Background information

"Saving - Autonomy" is the current program of energy upgrade and autonomy of housing, and is the successor of the previous programs entitled "Saving at Home", A and B cycle. The ministerial Decision FEK B'5628 amends the previous relative Decision (112232/1033/20.11.2020) concerning the implementation of the "Saving - Autonomy" program. The program aims to:

• Reduce the energy needs of buildings and pollutant emissions.
• Save costs for citizens, improving daily living conditions and comfort.
• Achieve a cleaner environment.

Applications for the program started on 11 December 2020 and after two consecutive extensions, due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the high citizens’ interest ended on 19 March 2022.

The completion of the project has been extended until 15 November 2023.

Content of measure

The program provides incentives for energy saving interventions and enhancement of energy autonomy in the residential building sector, with the aim of reducing energy needs and consumption of conventional fuels, in the context of the transition to a "Smart Home". Beneficiaries are individual persons who own a home.

The program provides for a separate budget (€100 million) for vulnerable households, while special care is given to single-parent families, large families and households with disabilities. The application period started from 11 December 2020 until the budget will be exhausted.

Applications for funding are submitted electronically by the possible beneficiaries through the platform of the Program . Eligible for the Program are the costs related to works:

• Replacement of frames installation.
• Upgrading of thermal insulation and heating.
• Hot water systems using Renewable Energy Sources (RES).
• Other saving – autonomy interventions (photovoltaic, smart home, elevator upgrade).

The total budget of the program is €896,750 million. Maximum eligible budget per beneficiary is €48,500 for a single home and €76,270 for an apartment building.

Use of measure

After the completion of the application submissions for the "Save 2023" programme on 15 November 2023, and according to the announcement of the Ministry of Environment,and Energy, a total of 31,549 applications were submitted to the "Save 2023" program, with a total budget of €422,105,074, from all regions of the country

Target groups

Workers	Businesses	Citizens
Does not apply to workers	Does not apply to businesses	Single parents Disabled Other groups of citizens

Actors and funding

Actors	Funding
National government Company / Companies	European Funds National funds National Recovery and Resilience Facility

Social partners

Social partners' role in designing the measure and form of involvement:

	Trade unions	Employers' organisations
Role	No involvement	No involvement
Form	Not applicable	Not applicable

Social partners' role in the implementation, monitoring and assessment phase:

• No involvement
• Main level of involvement: N/A

Involvement

There is no involvement of social partners.

Views and reactions

GSEVEE with various interventions during 2021 and 2022 demanded the inclusion of SMEs in the program.

Sources

• 09 July 2021: «Εξοικονομώ - Αυτονομώ»: Την ένταξη μικρομεσαίων επιχειρήσεων στο πρόγραμμα ζητά η ΓΣΕΒΕ (www.iefimerida.gr)
• 28 April 2022: Εξοικονομώ 2021: Ρεκόρ ενδιαφέροντος με 87.578 αιτήσει (www.cnn.gr)
• 31 July 2022: 2η τροποποίηση της Δράσης ΕΠΙΤΕΛΙΚΗ ∆ΟΜΗ ΕΣΠΑ ΥΠΕΝ ΤΟΜΕΑ ΕΝΕΡΓΕΙΑΣ Ο∆ΗΓΟΣ ΕΦΑΡΜΟΓΗΣ ΠΡΟΓΡΑΜΜΑΤΟΣ «ΕΞΟΙΚΟΝΟΜΩ – ΑΥΤΟΝΟΜΩ» ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΗ ∆ΗΜΟΚΡΑΤΙΑ ΥΠΟΥΡΓΕΙΟ ΠΕΡΙΒΑΛΛΟΝΤΟΣ KAI ΕΝΕΡΓΕΙΑΣ ΕΠΙΤΕΛΙΚΗ ∆ΟΜΗ ΕΣΠΑ ΥΠΕΝ ΤΟΜΕΑ ΕΝΕΡΓΕΙΑΣ Ο∆ΗΓΟΣ ΕΦΑΡΜΟΓΗΣ ΠΡΟΓΡΑΜΜΑΤΟΣ «ΕΞΟΙΚΟΝΟΜΩ – ΑΥΤΟΝΟΜΩ (www.espa.gr)
• 27 October 2022: 3η τροποποίηση της Προκήρυξης του προγράμματος «Εξοικονομώ- Αυτονομώ (exoikonomo2020.gov.gr)
• 20 February 2023: Εξοικονομώ - Αυτονομώ (www.espa.gr)
• 12 September 2023: Παρατείνεται έως τις 15 Νοεμβρίου η υποβολή αιτήσεων σε «Εξοικονομώ 2023» και «Εξοικονομώ – Ανακαινίζω για νέους (ypen.gov.gr)
• 16 November 2023: Ξεπέρασαν τις 38.000 οι αιτήσεις που υποβλήθηκαν στα προγράμματα «Εξοικονομώ» και «Ανακαινίζω (greece20.gov.gr)