Abbreviated form of legal source(s)
Guideline for the Federal Promotion of Energy Efficiency in the Economy
Description of support scheme
Measures that improve the energy efficiency of industrial installations are supported. The applicants can choose between a subsidy or a repayment bonus on a loan provided by KfW. A repayment bonus is a reduction of the loan that has to me repaid and can be granted after the completion of work. The measures are split up into 4 modules, each receiving different amounts of subsidies and requiring different technological specifications.
Amount
The amounts of the subsidy and repayment bonus on a loan are given below:
Module 1: 30% of the investment costs and up to EUR 200,000 per project. (+10% for SME)
Module 2: 45% of the investment costs and up to EUR 10 million per project. (+10% for SME)
Module 3: 30% of the investment costs and up to EUR 10 million per project. (+10% for SME)
Module 4: 30 % of the investment costs eligible for subsidies. The latter are limited to EUR 500 per saved ton of CO2, EUR 700 for SME. The bonus is 10% higher for SME. The total amortisation time must be longer than two years.
(§ 8 Guideline for the Federal Promotion of Energy Efficiency in the Economy)
Addressees
Businesses, Freelancers and contractors investing in energy efficient technologies; (§ 6 Guideline for the Federal Promotion of Energy Efficiency in the Economy)
Procedure
The application must be done before the installation on the online platform (§ 9 Guideline for the Federal Promotion of Energy Efficiency in the Economy)
Competent authority
BAFA and KfW