Support of RES-H infrastructure (Fonds Chaleur)
Updated: 07.02.2019
The French government introduced in 2008 a heat fund (Fonds Chaleur) in order to support the production of heat through renewable energy plants. During the period between 2009 and 2013, the heat fund was endowed with a budget amounting to € 1.2 billion. In April 2015, the Minister of Energy Ségolène Royal announced that the fund credits shall be increased to € 420 million by 2017. In 2018, the budget is estimated at € 540 million. The support of district heating projects is administered on a regional level by the regional agencies of the ADEME. In order to be eligible, the district heating network shall use at least 50% of heat from renewable energy sources (Art. 19, Loi n° 2009-967). The amount of financial support depends on the technical and economical caracteristics of the project
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