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Grants are available for the installation of PV installations only (§ 3 par. 2 Regulation No. 2009:689).

Solar energy	Eligible are PV-installations connected to either internal (on the given property) or external grid (§ 3 par. 2 Regulation No. 2009:689). Installations generating both electricity and heat from solar energy (hybrid installations) are eligible only if the electricity generated amounts to at least 20 % of an installation's total annual production. Only one PV installation per building will be funded (§ 4 par. 2 Regulation No. 2009:689).

Solar energy

Eligible are PV-installations connected to either internal (on the given property) or external grid (§ 3 par. 2 Regulation No. 2009:689).

Installations generating both electricity and heat from solar energy (hybrid installations) are eligible only if the electricity generated amounts to at least 20 % of an installation's total annual production. Only one PV installation per building will be funded (§ 4 par. 2 Regulation No. 2009:689).

Grants amount to 30% of the eligible costs for both companies, private individuals and municipalities (§ 5 par. 1 Regulation No. 2009:689). Eligible costs include labour costs, costs of materials and planning costs (§ 6 Regulation No. 2009:689). Costs of the connection to an external electricity grid are excluded from the eligible costs (§ 6 Regulation No. 2009:689). The maximum grant per installation is SEK 1.2 million (§ 5 par. 2 Regulation No. 2009:689). The total eligible costs must not exceed SEK 37,000 (plus VAT) per kW of installed maximum capacity. The eligible costs for hybrid installations must not exceed SEK 90,000 per kW of installed maximum capacity. (§ 5 par. 3 Regulation No. 2009:689). If the photovoltaic system was funded by insurance payments, aid shall be reduced by an amount corresponding to the remuneration (§ 5 par. 4 Regulation No. 2009:689). The budget for the scheme for 2017 was SEK 440 million (€ 43 million) and for 2018 SEK 1,085 million (€ 106 million) annually.

Eligible are private individuals, municipalities and enterprises planning to install a photovoltaic installation (§ 2 Regulation No. 2009:689).

The obligated party is the National Board of Housing, Building and Planning (§ 12 Regulation No. 2009:689).

Process flow	Application for preliminary decision. The applicant shall submit his application to the provincial government in charge. Enterprises shall submit their applications prior to the commencement of the project. Other applicants are to submit their applications within 6 months from the commencement of the project (§ 10 Regulation No. 2009:689). Preliminary decision. The provincial government in charge decides if and to what extent a grant is awarded (§ 8 par.1 Regulation No. 2009:689). The provincial government also sets deadlines for the completion of the projects (§ 11 Regulation No. 2009:689). Application for payment of the grant. Applicants are to submit a separate application for payment to their provincial government. They have to do so within six months after the project completion date set by the provincial government (§ 12 Regulation No. 2009:689). Final decision. Having assessed an application, the provincial government in charge decides if and to what extent a grant shall be awarded (§ 13 Regulation No. 2009:689). Payment. The grant decided upon shall be paid to the applicant by the National Board of Housing, Building and Planning (§ 12 par. 2 Regulation No. 2009:689).
Competent authority	The provincial government in charge decides on the award of grants (§ 8 par.1 Regulation No. 2009:689). The National Board of Housing, Building and Planning is responsible for the payment of grants (§ 12 Regulation No. 2009:689). The Energy Agency monitors the scheme and handles claims (§§ 13, 16 and 18 Regulation No. 2009:689).

Process flow

Application for preliminary decision. The applicant shall submit his application to the provincial government in charge. Enterprises shall submit their applications prior to the commencement of the project. Other applicants are to submit their applications within 6 months from the commencement of the project (§ 10 Regulation No. 2009:689).
Preliminary decision. The provincial government in charge decides if and to what extent a grant is awarded (§ 8 par.1 Regulation No. 2009:689). The provincial government also sets deadlines for the completion of the projects (§ 11 Regulation No. 2009:689).
Application for payment of the grant. Applicants are to submit a separate application for payment to their provincial government. They have to do so within six months after the project completion date set by the provincial government (§ 12 Regulation No. 2009:689).
Final decision. Having assessed an application, the provincial government in charge decides if and to what extent a grant shall be awarded (§ 13 Regulation No. 2009:689).
Payment. The grant decided upon shall be paid to the applicant by the National Board of Housing, Building and Planning (§ 12 par. 2 Regulation No. 2009:689).

Competent authority

The provincial government in charge decides on the award of grants (§ 8 par.1 Regulation No. 2009:689). The National Board of Housing, Building and Planning is responsible for the payment of grants (§ 12 Regulation No. 2009:689).

The Energy Agency monitors the scheme and handles claims (§§ 13, 16 and 18 Regulation No. 2009:689).

State	The costs arising from the grant scheme are borne by the state (§ 1 Regulation No. 2009:689).

State

The costs arising from the grant scheme are borne by the state (§ 1 Regulation No. 2009:689).

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