Financing energy efficiency programmes in Saxony-Anhalt Speaker: Claudia Zott Development Bank of Saxony-Anhalt

Divisions of the Investitionsbank (Development Bank)

Grants Culture/Education/Media Agricultural Subsidies Real Estate Promotion Economic Development

Filling Financial Gaps

Funding Information Centre Loans Real Estate Promotion Economic Development Customers Speaker: Claudia Zott 20.11.2008

Financing energy efficiency programmes in Saxony-Anhalt

Energy-efficient renovation of residential buildings – Ecological bonus awarded for energy-saving heating systems

► Grants made available for homeowners to install renewable energy heating systems provided that owner-occupied property is created • Heating technology: • solar thermal systems • biomass systems, gasification boilers for central heating • heat pumps, ground-coupled heat exchangers, etc.

• Eligible for grants: households not exceeding income limits stipulated by Article 9 Section 2 of the WoFG (German Housing Assistance Act) by more than 60% • Grant: 50% of the investment cost, a maximum of 5,000 Euro Speaker: Claudia Zott 20.11.2008

Financing energy efficiency programmes in Saxony-Anhalt

Energy-efficient renovation of residential buildings – Grants offered to complement KfW programmes (German government-owned development bank)

► Grants for KfW loans provided to finance measures which aim to reduce energy consumption and CO

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emissions • Programmes: • CO

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Building Rehabilitation • Housing Modernisation • Ecological Construction • Eligible for grants: natural persons and legal entities • Grant: 10% of the loan amount, a maximum of 5,000 Euro per household Speaker: Claudia Zott 20.11.2008

Financing energy efficiency programmes in Saxony-Anhalt

Joint scheme for the “Improvement of the Regional Economic Structure“ (German regional aid scheme)

• Promotion of investment in tangible assets in connection with the creation of permanent jobs • Increase of the promotional rate from 20% to 25% or 30% to 35% for medium-sized enterprises and from 40% to 45% for small enterprises regarding eligible investment costs for the: • Implementation of voluntary environmental protection measures: • i.e. the use of renewable resources • through energy saving and the use of renewable energies Speaker: Claudia Zott 20.11.2008

Financing energy efficiency programmes in Saxony-Anhalt

Regional funds for climate protection

• Promotion of climate protection • Reduction of transport emissions • Promotion of geothermal energy use • Promotion of biomass use • Eligible for funding: - natural persons and legal entities - municipalities and other corporations covered by public law - public and private research institutes - commercial enterprises • Grants and low-interest loans Speaker: Claudia Zott 20.11.2008

Financing energy efficiency programmes in Saxony-Anhalt

Products offered by the Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (KfW)

For municipalities (selection): • KfW Municipal Loan Programme – Energy-efficient renovation of buildings • Social Investment – Energy-efficient renovation of buildings • CO

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Building Rehabilitation • Ecological Construction • Renewable Energies Programme • Solar Power Generation Speaker: Claudia Zott 20.11.2008

Financing energy efficiency programmes in Saxony-Anhalt

Products offered by the Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (KfW)

For enterprises (selection): • Special Fund for Energy Efficiency • KfW Environmental Protection Programme • ERP Environmental Protection and Energy Saving Programme • ERP Environmental Protection and Energy Saving Programme Promotional focus on low-emission heavy commercial vehicles • BMU Programme for the Financing of Demonstration Projects • Renewable Energies Programme Speaker: Claudia Zott 20.11.2008

Financing energy efficiency programmes in Saxony-Anhalt

Products offered by the Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (KfW)

For private individuals: • CO

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Building Rehabilitation • KfW Home Ownership • Ecological Construction • Housing Modernisation • Renewable Energies Programme • Solar Power Generation Speaker: Claudia Zott 20.11.2008

Financing energy efficiency programmes in Saxony-Anhalt

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