The ECP-GSS will open twice every year. There will be a first
"Batch Closing Deadline" on 30 September 2025, and then
31 March and 30 September each year. Caps have not been set on
numbers who may apply, but that could be reviewed. The full policy
is available on the CRU website here.
Pending implementation of the new policy, there will be a last
annual application window from 1 October to 30 November 2024
(ECP-2.5)).
An objective of the policy is to meet the timelines in which
'permit-granting procedures' must be carried out under the
EU Renewable Energy Directive ("RED
III"). Under RED III, a permit-granting procedure
includes (among other elements) all relevant administrative permits
to build, repower and operate renewable energy plants and
co-located energy storage, including grid-connection permits and,
where required, environmental assessments. A permit-granting
procedure comprises all administrative stages, starting from
acknowledgment of completeness of
