National Renewable Energy Action Plan

Individual Renewable Energy Action plans (NREAP)

Each NREAP report provides a roadmap to development of renewable energy as well as details of the expected share of energy provided by renewable sources up to and including 2020. The overall target for EU countries is to use 20% of their energy use from renewable energy sources although targets within each country may vary considerably. In addition targets are broken down further by energy use sector including transport, electricity and the heating and cooling sectors.

• Finland National Renewable Energy Action Plan
• France National Renewable Energy Action Plan
• Germany National Renewable Energy Action Plan
• Italy National Renewable Energy Action Plan
• Poland National Renewable Energy Action Plan
• Sweden National Renewable Energy Action Plan
• United Kingdom National Renewable Energy Action Plan
• Complete list of National Renewable Energy Action Plans

National Energy Efficiency Action Plans (NEEAP) and Annual Reports

In addition to NREAP and the associated progress reports, each country provides energy efficiency reports which provides further details of how each country will meet its energy efficiency objectives. These reports are submitted every three years with details of achievements on targets reported on an annual basis.

• German National Action Plan on Energy Efficiency
• Complete list of National Energy Efficiency Plans and Annual Reports.

Progress Reports in the EU

The European Commission evaluated the National Action Plans, assessing their completeness and credibility. The Member States must adopt and publish, initially every five years, a report setting the indicative Member State targets for future RES-E consumption for the following ten years and showing what measures have or are to be taken to meet those targets. As of March 2012, ten of the member states were on track to surpass the national goal, and 12 others will meet their target. So far, only five participating member states have not met their goals. Iceland and Norway have also submitted NREAP reports outlining their 2020 targets.

Countries are also obliged to submit country progress reports every two years detailing the progress they have made towards meeting their long term action plans. These provide a detailed breakdown of the development of renewable energy by sector and represents actual results as opposed to targets contained in the action plans. The reports provide useful information on country achievements in renewable energy use by sector. In addition the European Commission can compile an overview of the overall EU wide target and report on progress as in its 2015 report.

• Complete list of Progress Reports
• EU commission 2015 Renewable Energy Report