Renewable Energy Grant for SMEs:
Support for self-production from renewable sources
In collaboration with EnergyNet

Our proposal for SMEs:

• ✅ Complete management of the request through expert partners

• 📊 Recovery of free offers for the implementation of the systems

• 💼 Investor involvement to finance the works, if required

📩  Contact us: info@energypolis.net

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WHAT IS THE PROGRAM ABOUT?​

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The Directorial Decree of 14 March 2025 introduced an important national call to support the small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the self-production of energy from renewable sources.

💰 Overall financial allocation: 320 million euros

🏢 Managing entity: Invitalia

📅 Window for submitting applications: come on 12:00 on 4 April 2025 all 12:00 on 5 May 2025

WHO CAN PARTICIPATE

They can benefit from the concessions SMEs from all sectors, except for:

• Coal sector

• Primary production of agricultural products

• Fisheries and aquaculture

• Energy-intensive industries or with high CO emissions₂

Businesses must:

• Have at least an approved and filed budget

• Being in ordinary accounting regime

ALLOWED INVESTMENTS

Investments are encouraged in:

• Photovoltaic or mini-wind solar systems for immediate self-consumption

• Storage systems (behind the counter)

• Digital technologies functional to the systems

• Ex ante energy diagnoses

🔋 The storage system must absorb at least 75% of the energy from installed renewable sources.

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EXPECTED CONTRIBUTIONS

Non-repayable contribution up to:

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PV/mini-wind systems + digital technologies

• Micro and Small Businesses: 40%

• Average Businesses: 30%

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Storage systems

• Micro and Small Businesses: 30%

• Average Businesses: 30%

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Energy diagnosis

• Micro and Small Businesses: 30%

• Average Businesses: 30%

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🔎 Eligible expenses: from €30,000 to €1,000,000 per single production unit

BINDING REQUIREMENTS

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Programs must:

• Look back a single production unit

• Be fulfilled on existing buildings or appurtenant structures

• Be initiated After the submission of the application

• Be completed by 18 months from the concession

• Be sized via a ex ante energy diagnosis

• Respect the principle DNSH (Do No Significant Harm)

⚠️ Installation is not permitted simultaneously PV and mini-wind systems.

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ELIGIBLE EXPENSES

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• Purchase and installation of PV or mini-wind systems

• Functional digital technologies

• Energy storage systems

• Energy diagnosis (max 3% of total expenses)

❌ Expenses excluded: general consultancy, used goods, land, buildings, expenses < €500, freelance work, services between linked companies, etc.

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PRESENTATION METHOD

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Questions must be sent exclusively online via the Invitalia portal. It is allowed only one application per company.

Mandatory documentation:

• Technical report sworn by a qualified professional (engineer, architect, surveyor, etc.)

• Information about:

  • availability of the production unit

  • previous energy consumption

  • type and power of the system

  • costs and technical characteristics

  • environmental certifications and, where appropriate, legality or gender equality ratings

EVALUATION AND RANKING

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The selection takes place with ranking procedure, based on:

1. Additional capacity of production from renewables compared to the annual requirement

2. Incidence of certified PV modules in the Technology Registry

3. Economic sustainability (operating margin vs investment cost)

4. Environmental process certifications

🔺 The score can be increased by:

• +5% with legality rating

• +5% with gender equality certification

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PROVISION OF CONTRIBUTIONS

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• Maximum in two tranches (SAL + final balance)

• The start of the investment it has to happen later the question

• The energy diagnosis must be sent within 60 days of the end of the project

CUMULABILITY

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The contribution:

• ❌ It is not cumulative with other public incentives on the same costs (including “de minimis” aid)

• ✅ It is cumulative with incentives that cannot be classified as state aid, within the limit of 100% of eligible expenses

DO YOU WANT TO PARTICIPATE IN THE NOTICE?

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Write to us at info@energypolis.net per:

• receive complete support in filling out the application,

• evaluate the best technologies,

• identify personalized financing opportunities.