Grant program for natural gas heating installation – NSRF

The project concerns the subsidy of the cost for the internal installation of natural gas in dwellings, to replace existing oil heating systems, and is implemented under the NSRF Operational Programme 2014-2020. Enaon EDA is the body responsible for receiving requests, checking, certifying and paying the grant.

The potential beneficiaries must submit – either personally or by representatives authorized for the needs of the action – the grant application and the relevant required documents at the company’s customer service store, taking the corresponding receipt protocol. Interested parties may contact Enaon EDA S.A. in order to submit questions and provide clarifications on the action by e-mail: Info_Epixorigisi@edaattikis.gr

Operational Programme Transport Infrastructure, Environment and Sustainable Development Co-financed by Greece and the European Union

Read more (“Notice of Action”, FEK 4447-B’/8-10-2020)

New Extension to grant program’s implementation deadlines

• The supporting documents required for the certification of natural gas internal installation and the payment of the granted amount may be submitted no later than 16 January 2023, for all cases where the activation of the internal installation took place between 1 July 2022 and 30 December 2022

See here the relevant amendment to the notice (GG_6615/22-12-22).

Extension of the grant application deadline

• The supporting documents required for the certification of the indoor installation of f.a. and the payment of the grant may be submitted no later than 15 December 2022 for all cases where the indoor installation was activated between 1 July 2022 and 15 November 2022.
• For grant applications that do not meet the criteria of paragraph 8.1 of Article 8 and have not been pre-approved, a deadline of 30 September 2022 is given for the submission of the required correct supporting documents. After this date, if the correct supporting documents have not been submitted, applications will be rejected.

See here the relevant amendment to the notice (GG_4656/05-09-22).

In all other respects, the provisions of the notice of the action (Government Gazette 4447/8-10-2020) and its amendment (Government Gazette 2062/2062/19-05-21) apply.

Extension of the grant application deadline

Potential beneficiaries may submit their request for grant application (including the required supporting documents) until 30 July 2021 (Read more for the relevant amendment in the announcement – Government Gazette_2062/19-05-21).

Otherwise, the provisions of Article 6 of the call for proposals apply (Government Gazette 4447/8-10-2020).

Information regarding the deadline for submitting grant applications

In order to provide the best possible service for requests submitted under the grant action and taking into account the imminent expiry of the deadline for their submission, we would like to inform you that it will not be necessary to wait until the deadline of the 30th of July for the completion of the link verification process in order to submit requests under the action. Applicants (or their authorised representatives for the purposes of the action) may submit the request to participate in the action together with the necessary supporting documents by the closing date, provided that the corresponding request for a connection contract has been registered in the company’s web systems in advance.

The grant application will be processed once the corresponding request for a connection contract has been approved, in order of precedence on the basis of the submission date and serial number of the application. Assuming that the participation of stakeholders in the action is significant, an additional verification of new requests to participate in the action and the adequacy of the available budget is added as an additional verification.

2nd amendment of the Ministerial Decision on the deadline for submission of the participation documents 9 & 10.

Eligible consumers and eligible dwellings

Participation in the action is open only to natural persons who meet the following cumulative conditions (beneficiaries of the action):

1. 1. They have the right of ownership (full or partial) or usufruct in an eligible dwelling. In special cases where the dwelling was acquired after the submission of the last tax return or is granted free of charge, only the whole owner and the usufruct (not the small owner) are entitled to participate.
2. They have not concluded (themselves or the co-owners) a gas connection contract with Enaon EDA, in respect of the dwelling for which they are applying for a grant, by the 8th of October 2020 (i.e. they do not have a connection contract in force on 07/10/20, prior to the publication of the notice).
3. They meet the criteria of the categories in Table 1:

Table 1

A/N	Category of beneficiaries	Grant rate
1a	Individual “Solidarity levy income” up to 20.000€	65%
1b	Family “Solidarity levy income” up to 30.000€	65%
2	Beneficiaries of Social Solidarity Income (K.E.A.)	100%

Income is taken to be the “levy income” in section C2 “Excluded”. “Special contribution” of the income tax return.

A dwelling is considered eligible for the measure if it complies with the following criteria:

• It is a single-family dwelling, an individual apartment or a multi-family dwelling (1).
• It is used as the main residence by the applicant, any joint tenant/(co-)tenant or by a third party by free concession (as indicated in the E1 income tax return). “Special contribution” of the income tax return
• Located in the Region of Attica, at a location with a low-pressure gas network and a gas penetration at the municipality level of up to 25% (according to Table 2 below), and can be connected and supplied by Enaon EDA.
• Legally existing, i.e., with a building permit or other equivalent legal document.
• Equipped with an oil heating system or heated by a central oil heating system in operation.
• No other grant for the replacement of a heating system has been received from a public body, and has not been included or applied for inclusion in any other national or Community programme.

(1) Notes: In a multifamily property, at least 50% of the number of properties in residential use must be eligible, and the application must be submitted by applicants who qualify under one of two categories of beneficiaries based on the income criteria in Table 1.

Table 2. Municipalities of Attica participating in the project

AGIOS DIMITRIOS	ELEFSINA	NEA IONIA	PERISTERI
AGIOI ANARGYROI – KAMATERO	KERATSINI – DRAPETSONA	NEA PHILADEPLHIA – CHALCEDON	PETROUPOLI
AIGALEO	KORYDALLOS	NEA LIOSSIA (ILION)	FYLIS
ASPROPYRGOS	KROPIA	NIKAIA – A.I. RENTIS	CHAIDARI
DAPHNE – HYMETTUS	MANDRA – EIDYLLIA	PALLINI – GERAKAS
DIONYSOS	MOSCHATO – TAVROS	PIRAEUS

Budget and duration of implementation

The budget of the Action in terms of Public Expenditure for the subsidy for the replacement of heating systems amounts to 4.689.000 €. The public expenditure is co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) of the European Union and by the national contribution.

The deadline for the submission of the grant application together with the required supporting documents by the potential beneficiaries is until the 28th of May 2021, and provided that the total funds available for this purpose have not been exhausted by that date. Enaon EDA will maintain a priority order (the priority order refers to the verification of supporting documents and the approval or not of the grant application and the commitment of the budget and does not guarantee the payment of the grant).

The implementation period for the submission of the supporting documents required for the certification of the internal gas installation and the payment of the grant is defined on the basis of the date of activation of the internal installation as follows:

• June 30, 2021, regarding all cases where the activation of the installation has occurred on or before June 30, 2021,
• January 28, 2022, regarding all cases where the activation has occurred from July 1, 2021 to December 30, 2021,
• July 29, 2022, regarding all cases where the activation has occurred from January 2, 2022 to June 30, 2022.

Grant Intensity – Expenditure covered
Per internal heating installation in residential buildings is subsidised at 65% (or 100% in the case of beneficiaries of K.E.A.) out of the total eligible budget (1) (U.P.) and according to the following ceilings per category of installed boiler capacity (incl. (VAT).

A/N	Installed capacity of new gas boiler-burner heating system P	Maximum Total Eligible Cost (including VAT)
	(kW)	(€)
1	P≤35	4.000 €
2	35<P≤50	6.500 €
3	50<P≤100	11.500 €
4	100<P≤200	16.000 €
5	P>200	21.500 €

(1) The Eligible Budget (EB) shall be determined in accordance with the documents of the contractor installers.

Notes:

• In case the total Eligible Budget is higher than the Maximum Eligible Budget, then the additional expenditure shall be covered by own contribution.
• The beneficiary may not participate in any subsidy scheme for indoor heating installations of Enaon EDA
• In case of a block of flats, the total eligible budget is allocated on the basis of the millimeters in each flat/property connected to the central oil heating system (residence or any commercial premises). Beneficiaries will receive for the corresponding amount the grant corresponding to the category of beneficiaries to which they relate.
• The owners of non-eligible dwellings and those who do not belong to a beneficiary category in the above table will contribute to the expenditure themselves.

Eligible expenditure
Eligible expenditure is expenditure relating to:

1. 1. Design and supervision of the construction of an internal installation
2. 2. a) Inspection of an existing oil heating system, and b) issue of a combustion analysis sheet for an existing oil heating system.
3. Activities for the start-up of the gas burner and the issue of a combustion analysis sheet.
4. Pipework, chimney installation, boiler room work, etc.
5. Supply and installation of electrovalves, detectors and materials related to the ventilation and flue gas extraction (e.g., special grille or ventilation ducts).
6. Supply of gas piping and chimney materials.
7. Supply and installation of burner – boiler system.
8. Plumbing works and materials including the conversion of the apartment’s plumbing networks to stand-alone heating systems.

Note:

• Sum of expenditure 1 to 3 must not exceed 500€.
• Sum of expenditure 1 to 5 must not exceed 35 % of the total eligible subsidised budget.
• VAT is included in the eligible costs
• Expenditure shall be eligible from the date of submission of the grant application to the action, with the exception of expenditure under (2a) and (2b), which shall be eligible from the date of the call for proposals for the second round of the action.

The following costs are not eligible for a grant:

• Terminal heat efficiency units (radiators)
• Any other intervention in the gas boiler room/gas system installation area, other than the eligible costs listed above.
• The replacement of only the burner or only the gas boiler is not eligible expenditure (but only the replacement of the existing system with a new burner/gas boiler system with energy characteristics that meet the minimum requirements of the KENAK).

How the grant is awarded

The beneficiary for the construction of the indoor gas installationpays only its own contribution to the contractor. The grant amount will be reimbursed to the contractor (installer and/or supplier of equipment and construction of the indoor installation) by Enaon EDA upon submission of the necessary supporting documents and completion of the control and certification procedures.

Supporting documents for the action

Table 1: Supporting documents for the submission of the application form

A/N	Type of Document	Template Supporting document
1	Application for participation in the action.
2	Affidavit of Acceptance for the terms and conditions of participation in the action & consent collection of applicants’ personal data.
3	Photocopy of your identity card or passport.
4	Photocopy of a copy of the income tax statement.
5	Photocopy of E1 tax income form.
5b.	Affidavit of Eligible Dwelling User (only for free dwellings or use by a joint tenant or usufructuary).
6.	Photocopy of declaration of real estate information (E9 form).
7.	Photocopy of recent electricity bill.
8a.	Minutes of the general meeting of a block of flats (only for central heating).
8b.	Manager’s declaration (acceptance of conditions, submission of expense vouchers) (only for central heating).
9.	Copy of building permit (or another equivalent legal document).
10a.	Energy audit report of existing oil heating system.
10b.	Combustion analysis sheet of existing oil heating system.
11.	Financial offer form gas installation.
12.	Authorisations or other additional documents.
13.	Photocopy of the most recent E2 Form or Applicant’s Affidavit (for free homes only).

Note: In case of a multi-family building, documents 2 to 7 are required for all owners of heated dwellings applying for a grant

Table 2: Supporting documents for the certification of a subsidised indoor gas installation.

A/N	Type of Document	Template Supporting document
1-13	All supporting documents listed in Table 1 for participation in the action
14.	Product fiche (meeting the minimum requirements of KENAK).
15.	Internal installation record form for N.G. Installation. – Project completion
16.	Photocopies of the contractor(s) retail documents.
17.	Photocopies of bank transaction documents (payment of contractor by beneficiary).
18.	Affidavit of Acceptance – Authorisation to pay the grant to the contractor(s).
19.	Photocopy of signed contract of connection.
20.	Photocopy of the approved design of the internal installation of the electricity supply system (part of technical description).
21.	Photocopy of the gas installation licence.
22.	Photocopy of the gas heating system combustion analysis sheet.

The certification process is carried out using the Check and Certification Sheet.

Procedure for implementing the action (in detail).