Interest-free solar loans: Half allocated, conditions simplified

The Interest-free FVE Loan programme gives Czech businesses access to more affordable investments in their own clean energy generation and energy storage equipment. Loans of up to 3 million crowns are available to companies of all sizes and include a grant component. In the first year of operation, half of the project’s allocated funds for the three-year period have been committed.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MPO) launched a new project in cooperation with the National Development Bank (NRB) in July last year to support energy self-sufficiency and the use of clean energy. The Interest-free FVE Loan programme, with an allocation of 3 billion Kč, runs until 2027.

Businesses can obtain loans of between 0.5 million and 3 million Kč, thereby reducing negative environmental impacts. The repayment period is set at 15 years, with the option to defer repayments for 3 years. In addition, businesses can receive a grant component as part of the loan. This covers 30 % of eligible expenditure for a photovoltaic power plant and up to 50 % of eligible expenditure for energy storage.