Sardinia plans $34m renewables and storage tender for business

Sardinia has published a €29 million call for micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) to benefit from solar and storage systems.

The tender, trailed by Regional Councilor for Industry Emanuele Cani, is part of the island region’s bid to encourage businesses to install renewables and take energy efficiency measures.

The grants available range from €20,000 to €500,000, under the EU’s GBER regime. Alternatively, applicants can choose to be part of the easier-to-access EU de minimis regime, which has a €300,000 ceiling.

The awards are available only to MSME manufacturers; accommodation providers; sports facility management companies; businesses trading, repairing, and washing vehicles; and quarrying companies.

Micro- and small-scale companies installing solar arrays on existing buildings or on non-agricultural land can apply for a grant worth up to 65% of the project cost and medium-sized businesses can claim up to 55%.

Micro and small companies installing storage systems which absorb 75% of the annual electricity generated by a connected renewable energy generation source can apply for grant funding for half the cost. Medium sized businesses can claim 40%.

Eligible systems must be installed before 2030 and grant applications can be submitted until midday on June 30.

Sardinia will hold information events about the grant scheme in the weeks ahead with a first meeting planned in Olbia on Nov. 14, at the Consorzio Industriale Provinciale Nord Est Sardegna-Gallura headquarters.

Regional Cllr. Cani said the tender will enable recipients to “significantly reduce the costs of bills, which have always been a highly critical element for the Sardinian production system.”

The politician said the tender “will be followed, in 2026, by other calls for over €100 million.”

In June, Sardinia opened a €20 million program to incentivize families with an equivalent economic situation indicator of less than €15,000, to install home solar and storage.

From pv magazine Italia.