Prime Minister Nicolae Ciucă welcomed, on Monday, the decision of the European Commission regarding the approval of a state aid scheme worth 149 million euro to support the production of hydrogen from renewable sources, emphasizing that, thus, Romania is closer to completing the objectives that are proposed through the National Recovery and Resilience Plan in terms of green energy.
“I welcome today’s decision of the European Commission and I am confident in our ability to absorb these funds through projects that will help us reduce our dependence on fossil fuels and develop the production of hydrogen from renewable sources in the country. The diversification of energy sources is a priority, especially in the current context, and the orientation towards alternative sources is natural, out of concern for the environment and for future generations,” said Ciucă, according to a message posted on the Government’s Facebook page.
According to the Prime Minister, the Bucharest authorities will continue in a “coordinated” and “coherent” manner the efforts to reach the targets and milestones assumed by the PNRR.
“We regularly have working discussions within the Monitoring Committee of the National Recovery and Resilience Plan in order to be up to date with the evolution of the steps taken at each level. We capitalize on all the funding opportunities we have through the EU Recovery and Resilience Mechanism, considering that for 85% of competitive project calls from PNRR, including state aid schemes, we have established launch dates in 2022. At the Government level, we have prepared the solutions to ensure the necessary co-financing for their implementation and to highlight European money for the benefit of Romanian citizens and the national economy,” claimed Nicolae Ciucă, according to Agerpres.
The European Commission approved, on Monday, under EU state aid rules, an 149 million euro aid scheme for Romania made available through the Recovery and Resilience Mechanism (“MRR”) to support hydrogen production from renewable sources.