25 June 2024
WindEurope recommendations for the National Energy and Climate Plans on industrial electrification
Member States have to submit their final National Energy and Climate Plans (NECPs) by 30 June 2024. As per drafts plans, only six put forward a target for the share of renewable energy in industry.
WindEurope held a workshop on industrial electrification with the European and national public authorities and the industry on 16 April 2024. The workshop highlighted the importance of aligning energy and climate policies with industrial decarbonisation goals and infrastructure planning.
These recommendations include specific policy measures and incentives which would enable industrial electrification focusing on the following elements:
- Strategies for use of renewables-based electricity in industry;
- Uptake of industrial process heat solutions;
- Taxation of electricity, tariff structure and time-differentiation;
- Power and Heat Purchase Agreements;
- Network planning;
- Demand side flexibility, and
- Funding and finance.
