Applying for a financial incentive for electricity produced from renewable energy sources
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To promote investment in projects to produce electricity from renewable energy sources, the State can grant a financial incentive both to companies and private individuals, on condition that the energy produced is injected into the distribution grid of one of the national operators. A full list of operators is available on the website of the Luxembourg Regulatory Institute (Institut luxembourgeois de régulation – ILR). The incentive comes in the form of a sum paid for each kWh of electricity produced, added to the market price paid by the network operator.
The form (and, where necessary, its annexes) required to apply for this incentive may be filled in, signed and sent electronically to the competent body (refer to the instructions on the cover page of the form). To avoid problems when displaying, filling in or printing such PDF files, download the latest version of Acrobat® Reader® for free.
Who is concerned
Any of the following are eligible for the financial incentive:
- private individuals;
- companies;
- communes and associations of communes;
- non-profit associations (association sans but lucratif, asbl).
The scheme is also open to the owners of electricity generation equipment producing electricity from the following sources (and injecting the output into the grid of one of the national operators):
Deadlines
The application for the financial incentive must be sent to the Environment Agency (Administration de l'environnement) no later than 24 months after the date of issue of the grid operator's report.
How to proceed
Generation of photovoltaic energy
Owners of photovoltaic systems which became operational before 31 December 2004, whose power output is between 1kW and 50kW, may apply for the incentive using the downloadable application form, accompanied by:
- the report issued by the grid operator showing the amounts of electricity injected into the grid over the course of the period in question;
- a copy of the contract between the producer and the grid operator, setting out how the installation is connected to the grid (for first-time applications, or if there has been a change in ownership or in the technical installation).
The application for the financial incentive can be lodged online using MyGuichet.lu.
The bonus may be granted for a period of 20 years.
Generation of wind energy, hydraulic energy, biogas-based energy and biomass-based energy
Installations which became operational before 31 December 2004
Owners of systems which became operational before 31 December 2004, whose power output is between 1kW and 3MW, may apply for the incentive using the downloadable application form, accompanied by:
- the report issued by the grid operator showing the amounts of electricity injected into the grid over the course of the period in question;
- a copy of the contract between the producer and the grid operator, setting out how the installation is connected to the grid (for first-time applications, or if there has been a change in ownership or in the technical installation).
The application for the financial incentive can be lodged online through MyGuichet.lu.
The bonus may be granted for a period of 10 years.
Installations which became operational between 1 January 2005 and 31 December 2007
Owners of installations which became operational between 1 January 2005 and 31 December 2007, whose power output is less than 5MW (for wind turbines) or 3MW (for other types of renewable energy generators), may apply for the incentive using the downloadable application form, accompanied by:
- the report issued by the grid operator showing the amounts of electricity injected into the grid over the course of the period in question;
- a copy of the contract between the producer and the grid manager, setting out how the installation is connected to the grid (for first-time applications or if there has been a change in ownership or in the technical installation).
The bonus may be granted for a period of 10 years.
The monies must be repaid if obtained by false declarations or inaccurate information.
| Type of installation | Operational from | Bonus granted |
|---|---|---|
| Wind turbine, hydraulic generator, biomass or biogas generator (power output between 1kW and 3MW) | before 31 December 2004 | EUR 0.025/kWh |
| Wind turbine (power output less than 5MW) | between 1 January 2005 and 31 December 2007 | EUR 0.025/kWh |
| Hydraulic, biomass or biogas generator (power output less than 3MW) | between 1 January 2005 and 31 December 2007 | EUR 0.025/kWh |
| Photovoltaic energy (power output between 1kW and 50kW) | before 31 December 2002 | EUR 0.55/kWh |
| between 1 January 2003 and 31 December 2003 | EUR 0.50/kWh | |
| between 1 January 2004 and 31 December 2004 | EUR 0.45/kWh | |
| Photovoltaic energy (communes and associations of communes) (power output between 1kW and 50kW) | before 31 December 2004 | EUR 0.25/kWh |
Online services and forms
Who to contact
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Environment Agency Energy Saving Department
- Address:
- 1, avenue du Rock'n'Roll L-4361 Esch-sur-Alzette Luxembourg
- Phone:
- (+352) 40 56 56 400
- Fax:
- (+352) 40 56 56 399
- Website:
- http://www.environnement.public.lu
Closed ⋅ Opens Monday at 7.30
- Saturday:
- Closed
- Sunday:
- Closed
- Monday:
- 7.30 to 12.00 , 12.30 to 16.00
- Tuesday:
- 7.30 to 12.00 , 12.30 to 16.00
- Wednesday:
- 7.30 to 12.00 , 12.30 to 16.00
- Thursday:
- 7.30 to 12.00 , 12.30 to 16.00
- Friday:
- 7.30 to 12.00 , 12.30 to 16.00
from 7.30 to 12.00 and from 12.30 to 16.00
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Klima-Agence
- Address:
- 2, circuit de la Foire Internationale L-1347 Luxembourg Luxembourg
- Phone:
- (+352) 8002 11 90
- Email address:
- info@klima-agence.lu
- Website:
- http://www.klima-agence.lu
Related procedures and links
Procedures
Links
Further information
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Économies d'énergie et énergies renouvelables
sur emwelt.lu - le portail de l'environnement
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Institut luxembourgeois de régulation (ILR)
Site web
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Aides financières pour particuliers
sur le site de Klima-Agence
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Klima-Agence
Website
Legal references
- Code de l'Environnement
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