Source: European Parliament
Question for written answer E-000231/2025
to the Commission
Rule 144
Christine Schneider (PPE)
Solar Package I entered into force in Germany on 16 May 2024. Some aspects still require Commission approval under State aid rules, however. Those aspects include: increasing the maximum bid amounts for ground-mounted solar power plants; improvements to repower roof-mounted photovoltaic systems; higher remuneration in the commercial rooftop segment; and the sub-segment for special solar power plants, such as those installed on farms, in car parks and in swampland or floating solar power plants. The pending State aid approval creates uncertainty for solar plant operators that would like to either invest in solar plants or are reliant on that approval and higher feed-in tariffs for their operations to be cost effective.
- 1.What is the current state of play of State aid approval for Solar Package I?
- 2.When does the Commission plan to approve the State aid and what is behind the current delays?
- 3.What measures does the Commission plan to take to ensure expansion of solar panel installation does not grind to a halt and make sure operators of solar power plants are not put at a financial disadvantage, especially where plants cannot start operating as a result of uncertainty surrounding approval?
Submitted: 21.1.2025