The Industrial Decarbonisation Bank funds capital investment (including grid connection, storage and flexibility costs) and operating expenditure for emission reductions/removals at industrial installations, financed by 400 million allowances (2028-2030) plus a further 400 million (2031-2040), with a reserved share for lower-GDP Member States.
Operators of stationary industrial installations (including waste incineration) carrying out or substituting Annex I industrial production processes are offered support, and this is not law yet.
Why it matters
This is a Commission proposal: it is not law yet, and it can change before it is.
- It is Art. 1(17), inserting Art. 10cc of Directive 2003/87/EC, in the EU ETS revision. as of 2026-08-14
- The act gives its timing as: from 2028. as of 2026-08-14
- It names one industry by name: Waste. as of 2026-08-14
- Compliance is checked by accredited third party, n/a. as of 2026-08-14
The rule
capital or operational expenditure for industrial decarbonisation/electrification projects in stationary installations under Annex I
The Industrial Decarbonisation Bank funds capital investment (including grid connection, storage and flexibility costs) and operating expenditure for emission reductions/removals at industrial installations, financed by 400 million allowances (2028-2030) plus a further 400 million (2031-2040), with a reserved share for lower-GDP Member States.
Who is affected
Burden drivers
Source text
An instrument to support the scaling up and deployment of the technologies, processes and techniques to decarbonise industries (the ‘Industrial Decarbonisation Bank) is established starting from 2028.
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