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欧盟批准49亿美元援助,帮助工业企业应对电力成本上涨

-- 欧盟委员会周四表示,已批准向保加利亚、德国和斯洛文尼亚提供国家援助计划,为能源密集型行业提供临时电力价格补贴。 这些措施已在“清洁工业协议国家援助框架”下获得批准,将分别向保加利亚、德国和斯洛文尼亚提供总计3.34亿欧元(约合3.93亿美元)、38亿欧元和9000万欧元的财政支持。 欧盟委员会表示,这些措施旨在补偿能源密集型行业企业未来三年的部分电力成本,以支持它们在能源价格上涨的情况下保持竞争力。 该项支持将仅限于那些被认为有风险将生产转移到欧盟以外、环境标准较弱地区的行业。 欧盟执行委员会表示,要获得援助,企业必须将至少50%的援助资金再投资于脱碳措施,例如升级资产以降低电力系统成本,同时不增加化石燃料的使用。 这些方案符合《清洁能源援助框架》(CISAF)的要求,包括每兆瓦时50欧元的最低电价门槛和最长三年的援助期限。 根据该方案,保加利亚的方案将于2025年7月至2028年6月实施,援助将通过电力供应商以折扣的形式发放给企业,用于降低每月电费。 德国的方案将于2026年1月至2028年12月实施,允许企业根据核实的用电量和批发电力价格每年申请补贴。斯洛文尼亚的方案涵盖同一时期,将根据预计用电量每年发放两次援助。 欧盟委员会表示,这些措施“必要、适当且相称”,旨在支持工业活动并推进气候目标,符合欧盟国家援助规则。 《清洁能源援助框架》(CISAF)于2025年6月通过,允许成员国支持绿色转型中的关键行业,包括可再生能源部署、工业脱碳和清洁技术制造。 它还能暂时缓解电力价格上涨的压力,以防止企业在欧洲能源转型带来结构性电力成本下降之前将业务转移到国外。 本周早些时候,欧盟委员会就一项新的“临时危机框架”启动了磋商,旨在应对中东持续冲突导致的能源价格高企问题。

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