{"id":7174,"date":"2023-06-21T21:20:25","date_gmt":"2023-06-21T21:20:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hh2.hu\/index.php\/eu-approves-e1-1-billion-state-aid-for-energy-storage-in-hungary\/"},"modified":"2025-05-23T13:32:45","modified_gmt":"2025-05-23T13:32:45","slug":"eu-approves-e1-1-billion-state-aid-for-energy-storage-in-hungary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hh2.hu\/en\/eu-approves-e1-1-billion-state-aid-for-energy-storage-in-hungary\/","title":{"rendered":"EU approves \u20ac1.1 billion state aid for energy storage in Hungary"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The European Commission has approved a \u20ac1.1 billion (US$1.2 billion) scheme from the government of Hungary to support large-scale energy storage projects.<\/h3>\nThe projects will help Hungary transition to a net-zero energy system, and the scheme was approved under the EU\u2019s Temporary Crisis and Transition Framework, adopted in March to support sectors key to accelerating the transition and reducing fossil fuel dependency.\n\n\"\"\n\nHungary is aiming to support the installation of at least 800MW\/1,600MWh of new energy storage projects through the scheme. The projects will help to integrate new renewable energy resources in its electricity system. The funding is equivalent to HUF 436 billion.\n\nThe money is available for companies active in Hungary\u2019s energy sector, except financial institutions, and will also be available for projects outside its borders which can provide the power through cross-border transmission capacity. All energy storage technologies are eligible, although lithium-ion remains the technology of choice for the vast majority of large-scale projects today.\n\nThe projects will be selected through a competitive bidding process and grants will be awarded before the end of 2025. They will take the form of an investment grant during the construction phase and a two-way contract for difference (\u201cCfD\u201d) mechanism to be paid annually during the 10 first years of the operations phase of the supported projects. CfDs usually involve a cap and floor mechanism, essentially guaranteeing a minimum and maximum revenue range.\n\nProjects will have to be built and operational within three years (36 months) of the signing of the contract.\n\nThe investment grant will be partly funded by Hungary\u2019s portion of the Recovery and Resilience Facility, and partly by a Modernisation Fund, while the 10-year annual support will be financed through a levy.\n\n\nOriginal news\n<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The European Commission has approved a \u20ac1.1 billion (US$1.2 billion) scheme from the government of Hungary to support large-scale energy storage projects. The projects will help Hungary transition to a net-zero energy system, and the scheme was approved under the EU\u2019s Temporary Crisis and Transition Framework, adopted in March to support sectors key to accelerating the transition and reducing fossil fuel dependency. Hungary is aiming to support the installation of at least 800MW\/1,600MWh of new energy storage projects through the scheme. The projects will help to integrate new renewable energy resources in its electricity system. The funding is equivalent to HUF 436 billion. The money is available for companies active in Hungary\u2019s energy sector, except financial institutions, and will also be available for projects outside its borders which can provide the power through cross-border transmission capacity. All energy storage technologies are eligible, although lithium-ion remains the technology of choice for the vast majority of large-scale projects today. The projects will be selected through a competitive bidding process and grants will be awarded before the end of 2025. They will take the form of an investment grant during the construction phase and a two-way contract for difference (\u201cCfD\u201d) mechanism to be paid annually during the 10 first years of the operations phase of the supported projects. CfDs usually involve a cap and floor mechanism, essentially guaranteeing a minimum and maximum revenue range. Projects will have to be built and operational within three years (36 months) of the signing of the contract. The investment grant will be partly funded by Hungary\u2019s portion of the Recovery and Resilience Facility, and partly by a Modernisation Fund, while the 10-year annual support will be financed through a levy. 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