Position paper on the Clean Industrial Deal

Clean Industrial Deal,
Action Plan for Affordable Energy and the
Omnibus Simplification Packages

Oesterreichs Energie, the Association of Austrian Electricity Companies, welcomes the recent publications by the European Commission linking the climate goals of the Green Deal with the enhancement of the competitiveness of European industry.
 

We particularly appreciate the fundamental commitment to the EU’s internal electricity market. The Commission also considers further procedural accelerations necessary – faster procedures are essential for the transformation of our energy system. We would like to highlight positive developments such as progress in electrification and the importance of grid expansion. At the same time, challenges such as dependence on non-EU countries and bureaucracy are addressed. These factors increasingly burden our member companies, industry, and SMEs.