Statsstøtte: Kommissionen godkender støtte på 5 mia. PLN til kraftvarmeproduktion og takstnedsættelser for større forbrugere, indleder dybtgående undersøgelser af afgiftsnedsættelser vedrørende kapacitetsmekanismen
(WorldNews Denmark)

The European Commission has approved under EU State aid rules (1) a Polish scheme to support high-efficiency cogeneration and (2) reduced surcharges to finance the scheme for energy-intensive users. It also (3) opened an investigation into reduced surcharges to finance Poland`s capacity mechanism. Commissioner Margrethe Vestager, in charge of competition policy, said: `The Polish support scheme approved today will provide an important contribution to EU environmental and climate goals without unduly distorting competition. We have also approved Polish plans to preserve the competitiveness of energy-intensive companies in Poland by reducing their contributions to the financing of the...