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1. The Plan shall set out the following elements:

(a) concrete measures and investments in accordance with Articles 4 and 8 to reduce the effects referred to in point (d) of this paragraph, together with an explanation of how those measures and investments would contribute effectively to the achievement of the objectives set out in Article 3 within the overall setting of a Member State’s relevant policies;

(b) where relevant, concrete, mutually coherent and reinforced accompanying measures to accomplish the measures and investments and reduce the effects referred to in point (d);

(c) information on existing or planned financing of measures and investments from other Union, international, public or, where relevant, private sources which contribute to the measures and investments set out in the Plan, including information on temporary direct income support;

(d) an estimate of the likely effects of the increase in prices resulting from the inclusion of greenhouse gas emissions from buildings and road transport within the scope of Directive 2003/87/EC on households, in particular on incidence of energy poverty and transport poverty, and on micro-enterprises; those effects are to be analysed at the appropriate territorial level as defined by each Member State, taking into account national specificities and elements, such as access to public transport and basic services, and identifying the areas mostly affected;

(e) an estimated number of, and the identification of, vulnerable households, vulnerable micro-enterprises and vulnerable transport users;

(f) an explanation of how the definitions of energy poverty and transport poverty are to be applied at national level;

(g) where the Plan provides for measures as referred to in Article 4(3), the criteria for the identification of eligible final recipients, the envisaged time limit for the measures in question and their justification on the basis of a quantitative estimate and a qualitative explanation of how those measures are expected to reduce energy poverty, transport poverty and the vulnerability of households to an increase in the price of road transport and heating fuel;

(h) envisaged milestones, targets and an indicative comprehensive timetable for the implementation of the measures and investments to be completed by 31 July 2032;

(i) where applicable, a timetable for the gradual reduction of support for low-emission vehicles;

(j) the estimated total costs of the Plan, accompanied by appropriate justification and explanations of how they are in line with the principle of cost efficiency and commensurate to the expected impact of the Plan;

(k) the envisaged national contribution to the estimated total costs of the Plan, calculated in accordance with Article 15;

(l) except for the measures referred to in Article 4(3) of this Regulation, an explanation of how the Plan ensures that none of the measures or investments would do significant harm to environmental objectives within the meaning of Article 17 of Regulation (EU) 2020/852;

(m) the arrangements for the effective monitoring and implementation of the Plan by the Member State concerned, in particular of the proposed milestones and targets, the relevant common indicators referred to in Annex IV, and if none of those indicators are relevant for a specific measure or investment, additional individual indicators proposed by the Member State concerned;

(n) for the preparation and, where available, for the implementation of the Plan, a summary of the public consultation process referred to in Article 5;

(o) an explanation of the Member State’s system to prevent, detect and correct fraud, corruption and conflicts of interests when using the financial allocation provided under the Fund, and of the arrangements that aim to avoid double funding from the Fund and other Union programmes;

(p) where applicable and relevant, an explanation of how geographic specificities, such as islands, outermost regions and territories, rural or remote areas, less accessible peripheries, mountainous areas or areas lagging behind, have been taken into account in the Plan;

(q) where relevant, an explanation of how the measures and investments aim to address gender inequality.

2. The Plan may include technical assistance actions necessary for the effective administration and implementation of the measures and investments.

3. The Plan shall be consistent with the information included in and the commitments made by the Member State under the following:

(a) the European Pillar of Social Rights Action Plan;

(b) its cohesion policy programmes under Regulation (EU) 2021/1060;

(c) its recovery and resilience plan under Regulation (EU) 2021/241;

(d) its building renovation plan under the Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the energy performance of buildings (recast);

(e) its updated integrated national energy and climate plan under Regulation (EU) 2018/1999; and (f) its territorial just transition plans under Regulation (EU) 2021/1056.

4. During the preparation of the Plans, the Commission shall organise an exchange of good practices, including on cost-effective measures and investments to be included in the Plans. Member States may request technical support under the European Local ENergy Assistance (ELENA) facility, established by an Agreement between the Commission and the European Investment Bank in 2009, or under the Technical Support Instrument established by Regulation (EU) 2021/240 of the European Parliament and of the Council ().

5. For the purposes of paragraph 1, point (l), of this Article, the Commission shall provide technical guidance to the Member States, tailored to the scope of the Fund, on the compliance of measures and investments with the principle of ‘do no significant harm’ within the meaning of Article 17 of Regulation (EU) 2020/852.

6. To assist Member States in providing the information referred to in paragraph 1, point (d), of this Article the Commission shall provide a common value to be considered as an estimate for the carbon price resulting from the inclusion of greenhouse gas emissions from buildings, road transport and additional sectors within the scope of Directive 2003/87/EC.

7. Each Member State shall use the template set out in Annex V for the Plan.