Commission launches consultation on the draft State aid Framework supporting the Clean Industrial Deal
Today, the European Commission (Commission) has launched a consultation inviting interested stakeholders to submit comments and opinions on its draft State aid Framework supporting the Clean Industrial Deal (CISAF).
This consultation is released following the publication of the Communication on the Clean Industrial Deal: A joint roadmap for competitiveness and decarbonization published on 26 February 2025. The CISAF is planned to be adopted in June 2025.
The CISAF will guide Member States in designing State aid measures under the Clean Industrial Deal, replacing the TCTF once adopted. In effect until 2030, it will provide long-term planning certainty and ease requirements, such as the mandatory bidding process, to accelerate aid deployment.
The CISAF proposal outlines the conditions under which State aid granted to achieve the objectives of the Clean Industrial Deal would be considered compatible with the internal market. The draft framework allows state aid to be granted for the following types of measures:
- Measures accelerating the rollout of renewable energy: Member States will be able to create schemes for renewable energy and storage with simplified tenders. They may tailor support to specific technologies and grant aid for emerging ones, like renewable hydrogen, without tenders. Projects must meet set timelines to accelerate deployment, and the proposal also eases State aid for non-fossil flexibility and capacity mechanisms.
- Measures facilitating industrial decarbonisation: support will be possible for investments in all technologies leading to decarbonisation. Member States could design either tender-based or non-tender-based schemes (with limits).
- Measures ensuring sufficient manufacturing capacity in clean technologies: The proposal allows Member States to support investments in clean technology equipment, key components, and critical raw materials. Aid schemes can fund these investments up to set limits, with higher allowances for assisted areas. Under strict safeguards, Member States may also match third-country support to prevent investment relocation outside Europe.
- Measures to de-risk private investments: Member states could implement measures to mitigate investment risks in renewable energy, industrial decarbonization, clean technology manufacturing, and energy infrastructure.
The consultation remains open until April 25, 2025. The draft CISAF welcomes input on all aspects and includes a questionnaire with targeted questions.
For more information, see the proposal and consultation details.