the EED recast across Member States as they prepare their transposition measures. The text was adopted by the European Commission on 12 December 2023 and published in the Official Journal on 19 December 2023.