Through the new program, beneficiary households will have the opportunity to receive a subsidy for the replacement of energy-consuming electric water heaters with new, modern technology, solar water heaters.
At least 120,000 Greek households are going to directly benefit from the “Recycle – Change Water Heater” program, for which there will be a reduction of at least 210 million tons of CO2 per year. At the same time, it will be calculated that electricity consumption for the use of hot water will be reduced by approximately 65%.
In order to be able to subsidize the purchase of a new solar water heater, it is mandatory to withdraw for recycling the old water heaters that are being replaced. The water heaters to be recycled should:
- Be electric water heaters with a capacity of ≥ 40 liters.
- Be functional before their withdrawal , which will be confirmed after a general visual inspection.
- Before replacing them, they must be placed in the residence declared in the financing application.
Conditions for the inclusion of beneficiaries in the program
- Potential beneficiaries of the program are domestic consumers who are placed in the residence their (and not in a business place) electric water heater.
- Applications are submitted by individual natural persons who were born before 1thJanuary 2006 and reside permanently in Greece.
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- Each natural person can submit only one application.
- Beneficiaries with an average annual income per family member exceeding 30,000 euros are not eligible.
- It is not possible the submission of an application for households that have submitted an application or joined another energy saving program, such as for example “Save – Autonomous” or “Save 2021”.
Ranking criteria
The final selection of beneficiaries will result from a combination of economic and social criteria:
- The average annual income per family member.
- Families with disabled members.
- Single-parent families, with at least a dependent child.
- Families with dependent members.
Amount of aid
- The subsidy amounts to up to 60% of the purchase cost of each new solar water heater.
- Each beneficiary will receive a voucher, which they can redeem at a supplier of his choice.
- The maximum grant amount for the beneficiaries includes the installation costs.
- The final value of each check depends on the characteristics of the solar water heater (tank capacity of hot water), its purchase price and is determined as follows:
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Boiler capacity (liters ) |
Maximum face value before VAT of each check (maximum grant amount before VAT per case) |
Percentage (%) of subsidy on the retail selling price of the device (as determined at the time of purchase) |
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From |
To |
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3th beneficiary income category |
2n beneficiary income category |
1n sup> beneficiary income category |
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50% |
55% |
60% |
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110 |
135 |
€510.48 |
€561.29 |
€612.10 |
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136 |
185 |
€643.55 p> |
€707.26 |
€771.77 |
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186 |
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754 €.03 |
€829.84 |
€904.84 |
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Eligible solar water heaters for purchase
The program subsidizes the purchase of solar water heaters with the following characteristics:
The Minister of Environment and Energy, Kostas Skrekas, stated in this regard:
“The new program “Recycle – Change Water Heaters” comes to provide yet another important support to households, and yet another boost to the policy of protecting the Environment. The electric water heater is the most energy-consuming household appliance and by replacing it, the average energy costs of every Greek household that will make the replacement will be greatly reduced. At the same time, we are achieving a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions, since the rich solar potential of our country will now be used to provide households with hot water. We constantly take care of saving electricity and protecting the Environment, as well as supporting household budgets”.
