The third application round for the RRF energy investment aid under the Sustainable Growth Programme for Finland will take place from 13th of October to 13th of November 2023. Funding is available for the electrification and decarbonisation of industrial processes (P1C2I2.)

By 26 May 2023, 24 new applications were received in the second application round for energy investment aid under Finland’s Recovery and Resilience Plan. Funding is available for energy infrastructure projects and the electrification and decarbonisation of industrial processes.

On 4 October, the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment made the first energy investment aid decisions under Finland’s Recovery and Resilience Plan to promote clean energy solutions. Aid was granted to six projects totalling EUR 99.8 million.

Energy ministers from the EU Member States will convene for an extraordinary Energy Council meeting on Friday 30 September 2022. Their aim is to reach an agreement on a proposed EU regulation concerning an emergency intervention to address high energy prices and to mitigate their negative effects on consumers.

The EU energy ministers will meet for an extraordinary meeting of the Energy Council in Brussels on Friday 9 September 2022. The meeting will focus on energy prices and preparations for the coming winter.