Abbreviated form of legal source(s)
Solar Capital Investment Scheme
Description
TAMS 3 Solar Capital Investment Scheme is now open for applications.
The Targeted Agriculture Modernisation Schemes (TAMS 3) provide grants to farmers to build and/or improve a specified range of farm buildings and equipment on their holding. The Solar Capital Investment Scheme will encourage the purchase of solar investments, thereby reducing dependence on fossil energy.
Amount
The solar scheme will be ring fenced with its own investment ceiling of €90,000 and will be grant aided at the enhanced rate of 60%.
Addressees
The Scheme is open to farmers who:
- prior to submitting the online TAMS 3 application have a minimum of 5 hectares of owned, leased or rented lands which has been declared under the Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) and the Basic Income Support for Sustainability (BISS) or equivalent in the year of application or preceding year, or in the case of intensive enterprises, generate a minimum of 20 production units from farming ;
- have a Department identifier.
Procedure
Applications can be made through an agfood account.
Competent Authority
DAFM