Up to 10,000 euros in support – The deadline expires on March 31
Today, Monday, March 11th, the platform for submitting requests to the “Save – I Save – Special” for hotels and accommodation, with a deadline on March 31st.
The program concerns the improvement of the energy efficiency of existing businesses of all sizes – even sole proprietorships – that operate in Greece, have a Greek VAT number, are active on the date of submission of the application and have been established until 31/12/2023. Beneficiary businesses are supported in order to install energy efficient equipment.
This includes – among others – heating systems using heat pumps, but also solar heating systems, replacement of energy-intensive machinery and business equipment, etc. At the same time, costs related to relevant services are covered, e.g. the cost of transportation, installation, configuration of the new equipment, the energy audit, etc.
Small businesses can submit applications with a maximum budget of eligible costs of EUR 20,000, with the proportion of the corresponding aid being 50% of them, ie up to EUR 10,000. Medium and large companies can submit applications with a maximum budget of eligible costs of 25,000 euros, with the proportion of the corresponding aid reaching 40% of them, that is, they can also receive up to 10,000 euros.
Applications to participate in “Change device for businesses” are submitted through the program’s electronic platform https://exoikonomo-epixeiro2023.gov.gr/ It is noted that the direct evaluation method (First in-First out) will be applied.
The program is implemented within the framework of the “Saving – Doing Business” action, with the support of the Recovery and Resilience Fund. The announcement of “I switch devices for businesses” has been posted on the official website of the Ministry of Environment and Energy and “Greece 2.0”.
The terms and conditions for the participation of those interested in the program had already been made known since its pre-publication on the website of the Ministry of Environment and Energy, on 8/2/2024, in order to give those interested more time to be informed and prepare their proposals.
