Bayerisches Energiekreditprogramm / Energiekredit Regenerativ Grant

Bundesregierung / Förderdatenbank

About this grant

The Bayerisches Energiekreditprogramm, product Energiekredit Regenerativ, provides interest-subsidised loans to businesses and freelancers investing in renewable energy generation in Bavaria. The Freistaat Bayern supports the programme together with KfW Bankengruppe and the LfA Förderbank Bayern, which administers it. The loans fund new builds and modernisation of installations producing electricity or heat/cooling from renewable sources, storage systems for renewable electricity and for thermal/cold storage fed by renewables, and investments in flexibilising electricity demand and supply (for example industrial or cross-company load management). Digitalisation measures that support system-compatible integration of renewables, investments in renewable hydrogen electrolysers under AGVO Art. 2 No. 102c, and investments in district heating networks are also eligible, subject to additional conditions for heating networks (BEW alignment and state-aid-free structuring). Loans are granted as interest-subsidised loans with a maximum loan amount of EUR 10 million per project (EUR 100 million for district heating), with a minimum eligible cost threshold of EUR 25,000. Financing may cover up to 100% of eligible expenditure. Partial tilgungszuschuss (repayment subsidy) is possible. The loans are applied for via the applicant's house bank, which forwards the application to LfA; LfA may release the house bank 50% from liability for loans up to EUR 2 million. The programme is discretionary, with no legal entitlement, subject to available budget funds. Aid is provided mainly under AGVO Art. 17 or the de minimis regulation, with some products under AGVO Art. 41. Land purchase, operating and financing costs, biogas production investments and several other categories are excluded.

Eligibility

Eligible applicants are commercial enterprises meeting the EU SME definition (Annex I AGVO), and members of the liberal professions (Freie Berufe) with a registered seat or branch in Bavaria, with group annual turnover not exceeding EUR 500 million. Cooperatives (including citizen energy cooperatives), profit-oriented associations, legally capable foundations, public-law corporations, municipal special-purpose associations and public-law institutions with their own legal personality may also be eligible under certain loan products. Private individuals and farmers are excluded. Companies majority-owned directly or indirectly by the public sector are excluded. Investments must take place in Bavaria; the project must be financed overall, must not have started before the house bank application, and must be ready to begin within one year of approval. Companies under AGVO-blocked categories (primary agriculture, fisheries, aquaculture), companies in difficulty except where permitted, and those who violated environmental law intentionally or with gross negligence are excluded. Electricity generation plants must meet EEG technical requirements; biomass plants of 20 MW or more must demonstrably use sustainable fuel; hydropower above 20 MW and biomass-only heat plants above 2 MW are excluded. Heating network loans require eligibility under BEW.

How it's scored

The page does not describe scoring criteria, weightings or panel composition. Assessment is by LfA after review of the funding preconditions, with the house bank confirming loan requirements. Eligibility checks include financing overall viability, economic significance of the aid, project readiness, state-aid compliance, and for hydrogen projects a plausible economically viable operation and sales forecast.

Key requirements

• ✓Applicant must be a company or freelance professional investing in renewable energy generation, storage, or flexibility projects
• ✓Loan amounts range from EUR 25,000 (de minimis threshold) up to EUR 10 million, typically financing up to 100% of eligible costs
• ✓Application submitted via a house bank or chosen credit institution, which forwards it to LfA Förderbank Bayern; 50% liability release available for loans up to EUR 2 million

Funder contact

The notice names a programme contact you can speak to before applying.

Frequently asked questions

How much funding does Bundesregierung / Förderdatenbank offer?

Bayerisches Energiekreditprogramm / Energiekredit Regenerativ offers €2.0M – €10.0M.

Who can apply for Bayerisches Energiekreditprogramm / Energiekredit Regenerativ?

Eligibility covers organisations in DE; sme, large-company, startup. See the eligibility criteria above for the full conditions.

Relevant sectors

About this sector

Renewable energy funding covers solar, wind, hydropower, geothermal and bioenergy, from early research to grid-scale deployment. Public money tends to back demonstration, grid connection and access to energy in emerging markets, while procurement notices buy installation, operation and maintenance. Calls often ask for proof of resource assessment, permitting progress and local partners.