The European Commission staff working document includes guidelines for Member states on the best practices to speed up permitting-granting procedures for renewable energy projects and on facilitating Power Purchase Agreements.

The following recommendations were made regarding the Guarantees of Origin (GoO) markets:

• Member States can facilitate the development of PPAs by allowing the issuing of GoO in public support schemes so that the revenue from the GoO reduces the need for public financing.
• Member States can facilitate the development of cross-border PPAs by removing regulatory barriers affecting the transfer of GoOs to off-takers and further harmonising the rules for the use of GoOs across countries.
• Member States can facilitate the development of cross-border PPAs by supporting the development of reliable, accurate and fraud-resistant GoO systems in third countries.