EC: approval of a €219M Italian State aid to support cleantech manufacturing capacity

The European Commission has approved, under EU State Aid rules, a €219M Italian scheme to support manufacturing capacity, in line with the Clean Industrial Deal (CID) objectives, in the region of Lazio, on 03/11/2025.

The Clean Industrial Deal is the Commission's business plan to support the competitiveness and resilience of EU industries, in particular energy-intensive industries and clean tech. The CID aims to accelerate decarbonisation while securing the future of manufacturing in Europe.

The State aid to the scheme will take the form of direct grants; it may be granted until 31/12/2030. The scheme will be open to all companies that carry out investments that add manufacturing capacity for the production of net-zero technologies, as well as the production of the main specific components of these technoogies, such as PV grade polysilicon or solar glass. The scheme will also be open to companies that produce new or recovered, related critical raw materials necessary for the final products or main specific components.

The Commission's assessment of the Italian scheme

The Commission…