en.Wedoany.com Reported - The European Commission has approved a €100 million state aid scheme to support manufacturing projects in Austria in clean technology sectors such as batteries, solar panels, and wind power, aiming to strengthen the EU's internal industrial autonomy and reduce external dependencies.
The scheme, approved under the Clean Industrial State Aid Framework (CISAF), provides subsidized loans to small, medium-sized, and large enterprises to support their projects in strategic areas such as batteries, solar cells, or wind power. This complements another Austrian scheme approved by Brussels in December 2025, which had already mobilized €100 million to strengthen domestic clean technology production. Consequently, Austria now has access to a total of €200 million in public funding. The European Commission considers that the aid scheme complies with CISAF requirements and will incentivize the production of clean technologies, as well as key components and critical raw materials within the related value chains.
Teresa Ribera, Executive Vice-President of the European Commission for a Clean, Fair and Competitive Transition, stated that investing in batteries, solar panels, and wind power means investing in Europe's competitiveness, resilience, and energy security, and that clean technologies are crucial for decarbonization and the future of European industry. The CISAF was adopted by the European Commission on June 25, 2025, to provide public support for key areas in the transition to a climate-neutral economy. The framework allows member states to provide aid until the end of 2030 in areas such as renewable energy, low-carbon fuels, industrial decarbonization, clean technology manufacturing, and mobilizing private investment for energy and circular economy projects. For Austria, aid can be granted until December 31, 2026, with the aim of ensuring sufficient industrial capacity within the EU to produce strategic technologies, reducing external dependencies, and strengthening the EU's industrial autonomy. Brussels considers this measure necessary, appropriate, and proportionate for accelerating the green transition and promoting the key economic activities required to implement the Clean Industrial Deal, in line with EU state aid rules.
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