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Loan (KfW Renewable Energy Standard)

  1. Abbreviated form of legal source(s)

    Renewable Energies Standard

  2. Description of support scheme

    KfW supports the construction, enlargement and acquirement of plants using renewable energies for electricity production through low-interest loans. The plants must comply with the regulations for the deployment of renewable energies.

  3. Amount

    Up to EUR 50 million per project. The yearly interest rate is at 1.03 %.
    A combination with other public funding (e.g, feed-in tariff) is possible.

  4. Addressees

    Applicants can be private companies, companies in public property or companies owned by individuals, or public organisations, civil organisations or agricultures. The amount can also be granted for initiatives in other EU Member States to German companies.

  5. Procedure

    Applicants can prepare the application via an online tool on their website. They must then find a financing partner. The bank administers the KFW loan. Further information can be found on this website:
    https://www.kfw.de/inlandsfoerderung/Unternehmen/Energie-Umwelt/Förderprodukte/Erneuerbare-Energien-Standard-(270)/

  6. Competent authority

    KfW loans are administered and disbursed by regular banks.

  7. Technologies

    Wind energy onshore

    Eligible

    Wind energy offshore

    Eligible

    Solar energy

    Eligible

    Geothermal energy

    Eligible

    Biogas

    Eligible

    Hydro-power

    Hydro-power with a capacity of up to 20MW.

    Biomass

    Eligible