In forceClimate and energy
Grants for projects involving the rollout of district heating distribution networks
Official title (in Danish): Bekendtgørelse om tilskud til projekter vedrørende udrulning af fjernvarmedistributionsnet
In short
Reading time: 1 min- What changes:
- The highest grant per converted heat consumer has been raised from DKK 20,000 to DKK 40,000.
- The total support per district heating company per project can now be up to EUR 50 million, compared with EUR 20 million before.
- It is now the implementing company, and not the grant recipient, that must write certain information on the accounting vouchers.
- Who: The rules apply to projects that roll out district heating networks with grants from the Danish Energy Agency. Commitments made before the new executive order enters into force, and cases received by the Danish Energy Agency before it enters into force, follow the old rules.
- When: The executive order entered into force on 25 August 2026.
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Source: Retsinformation.dk
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- Issued · 18 August 2026
- Published in the Danish Law Gazette (Lovtidende) · 22 August 2026
- In force · 25 August 2026