EU: €1,5Bn Italian State aid scheme for cleantech investments approved by the European Commission

A €1,5Bn Italian State aid scheme has been approved to "support strategic investments that add clean technologies manufacturing capacity", announced the European Commission on 09/12/2025. The scheme will be co-financed from the Recovery and Resilience Fund (from the NextGenerationEU plan).

According to Teresa Ribera, Executive VP for Clean, Just and Competitive Transition, "the Italian's government's aid combined with funds from the RRF help us reach the goals of the Clean Industrial Deal [adopted on 25/06/2025] , while keeping any potential competition distortions to a minimum".

The Italian's State scheme aid, which may be granted until 31/12/2030, will take the form of "grants, subsidised loans, or a combination of both. The measure will be open to companies in the whole territory of Italy", the Commission said.

The types of aids granted by Member States

According to the European Commission, the Clean industrial Deal state aid framework  (CISAF) allows following types of aid, which can be granted by Member States until 31/12/2030 in order to accelerate the green transition: