Abbreviated form of legal source(s)
Order 8745/2020
Description of support scheme
The initiative “More Sustainable Buildings” (or Edifícios Mais Sustentáveis), which is part of the Programme for Economic and Social Stabilisation (PEES), has been launched by the Portuguese government as a way to alleviate and absorb the economic impact caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The initiative envisages the dissemination and execution of small and easy-to-conclude renovations and constructions in buildings throughout the territory, making them more sustainable and in sync with the national targets for carbon neutrality and energy efficiency (as stated in Portugal’s NECP 2030).
The work conducted through this initiative is financially supported by the Environmental Fund, whose chief aim is to back environmental policies focused on sustainable development.
Applications for the first phase of the programme can be submitted until 31st December 2021 via a form available on the Environmental Fund’s website. Regulations and participation criteria for the second phase will become available on the Fund’s website at its launch.
Amount
The programme will be carried out with resources from the government’s Environmental Fund. The total amount available for energy efficiency investments is EUR 2.75 million in 2021. Each candidate may only receive a maximum of EUR 15,000, and the maximum amount per building (with only one family residing in) is EUR 7,500 (art. 6 Order 8745/2020).
Addressees
Natural persons residing in single-family or multifamily buildings whose construction has been concluded until the end of 2006.
Procedure
Applications must be submitted until 31st December 2021 via a form available on Environmental Fund’s website. Candidates must also include documents attesting to the building’s and their own identification, as well as receipts listing the costs of the renovations.
Competent authority
- Ministry of Environment and Energy Transition
- Environmental Fund