Scheme for replacement of electrical appliances in homes of vulnerable electricity consumers – First Call

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Programme Category

National Grant Schemes

Programme Name

Programmes of the Ministry of Energy, Commerce and Industry

Programme Description

In this section you can find information on National Grant Schemes which are being published by the Ministry of Energy, Commerce and Industry.

Programme Details

Call

Scheme for replacement of electrical appliances in homes of vulnerable electricity consumers – First Call

Summary

The Scheme provides financial incentives in the form of sponsorship, for the replacement of energy-intensive electrical appliances with new appliances of defined minimum energy orders.

Detailed Call Description

Eligible appliances are refrigerators / freezers (up to 1 per applicant) and / or washing machines (up to 1 per applicant) and / or air conditioners (up to 3 per applicant). Beneficiaries of the Scheme are the vulnerable consumers of electricity, as they are defined in the  Κ.Δ.Π. 289/2015  In summary, vulnerable electricity consumers include the following:
(a) the Beneficiaries of the Minimum Guaranteed Income,
(b) Recipients of Public Aid from Social Welfare Services;
(c) Recipients of Severe Physical Disability Allowance,
(d) Recipients of the allowance to low-income retirees, provided that they have reached the age of seventy (70th) and do not live with another person who has not reached the age of seventy (70th);
(e) Beneficiaries of Care Allowance for Paraplegic Persons,
(f) Beneficiaries of Care Allowance for Quadriplegic Persons,
(g) Recipients of the Sponsorship for the Blind,
(h) A large family of five or five members receiving Child Allowance for three dependent children and above and with an annual gross family income of up to € 51,258. The income criterion of € 51,258 increases gradually by € 5,126 for each additional child over four.

Call Total Budget

€5.000.000

Financing percentage by EU or other bodies / Level of Subsidy or Loan

Thematic Categories

  • Energy
  • Environment and Climate Change

Eligibility for Participation

  • Natual person / Citizen / Individual
  • Vulnerable Consumers

Call Opening Date

13/12/2021

Call Closing Date

11/08/2022

National Contact Point(s)