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Prosol: Successful grant and credit programme in Tunisia

Submitted by Baerbel Epp on Mon, 09/29/2008 - 12:29.

The grant programme Prosol II started 2005 in Tunisia and increased the market volume of solar water heaters tenfold within some years. See also news at: http://www.solarthermalworld.org/node/166

 

Country / region Tunisia 
Name of programme Prosol II 
Type of incentive Grant or reimbursable credit  
Eligible technologies Solar water heaters  
Applicable sectors Residential / commercial 
Amount Residential:
up to TND 200 for SWH with 200 litres and up to TND 400 for SWH with 300 litres plus a credit reimbursable in five years 
Commercial:
grant covering 50 % of the cost of the conception (up to TND 5,000) and a national grant covering 20 % of the investment cost of the system (up to 50 TND/m2) and an international grant covering 20 % of the investment cost of the system
(TND = Tunisian Dollar = Dinar)
Requirements for system eligible system suppliers 
Requirements for installation eligible installers 
Finance provider Société Tunisienne d’Electricité et du Gaz (STEG),
www.steg.com.tn 
Total funds TND 220 million
(TND = Tunisian Dollar = Dinar) 
Funding source Public funds 
Effective date 2005 
Expiration date No 
Website www.anme.nat.tn/index.asp?pId=244 
Last review of this tabloid July 5, 2008 
Contact Mr. Imed Landoulsi,
Agence nationale pour la maîtrise de l'énergie (Anme),
phone +216 71 787 700
Fax: + 216 71 784 624
e-mail: I-landoulsi@anme.nat.tn.
Effective Date: 
January 1, 2005
Incentive Program: 
Prosol II
Contact: 
Agence nationale pour la maîtrise de l'énergie (Anme)