After 15 hours of negotiations, the EU institutions reached an agreement on the new directive to promote and regulate renewable energy. This was announced with a tweet by the Swedish presidency of the EU.
"I welcome the provisional agreement with Parliament and the Council on a strengthened set of renewable energy standards. We have reached an ambitious compromise. The new Renewables Directive is an important step in delivering the Green Deal and the RePower EU," said EU Energy Commissioner Kadri Simson.
The agreement on the new directive increases to 42.5% the EU target by 2030 for the share of final electricity consumption that will have to be covered by renewable sources. This was announced by Markus Pieper (EPP, Germany) rapporteur of the measure for the European Parliament. The mandatory contribution of renewables rises not only from the current 32%, but also from what the Commission proposed in the 2021 climate package (40%). With the RePowerEU, the EU Executive had proposed 45%.
Among other elements of the agreement according to Pieper, there is the acceleration of permits. The production of energy from biomass will remain 100% renewable. "A good day for Europe's energy transition," comments the German MEP.