Project Description

Small Farm Investments: Installation of Photovoltaic Panels

Rural Development Program

This support aims to improve the living, working and production conditions of farmers and contribute to the process of modernizing and empowering companies in the agricultural sector. With the aim of decarbonizing the agricultural sector, it aims to enable farms to install photovoltaic panels. The financing rate can be up to 70%.

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Support Status

Closed

Financing

Up to 50.000€

Territory

Mainland Portugal

Eligible Entities

Individuals Entities
Legal Entities

Small Farm Investments: Installation of Photovoltaic Panels

Rural Development Program

This support aims to improve the living, working and production conditions of farmers and contribute to the process of modernizing and empowering companies in the agricultural sector. With the aim of decarbonizing the agricultural sector, it aims to enable farms to install photovoltaic panels. The financing rate can be up to 70%.

Download the Infosheet

Support Status

Closed

Financing

Up to 50.000€

Territory

Mainland Portugal

Eligible Entities

Individuals Entities
Legal Entities

Incentive Conditions

  • Improving the living, working and production conditions of farmers
  • Contribute to the process of modernization and capacity building of companies in the agricultural sector;
  • Increase the energy sustainability of farms through energy production from renewable sources, namely photovoltaic solar energy;
  • Provide agricultural holdings with the capacity to produce photovoltaic solar energy according to their needs;
  • Contribute to the decarbonization of the sector by reducing the use of fossil fuels in agriculture, particularly in irrigation.

  • Mainland Portugal.

  • Base rate:
    • 50%
  • Less developed areas and with
  • Constraints;
    • 40%
  • Other regions;
  • NG in Vulnerable
  • Territories:
    • Increase 20 p.p.
  • Support Level: 70%
    • Add-on 20 p.p.
  • Support Level: 60%.
  • NG in Non
  • Vulnerable Territories:
    • Top-up 10 p.p.
  • Support Level: 60%
    • Add-on 10 p.p.p.
  • Support Level: 50% -Amount of 10 p.p.

  • Minimum – 1 000 euros
  • Maximum – 50 000 euros
  • The total eligible cost is determined by the product of the unit cost, which corresponds to 1.35 euro/watt, and the total installed power of the photovoltaic panels to be acquired (kWp).

  • Natural or legal persons exercising an agricultural activity or engaged in the processing or marketing of agricultural products.

  • Photovoltaic panels, their associated structures and their installation enabling agricultural holdings to be equipped with photovoltaic solar energy production capacity are eligible;

  • Owners of small farms who wish to provide or increase the production capacity of photovoltaic solar energy on their farm;

Incentive Conditions

Improving the living, working and production conditions of farmers
Contribute to the process of modernization and capacity building of companies in the agricultural sector;
Increase the energy sustainability of farms through energy production from renewable sources, namely photovoltaic solar energy;
Provide agricultural holdings with the capacity to produce photovoltaic solar energy according to their needs;
Contribute to the decarbonization of the sector by reducing the use of fossil fuels in agriculture, particularly in irrigation.

Mainland Portugal.

Base rate:
50%
Less developed areas and with
Constraints;
40%
Other regions;
NG in Vulnerable
Territories:
Increase 20 p.p.
Support Level: 70%
Add-on 20 p.p.
Support Level: 60%.
NG in Non
Vulnerable Territories:
Top-up 10 p.p.
Support Level: 60%
Add-on 10 p.p.p.
Support Level: 50% -Amount of 10 p.p.

Minimum – 1 000 euros
Maximum – 50 000 euros
The total eligible cost is determined by the product of the unit cost, which corresponds to 1.35 euro/watt, and the total installed power of the photovoltaic panels to be acquired (kWp).

Natural or legal persons exercising an agricultural activity or engaged in the processing or marketing of agricultural products.

Photovoltaic panels, their associated structures and their installation enabling agricultural holdings to be equipped with photovoltaic solar energy production capacity are eligible;

Owners of small farms who wish to provide or increase the production capacity of photovoltaic solar energy on their farm;

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