The EU Commission approves additional German measures to support electricity production from renewable energy sources

State aid: Commission approves additional German measures to support electricity production from renewable energy sources* The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, three additional measures to support electricity production from renewable energy sources in Germany. The additional measures supplement the German Renewable Energy Act (“Erneuerbare Energien Gesetz” – ‘EEG 2021'), and will further contribute to achieving Germany's environmental targets and the EU's strategic objectives relating to the EU Green Deal. Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager, in charge of competition policy, said: “The measures approved today will supplement the German Renewable Energy Act scheme which was designed to support environmentally-friendly electricity production, in line