EU has approved a €400 million ($465 million) state aid package for Greece to support investment in clean technologies, giving Athens fresh backing as it pushes ahead with its green transition.
The Commission cleared the scheme under the Clean Industrial Deal State Aid Framework, or CISAF, which it adopted on June 25, 2025. The funding targets strategic projects in sectors that play a critical role in Europe’s industrial transformation and net zero ambitions.
Greece’s green transition plan targets clean tech and critical materials
According to the Commission, the Greek program will support investments that create new production capacity or expand existing facilities producing zero-emission technologies. It will also support the use of secondary raw materials, along with specialized key components listed in Annex II of the CISAF.
The measure also covers the production of new or recovered critical raw materials needed for finished clean tech products and their core components.
Greece will provide the aid through direct grants and tax incentives. The scheme applies to businesses across the country, with support available until December 31, 2030.
EU Says Greece’s green transition scheme meets state aid rules
The Commission said the Greek measure satisfies the conditions set out under the CISAF and should create strong incentives for investment in clean technologies, core industrial components, and critical raw materials.
It also concluded that the scheme is necessary, appropriate, and proportionate to speed up the shift to a zero-emission economy while supporting economic activity tied to the EU’s Clean Industrial Deal.
Ribera says plan will expand Greece’s clean tech capacity
Teresa Ribera, Executive Vice President for a clean, fair, and competitive transition, said the measure would help Greece expand domestic production capacity in clean technologies.
She said the Greek state can channel €400 million ($465 million) through different support tools for key investments in the sector. She added that the new capacity would advance the goals of the Clean Industrial Deal while limiting potential distortions to competition.
What the CISAF framework allows
The European Commission introduced the Clean Industrial Deal State Aid Framework on June 25, 2025, to help member states support sectors that are central to the shift toward a net zero economy.
Under the framework, governments can roll out several categories of support through December 31, 2030.
These include measures for renewable energy and low-carbon fuels, including support for renewable generation, energy storage, and the development of low-carbon fuels.
The framework also allows temporary cuts in electricity costs for energy-intensive industries, helping secure access to affordable clean power while reducing the risk of companies moving production to countries with weaker environmental standards.
Focus on decarbonization and strategic industry
CISAF also supports industrial decarbonization, covering investments that reduce dependence on imported fossil fuels through electrification, energy efficiency gains, and the use of renewable or low-emission hydrogen.
Another major pillar is clean technology manufacturing capacity. That includes strategic projects linked to the Net-Zero Industry Regulation, such as batteries, solar panels, wind turbines, heat pumps, electrolyzers, and carbon capture, use, and storage technologies, as well as key components and critical raw materials.
The framework also offers tools to reduce investment risk for private capital backing clean energy, industrial decarbonization, energy infrastructure, clean technologies, and circular economy projects.