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Energy efficiency
Energy efficiency
Energy efficiency
Directive 2012/27/EU on energy efficiency
Directive (EU) 2018/2002 amending Directive 2012/27/EU on energy efficiency
Directive 2012/27/EU, together with its amendment, aims to adapt EU energy law in line with the 2030 energy efficiency and climate goals and contribute towards the Energy Union strategy to:
Directive 2012/27/EU aimed to improve energy efficiency by 20% by 2020 compared to 1990 levels and included a requirement for all EU countries to set national energy efficiency targets to achieve this. It promotes energy efficiency* across the EU through a common framework of measures covering every stage of the energy chain, from generation to distribution and final consumption.
This directive, as revised by Directive (EU) 2018/2002, along with the revised Renewable Energy directive and a new Governance Regulation are part of the Clean Energy for All Europeans package.
The main amendments to the 2012 directive include:
Directive 2012/27/EU has applied since 4 December 2012 and had to become law in the EU countries by 5 June 2014.
Directive (EU) 2018/2002 has applied since 24 December 2018 and mostly has to become law in the EU countries by 25 June 2020. This is the case except for certain amended rules for which the deadline is 25 October 2020. These concern:
For more information, see:
Directive 2012/27/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 on energy efficiency, amending Directives 2009/125/EC and 2010/30/EU and repealing Directives 2004/8/EC and 2006/32/EC (OJ L 315, 14.11.2012, pp. 1-56)
Successive amendments to Directive 2012/27/EU have been incorporated into the original document. This consolidated version is of documentary value only.
Directive (EU) 2018/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 amending Directive 2012/27/EU on energy efficiency (OJ L 328, 21.12.2018, pp. 210-230)
Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee, the Committee of the Regions and the European Investment Bank — Clean Energy For All Europeans (COM(2016) 860 final, 30.11.2016)
Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee, the Committee of the Regions and the European Investment Bank — A framework strategy for a resilient energy union with a forward-looking climate change policy (COM(2015) 80 final, 25.2.2015)
Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council — Implementing the Energy Efficiency Directive – Commission Guidance (COM(2013) 762 final, 6.11.2013)
last update 04.05.2023