Alina Oprea • 6 June, 2023 at 3:30 PM
The European Commission urges Lithuania to fully transpose the Renewable Energy Directive. The European Commission decided to send a reasoned opinion to Lithuania for not having fully transposed EU rules on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources set out in Directive (EU) 2018/2001. This Directive provides the legal framework for the development of renewable energy in electricity, heating and cooling, and transport in the EU. It sets an EU-level binding target for 2030 of at least 32% renewable energy and includes measures to ensure support for renewable energy to be cost-effective, and to simplify administrative procedures for renewable energy projects.
It also facilitates the participation of citizens in the energy transition and sets specific targets to increase the share of renewables in the heating and cooling and transport sectors by 2030.
The deadline to transpose the Directive into national law was 30 June 2021.
In July 2021, the Commission sent a letter of formal notice to Lithuania. To date, the Member State has only partially transposed the Directive.
Lithuania now has two months to rectify the situation and notify the Commission of its complete transposition. Otherwise, the Commission may refer the case to the Court of Justice of the European Union.