Recent developments in renewable energy policy have taken a surprising turn as the largest party in the coalition, Reform, decided not to support the proposed changes to the renewable energy fee. This decision has stopped a reform expected to generate an additional €60 million in income per year for the sector. The reform’s main objective was to remove the renewable energy fee from electricity bills, with the state covering developers’ business risks through CO2 funds, a move that would not alter the average consumer’s bill due to an increase in electricity excise duty.
Background and Proposal Details
The idea for reorganizing the renewable energy fee was first proposed by Jevgeni Ossinovski of the Social Democratic Party (SDE) during budget strategy discussions last autumn. Ossinovski argued that the reform could reduce the excise money collected from industrial…
