Grants, certificates and benefits
Grants, certificates and benefits
The legislation and the level in which state grants, subsidies and so on are being approved, changes constantly. Moreover, Belgium is a federal country with different systems per region.
On these pages we will give you an overview on the current situation.
Obviously, Ministry of Solar is always at your disposal when you are planning a project and want to know in depth which grants are applicable in your situation.
Green energy certificates in Flanders
PV-installations where the maximum AC-power of the inverters exceeds 10 kW.
- Green Energy certificates of 93 EUR
- Duration: 15 years if installed before April 2018; After that date, duration reduced to 10 years.
- Produced electricity (MWh) x banding factor x 93 EUR = granted support
- As of April 2018, the banding factor is slightly higher for projects that involve some sort of citizen participation
Starting May 2021: “call green electricity”
- Contest (call) to distribute a predefined budget
- Projects with inverter power between 25 kW and 5 MW
- Installations must meet set conditions
- Determines whether or not a project receives investment support
- New call at least every six months
- Maximum 22 EUR/MWh (calculated over 20 years) to be applied for
| As of April 2020 | As of August 2020 | As of Jan 2021 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Inverter Power | Banding factor | EUR/MWh | Banding factor | EUR/MWh | Banding factor | EUR/MWh |
| 10 kW < x ≤ 40 kW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 kW < x ≤ 250 kW | 0.461 | 42.873 | 0.548 | 50.964 | 0.460 | 42.780 |
| 250 kW < x ≤ 750 kW | 0.255 | 23.715 | 0.343 | 31.899 | 0.263 | 24.459 |
| ࣙ> 750 kW | Upon request | Upon request | Upon request | Upon request | Upon Request | Upon Request |
Sources: Vreg , Bandingfactoren , Fluvius, Evaluatierapporten VEA
Photovoltaic installation with a maximal panel power output of over 10kWp
- Green energy certificates of 65EUR
- Duration: 10 years
- Produced electricity (MWh) x banding factor x 65 EUR = grant
- Request to reserve green energy certificates is mandatory
- Total budgetted grant of green energy certificates is limited per year
| Banding factor kECO | Reservation after 01/01/2022 | EUR/MWh | Reservation after 01/07/2022 | EUR/MWh | Reservation after 01/01/2023 | EUR/MWh |
| 10 kWp < x ≤ 250 kWp | 0.57 | 37.05 | 0.14 | 9.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 250 kWp < x ≤ 1 MWp | 0.46 | 29.90 | 0.11 | 7.15 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| > 1MWp | 0.34 | 22.10 | 0.08 | 5.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Sources: SPW , énergie en Wallonie (État de l’enveloppe) , énergie en Wallonie (La réservation)
Green energy in Brussels
All PV-installations are entitled to funding in Brussels.
- Green power certificates of 65 EUR, but market price is c. 93 EUR (depending on fluctuating market valuation)
- Duration: 10 years
- Produced electricity (MWh) x allocation rate x 93 EUR = grant
| Allocation Rate as of 01/2022 | Allocation Rate as of 01/2023 | |||
| Power output category | GPC/MWh | EUR/MWh | GPC/MWh | EUR/MWh |
| ≤ 5 kWp | 2.7 | 175.5 or 251,1 | 1.9 | 123.5 or 176.7 |
| 5 kWp < x ≤ 36 kWp | 2.5 | 162.5 or 232.5 | 1.8 | 117.0 or 167.4 |
| 36 kWp < x ≤ 100 kWp | 2.1 | 136.5 or 195.3 | 1.7 | 110.5 or 158.1 |
| 100 kWp < x ≤ 250 kWp | 1.8 | 117.0 or 167.4 | 1.4 | 91.0 or 130.2 |
| > 250 kWp | 1.5 | 97.5 or 139.5 | 1.2 | 78.0 or 111.6 |
Source: Brugel
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