JAK OSTATNÍ EVROPSKÉ STÁTY ŘEŠÍ ENERGETICKOU KRIZI

Cefic Overview of
Member States
support measures
&
National Emergency Plans
Tracker
The European Chemical Industry Council, AISBL – Rue Belliard, 40 - 1040 Brussels – Belgium
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Emma Dominici
Public Affairs Intern
George Kapantaidakis
Public Affairs Director
Version: 28 September 2022

Summary
• Introduction to the Tracker
The tracker is divided in two parts:
First part: Support measures taken by each Member State since the beginning of the energy crisis
o EU Map overview – with the amount of financial support from the EU
o Quick overview on the most common measures
o Detailed set of measure taken by each Member State
Second part: National Energy Emergency Plans with regards to Regulation Number 2022/0225/NLE on
coordinated demand reduction measures for gas.
o EU Map overview
o Quick overview of the ongoing situation
o National Emergency Plan adopted by Member States
• Next steps
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Introduction to the Cefic Tracker
 The aim of this Tracker is to collect and keep updated all the information and
documents available related to the current energy crisis.
 It presents a detailed Overview of both National Support Measures (first part) and
National Emergency Plans (second part) for each Member State.
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First Part
Support measures taken by each Member State
since the beginning of the energy crisis
 Map overview – with the amount of financial support
 Summary of the most common measures
 Detailed set of measures taken by each Member State
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€ 1.6 bn
Total amount of support measures
per Member State
178.4 bn
2.4 bn
59.2 bn
1.1 bn
35.5 bn
71.6 bn 6.9 bn
100.2 bn
23.4 bn
1.8 bn
9.3 bn
6.8 bn 1.1 bn
10.6 bn
1.3 bn
0.2 bn
2.9 bn
0.4 bn
4.1 bn
0.2 bn
0.2 bn
0.5 bn
0.7 bn

Governments allocated funding (Sep 2021 - Jul 2022) to shield households
and businesses from the energy crisis
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Source: Bruegel
UK, Germany, Italy
and France are the
Countries with the
greatest amount
of total allocated
funding

Type of support measures taken by Member States
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 Price cap for electricity and gas
 Compensation for companies, SMEs and low-income households for part of the electricity and gas increase
 Permanent reduction in the value added tax (VAT) rate for gas and electricity
 Fuel pass and households' cheques
 Possibility to pay the energy bills in multiple instalments
 Abolition of electricity distribution charges for businesses
 Funding of energy efficiency, renewables and interconnection projects
 Awareness communication campaigns

Austria
28 January 2022 – package of €1.7 billion
• €150 compensation cost for households (doubled for those in need)
• Suspension of the mandatory green electricity levy (€60-100 more for households)
21 May 2022 - Austria’s emergency plan presentation:
• Increase of the strategic gas reserve by 7.4 terawatt hours (TWh) to 20 TWh.
• Increase the strategic reserve with non-Russian supplies
• gas storage facilities located in Austria must be connected to the Austrian gas grid. Haidach, which is supplied by
Gasprom, is currently only connected to Germany’s pipeline network and has not been refilled for some time.
• gas storage facilities in Austria have to be 80% full before the next autumn and winter season. (In May was 26%)
• make changes to help reduce the dependence on gas for energy, calling for more gas boilers to be replaced with other
heating systems.
14 June 2022 - package of €28 billion support those with particularly law income and particularly energy-intensive
companies.
• Climate bonus and tax deductions also for the middle class.
• Cold Progression in income taxes (when the inflation pushes taxpayers into higher income tax brackets in a progressive
tax system.
• Carbon tax postponed until October (€30 per tone)
• relief for companies, such as reducing non-wage labor costs.
September 2022 – September 2023:
price cap for residential electricity (€0.11/KWh). It will cover 80% of an average household consumption
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Austria
A third relief package was passed in August by the Austrian government targeting the increased cost of living due to both
rising energy prices and the resulting inflationary effects.
• General climate and inflation bonus was offered to the Austrian public, at a combined 500 euros each. This measure
will cost a staggering 2,8 billions euros.
• Up to 500 euros were promised to pensioners and self-employed farmers as a part of this deal, costing an additional
520 million euros.
• Single meal payment options, with an advance to the family bonus and additional child credit amounts, as well as
compensatory allowances targeted at the most vulnerable groups.
• Subsidies and electricity price compensation measures to energy companies to lower energy prices for consumers.
• These companies were also promised a tax-free inflation premium for their employees that guarantees no taxes on
wage and on social security contributions for allowances and bonus payments up to 3.000 euros
On 31 August 2022, Austria’s government offered a 2 billion credit line to the Vienna owned utility company Wien
Energie. This intervention is aimed to prevent the company from failing and making the crisis worse.
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Belgium
From October 2021 - most vulnerable households are benefitting from €80 energy check as a deduction from the bill.
12 October 2022 - €16 million in the fund for gas and electricity for those that are in need.
Federal contribution for gas and electricity and green power certificates are being replaced by excise duties -> keep revenues at a constant
level rather than increasing along with energy prices
1 February 2022 - VAT reduction for electricity from 21% to 6% from March to July. €100 euro as cheque for households. The energy
package should amount to €1.1 billion.
• 14 March 2022 extend VAT reduction until the end of September.
Oil-heated households will receive a payment for €200 euros. Total estimated cost €1.3 billion
19 March 2022 - taxes on diesel and petrol were reduced by 17.5 cents per litre
Increase in Belgian renewable energy investment including 1 billion for wind and solar energy project.
Extension of the social tariff for energy till September 2022
18 June 2022:
• extend social tariff
• 6% VAT on gas and electricity
• reduction of excise duties
24 august 2022: Belgium opposed the EU Commission’s gas-saving plan in July. Belgians should brace for the worst.
Gas and electricity prices in Belgium are reaching record levels, to mitigate the surge in prices, Les Engagés has made recommendations,
including
• developing new nuclear and hydrogen capacities
• introducing a greener tax system and reviewing the energy market.
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Belgium
On 31 August the Belgian government announced a coordinated policy response to the energy crisis:
• All government buildings will reduce their energy consumption with less AC and heating, and lights out measures post 7pm. They
encourage citizens to follow-suit.
• Social benefits will be increased for vulnerable groups, lowered excise duties on petrol, a continued 6% VAT on electricity and gas, and
a financial compensation measure for fuel oil.
• Banks will provide support for households most hit. This will mostly be through the mechanism of deferred mortgage payments, and
developing means to broaden access to energy savings measures.
• Companies will also receive help through the application of the temporary crisis framework as set by the European Commission. This
is targeted at industries seeing the greatest impact of rising energy prices.
• The government will be looking to the sustainable sector for solutions, including a reduced VAT for investments in solar panels, solar
water heaters and heat pumps from 21% to 6% for new homes (less than 10 years old). Also, this will continue the reduction of VAT for
demolition and reconstruction costs with the same rules.
• Action against windfall profits that many energy companies have be experiencing.
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Bulgaria
On 22 October 2021, the Bulgarian government announced an instrument to compensate companies with €55/MWh for two months.
End of December 2021 - New measure, compensating businesses for 75% of the electricity price increase above a threshold of 95
€/MWh but not more than 30% of the actual average monthly price (the actual price then went to 219 EUR/MWh, the 30% ceiling was
activated and the compensation was about 66 EUR/Mwth) -> On 20 January 2022, the formula was amended and maximum
compensation, while staying put at 75% of the bill above 95 €/MWh, was brought to 128 €/MWh.
16 December 2021 - the new ruling coalition voted to freeze power and heating prices until the end of March.
On 10 February 2022 - new budget, with a package to mitigate the economic consequences of the surge in electricity and gas prices, €476
million to support businesses.
On the 28th of July 2022, three energy measures
• conclude a contract for seven cargo ships with liquefied gas (exploiting LNG terminals in Greece and Turkey).
• new program for compensating businesses due to the price of electricity, starting from July 1 to September 30. A ceiling of €128 will be
implemented for end users.
• allocating € 77 million for reducing fuel excises.
• set up a working group between the Customs Agency and the National Revenue Agency to limit the export of Russian oil products
starting from December 5.
€ 25 million for repairs to 175 kindergartens and schools for roof repairs and energy savings measures
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Croatia
Late February 2022 - a €636 million package to mitigate the growth of energy prices has been presented.
•it will contain the energy price increases to 9.6 percent for electricity and 20 percent for gas.
•address the most vulnerable energy customers, estimated to be over 90,000.
•permanent reduction in the value added tax (VAT) rate for gas and heat to 13 from 25%
The rate for gas will temporarily fall to 5%, in the period from the beginning of April 2022 to the end of March 2023.
28 July 2022 adopted Guidelines for saving energy room heating to a maximum of 21 degrees
•cooling to 25 degrees,
•greater use of LED lighting and public transport, and
•cheaper electricity tariffs.
7 July 2022 - The European Commission has approved an up to €500 million Croatian scheme to support companies across sectors in the context of Russia's
invasion of Ukraine.
20 July 2022 - Croatia has already announced that it would increase the capacity of its offshore liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal from 2.9 billion to 6.1
billion cubic metres, in an attempt to position the country as an energy hub supplying neighbouring countries such as Slovenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and
Hungary.
Croatia also announced plans to double the capacity of the state-owned Janaf oil pipeline, which can already meet Hungary’s entire demand. Croatia also owns
the Okoli (capacity of 340 million cubic meters of gas storage) gas storage facility, which is currently 38 percent full and is expected to be at 90 percent by 1
November.
Prime Minister Andrej Plenković announced that the government was working on a package of measures to curb the inflation and energy prices, underscoring
that VAT on solar panels would be cut to zero percent.
On 27 July the Government adopted the Guidelines for Saving Energy
•heating rooms to a maximum of 21 degrees, cooling at 25 degrees, greater use of LED lighting and public transport, and cheaper electricity tariffs.
•propose greater use of public transport.
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Cyprus
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On 17 September 2021, the government announced a 10% discount on the electricity bill of all households from November to February.
On 4 November 2021, the Cabinet approved a reduction of VAT from 19% to 5% on electricity bills for vulnerable groups for six months
28 July 2022: new measures
• Will absorb 25% of the anticipated rise in autumn energy bills.
• Promised that vulnerable consumers will be completely shielded from upcoming additional costs and that other consumers will get a subsidy, in
between 50 and 80 percent of consumption, designed to encourage users to save on energy use.
• The new measures would apply to almost half a million households and 111,500 businesses.
Medium-term measures
• “Storage capacity and a resilient EU energy system.”
The announcement of an aid scheme is planned to promote energy storage systems connected to the transmission electricity network (in-front of the
meter). The support scheme is scheduled to be operational in 2022, following DG COMP's approval and related funds' approval under the Just Transition
Mechanism.
• “Stepping up investments in renewable energy and in energy efficiency.”
The aid scheme for the installation of a photovoltaic system by household consumers will be modified in order also to include virtual net-metering. The
Council of Ministers is expected to approve the participation of households and agricultural users in virtual net metering on 21 December 2021.
• The aid scheme for renewable energy sources and energy savings in dwellings will continue to operate in 2022.
• An ad-hoc-aid support scheme is planned to promote the use of RES in agriculture, with the primary objective of reducing the cost of pumping
irrigation water. This scheme will be announced in the next few months.
An aid scheme was launched on 13/12/2021, providing a grant to vulnerable consumers to replace energy- intensive domestic appliances, particularly air
conditioners and refrigerators, with new efficient high energy- class appliances. Expected impact of the measures: expected to replace 11.500 of energy-
intensive domestic appliances. The replacement of old-type lamps with LED lamps will be subsidized for vulnerable household consumers.

Czech Republic
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On 29 December 2021 - The new coalition government approved the “Aid to households and entrepreneurs”
act, to provide targeted assistance for households and entrepreneurs significantly affected by rising energy
prices.
February 2022 - The Minister of Industry and Trade Jozef Síkela outlined a proposal to support companies
facing a rise in energy prices with payments from the emission allowances or VAT.
After Russian invasion of Ukraine, the government cancelled road taxes for cars buses and trucks.
June 2022 - €2.7 billion to assist companies (€1.6 bln) and households (€1.1 bln) with the energy bills during
the heating season.
Early July 2022 - CEZ, the biggest utility company operating in the country, has signed a credit agreement
with the Ministry of Finance of the Czech Republic for up to €3 billion, providing needed liquidity to the
company.
On 28 July 2022 - The Government signed an agreement with CEZ for expanding Dukovany nuclear power
plant. If approved by the European Commission, the State will offer an interest free loan of €6 bln to the
company in exchange of a fixed cost for the electricity produced by the company.

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Czech Republic
30 June 2022 - The European Commission has opened an in-depth investigation to assess whether public support that
Czechia plans to grant for the construction of a new nuclear power plant in Dukovany is in line with EU State aid rules.
The new plant, which is scheduled to start operating in 2036, should increase the security of electricity supply for
Czechia and for neighbouring countries, helping the decarbonisation of the energy sector and diversifying the Czech
energy mix.
The Czech Republic does not have any LNG terminals and natural gas is imported via pipeline interconnection points
between the Czech Republic and neighbouring countries, namely Germany and Slovakia.
In addition, the CZ released an energy savings advice “manual” — despite the country being almost completely
dependent on gas from Russia.
The manual is based on measures adopted by the Ministry of Industry and Trade at the beginning of this year. Thanks to
this, during this year's heating season, the resort achieved savings of about 24% in gas and 20% in electricity in the
main building. The Ministry of Industry and Trade is also preparing other instructions for companies and households.
Now is a good time to focus as much as possible on voluntary, individual energy savings. “Today savings have become
one of the main topics throughout Europe. Energy savings are the best weapon in our energy war against Putin. And it is
high time to use this weapon to the fullest," says Minister of Industry and Trade Jozef Síkela.

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Czech Republic
• From October 2022 to December 2023, the fee for supported energy sources (“renewable power surcharge”) in the
price of electricity should be reduced to zero (0 CZK per MWh) for all consumers (including households and industry).
Today households pay 495 CZK/MWh (~19 EUR/MWh) which is the limit given by a law, companies from the industry
sector pay either the same amount or less (~8-19 EUR/MWh, it depends on the consumption and reserved capacity).
• Compensation of indirect ETS costs (based on the EU ETS Directive). The government approved to pay almost CZK 800
million (~EUR 31 million) for 2021. The government also indicates that indirect cost compensation will be paid also
next year ( for 2022).
• A measure according to the Temporary Crisis Framework for State Aid to support the economy following the
aggression against Ukraine by Russia – only being discussed but still not finalised and presented.
Social measures:
• An energy saving tariff for households. The government is preparing a support measure only for households in the
form of a special tariff based on energy consumption levels. The support can be up to 30% of the annual costs of
electricity, natural gas and probably also heat. Specific conditions are not yet known.
• One-time financial support of CZK 5000 (~EUR 190) for every child (up to 18 years) if the family had gross annual
income in 2021 up to CZK 1 million (EUR 38,500). The expected date of payment is August 2022.
• Subsistence minimum and related social allowance adjusted / increased.

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Czech Republic
• Capping energy prices:
• price ceiling for electricity 6,000 CZK/ MWh - those whose price is fixed below the stated amounts or who have a non-fixed product with a price
below the limit will pay the same as before, those who have a higher price will be reduced to the stated amount.
• price ceiling for natural gas in the amount of CZK 3,000/ MWh.
• Remission of the component of payments to support renewable energy sources.
• Discount up to approx. 10-16 thousand. CZK on energy prices for all small customers in the form of a discount on the invoice.
• A one-time contribution of CZK 5,000 for a family with an income of less than 1 mil. CZK anually.
• The extension of the reduction in the rate of excise duty on diesel fuel by 1.50 crowns per liter even after the previously approved 30 September, until the
end of 2023.
• The maximum energy prices set by the government will also apply to SMEs. Companies with up to 250 employees with an annual turnover of up to 50
million euros (about 1.23 billion crowns) will automatically have their prices capped without any requests. The specific groups of customers that will be
affected by the energy price ceiling will be determined by the government in its regulation. The setting of maximum energy prices will also apply to gas
heating plants. The government has agreed to introduce a maximum price for electricity and gas for households, self-employed people and small and
medium-sized companies. The ceiling for power electricity without distribution costs was set at 6,000 crowns per megawatt hour (MWh), which
corresponds to roughly 200 euros without VAT (4,900 crowns) per MWh. Together with distribution, the end customer should pay approximately 7,000 to
9,000 crowns per MWh for electricity. For gas, the ceiling should be 3,000 crowns per MWh , which corresponds to roughly 100 euros per MWh without
VAT.
• SMEs that are not affected by the above-mentioned capping , i.e. those that are customers of high voltage and very high voltage, will be able to draw aid in
the amount of up to 80% of the average consumption over the last 5 years. The government has promised to implement this regulation immediately after
its expected approval by the Council of the European Union on 30 September 2022.
• The adoption of a temporary framework in connection with the aggression in Ukraine is also being prepared for the industry - "A program of support for the
increased costs of natural gas and electricity due to an exceptionally sharp increase in their prices". The subsidy program is intended to help companies
from the processing industry, agriculture, forestry, fishing and mining and quarrying sectors, which can be proven by a gas supply contract with an annual
consumption of more than 630 MWh or, in the case of electricity, are connected to high or very high voltage, located in operating loss and at least 50% of
this loss is caused by the increase in natural gas and electricity costs associated with Russian aggression in Ukraine. As of November 1, wholesale consumers
of electricity and gas will be able to draw support in the total amount of CZK 30 billion.

Denmark
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Set aside € 13.4 million to top an existing scheme to help vulnerable households with a tax-free payment to help around 400,000 households with their energy bills.
By February 2022 - The measures were finalized and entered into force with a so-called “heat-cheque” (around €800) for 320,000 of the hardest-hit households.
A €33.6 million fund was also rolled out to support the expedited replacement of individual gas heating systems
On 28 June 2022 - The Danish Energy Agency (DEA) launched a ($3.6 million ad) energy saving campaign urging households to save gas and electricity.
On 10 August 2022 - the heating check agreed in February was paid out to 400,000 households. Cost of the measure increased from €190 million to €320 million
New measures “Danmark kan mere 2” (Compensation of citizens for rising energy prices)
• Increase of the employment deduction corresponding to a tax value of DKK 500 per citizen at work.
• Reduction of the ordinary electricity tax by approximately 4 øre / KwH in the latter part of 2022 and 2023.
• Elderly check of extra DKK 5,000.
• Lump sum of DKK 2,000 for a number of groups outside the labor market
• Lump sum of DKK 2,000 to students with disabilities and single parents
• The agreement is financed by a reduction in public investment
Agreement on a greener and safer Denmark
• Exemption from registration tax on mortgage for loan for replacement of oil or gas boiler to other heating sources in the period 2023-2028
• Establishment of a scheme where with a possibility to take loans with a state guarantee when changing to other heating sources in rural housing
• Independent advisory on reduction of gas consumption and green heat is being expanded and made more accessible
• Stop for new gas installation: The government is in dialogue with the European Commission with a view to
ensure rapid support to measures that will put a stop for the installation of new gas boilers and new oil boiler.
In early September the Prime Minister announces:
• Allow consumers to delay payment on their upcoming energy bills over a 5 years period for anything exceeding the level of their bills from last autumn. This loan
scheme will create credit lines costing 6.05 billion euro for the Danish government.

Estonia
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Low-income households will benefit (also retroactively) from discounted electricity prices between
September 2021 to March 2022.
At the end of 2021, Estonia decided to extend the energy price subsidy to low-income families to households
with an income of less than €1,126 per month per first earner. The estimated cost of this subsidy is
approximately €79 million, to be covered by the proceeds from the sale of CO2 emission credits.
On 25 January 2022, cap on electricity (€0.12/KWh) and gas prices (€65/MWh) for households and the
abolition of electricity distribution charges for businesses (previously only halved), in an effort to mitigate the
negative effects of rising energy prices. The benefits will be valid from January to March.
July 2022 the Association of Estonian Cities and Municipalities (ELVL) finds there are considerable natural gas
supply disruptions and urges the government to declare a gas-shortage emergency.
25 August 2022: The government approved the draft electricity market reform law allowing universally
controlled electricity prices for household consumers for the next four years and will send it to parliament for
consideration.
19 August 2022: The European Commission has approved a €125 million Estonian scheme to support the
liquidity needs of companies across sectors in the context of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Finland
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On 22 February 2022 the Government decided on temporary targeted measures which focus on transport, agricultural
entrepreneurs and household. These include a temporary increase of the maximum deduction for commuting expenses
from €7,000 to €8,400. (the measures will decrease tax revenues but will not increase government spending.)
Since the beginning of the war, the government also agreed on a 7.5% reduction in the biofuel distribution obligation for
2022 and 2023. Extra €350 million have been set aside for longer-term energy security, including investments in hydrogen
and batteries.
30 June 2022 the Government submitted its national climate and energy strategy to Parliament as a report. The strategy
is a comprehensive action plan for the medium term, which Finland will use to meet the EU’s obligations for 2030 and to
achieve the national climate target for 2035. The strategy covers all greenhouse gas emissions in the emissions trading,
effort sharing and land use sectors as well as the carbon sinks of land use and other sectors.
• Achieve its climate target by 2030 (60% reduction in total ghg emissions compared to 1990 level)
• Carbon neutrality by 2050
• Generate at least 51% of the final energy consumption from renewable sources by 2030
Need for additional funding:
• EUR 150 million will be needed in the coming years in energy aid for large demonstration projects in new energy
technology from 2024 onwards, some of which will be used to promote the hydrogen economy
• increase of EUR 10 million to EUR 40 million in the budget authority on energy aid from 2024, and support for the
promotion of low-carbon industry

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Finland
13 June 2022: The European Commission has approved an €500 million scheme to support companies active in the context of
Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
15 July 2022: The European Commission has approved a €2 billion Finnish loan and guarantee scheme to support small and medium
enterprises (‘SMEs') and large companies in the context of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The measure will be open to companies active
across sectors affected by the current geopolitical crisis, with the exception of (i) the primary production of agricultural products and
forestry; (ii) construction businesses acting also as property developers; and (iii) financial institutions.
19 August 2022: The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, a Finnish scheme to partially compensate energy-
intensive companies for higher electricity prices resulting from indirect emission costs under the EU Emission Trading System (‘ETS’).
Total estimated budget of €687 million, will cover part of the higher electricity prices arising from the impact of carbon prices on
electricity generation costs (so-called ‘indirect emission costs') incurred between 2021 and 2025. The support measure is aimed at
reducing the risk of ‘carbon leakage', where companies relocate their production to countries outside the EU with less ambitious
climate policies, resulting in increased greenhouse gas emissions globally.
On 2 September: Finnish government announces aid package to tackle rising energy prices
On 8 September: State aid: Commission approves €5 million Finnish scheme to support commercial fishermen and aquaculture
companies in the context of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. This is to compensate the eligible beneficiaries for part of the additional
costs incurred due to the price increase of certain primary production inputs, such as fuel, electricity, fishing gear and packaging
materials, linked to the current geopolitical crisis

France
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On 15 September 2021 - The government announced plans for a one-off €100 payment to the 5.8 million households that already
receive energy vouchers. Cap on the price of gas until April 2022
21 October 2021 - both measures has been strengthened, augment in the number of beneficiaries of the voucher and the extension
of the price cap to the end of 2022.
December 2021 - Promise to limit the increase in regulated tariffs to 4% for the whole 2022 (in France, regulated tariffs represent
the 70% of the residential electricity retail market)
March 2022 - Increase by 20% of the volume of electricity that EDF is obliged to sell to its competitor. From 1 April 2022 to 31
December 2022.
January 2022, discussion on the insufficiency of the current measures.
From February 2022 to January 2023 - The Government also reduced the electricity tax from €22.50 per megawatt hour to €1 for
households and 50 cents for businesses.
From April to July motorists will be able to benefit from a discount of 15 cents per liter at the pump
On the 18 March 2022, road hauliers were also informed that they would receive a direct grant of 400 million euros from the
government.
will cost 2 billion.
On July 6 2022 the French government announced a €9.7 bln public takeover bid to completely nationalise Electricité de France
(EDF), by acquiring the remaining 16% share of the company.
The government has also announced plans to spend €50 bln by 2030 to extend the lives of existing nuclear reactors at the top of
President Emmanuel Macron’s plant to build six new ones by 2035 (for a further €50 bln)
July 28 2022 the French minister of the energy transition Agnes Pannier-Runacher announced regulatory measures to accelerate
solar and wind deployment.

France
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2 August 2022: The energy transition ministry unveiled its first series of measures to speed up renewable power development on Sunday (July 28).
• Renewable energy projects that are nearing completion can sell their electricity at higher rates for up to 18 months before the contracts signed during
tenders come into effect
• The rising cost of materials should be taken into account for all future renewable energy and biomethane projects
• The lowered rates for installing solar panels on buildings should be frozen for the rest of this year
• All renewable projects that have already won tenders can increase their output capacity by up to 40% before their completion
• Biomethane production facilities that have obtained their environmental authorisation will benefit from additional time before having to start operations
1 July 2022: The European Commission has approved a €5 billion French scheme to support energy intensive companies across sectors in the context of
Russia's invasion of Ukraine. direct grants for additional costs due to severe increases in natural gas and electricity prices. the public support will be granted
no later than 31 December 2022.
France is aiming to slash energy consumption by 10 percent with an “energy sobriety” plan set to be published in September — and will include measures
including ordering billboards to be turned off at night.
• The President has therefore insisted on nuclear energy, synonymous with independence for the France
5 August 2022: emergency measures to boost renewables
• possibility for new wind and solar farms to sell their electricity directly on the market for 18 months before locking in their CfDs
• possibility for projects that have already won an auction to increase their capacity by up to 40% before completion
• factor the evolution of raw material costs into Contracts for Difference
These immediate measures will be completed by an upcoming emergency law to further accelerate the deployment of renewables in France.
• In parallel, the French Government doubled the size of the planned Oléron offshore wind zone (Atlantic ocean) to 2 GW, following a public consultation
with more than 15,000 participants.
On 14 September the government announced:
• Tariff shield, already extended until December 2022 for gas, and until 1 February 2023 for electricity, will be renewed in 2023.
• Capping the increase in gas and electricity prices at 15%
• Support of up to € 200 is also provided for French people heating with oil or wood.

Germany
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September 2021, The government announced a reduction on the Erneuerbare-Energien-Gesetz (EEG) surcharge – a levy on the price of
electricity – from 6.5 to 3.72 cents on the wholesale price per kilowatt-hour of electricity. The measure, costing €3.3 billion, became
effective on 1 January 2022 and will be financed by the federal budget and higher CO2 pricing.
On 9 January 2022, the new coalition government announced targeted measures to help vulnerable households -> €130m package of
one-time grants to low-income households
February 2022, politician call for reduction of the EEG surcharge before 2023
A first relief package was passed on 24 February 2022, which included:
• an increase in commuter allowance a €135 lump-sum payment for students and vulnerable citizens,
• tax reductions on income tax, increased payments for poor children (extra €20/month per child),
• and a €100 subsidy to unemployed people.
24 March 2022 additional measures about €15 billion
• including a temporary reduction in fuel prices for three months through a tax cut (by 30 cents for gasoline and 14 cents for diesel)
• one-time payment of €300, a €100 cheque to boost child support and a monthly reduction to €9/month for public transport.
• new subsidy program to replace gas boilers with heat pumps, the increase of the energy efficiency standard for new buildings to
KfW55 by 2023, the obligation that newly installed heating systems need 65 % renewables by 2024
• increase biogas production

Germany
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25 March 2022 Gas Storage Act: gas storage systems must be almost completely filled at the beginning of the heating
season in order to safely get through the winter. For this purpose, concrete filling levels are specified: By 1 October, the
storage facilities must be 80 percent full, on 1 November 90% and on 1 February still 40%.
April 2022 elimination of the EEG surcharge altogether from July 2022
Secure the trusteeship of Gazprom Germania, by transferring the previous trustee under foreign trade law into a trustee
under the Energy Security Act.
19 June 2022: new program for additional measures for less gas consumption
• gas reduction in electricity sector: less gas is to be used for electricity production. Instead, coal-fired power plants will
have to be used more intensively.
• Gas auction model for the reduction of industrial gas: developing a gas balancing energy product with which industrial
customers can reduce their consumption in bottleneck situations and make gas available to the market together with
their suppliers in return for a purely labour price-based remuneration (demand-side management). ). This creates - like
an auction - a mechanism that gives industrial gas consumers an incentive to save gas, which in turn can then be used
for storage. The model is intended to ensure that as many gas quantities as possible are available for any bottleneck
situations in the coming winter.
• Strengthening storage: additional credit line available
on July 28, 2022 The government announced an energy levy in the range of 1.5 to 5 cents per KWh

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In July 2022 the German government agreed to provide a 17-billion-euro rescue package to bail-out utility company Uniper.
14 July 2022: The European Commission has approved a €5 billion German scheme to support energy and trade intensive companies
across industrial sectors in the context of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
The measure will be open to energy and trade intensive companies across industrial sectors that are at risk of carbon leakage and that
are listed in Annex I of the Guidelines on State aid for climate, environmental protection and energy.
2 August 2022: The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, a €2.98 billion German scheme to promote green
district heating based on renewable energy and waste heat
Investment aid for:
• the construction of new district heating systems with a share of renewable and waste heat of at least 75%;
• the decarbonisation and upgrade of existing district heating systems to operate on the basis of renewable energy and waste heat;
and
• the installation of renewable heat and solar thermal generation facilities, heat pumps and heat reservoirs, as well as the integration
of waste heat in district heating systems.

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19 August 2022: The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, a German scheme to partially compensate energy-intensive companies
for higher electricity prices resulting from indirect emission costs under the EU Emission Trading System (‘ETS’).
Total estimated budget of €27.5 billion, will cover part of the higher electricity prices arising from the impact of carbon prices on electricity generation costs
(so-called ‘indirect emission costs') incurred between 2021 and 2030.
Germany has so far not announced a binding national plan.
On 5 September the Government relief a third package to reduce the burden on citizens by 65 billion euros:
• Electricity pricing relief
• Imposition of levies on the high windfall profits earned by electricity producer
• Co2 tax increase to be postponed
• Support for families
• One-off payment for students
• Increased housing benefit for a greater number of entitled person
• Short-term second heating cost allowance
• One-off payment for pensioners
• Midi job: limit to be increased to 2000 euros
• Extension of short-term work benefit
• Introduction of a citizen's dividend
• Reduction of bracket creep
• Nationwide ticket for local public transport
• Reduced VAT in eating and drinking establishments
• National minimum tax rate
• Additional financial relief measures
• Aid for businesses
• Continuing measures

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Subsidy on electricity bills of households and small businesses, initially of €9 for the first 300 kilowatt-hours (KWh)
consumed per month and was later increased to €18 for low voltage consumers and €24 for the beneficiaries of the social
household tariff.
On 7 January 2022, the subsidy for households was then raised to €42 for the first 300KWh and €65/MWh for businesses
(regardless of size, sector and voltage level). For households included in the Social Housing Tariff (CTO) the subsidy will
amount to 180 €/MWh, ie 90% of the increase. Heating allowances caps and inclusion criteria have been expanded
For January 2022, natural gas will also be subsidised for both households and firms at €20/MWh and €30/MWh
respectively. VAT subsidies have also been implemented for both groups.
However, the total cost of the measures is around €500 million, while the cost of the January 2022 package (for the month
of January alone) is estimated to be €400 million.
€100 million from the Recovery and Resilience Fund for the construction of photovoltaic stations by municipal energy
communities will be used to provide power to vulnerable households.
Greece spent some €2.5 billion in power and gas bill subsidies since September and detailed additional aid of €1.1 billion
of upcoming help, which includes a fuel rebate for low-income households (fundings coming from utility bills that citizens
already paid - profits off RES charges in utility bills, ~0.35bn in late 2021, ~0.7bn in early 2022 -).
In April 2022, the government also introduced a one-time support cheque of €200 for all low-income pensioners
5 May 2022, new package worth 3.2 bn to relieve pressure on households budgets and business from energy soaring.

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25 August 2022: The Minister of Energy and Environment, during the announcements on the electricity subsidy for
September, referred to the 3 axes of the measures for the adequacy of natural gas and electricity supply.
1- Enacting new regulatory measures, such as the mechanism for recovering excess revenues from electricity production,
transparency in the prices announced by suppliers and facilitating consumers to switch suppliers free of charge.
2- Promoting an ambitious program of infrastructure and actions, such as the new floating reservoir in Revythoussa, the
new floating liquefied natural gas gasification terminal in Alexandroupolis, the leapfrogging of Renewable Energy Sources
and the doubling of lignite production.
3- Creating the Energy Transition Fund, in order to take financial support measures for all households and professionals
on a monthly basis.
1 June 2022: The European commission approved a €50 million Greek scheme to support the livestock sector in the
context of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. the aid will take the form of DIRECT GRANTS.
The eligible beneficiaries will be entitled to receive an aid amount equal to
(i) 2% of their VAT turnover in 2021 or
(ii) (ii) 2% of their gross revenues in 2020, depending on whether they were subject or not to VAT in 2021.

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11 November 2021 the government announced that it will also put a price-ceiling of €1.20 per litre on petrol and diesel.
On 13 July 2022 the government declared a state of emergency and adopted a 7-point plan on energy security.
1. domestic natural gas production will be increased to 2 billion cubic metres (bcm) from the current 1.5 bcm capacity
2. the government tasked Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó with securing additional gas supply sources in order to decrease Hungary’s energy dependence
3. an export ban on energy carriers and firewood that has been implemented
4. adopt measures to boost domestic lignite production and
5. the Mátra power plant is working with lower capacity. The plan is production increasing back to close nominal capacity as soon as possible
6. nuclear energy and the extension of the Paks nuclear power plant.
7. those who consume above the average energy consumption level will pay the market price for their extra consumption. This decision is valid for
households. Companies are paying market price, the position of institutions (hospitals, schools etc.) are not clarified yet. In the meantime (and in the
shadow) the government tripled so called "system utilization fee" for bigger electricity users, companies. Bigger companies must pay billions HUF more
for electricity than earlier based on this change.
1 august 2022: The quickly prepared Hungarian energy emergency action plan, which comes into effect today on 1 August, is supposed to increase national
energy supply security through seven measures. But as our assessment and those of other experts show, even if the plan runs only temporarily and in the
short term, the consequences will be felt by Hungarian citizens in the longer term.

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The Hungarian energy emergency action plan: delaying the national fossil fuel phase-out, undermining EU energy solidarity - Bankwatch
1. Reform (reduction) of the state-fixed cap on household gas and electricity prices
2. Increase the domestic production of lignite within an immediate deadline
3. Ensure that all (lignite) units of the Mátra power plant are brought back into production and that production is continuous
4. Increase the domestic production of fossil gas from 1.5 to 2 billion cubic metres per year
5. Extend the operating life of the Paks nuclear power plant
6. Arrange for the storage of natural gas reserves necessary to ensure the next Hungarian winter gas supply by 1 November, up to the maximum level of
transport and storage capacities
7. Introduction of export restrictions on energy carriers
17 June 2022: The European Commission has approved a €226 million Hungarian scheme to support small and medium-sized enterprises (‘SMEs') across
sectors in the context of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The aid will take the form of guarantees on new loans. focus on the agriculture, food industry and along
the bio-economy value chain. This support is running from the beginning of August. Only agricultural companies, farmers, biomass value chain producers and
food processing industry are eligible to get support. No other industries are involved.
22 June 2022: the European commission approves a €1.14 billion (HUF 442.37 billion) Hungarian scheme to support companies across sectors in the context of
Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Under this measure, the aid will take the form of: (i) direct grants, (ii) tax reductions, (iii) equity and (iv) loans.
The measure will be open (not active yet) to companies of all sizes and active in all sectors, with the exception of the financial sector.
14 July 2022: Hungary announced the intention to introduce an energy emergency plan that would apparently include measures restricting the cross-border
flows of gas and other energy carriers in the Single Market
Hungary agreed additional amount natural gas purchase from Russia (Péter Szíjjártó foreign minister announcement after his last visit in Moscow)
On the 31 August the Commission approved Hungary’s amendments to a company’s support scheme to increase the maximum amount of aid to €62,000 per
company active in the agriculture sector, €75,000 per company active in fisheries and aquaculture sectors and €500,000 per company active in all other
sectors. In addition, Hungary notified an overall budget increase by approximately €459 million

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Irish budget for 2022 on 12 October, Finance Minister, Paschal Donohoe,
• introduced a 30% tax rebate on vouched expenses for heat and electricity.
• pending for €202 million from carbon tax revenue in residential and community retrofit schemes.
• More than half of the funding will be for free upgrades for low-income households at risk of energy poverty.
• low-cost loan scheme for residential retrofitting will also be introduced.
14 December 2021, the government approved a €210 million scheme to credit all domestic electricity customers with
€100 in 2022.
In March 2022, the electricity credit payment to households was doubled to €200 and will continue through to March
and April.
Funding for the scheme had also to increase accordingly, from €215 million to €400 million.

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3 August 2022, update of the national energy security framework: The Framework sets out how government is
supporting households and businesses, with a particular focus on protecting those most at risk of fuel poverty.
• 80% grants available for attic and cavity wall insulation
• VAT reduction: estimated savings of €32 (electricity) and €11 (gas) based on an average bill over 6 months
• further reduction in PSO Levy to deliver an 'indicative' annual saving of €75 on a typical household electricity bill
from next winter
• Excise Duty reduction: 20c (petrol), 15c (diesel), 5c (marked gas oil/green diesel) per litre
• Fuel Allowance increase of €355: €5 weekly plus €225 additional payments
• retrofitting - €109 million for free home energy upgrades for those most at risk of energy poverty
• €20 million to be allocated for solar PV (Photo Voltaic) panels for households that have a high reliance on electricity
for medical reasons
• €18 million emergency support scheme for licensed haulage operators
On top of it they are accelerating their plans to move away from their reliance on fossil fuels and reach their goal of up
to 80% renewable electricity by 2030.
25 July 2022: The European Commission has approved a €500 million Irish investment support scheme aimed at
incentivizing companies to accelerate or expand capital investment in Ireland, including in relation to green and new
digitalisation technologies, for greater competitiveness and productivity.

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On 27 September 2021, Italy approved short-term measures worth short of €3 billion to offset the expected rise in
retail power prices until the end of 2021
• €2 billion to eliminate general system charges in the electricity sector and
• €480 million to reduce general charges on gas bills.
On 9 December 2021, the Italian government agreed to supplement the €2.8 billion spending already planned for 2022
with an additional billion.
In 2022:
• 1.8 billion used to eliminate system charges for electricity users
• 480 million to cancel the charges on gas bills for all users
• In September there will be a VAT reductio to 5% for both civil and industrial users (revenue los estimated at 608
million)
• 912 million used to increase the social bonus in order to compensate the new increases
• Possible to pay the energy bils in multiple instalments for the whole 2022
On 21 January 2022, the Council of Ministers announced new measures (up €1.7 billion) against high bills. These are
on top of the planned €3.8 billion and bring the total to €5.5 billion for the first quarter of 2022 alone. The extra
measures are targeted to support business with tax credit for all energy intensive industries experiencing 30% increase
in price with respect to 2019.
Profit tax from February 2022 on solar, wind , hydro and geothermal electricity producer.

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On 21 April 2022 the Senate approved €8 billion in extra spending
• 5.5 billion to counteract rising energy prices and the rest to help the most affected productive sectors of the economy
• VTA will be fixed at 5% of gas bills
• the social bonus for electricity and gas was extended for all low income households
• Tax credits for energy-intensive companies activated also for the automotive sector
• Measure in favour of installation of renewables.
• air conditioning will need to stay above 25 degrees Celsius during the summer period.
On 2 May 2022 PM Mario Draghi outlined a new package of measures worth 14 billion
• €200 million fund for businesses trading with Russia, Ukraine and Belarus and tax credits for SMEs for investments in intangible
assets (50%) and for training (70% for small firms and 50% for medium ones).
• €600 million fund has also been designed to help big cities with the implementation of the Recovery and Resilience Facility
objectives.
• The Superbonus (a 110% tax credit on energy efficiency improvements for buildings) and the social bonus for energy expenses
(regarding families with an income lower than 12 thousand euros) have been extended until the end of September.
• cut in excise duty on fuels has also been prolonged
• Three billion euros will be used to adjust the prices of public procurement, as the raw materials used in construction are affected by
high inflation.
• The draft decree allocates 3 billion for 2022, 2.5 billion for 2023 and 1.5 billion for every year from 2024 to 2026.
The measures will mainly be funded by increasing the windfall taxation of energy firms from 10 to 25%.

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End of June 2022, the government passed a new €3bln-worth decree to lower the increases in energy bills.
• the decree also regulates the social bonus for electricity and gas linked to the Ise
• the provisions to accelerate the storage of natural gas are also confirmed.
End of July 2022, the government delineated a draft-bill named ‘Aiuti bis’ of the value of 15 billion, with 2 extra billon of additional
measures. More than 6 bln will be used to cover the extension of previously adopted measures
20 June 2022: the European commission approved a €1.7 billion Italian scheme aimed at providing investment support towards a
sustainable recovery.
The measure will be financed by both the national budget and resources made available through the Recovery and Resilience Facility.
Under this measure, the aid will take the form of direct grants and loans with below-market interest rates.
facilitate the development of certain economic activities that are important for the economic recovery, in particular (i) development
contracts supporting large-scale investments related to industrial, tourism, and environmental protection activities; (ii) renewables and
batteries; (iii) electric and connected vehicles; and (iv) the revitalization of areas affected by the industrial crisis.
7 July 2022: The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, a €1.2 billion Italian scheme made available through the
Recovery and Resilience Facility ('RRF') to support investments in photovoltaic panels in the agricultural sector.
The scheme, which will run until 30 June 2026, is aimed at supporting agricultural, breeding and agro-industrial companies to invest in the
use of renewable energy. This will improve the competitiveness of the sector and have positive effects on climate.
Under the scheme, the support will take the form of direct grants covering up to 90 % of the eligible investment costs. Those costs are
subject to ceilings depending on the capacity of the photovoltaic installation. The beneficiaries may only invest in photovoltaic capacities
not exceeding their energy needs.

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14 July 2022: The European Commission has approved a €526.5 million Italian scheme to support the road haulage sector in the context of
Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
liquidity support to road haulage operators affected by the diesel fuel price increase caused by the current geopolitical crisis and the related
sanctions.
19 July 2022: The European Commission has approved a €10 billion Italian loan guarantee scheme to support companies across sectors in
the context of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
29 July 2022: Italy notified to the Commission, under the Temporary Crisis Framework, a €2.9 billion scheme to provide liquidity support to
small and medium-sized enterprises and small mid-caps in the context of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
8 August 2022: The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, an Italian scheme made available through the Recovery
and Resilience Facility ('RRF') to support the construction and the operation of new or converted biomethane production plants. The
scheme will support the production of sustainable biomethane to be injected into the national gas grid for use in the transport and heating
sectors.
An Italian emergency plan is supposedly in the works.
• the first stage envisages raising public awareness through a more extensive advertising campaign
• with winter just around the corner, it is predicted the reduction of heating to 19 degrees Celsius (instead of 20) in private homes and
public buildings, with a reduction of one hour per day, but also cuts in public lighting.
• third phase which will be applied only in the event of a declaration of emergency – and which so far Minister Tsingolani categorically
excludes – provides for the examination of the reduction of the temperature of hot water (e.g. showers) but also the consumption of
electricity in homes and shops

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On 16 September, the government approved law decree Aiuti-ter. The new package has a value of € 14
billion (€ 6.2 billion from the extra income).
• For enterprises, the government has decided on an enhanced tax credit for businesses, strengthened both
in the discount percentage and in the number of companies eligible to include small businesses, bars and
restaurants (for the next three months).
• Enterprises with electricity meters with an available power of 4.5 kW or more are granted a tax credit
equal to 30 percent of the expenditure incurred for the purchase of the energy component, and equal to
40 percent for the purchase of natural gas.
• For households, Aiuti-ter has increased the audience for the "social electric and gas bonus" by raising the
qualifying income level ceiling to 15,000 euros, thus reaching an additional 600 thousand households. The
package foresees a one-time bonus of 150 euros for those with incomes below 20,000 euros
gross annually, including pensioners, employed, self-employed and seasonal workers, and will address an
audience of 22 million people.
• The draft also includes new allocations for the 60 euros transportation bonus to purchase public
transportation passes.
• Overall, the Fund created with the first Aiuti decree is increased by 10 million euros for 2022.

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• vulnerable household will receive between €15 and €20 per month from November until at least the end of 2022 to pay their electricity or gas
bills.
• proposal reducing the country’s mandatory procurement component to €7.55/MWh (from €17/ MWh in 2021).
• 50% reduction in fixed-term electricity distribution tariffs. The subsidy is allocated to the distribution system operator, compensating it for the
reduced distribution tariffs it applies to end-users.
On 14 April 2022, the Cabinet of Ministers announced an energy crisis in the supply of oil products, which is set to last untill December 31st 2022
1 August 2022: The European Commission has approved two Latvian schemes with a total budget of €181.5 million to support small and medium-
sized enterprises (‘SMEs') and large companies across sectors in the context of Russia's invasion of Ukraine ensuring that sufficient liquidity
remains available to the companies in need.
On 23 August, the government amended legislation to provide for the compensation of electricity system service costs for businesses from
October 10 2022 to April 30, 2023.
In addition to the planned support for entrepreneurs, amendments to the Law on Measures to Reduce the Extreme Increase in Energy Prices have
also entered into force, which provides for a series of measures to partially cover the increase in heat supply and heating costs for households.
The total amount of support for the measures included in the support package will be approximately €442 million.
About 250 energy-intensive manufacturing companies could receive support due to the rising prices of energy. It is expected that the average
support will amount to 200,000 euros.
The Ministry of Economy predicts that support for energy-intensive companies could cost the state about 50 million euros.

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Extension of heating-aid for the poorest 110,000 households is also under discussion. new legislation enabling more people
to apply for heating subsidy to cover around 110,000 people.
Plan to set a ceiling on electricity prices for consumers, spreading the increase over the next five years.
On 1 April 2022, the government launched a €2.26 billion package to counter the effects of inflation and to strengthen
energy independence. the Government presented a wide-ranging package of measures entitled “Mitigation of the Effects of
Inflation and Strengthening Energy Independence”
• Government compensates a share of gas and electricity prices paid by people by allocating €570 million
• Absorb the price shock businesses are offered by eur 120 million for gas and electricity compensation
• Eur 142as funds to support measures for the affected sector
The European commission approved a €20 million Lithuanian scheme to support companies across sectors in the context of
Russia's invasion of Ukraine. the aid will take the form of guarantees on new LOANS AND FINANCIAL LEASES.

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For investments in energy independence: €1.12 billion
• EUR 275 million is allocated for a new renovation investment platform, while the grants for green renovation and
modernisation of multi-apartment buildings amount to additional EUR 277 million
• EUR 46 million is earmarked for private charging infrastructure for electric vehicles in the yards of multi-apartment
buildings, households and private companies
• In the meantime, the measures oriented towards the businesses of Lithuania will amount to EUR 253,7 million and
include the measures such as the deployment of solar, wind farm and electricity storage batteries in businesses — EUR 60
million, hydrogen production equipment from renewable energy sources — EUR 70 million, green building renovation
wood component production — additional EUR 50 million. EUR 38.5 million is also earmarked for upgrading technological
equipment and solar power stations in industrial enterprises as well as EUR 35.2 million for investments in biofuel
production technologies.
• Public sector projects: Here four 50 MW energy parks are planned with a budget of EUR 100 million. The renovation of
public buildings is also planned by allocating EUR 40 million and EUR 30 million for the deployment of solar and wind
power stations in public buildings. EUR 10 million is planned for testing new renovation standards in four typical public
buildings and, respectively, in multi-apartment buildings. EUR 9.8 million is planned for the installation of an offshore
wind park in the Baltic Sea and EUR 3 million − for the information system for renovation processes. The share of public
projects in the overall package presented by the Government will make up EUR 192.8 million.

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On 1 January 2022 the government increased its cost-of-living allowance by €200 to better protect vulnerable
households from rising energy prices.
In February 2022, the government approved the “Energiedësch” pack, putting €75 million in use for the following
elements:
• A one-off energy premium with a ceiling of €400 for low-income households was introduced. The benefit went to
households receiving the cost- of-living allowance (COLA) and households whose income is up to 25% higher than the
income of those eligible for COLA.
• Electricity prices were stabilised through an increase in the state’s contribution to the compensation mechanism for
renewable energy.
• Gas network costs were temporarily covered by the state. The reduction in energy costs was estimated at around
€500 per household.
On 31 March 2022, the government introduced new measures to shield companies from the higher energy prices
effective until the end of 2023. This scheme provides support to companies that are qualified as energy-intensive
(whose purchases of energy products account for at least 3% of their production value/turnover) and in the commercial
sector, covering between 30% and 70% of the additional cost exceeding the doubling of natural gas and electricity prices.

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The government also proposed to analyse the possibility of opening the scope to the road haulage sector, the construction sector and to
the food industry.
• a measure drafted for the agricultural sector and designed to compensate for part of the additional costs linked to the rise in the price
of energy, fertilisers and inputs, up to a limit of €35,000 per enterprise
• aid scheme to offset the extra costs of the greenhouse gas emission allowance trading system (ETS) for the period 2021-2030. This
measure covers part of the indirect emissions costs incurred in the years 2021 to 2030 by companies exposed to a real risk of carbon
leakage.
Additional support schemes:
• tax credits and the reduction of 7.5 cents/euro per litre of fuel (diesel, petrol) and per litre of heating oil until the end of 2022 (citizen
and vulnerable groups)
• housing measures for the increased costs for households
26 august 2022, Minister for Energy Claude Turmes announced that Luxembourg intends to limit the temperature of its town halls and
public buildings to a maximum of 20 degrees in winter.
• The municipalities have also received a circular with instructions on how to save energy. Among other things, they should reduce
lighting as much as possible.
• In addition, the government will launch an official campaign in September to raise awareness among individuals
20 May 2022: the European commission approved a €500 million Luxembourgish guarantee scheme to support companies across sectors
in the context of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. LOAN guarantee scheme to provide liquidity support to companies.

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Enemalta, the (67%) state-owned energy provider in the country, freeze prices at their 2014 level.
To make it business feasible, the government has been compensating the firm for the losses the price cap implied due to
the increasing cost of energy imports.
In 2021, the government has committed €200 million, and the same amount has been allocated for this year.
18 May 2021: the European commission approved a €30 million Maltese scheme to support companies active in the
importation, manufacturing and wholesale of grains and other similar products in the context of Russia's invasion of
Ukraine. The scheme is concerning LOANS.

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On 21 March 2022, the government agreed to raise the one-off energy allowance for people on incomes around the level of social
assistance to €800 (previously €200).
12 July 2022: The European Commission has approved an up to €406.4 million Dutch scheme to support the filling of the gas storage
facility Bergermeer in the context of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
This measure will enable the Netherlands to ensure that existing gas storage facilities on its territory are filled up to at least 80% of their
capacity by 1 November 2022 and thus comply with the gas storage level obligation foreseen in the recently adopted regulation on gas
storage.
lowered the rate of value-added tax (VAT) on energy from 21% to 9% and cut the excise duty on petrol and diesel by 21% from 1 April
2022 until the end of the year.
19 August 2022: The gas storage in Bergermeer is filled as much as possible. That is expected to be about 90%. The target was 68%. A
subsidy is being worked out for norg gas storage so that further filling can be done. By filling further, there is a buffer to absorb any
setbacks, such as an above-average cold winter. The cabinet is allocating an additional 10 million euros.
Reduced the energy tax for households and businesses for 2022. This will cost €2.7 billion for the compensation of households and €0.5
billion for the compensation of companies.
€150 million available to support vulnerable households with a high energy bill and/or poorly insulated homes

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20 June 2022 government takes measures for energy security. declare the first level of a gas crisis:
• Gas Protection and Recovery Plan (BH-G) activated
• Urgent call saves energy and national energy saving target
• Production restrictions on coal-fired power stations lifted immediately
• Temporary gas saving scheme for large gas consumers
• Groningenveld as planned on pilot flame; production sites not yet closed
Call for less gas consumption.
Coal-fired power station and gas saving scheme: the cabinet has today decided to immediately withdraw the production restriction for
coal-fired power stations for 2022 to 2024. The government will soon come up with additional measures to reduce the extra
CO2emissions from coal-fired power stations.
Minister Jetten (Climate and Energy) and State Secretary Vijlbrief (Mining) inform the House of Representatives about the security of gas
supply for the coming winter and beyond. The same letter was sent to the Senate on 17 March 2022.
19 August 2022: The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, a Dutch scheme to partially compensate energy-
intensive companies for higher electricity prices resulting from indirect emission costs under the EU Emission Trading System (‘ETS'). total
estimated maximum budget of €834.6 million
In September 2022, the government announced that it will be increasing the minimum wage by 10% to deal with inflation, as well as
introducing a windfall tax on energy corporations.
On 20 September, the government also announced a price cap on electricity starting in January 2023, restricting the price of electricity to
the average price from January 2022 for an average level of consumption. The sum of these measures was finalised in the budget
announcement on September 20th to be about 17.2 billion euro.

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10 January 2022 announced that a subsidy for household electricity consumption will increase an estimated
€893 million.
On 1 April 2022, the government put forward budgetary measures to deal with the extraordinarily high
electricity prices
• extension to March 2023 of the electricity support scheme for households (worth €770 mil),
• agriculture and greenhouses (€52 mln),
• the voluntary sector (€24 mln) and
• sustainable housing (€16 mln).
The Parliament has also adopted increased housing support, an extraordinary grant for students, increased
support for widows and increased framework grants to municipalities to cover increased social assistance
payments. Furthermore, the electricity charge is reduced significantly in the winter months.
Total cost €2.3 billion.

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On 22 October 2021, Climate Minister Michał Kurtyka submitted a bill aimed at shielding the most vulnerable 20% of
households from the recent spike in energy prices. A similar measure has been designed for the agricultural sector as
well.
End of November 2121 the government announced a package of 2 billion for the most vulnerable as contributions and tax
reduction
11 January 2022: second “anti-inflation shield”: VAT on food, gas and fertilizers goes to 0%, while that on petrol and
diesel to 8% and that on heating at 5%, for six months. Financial aid measures for public administration as well.
End of March 2022 and end of December 2022 instalment payment for households regarding energy bills.
The government has also rolled out the ‘MyHEAT programme’, with a budget of €130 million. This is based on subsidies
for the purchase and installation of heat pumps in new homes with a higher energy standard. Subsidies account for 30%-
45%. Eligible investment costs range from €1,500 to €4,500 (depending on the type of installed heat pump). Beneficiaries
are owners or co-owners of new single-family houses.
Starting on 1 February 2022, Poland lowered the tax rate on fuel for six months. The VAT rate for petrol and diesel was
reduced from 23 to 8 percent. Gas and fertilizers were also completely exempt from VAT for the same period.

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On 27 April 2022, Secretary of State Piotr Naimski announced that the government is extending the tariff
protection of the individual customers and the so-called sensitive recipients – e.g. hospitals or
kindergartens – until 2027.
On June 14 2022, climate minister Anna Moskwa announced new subsidies for the coal consumed by
households and housing cooperatives
30 June 2022: The European Commission has approved a €1.2 billion Polish scheme (PLN 5.5 billion) to
support companies across sectors in the context of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. the guarantees will be
granted no later than 31 December 2022.
11 August 2022: The European Commission has approved modifications, including a budget increase of
€5.1 billion (PLN 24.5 billion), to an existing Polish scheme to support companies across sectors in the
context of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Poland notified the Commission an amendment with respect to the maximum amount of aid in the form of
guaranteed loans for newly established enterprises specifically.
On 13 September, the government announced plans to cap electricity prices in 2023 at this year's levels for
the first 2000 kWh consumed.

Portugal
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In late September 2021, the minister of environment and climate action Matos Fernandes has announced a
reduction of at least 30% in the tariff for access to networks for industrialists.
• elimination of the extra “fee of production” under the Special Renewable Regime (PRE) to the value of
€250 million,
• as well as the extra cost removal of the Power Purchase Agreement (CAE) for the Pego coal-fired power
plant, generating annual savings of €100 million.
• revocation of the interruptibility mechanism
• ‘buffer’ for the consignment of revenues arising from the “extraordinary contribution” of the energy
sector, estimated at €110 million, bringing the total amount to €680 million, which guarantees a
reduction in network access tariffs of 13%.
On 15 Oct 2021, the Portuguese national regulatory authority announced its proposal for electricity tariffs
for 2022
• network tariffs will decrease more than 50% for households and 94% for industrials.
• It also announced that the regulated tariff for household consumers will decrease 3,4%, or 0,2% if
compared with the 2021 average tariff.

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Early March 2022:
• extend (until 30 June) a reimbursement mechanism for the VAT revenues along those from ISP (a tax on
derivates of petrol) resulting from the increase in fuel prices
• suspending an increase in the carbon tax. Moreover, in March 2022, the government increased the value
of the Autovaucher (obtained by paying at a fuel pump with a card) from €5 to 20 per beneficiary.
On 25 March 2022, Portugal obtained the permission from the EU institutions to apply unique measures to
lower electricity prices, taking into account, together with Spain, their status of “energy island” (the
electricity interconnecting of Spain with northern Europe is only 2.8%). This will probably translate into price
caps to downplay the role of gas as price-setter in the electricity market.
Social tariffs for the most vulnerable ones.
On 26 April 2022, the European Commission agreed on a price cap on gas for Spain and Portugal (the energy
island) at €50/MWh – de facto decoupling the price of electricity from gas – for the next 12 months.
On 22 June 2022 the Minister of Labour, Ana Mendes Godinho, announced a 60-euro family check to all
households benefitting from the social energy tariff (to be paid in July, while other low-income households
will get it in August). The budgeted cost is 64 million.

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8 June 2022: the European commission approved under EU State aid rules, a €8.4 billion Spanish and
Portuguese measure (€6.3 billion for Spain and €2.1 billion for Portugal) aimed at reducing the wholesale
electricity prices in the Iberian market (MIBEL) by lowering the input costs of fossil fuel-fired power stations.
The measure will apply until 31 May 2023. DIRECT GRANT TO ELECTRICITY PRODUCERS aimed at financing
part of their fuel cost.
3 June 2022: The European Commission has approved a €160 million Portuguese scheme to support gas
intensive companies in the context of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. the public support will consist in limited
amounts of aid in the form of DIRECT GRANTS.
The measure will be open to companies operating in the manufacturing industry that are particularly reliant
on gas for their daily operation and that are affected by the high energy prices caused by the current
geopolitical crisis.
The Commission found that the Portuguese scheme is in line with the conditions set out in the Temporary
Crisis Framework. In particular, the aid
• will not exceed €400,000 per beneficiary; and
• will be granted no later than 31 December 2022.

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On 16 August 2022 the Portuguese Government has outlined a set of mandatory measures being designed to save energy in order to
face a possible situation of energy shortage. Some of those measures will have provisional, permanent and mandatory character.
Limit the energy consumption in large store (cold storage, air conditioning and heating)
• measures focused on the various sectors, from individual consumers to industry (including transport and fleet sectors)
At the Council of Ministers press conference on 5 September:
• it was announced that another €2.4 billion euros will be spent by the Portuguese government to support low-income citizens against
rising energy prices. It accounts for 125 euros to be sent to each consumer with income less than 2700 per month, with an additional
50 euros per dependent. Pensioners will also receive a lump-sum amounting to half a month’s pension.
• To reduce prices consumers face, Portugal will reduce the VAT on electricity from 13% to 6%.
• Finally, there will be a suspension of the carbon tax increase, which will reduce the price of petrol for consumers by as much as 16
euros for a 50L tank.

Romania
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On 7 September 2021, the Romanian Parliament passed a law to shield vulnerable consumers from the
energy price increases from 1 November 2021, with subsidies to be used for home-heating assistance,
energy consumption, energy-efficient house equipment and the purchase of products and services
improving the energy performance of buildings or connection to the energy network.
On 4 October 2021, the Minister of Energy, Virgil Popescu, announced compensation for both electricity
and gas bills. The measures are expected to last from 1 November 2021 to 31 March 2022. In addition to
households, compensation will be given to public and private hospitals, schools, nurseries, NGOs and
public social service providers.
On 11 January 2022, the government announced a new protection scheme for household consumers with
a monthly consumption of up to 300 kWh, including a VAT reduction to 5%, as well as compensation for
the green certificate and the cogeneration bonus for consumption. The government is also developing a
support scheme for natural gas.
On 20 March 2022, the Romanian government imposed a one-year ceiling on electricity and natural gas
prices.
On 11 April 2022, the coalition government announced a series of grants and vouchers worth €3.5 bln to
help vulnerable Romanians and key industries cope with rising prices and supply shocks

Romania
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28 June 2022: The European Commission has approved a €60.7 million Romanian scheme to support companies active in road transport of goods and
persons in the context of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The purpose of the scheme is to provide liquidity support to those companies affected by the fuel
prices increase caused by the current geopolitical crisis and the related sanctions, while ensuring the uninterrupted movement of goods and persons by
road. granted no later than 31 December 2022.
8 August 2022: The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, a €149 million Romanian scheme made available through the Recovery
and Resilience Facility ('RRF') to support the production of renewable hydrogen. will run until 31 December 2023.
The scheme is open to (i) companies of all sizes that are active in the production of hydrogen or electricity, (ii) administrative-territorial units, or (iii)
national institutes for research and development in the field of energy, including associations or partnerships formed by those actors. Under the scheme,
the support will take the form of direct grants. The maximum amount of aid that can be granted per project will not exceed €50 million.
On 1 September the government announced that it will maintain its cap on energy prices until the end of August 2023.
On 9 September the Commission approved the previously announced scheme to support companies of all sizes and sectors. The approved state aid piled
up to €4 bn. With respect to limited amounts of aid in the form of direct grants, the aid will not exceed €62,000 and €75,000 per company active in the
agriculture, fisheries and aquaculture sectors respectively, and €500,000 per company active in all other sectors. Support under the scheme will be granted
no later than 31 December 2022.

Slovakia
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In early February 2022, the Slovakian Minister of the Economy Richard Sulík proposed introducing a windfall profit tax on
Slovenské elektrárny, the company running the two power plants in the country. Risk of bankruptcy, ownership of Slovenské
elektrárny is split into three between the Ministry of the Economy, and two foreign companies.
In later February 2022, the Slovakian government reached a deal with the company.
Households should save a total of about €1 billion, including VAT, on electricity bills by 2024. According to the Minister of Economy,
the average savings per household will reach €500.
In May a new anti-inflation package worth €1 billion was proposed by former Prime Minister and current Finance Minister Igor
Matovič.
• One-time €100 per child subsidy, bigger tax breaks for families with kids, and bigger child allowances.
• Assistance in the form of earlier payment of the 13th pension is one of the government's aid measures for the most
vulnerable groups of residents affected by high inflation.
The package would be partially financed by higher taxes including a potential windfall tax on the main oil refinery.
On 14 September the Minister of Labour, Social Affairs and Family, Milan Krajniak, said that the government will soon adopt laws
that will cap the prices of electricity, gas and heat

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Late January 2022, the government provided a one-off energy subsidy to low-income citizens: one-time energy
voucher of 150 and 200 euros.
From 1 February 2022 to the end of April, households were exempt from paying electricity bills and excise duties on
electricity and fuel were lowered.
Temporary exemption from the contribution for the provision of support to produce electricity in high-efficiency
cogeneration and from renewable energy sources for household customers and for low-voltage customers without
power metering.
€70 million in aid for the most affected economic sectors (notably agriculture).
30 June 2022: The European Commission has approved a €140 million Slovenian scheme to support companies across
sectors in the context of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
As regards the aid for additional costs due to exceptional natural gas and electricity price increases, the conditions of
the Temporary Crisis Framework are also fulfilled. In particular, the overall aid per beneficiary cannot exceed 30% of
the eligible costs, up to a maximum of €2 million. Energy-intensive users that incur operating losses may receive
further aid up to €25 million and, if they are active in particularly affected sectors and sub-sectors, up to €50 million.
The overall aid for energy intensive users cannot exceed 50% of the eligible costs and 70% for those active in
particularly affected sectors. The overall aid can cover a maximum of 80% of the losses incurred.

Spain
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On 24 June 2021, the Spanish Government adopted a Royal Decree Law 12/2021 including a series of tax and market
measures to address price increases, among them it was included the reduction of VAT rate from 21% to 10% for
customers with less than 10 kW of contracted power until 31 December 2021 and the temporary suspension of the
generation tax (7%) until 30 September 2021.
On 3 August 2021, the Spanish Government adopted a Bill setting up CO2 claw back to non-CO2 emitting generation
installed before 2003 (draft law 121/000065; Still in the pipeline; Rapporteur's Report 12/07/22)
On 14 September 2021, Spain passed a new Royal Decree (17/2021) which establishes a temporary deduction of
market revenues for non-CO2 emitting power plants with the aim of reducing customers bills. This measure is set to
last from 15 September 2021 until 31 March 2022.
• future implementation of a new type of long-term power purchase auction to be held alongside the auctions of the
wholesale market
• the excise duty rate on electricity was reduced from 5.11% to 0.5% until the end of 2021,
• the suspension of the generation tax (corresponding to 7%) is being extended until the end of the year and VAT is
being frozen at 10% for modest energy-consumption households.
• it introduces a cap on gas price reviews for the regulated tariff of natural gas, known as the “last resort tariff” (TUR)
for customers
• the RDL increases from €1,1 to €2 billion the amount of revenues from CO2 emission allowance auctions to finance
levies in the electricity bill.

Spain
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On 26 October 2021, a new Royal Decree Law 23/2021 was adopted increasing the social bonus to vulnerable consumers from the
current 25% to 60% and from 40% to 70% in the case of the severely vulnerable – until 31 March 2022.
• This last Royal Decree Law also introduces some exemptions to the application of the temporary reduction of market revenues for
non-CO2 emitting power plants.
On the 25 March 2022, Spain obtained permission from the EU to apply unique measures to lower electricity prices taking into
account, together with Portugal, their status of “energy island”
On 29 March 2022, the government approved further measures to mitigate rising energy prices in the form of the ‘National Response
Plan for the consequences of the war in Ukraine’. (Royal Decree Law 06/2022)
• further €6 billion in direct aid and rebates combined with €10 billion in credits, with direct support for business across multiple
sectors (transport, food and energy intensive sectors).
• the reduction to one month of the deadline for the tax on hydrocarbons refund, and an additional 80% rebate on the ship tax and
the goods tax on maritime lines connecting the mainland and ports outside the mainland belonging to the state-owned port
system.
• €362 million for agriculture and livestock, €68 million for the fisheries sector, over €500 million in aid to large electricity consumers,
and €125 million for the intensive gas industry.
• €1.8 billion to reduce the fixed part of households’ electricity bills.” She added that renewable generation plants will be able to sell
their electricity outside the wholesale market from 1 January 2023.
• an 80% reduction in the tolls paid by the electricity-intensive industry for the use of electricity transmission and distribution
networks, for an amount equivalent to €250 million
• it includes an increase in the allocation to compensate indirect CO2 costs to the beneficiary industries.
• It also includes specific aid for sectors where gas consumption per final product is particularly high.

Spain
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Since April 2022, all type of drivers (private and business) will be reimbursed 20 cents per litre of gasoline and diesel at petrol stations until the end of June.
This measure has been extended until end of December 2022. This measure is part of the Royal Decree Law 06/2022.
On 26 April 2022, the European Commission agreed on a price cap on gas for Spain and Portugal (the energy island) at €50/MWh – de facto decoupling the
price of electricity from gas – for the next 12 months.
1 august 2022 Spanish Government adopted a Royal Decree Law 14/2022 including economic sustainability measures in the field of transport, as well as
energy saving and efficiency measures and measures to reduce energy dependence on natural gas. Specific measures are, among others:
• the decree introduces measures to promote electrification and green energy, such as aid for storage, new auctions of renewables or the reduction of
obstacles to self-consumption
• The ministry will then release a new line of aid for the rehabilitation of buildings in the tertiary sector, endowed with 100 million, and expand with an
additional 100 million the energy efficiency program in the industry, which was launched in 2019 and will be valid until June 2023.
• air conditioning must be turned down and set at no lower than 27 degrees Celsius during the warmest months of the year, in rules affecting everything
from public transport to shops, offices, theatres and cinemas. Homes have just a recommendation.
• heating in winter, when temperatures can be set no higher than 19C.
• requires that from 10:00 pm, shops switch off window-display lighting in a move also affecting the illumination of public buildings.
• by the end of September, any air-conditioned or heated premises must have an automatic door-closing mechanism installed to avoid energy waste.
25 august 2022 Spain’s parliament approved the majority government’s saving rules which include limits on air conditioning use as part of the EU-wide
effort to reduce reliance on Russian gas. It was also agreed to be processed as a draft law under the urgency procedure. Air conditioning must be turned
down and set at no lower than 27 degrees Celsius during the warmest months of the year, in rules affecting everything from public transport to shops,
offices, theatres and cinemas. Homes have just a recommendation.
• heating in winter, when temperatures can be set no higher than 19C.
• requires that from 10:00 pm, shops switch off window-display lighting in a move also affecting the illumination of public buildings.
• by the end of September, any air-conditioned or heated premises must have an automatic door-closing mechanism installed to avoid energy waste.

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September 2022 a contingency plan with energy saving measures and actions in solidarity with the rest of the EU is
being prepared and will be presented at the end of September. This plan, currently under development, will introduce
measures to support industry, such as cogeneration, direct aid to large gas consumers and other measures. The
Ministry is meeting with different stakeholders.
2 June 2022: the European commission approved a €10 billion Spanish scheme (“National Guarantee Scheme”) to
support self-employed and companies across sectors in the context of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. eligible
beneficiaries will be entitled to receive limited amounts of aid and liquidity support in the form of GUARANTEES ON
LOANS.
8 June 2022: the European commission approved under EU State aid rules, a €8.4 billion Spanish and Portuguese
measure (€6.3 billion for Spain and €2.1 billion for Portugal) aimed at reducing the wholesale electricity prices in the
Iberian market (MIBEL) by lowering the input costs of fossil fuel-fired power stations. The measure will apply until 31
May 2023. DIRECT GRANT TO ELECTRICITY PRODUCERS aimed at financing part of their fuel cost.

Sweden
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On 13 January 2022, the Swedish Finance Minister Mikkel Damberg announce the allotment of €590 million to help the households
most affected by soaring electricity prices.
On 21 March 2022, the government presented a new package of measures to address rising fuel and electricity prices as a result of the
invasion of Ukraine.
Tax on diesel and petrol will temporarily reduce, from June to October 2022, to the lowest level permitted under EU regulations (by
€0.17litre). 360 million
• compensatory payment of between €96 and €144 was also approved for private individuals who own a car. 380 million
New and simplified travel deductions will enter into force on 1 January 2023.
6 July 2022: The European Commission has approved a €154 million Swedish scheme to support the livestock sector and the
greenhouse production in the context of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Livestock producers will be entitled to receive a fix aid amount per animal. On the other hand, the individual aid amount for
greenhouses will be calculated based on the number of heated square meter of greenhouse area used for the production of fruits,
berries, vegetables, mushrooms, sprouts, spices or ornamental plants during the period between February and June 2022
On 3 September, as a response to the Russian suspension of gas exports, Sweden announced it will provide 23.4 billion Euro to failing
Nordic and Baltic utilities in the form of credit guarantees. The guarantees will be provided by Sweden’s National debt office, and will be
largely aimed at Swedish companies.

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• The government is considering offering state loans to energy companies that take on customers from firms that go bust
due to soaring wholesale natural gas prices. However, there will be “no rewards for failure or mismanagement, and
smaller energy firms will not be given bailouts” Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng said on 20 September.
• cap (£1,995)on the most widely used tariffs by 12-13% from October, after a previous increase in April. From 1 April
2022, Ofgem announced that the price cap for tariffs will rise from £1,277 to £1,971 for a household on average
usage. Prepayment meter customers will see an increase of £708 from £1,309 to £2,017.
• bailing out key CO2 manufacturers to avoid disruptions in the supply chain of food and is also considering intervening
in the national carbon market in December if prices remain high.
• £500 million fund to help the most vulnerable people. This is in addition to the Warm Home Discount scheme by which
medium and large energy suppliers support people who are living in fuel poverty or a fuel poverty risk group and the
Winter Fuel Payment
On May 26, Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced an emergency package worth
• £15 billion to help households with the cost of living. With the package universal support increases to £400 (for all
households),
• as the October discount on energy bills is doubled and the requirement to repay it over five years is scrapped.
• In addition, 8m households on means-tested benefit receive a further £650, with extra money for pensioners and the
disabled.

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On July 6 the government introduced to Parliament an Energy Security Bill aiming at driving £100 billion of private sector
investment into industries and supporting around 480,000 clean jobs by 2030. Among the many aspirations of the bill there
are:
• introducing state of the art business models for carbon capture usage and storage (CCUS) and hydrogen, setting up CO2
transport and storage networks,
• deliver a large village hydrogen heating trial by 2025, scale up heat pump manufacturing and installation,
• provide a regulatory regime for fusion energy facilities.
• enable the extension of the energy price cap for consumers,
• establish a Future System Operator responsible in ensuring energy planning and security in the electricity and gas
markets,
• foster competition among energy provides,
• protect consumers from higher network prices following companies mergers,
• protect citizens from cyber threats to appliances, roll out smart-meters, reform energy codes to enable innovation,
• incentivise electricity and hydrogen storage,
• establish a buy-out mechanism under the ECO scheme for suppliers, enable heat network zoning in England,
• enable the UK Government to ament the EU-derived Energy Performance of Buildings regime.
On energy security the bill aims at:
• forward measures for downstream oil security,
• boost nuclear by enhancing nuclear third-party liability regime,
• facilitate the clean-up of old nuclear sites and strengthen the Civil Nuclear Police’s powers

Second part
• National Energy Emergency Plan with regards to Regulation Number
2022/0225/NLE on coordinated demand reduction measures for gas.
o Map overview
o Quick overview of the ongoing situation
o National Emergency Plan adopted by MS
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Objective:
Create a Cefic Tracker on National Emergency Plans in order to present at each Member
State the measures taken in line with Regulation Number 2022/0225/NLE on coordinated
demand reduction measures for gas
Three questions addressed to AFEM Members:
1. Has your Country presented so far, a draft update of the National Emergency Plan?
(Yes/ No)
2. If yes, could you provide a short Summary and the respective public links of the
proposed key measures?
3. Is the position of the Chemicals Industry regarding gas reduction measures well
received at National level? (Yes/Neutral/No/Outreach action still pending)
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Council Regulation 2022/0225/NLE on coordinated demand-reduction
measures for gas
• Sets a voluntary gas demand reduction of 15% in all Member States between
01/08/2022 and 31/03/2023 compared to their average consumption during the
five years preceding the entry into force of this Regulation
• Lays the legal basis for a binding gas demand reduction of 15% in case of gas
emergency
• Member States are requested to update their National Emergency Plans by the
31 October 2022
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Overview of the
adopted National
Emergency Plans
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In a nutshell
• Input received from 14 Members (Netherlands, Belgium, Portugal, Czechia,
Spain, Ireland, Italy, Estonia, Poland, Norway, Greece, Germany, Hungary,
Sweden)
State of play:
• Ongoing discussions and contacts with National Governments
• Security of supply measures
• Diversification of resources
• Measures to protect households and consumers from rising prices
• Industrial/ safety concerns

Belgium
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The natural gas emergency plan published on 19 April 2022 is currently being updated to result in an update in
September.
In July, the Belgian Council of Ministers approved the Belgian winter plan.
According to this plan, a gas or electricity shortage in Belgium is unlikely for next winter. This partly follows
from Belgium's unique position in terms of gas supply:
1. The limited dependence on Russian gas (4 to 6%)
2. Direct gas supplies from Norway and the United Kingdom
3. The LNG-terminal in Zeebrugge
4. Strategic gas reserves in Loenhout
5. The import capacity from Norway, the UK and the LNG terminal more than cover the natural gas
consumption in Belgium.
Based on the data available today, there is no reason to declare an early warning or alarm phase for Belgium.

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Belgium
Prime Minister Alexander De Croo and Energy Minister Tinne Van der Straeten announced approved a plan
to allow the country to get through the winter without energy problems and show solidarity with its neighbors.
Short-term measures
Securing gas supplies
• Strengthening MoU between Belgium and Norway + strengthening Belgium's unique position as an LNG hub through international
diplomacy
• Monitoring of the filling level of Loenhout storage so that it is filled before the winter
Securing electricity supply
• Producers are asked for maximum availability in winter + Elia (the transmission system operator) is asked to ensure an optimal network
• The operator of Tihange 2 (nuclear power) is asked to investigate whether the planned final closure can be postponed until 31/3/2023
• Creation of a bilateral working group between Belgium and France with a view to monitoring and taking mitigating measures in a
proactive and anticipatory manner.
• Elia has to maintain reserve capacities at all times to guarantee the balance of the grid.
Strengthening risk management
• Natural gas emergency plan is currently being updated to result in an update in September.
• Reinforced cooperation between the energy administration and the National Crisis Center in the field of strategic communication and
elaboration of an emergency plan for natural gas.
• Make industry and companies aware to prepare internal measures, both for electricity and gas.
Conscious use of energy
 CREG (federal energy regulator) and Fluxys (gas transmission operator) have been asked to develop a wholesale product for demand
side management

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