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Scottish Central Government Energy Efficiency Grant scheme: form and guidance

Last updated
21 May 2024 - see all updates
Directorate
Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic
Energy, Environment and climate change, Public sector

A scheme to offer capital grant funding support to enable the delivery of heat decarbonisation and energy efficiency projects across the public sector.

Overview

Due to high demand, we reached our funding capacity for Capital projects this financial year and this has meant there will be no further checkpoints for funding in 2024 to 2025.

We are in the process of reviewing the budget position for 2025 to 2026 and are currently unable to provide an update on when the Scottish Central Government Energy Efficiency Grant Scheme may reopen to applicants until the budget position is known.

We understand the need for clarity around future funding, and we will share any updates once a decision has been taken on the budget position. Please email GPSEDS@gov.scot to request to be added to our mailing list to be kept updated on the funding scheme.

The Scottish Central Government Energy Efficiency Grant scheme offers capital grant funding support to enable the delivery of heat decarbonisation and energy efficiency projects across the public sector. This funding is targeted towards Scottish central government organisations that have previously had limited access to borrowing funds for this type of work.

The fund also provides resource support to build a pipeline of investment-ready projects in future years, further accelerating investment in renewable heat technologies and energy efficiency across the public sector.

Energy efficiency in the public sector has been identified as an area of critical priority for transforming our buildings and the systems that supply their heat to ensure all buildings in Scotland reach zero emissions by 2045. The fund supports public sector decarbonisation, encompassing a variety of pathways and green technologies that are vital in achieving zero emissions heating systems across Scotland’s buildings.

Since the scheme launched in June 2021, over £40 million of Capital grant funding has been committed to heat decarbonisation and energy efficiency projects, and £1.5 million of resource funding committed to pre-capital projects.

Further information

We will update this guidance with further information and guidance on how to apply once future checkpoint dates are known. If you have any questions, please email gpseds@gov.scot.

Contact

Email: gpseds@gov.scot

First published
17 May 2022
Last updated
21 May 2024 - show all updates

  1. Overview updated to reflect funding capacity has for projects has been reached and we cannot accept more applications. Eligibility, how to apply and guidance sections have been archived.

  2. Overview, eligibility, how to apply and guidance sections updated to reflect latest position.

  3. Eligibility, how to apply and guidance sections updated.

  4. Minor textual changes on overview, eligibility, how to apply and guidance pages to reflect latest situation.

  5. Amended link in quarterly reports.

  6. Added link to quarterly reports.

  7. Updates to overview, how to apply and guidance to show that all funding has been allocated for part of the fund for this financial year.

  8. Minor updates to overview and guidance.

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