Solar Feed in Tariff for solar heating plants
Country / region | Netherlands |
Name of programme | SDE+ |
Type of incentive | Feed in Tariff |
Eligible technologies | Solar thermal (above 140 kWth), photovoltaics, biomass, wind energy |
Applicable sectors | All |
Amount | Maximum of 6.6 EURct/kWh produced solar heat for the two tender periods in March and October 2017 (The maximum solar heat tariff is specified at 9.5 EUR/kWh and is reduced by the correction amount to take into account the market price of energy produced which is set at 2.8 EURct/kWh). The subsidy is paid over no more than 15 years. |
Maximum incentive | Feed in tariff is calculated for 700 full load hours per year and is paid over maximum 15 years |
Requirements for system | Solar thermal systems should have a glazed collector |
Requirements for installation | Operation must start in at least three years after approval of the subsidy |
Finance provider | Ministry of Economic Affairs via the Netherlands Enterpise Agency RVO.nl as the administrator of the programme |
Total funds | Budget is allocated for each tender period |
Funding source | Levy on electricity bills |
Effective date | 2015, but with an improvement of tariffs for solar thermal in 2016 |
Expiration date | Tenders two times a year |
Website | https://english.rvo.nl/subsidies-programmes/sde-publications |
Last review of this tabloid | August 2018 |
Contact | The Netherlands Enterprise Agency |