Energy Efficiency Measure - Upgrading of Domestic Buildings

• Energy Efficiency- Upgrading of Domestic Buildings 2021
• Min. Decree 815/2015

TThis scheme supports the energy improvement for a household. There are 2 categories, (a) complete energy renovation so that the building convers to Nearly Zero Emission house and (b) Energy improvement at least 60% reduction from the primary energy.

Under the Energy Efficiency - Upgrading of Domestic Buildings 2024, the purchase and installation of rooftop PV with capacity up to 10 kW in the domestic sector is supported among with the rest of the energy improvements. All installed rooftop-PV installations under this scheme will be connected under a net-billing scheme. This is an annual call. 

In general, a varying EUR/kW grant is foreseen. For vulnerable customers the level of support this amount is higher. The amount varies per year and can be retrieved in Annex 1 Energy Efficiency- Upgrading of Domestic Buildings.

Natural persons located in Cyprus are eligible for support. With regard to buildings, mainly single-family houses, their owners i.e., applicants should have issued a construction license prior to 01 January 2007 (Chapter 7 Energy Efficiency- Upgrading of Domestic Buildings 2024). Vulnerable customers are considered the recipients of “minimum guaranteed income” and other welfare allowances (R.A.A 815/2015).

Interested applicants submit online an application to MECI. MECI examines the application and if approved a Public Financing Agreement is signed. The applicant purchases the rooftop PV installation along with the other energy improvements and submits all necessary documents so as to receive the subsidy. MECIT validates the documents and the investment towards energy efficiency and pays off the sum to the applicant. In any case, the purchase and installation should be realised within 12 months (Chapter 13 Energy Efficiency- Upgrading of Domestic Buildings 2024).

• MECI