Save – Be independent: Extension until 10/10 for the implementation of interventions

EXOIKONOMO-AFTONOMO

Extended, by decision of the Minister of Environment and Energy, Theodoros Skylakakis, until Tuesday, October 10, 2023, the deadline for the beneficiaries to implement interventions, within the framework of the “Save – Autonomy” program.

In the announcement of the ΙΠΕΝ it is pointed out that the previous extension was the last one that would be granted (until 15/9, with the possibility of extension until 30/9 due to force majeure), based on the commitments that exist from the financial instruments (ESPA 2014-2020 and Recovery and Resilience Fund) of the program. However, due to the recent natural disasters it was deemed necessary to extend the deadline until 10.10.2023.

The Program consists in providing incentives for energy saving interventions and strengthening energy autonomy in the residential building sector, aiming at reducing energy needs and the consumption of conventional fuels, in the context of the transition to a “Smart Home”.

Budget of the Save-Autonomous Program

The total budget of the program amounts to 896.75 million euros. The total Public Expenditure of the Program amounts to 692 million Euros from EPANEK (of which the budget of 92 million Euros refers to resources of the Execonomou II Fund), 34 million Euros from the national PDE and 170.75 million Euros from the PEP.

The Action is co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) of the European Union and by national resources.

Beneficiaries of the Programme

Only natural persons who have the right of ownership (full or partial) or usufruct in an eligible residence are eligible to participate in the Programme.

Especially for cases where, during the tax year 2019, the residence for which the application is made is rented/available for short-term lease or is vacant, as well as for the recent acquisition of a property, only the full owner or beneficiary has the right to participate in the Program.

The Program includes five (5) categories of incentives, in which the beneficiaries are included depending on their income and are described in detail in the Guide for the implementation of the Action.

For apartment building applications, the subsidy rate is independent of the income of the owners of the apartments participating in the Program.

Eligible Housing in the Action Save – Self-sufficient

There are three (3) distinct application types, one (1) for individual apartments or single-family homes and two (2) for apartment buildings.

  • Application for an Individual Apartment or Single-Family House
  • Application for Type A apartment building
  • Application for Type B Apartment Building

Please note that under no circumstances are properties in the building that are not used for residential purposes (e.g. a shop on the ground floor of a building) eligible.

In order to be eligible, a dwelling must meet the following general conditions:

  • Exists legally
  • It has not been deemed demolishable
  • Used as main residence
  • It has been classified according to the Energy Performance Certificate (PEA) in a category below or equal to C

Funded interventions

Eligible for the “Save-Autonomous” Program are the expenses related to works that will be carried out after the issuance of the first Energy Performance Certificate (PEA). The PEA in question should have been issued based on the new framework for the Regulation on the Energy Performance of Buildings (DEPEA/oc. 178581, Official Gazette B 2367/12.07.2017) and therefore should bear a date later than 26.11.2017.

The interventions, submitted with the application for inclusion in the Programme, are based on the recommendations of the Energy Inspector and relate exclusively to the following categories of eligible interventions:

  1. Replacement of frames
  2. Installation/ upgrade of thermal insulation
  3. Heating/cooling system upgrade
  4. ZNX system using Renewable Energy Sources (RES)
  5. Other Savings – Autonomy Interventions (photovoltaic, smart home, elevator upgrade, etc.)

Eligible budget for energy saving – self-sufficiency interventions

The eligible budget for energy saving interventions cannot exceed 1.2 euros on the total primary energy saved (kWh) as shown by the A Energy Performance Certificate.

Maximum eligible budget for interventions

  • EUR 48,500 for a detached house/individual apartment/apartment as part of a type A application for a block of flats
  • EUR 76,270 for a type B application for a block of flats

Grant rate

The grant rate ranges from 35% to 100%.