Aid shall not be granted for biofuels which are subject to a supply obligation or an obligation to use as a blender. Aid is not granted for hydroelectric power plants. Aid limit and intensity The limit for investment aid for the promotion of energy from renewable sources is EUR million. The aid intensity is: % of the eligible costs if the eligible costs constitute the total investment costs; % of eligible costs – in other cases. The aid intensity may be increased by % for aid to small enterprises and by % for aid to medium-sized enterprises.
The aid intensity may be increased by % or % for investments carried out in assisted areas which respectively meet the conditions set out in Article section letter a) and c) of the Treaty. Eligible photo retouching costs Eligible costs include additional investment costs necessary to from renewable sources. Where the costs of investing in the production of energy from renewable sources can be separated from the total investment costs as a separate investment, such cost related to energy from renewable sources shall constitute eligible costs.
Where the costs of investing in the production of energy from renewable sources can be determined by reference to a similar, less environmentally friendly investment that would likely have been made in the absence of the aid, such a difference between the costs of the two investments determines the cost of the energy from renewable sources and constitutes eligible. For certain small installations, where a less environmentally friendly investment cannot be identified because there are no plants of limited size, the eligible costs are the total investment costs. Costs that are not directly related to achieving a higher level of environmental protection are not eligible.