Background information

The Ministry of Environment and Energy (YPEN) through the Joint Ministerial Decision No. 47129/720 on 2 May 2023, launched the programme 'Photovoltaic panels on the rooftops'. The programme aims at installing photovoltaic self-consumption stations in combination with battery storage systems, which contribute to energy saving, aiming for building stock by 2050 to meet almost zero energy consumption specifications, as well as lower cost of living. The programme subsidizes households for the installation of PV systems with storage systems and farmers for the installation of PV systems with or without storage systems for self-consumption with the application of energy aggregation. The action is implemented within the framework of the National Recovery and Resilience Plan 'Greece 2.0' with funding from the European Union-NextGenerationEU.

Content of measure

The 'Photovoltaic panels on the rooftops' programme, as defined by the Joint Ministerial Decision No. 47129/720 on May 2, 2023, and its modification with No. 114572/877 on 8 November 2023, subsidizes households for the installation of PV systems with storage systems and farmers for the installation of PV systems with or without storage systems for self-consumption with the application of energy aggregation. Beneficiaries of the programme are natural persons (households) and farmers. Following the modification on 8 November 2023, applicants must have a Connection Agreement for the Photovoltaic station and the storage system (if applicable) with the Hellenic Electricity Distribution Network Operator (DEDDHE), to which the application is submitted through https://pvstegi.gov.gr/. For households, the subsidy for photovoltaics ranges from 20% to 65% for vulnerable households, and for farmers, it's 40%. The battery subsidy ranges from 90% to 100%. A 10% increase is provided for individuals with disabilities. The total subsidy can reach up to €16,000 for households and €10,000 for farmers. Eligible expenses include the procurement and installation of PV panels, inverters, ancillary materials, mounting system, PV meter, storage system, and fees for study. The application submission starts on 2 May 2023, and ends upon exhaustion of funds, at the latest by 30 June 2024. Photovoltaic stations must be activated by 30 June 2025.

Use of measure

According to the Ministry of Energy’s data, a total of 15,945 applications were submitted by households for the Rooftop Photovoltaics program, including 2,596 from vulnerable households, and 5,339 applications were submitted for the Field Photovoltaics program. Regarding the application budgets, the budget of €30 million for the Field Photovoltaics program has been exhausted, with oversubscription, as a total of 5,339 applications were submitted with a total requested subsidy amount of €54.6 million. For the Rooftop Photovoltaics program, €167,599,087.24 has been committed out of the €208 million budget.

Target groups

Workers	Businesses	Citizens
Does not apply to workers	Solo-self-employed Other businesses	Applies to all citizens

Actors and funding

Actors	Funding
National government	European Funds National funds

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 any involvement of social partners

Views and reactions

The programme has received significant acceptance. Technical issues encountered during implementation were resolved with an amending Ministerial Decision in November 2023, which, among other things, provided for the possibility of deviation between the installed capacity of the photovoltaic system and the funding application of up to 500 W. Additionally, the nominal power and capacity of the storage system (kVA) issued by the Hellenic Electricity Distribution Network Operator (DEDDHE) may deviate from the nominal power stated in the Connection Agreement and the funding application accordingly. Moreover, objections were raised by the Commission regarding the continuation of the net-metering self-consumption model, prompting the ministry to initiate the abolition of this specific self-consumption model, with the universal application of net-billing instead.

Sources

• 02 May 2023: Οδηγός Προγράμματος Φωτοβολταϊκά στη Στέγ (pvstegi.gov.gr)
• 09 June 2023: Φωτοβολταϊκά στη Στέγη: Πάνω από 11.000 αιτήσεις – 6.500 δικαιούχοι έχουν «κλειδώσει» επιδότησ (www.insider.gr)
• 08 November 2023: 1η Τροποποίηση του Οδηγού του Προγράμματος "Φωτοβολταϊκά στη Στέγη" (ΦΕΚ 6400/Β/08.11.2023 (pvstegi.gov.gr)
• 10 November 2023: Φωτοβολταϊκά στη στέγη»: Ξεμπλοκάρει το πρόγραμμα (www.ot.gr)
• 06 December 2023: Συχνές Ερωτήσει (pvstegi.gov.gr)
• 11 March 2024: Φωτοβολταϊκά στη Στέγη: Αλλάζει ο τρόπος συμψηφισμού με το τέλος του προγράμματος – Τι ισχύει για αγρότες & επιχειρήσει (www.insider.gr)
• 08 April 2024: Απόφαση 36988/970/05-04-2024 Φωτοβολταϊκά στη Στέγη - Τροποποίηση προγράμματος (www.taxheaven.gr)
• 16 May 2024: Ολοκληρώθηκαν οι αιτήσεις για «Φωτοβολταϊκά στη Στέγη» & «Φωτοβολταϊκά στο Χωράφι» • Τα επίσημα στοιχεί (news.b2green.gr)
• 09 August 2024: Υπουργείο Ενέργειας: Όλα τα δεδομένα για τα “Φωτοβολταϊκά στη στέγη”, “Φωτοβολταϊκά στο χωράφι”, Net Metering & Net Billin (news.b2green.gr)