European Comission Publishes New Regulation for External Power Supplies (EPS)

This new initiative could significantly advance the energy efficiency and interoperability of the EU's EPS market.

On 24 November 2025 the European Commission published a new regulation for external power supplies ‘COMISSION REGULATION (EU) 2025/2052 of 13 October 2025’ in the Official Journal of the European Union. This new regulation which will take effect on 14 December 2028.

The regulation applies to external power supplies (ESP), wireless chargers, wireless charging pads, battery chargers for portable batteries of general use, and USB Type-C cables. The regulation sets:

minimum efficiency and maximum no-load power consumption limits for EPS
standby power consumption limits for wireless chargers and charging pads
updated testing rules for EPS, including for adaptive EPS

The policy states that all EPS must be fitted with a minimum of one USB Type-C or USB power delivery port. This forms part of the common charger initiative. Applicable products must also bear the logo of the common charger. This initiative significantly advances the energy efficiency and interoperability of the EU EPS market which will result in:

around 85-90% of the EPS market to become interoperable
a reduction in consumer expenditure of around €100m Euros per year by 2035
an estimated 2 Mt CO2e reduction to be achieved by 2050 as per CLASP estimates

This policy represents a significant step forward for the energy efficiency of external power supplies in the EU and supports progress towards the common charger initiative first regulated in 2022. The initiative removes the need for having multiple types of chargers, reducing consumption, material extraction for production, reducing waste and consumer expenditure.

CLASP supported the advancement of this policy by providing feedback to the European Commission during the policy development phase.

View the policy in the CPRC: Commission Regulation (EU) 2025/2052 of 13 October 2025 laying down ecodesign requirements for external power supplies, wireless chargers, wireless charging pads, battery chargers for portable batteries of general use and USB Type-C cables | clasp-d9