PROENERGIA_Proenergia
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PROENERGIA_Proenergia
The PROENERGIA Programme was created with a view to encouraging the production of electricity and heat, essentially intended for self-consumption, by families, companies, cooperatives, non-profit associations and Private Institutions of Social Solidarity.
PROENERGIA supports investments in the exploration of renewable energy resources for microproduction of electricity or heat, using endogenous resources, investments in the use of solar thermal resources and heat pumps for the production of hot water.
How and where to do
Do service in Portal da Energia
Service cost
No associated costs.
Carry out the service at a RIAC store
Service cost
No associated costs.
Agendamento do serviço
When to do
Only applications submitted up to 90 days after the completion of the project can be accepted, and the date of completion is considered the date of the receipt corresponding to the last expenditure charged. Only applications submitted up to 90 days after the completion of the project can be accepted, and the date of completion is considered the date of the receipt corresponding to the last expenditure charged.
Additional Information
Where to do it
- RIAC Stores;
- Portal da Energia - Regional Directorate for Energy.
Recipients
- Small and Medium Enterprises including Sole Proprietors, Cooperatives, Private Institutions of Social Solidarity and Non-Profit Associations;
- Individuals or Condominiums.
Situations covered
- Heat Pump;
- System using Biomass;
- Solar Thermal System;
- Heat Recovery Unit;
- salamander;
- Water Resource;
- Photovoltaic Solar System;
- Wind Resource.
Requirements for the provision of the servisse
1. Small and medium-sized enterprises (including Sole Proprietors, Cooperatives, Private Institutions of Social Solidarity and Non-Profit Associations):
a) Be legally constituted.
b) Comply with the legal provisions inherent to the exercise of the activity, namely in terms of licensing.
c) To comply with the criteria of small and medium-sized enterprises, in accordance with recommendation no. 2003/361/EC, of the European Commission.
d) Have up-to-date and organized accounts in accordance with the applicable legislation
e) Have their situation regularized before the tax administration and social security.
f) In the same application, the citizen may request support for several equipment, provided that the investment related to a previously approved project has been completed for at least three years, considering as the date of completion of the project the date of receipt corresponding to the last expense charged to the project.
attention:
- In the case of private social solidarity institutions and non-profit associations, the provisions of paragraphs c) and d) shall not apply;
- The requirement referred to in paragraph f) of the previous paragraph may, provided that it is duly justified, not be applied in the case of projects relating to other establishments of the same promoter.
2. Individuals or condominiums
a) Have a regular contributory situation with the tax administration and social security.
b) In the case of inhabited collective buildings, there must be approval by the joint-owners' assembly.
c) In the same application, the citizen may request support for several equipment, provided that the investment related to a previously approved project has been completed for at least three years, considering as the date of completion of the project the date of receipt corresponding to the last expense charged to the project.
General conditions of access
- Correspond to a minimum investment of €500;
- Be instructed in a specific electronic form available on the Regional Government portal on the Internet;
- Have a regularized licensing situation or have a project approved under the legal terms, when applicable;
- At the closure of the entities' projects (Small and Medium-sized Enterprises, including Individual Entrepreneurs, Cooperatives, Non-Profit Associations and Private Social Solidarity Institutions), it should be required that the unit be licensed, including verification that the legally required environmental licenses have been obtained.
- Acquisition and assembly of the equipment essential to the realization of the project;
- Adaptation of installations, including adaptation to compliance with environmental and safety standards, up to a limit of 10% of the eligible investment.
The calculation is made at current prices, excluding VAT, where the project promoter is a taxable person and is able to exercise the right to deduct.
Ineligible expenses
- Acquisition of equipment in a state of use;
- Equipment that as a complementary source of energy uses liquefied petroleum gases or any other fuel of fossil origin;
- Acquisition of materials and equipment not related to the project;
- Working capital;
- Internal costs of companies.
Incentive payment
Payments of the incentives are made by bank transfer to the beneficiary entity's account indicated in the application form, within 60 days from the notification of the approval decision.
Applicable law
- Regional Regulatory Decree No. 11/2024/A - Regulates Regional Legislative Decree No. 5/2010/A, of 23 February, which establishes the incentive system for the production and storage of energy from renewable sources in the Autonomous Region of the Azores;
- Regional Legislative Decree No. 12/2023/A - Third amendment to Regional Legislative Decree No. 5/2010/A, of 23 February, which establishes the incentive system for the production of energy from renewable sources in the Autonomous Region of the Azores;
- Ordinance No. 73/2019 - Ordinance that establishes the supporting documents for access to the incentive system for the production of energy from renewable sources in the Autonomous Region of the Azores;
- Regional Legislative Decree No. 14/2019/A - Second amendment to Regional Legislative Decree No. 5/2010/A, of 23 February, which establishes the incentive system for the production of energy from renewable sources in the Autonomous Region of the Azores;
- Regional Legislative Decree No. 27/2012/A of 2012-06-22.