Source: European Parliament
Priority question for written answer P-001316/2025
to the Commission
Rule 144
Bas Eickhout (Verts/ALE)
The Dutch Government recently published a report on funding electricity infrastructure[1], which concluded that network tariffs will triple by 2040 due to the massive investments required. This sharp increase in costs will raise household and industry bills, hampering electrification. While a range of measures is needed to address this challenge, two critical areas urgently require a legislative response from the Commission: the spreading of costs over time (amortisation) and international cost-sharing.
- 1.Given that amortisation has already been approved and implemented for hydrogen networks within the EU through intertemporal cost allocation in the hydrogen and gas decarbonisation package, can the Commission commit to implementing similar legislative changes for electricity grids as soon as possible?
- 2.Reducing network tariffs would provide Member States with a competitive advantage, but not all have the fiscal capacity to implement such measures. Therefore, can the Commission commit to taking action on common rules and financing to ensure a level playing field?
- 3.As voluntary cost-sharing mechanisms between Member States have not yielded sufficient results, does the Commission envisage taking legislative action in the upcoming EU action plan for grids to establish an effective cost-sharing mechanism?
Submitted: 31.3.2025
- [1] https://open.overheid.nl/documenten/e914cc94-ffcd-42dd-9989-bf7c3fdd44f9/file.
Last updated: 2 April 2025