Significantly more applications for solar panels

The number of subsidy applications for projects with solar panels on the roof is increasing sharply. This is apparent from the latest round for the SDE+ subsidy. A total of 7.335 applications were made.

Applications for the Sustainable Energy Incentive Scheme (SDE+) could be submitted until 2 April 2020. In total, a budget of €4 billion was available for this spring round. This amount has been slightly exceeded. A total of €4,1 billion in subsidy has been requested. 

97% sun-on-roof
This concerns 7.562 projects, good for a joint maximum annual production of 24,7 PJ of sustainable energy. 97% of this concerns so-called sun-on-roof projects. Other projects include wind energy, biomass and CHP.

Applications from SDE+ this spring had to be accompanied by a transmission indication from the grid operator, to ensure that subsidies go to projects for which there is actually space on the electricity grid. In total, regional grid operators gave a positive assessment of 92% of the requested transmission indication in this round.

Extension realization period
Due to the coronavirus outbreak, there may be longer delivery times for required materials or a lack of available labor. In addition, projects in some areas still have to deal with a lack of transport capacity on the electricity grid.

That is why the cabinet has decided that all projects with a completion date in 2020, which are delayed due to factors beyond their control, can be granted a 1-year exemption on request. The condition is that the project can be completed within that extra year.

€5 billion in the fall
Because the cabinet has announced that it will broaden the SDE+, and thereby also bring CO2-reducing technologies under the scheme, this was the last SDE+ round. The new SDE++ scheme will open this autumn. A budget of €5 billion available.

Jeanette Pennings

Jeannet has her roots in the flower bulb sector and she grew up on an agricultural company in the northern part of North Holland. As a generalist she reports for Boerenbusiness across all sectors. She is also exploring the possibilities of sponsored advertising.

j.pennings@boerenbusiness. Nl

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