Promotion of green district heating

Under European Union (EU) State aid rules, the European Commission approved a scheme that aims to promote green district heating and decarbonisation of heat generation units connected to district heating system. The scheme aims to support installation of new biomass and waste renewable heat generation units above 500kW. Under this, owners of heat generation installations holding a heat energy production licence and producing heat from (i) biomass, or (ii) waste that is considered a renewable energy source within the meaning of the Renewable Energy Directive are eligible.

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