-- 欧州委員会は木曜日、オランダの石炭火力発電所に対する約4億9700万ユーロ(5億8500万ドル)の補償を承認したと発表した。これは国家補助には当たらないと判断したためだ。 欧州委員会によると、この決定はRWEエームスハーフェン社への3億3180万ユーロ、ユニパー・ベネルクス社への1億6530万ユーロの補償を対象としており、いずれもオランダが課した一時的な炭素排出量上限規制による損失に関連するものだという。 オランダ政府は、裁判所の命令を受け、排出量削減のため2019年にこの上限規制を導入した。これは、2030年1月1日までに石炭火力発電を段階的に廃止するというより広範な計画の一環である。 欧州委員会によると、この排出量制限は2022年1月から適用されていたが、ロシアによるウクライナ侵攻に関連したエネルギー市場の混乱を受け、同年6月に解除された。 事業者は2022年1月1日から6月20日までの損失に対する補償を請求する資格があり、RWEのエームスハーフェン中央発電所とユニパーのMPP3発電所に対する支払いは、EUの承認待ちで承認された。 欧州委員会は、この上限額は財産権を侵害するものであり、企業は法的に補償を受ける権利があると判断し、支払いは独立した専門家の評価に基づいていると付け加えた。 欧州委員会は、これらの支払いは市場状況を反映したものであり、不当な利益を与えるものではなく、また、この措置はEU規則の下で国家補助には該当しないと結論付けた。
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