CACER 2025 Call for Proposals – Grants for Renewable Energy Communities

The Ministry of the Environment and Energy Security (MASE), through the GSE, has opened the window for granting non-repayable grants to support the construction and upgrading of renewable energy plants within the framework of Renewable Energy Communities (CER) and collective self-consumption systems, financed by the PNRR – NextGenerationEU.

Purpose

Granting of subsidies for expenses incurred for renewable energy plants (new or upgrades) included in renewable energy communities (CER) and collective self-consumption systems in municipalities with a population of less than 50,000 inhabitants.

Financial allocation

Total: €2,200,000,000 (Mission 2, Component 2, Investment 1.2 of the PNRR).

Contribution

Capital contribution of up to 40% of eligible costs.

Beneficiaries

Entities that undertake the investment for the construction/upgrading of the plant.

They must comply with the requirements set out in the Operating Rules.

Eligible interventions

New construction or upgrading of renewable energy plants (< 1 MW).

Included in CER configurations or collective self-consumption systems in municipalities with < 50,000 inhabitants.

Main eligibility criteria

Power ≤ 1 MW.

Authorisation and connection estimate (where required).

Location in a municipality with < 50,000 inhabitants and in the area of the same primary substation as the CER/Self-consumption configuration.

Start of work following the application.

Completion of work by 30/06/2026.

Commissioning within 24 months of completion of works and in any case no later than 31/12/2027.

Inclusion in self-consumption/CER configuration with active incentive tariff contract.

Eligible expenses

Construction of renewable energy plants, storage systems, grid connection, necessary construction works.

Design, surveys, works management, testing, essential consultancy (max 10% of the amount).

Cost limits per kW:

€1,500/kW (≤ 20 kW),

€1,200/kW (20–200 kW),

€1,100/kW (200–600 kW),

€1,050/kW (600–1,000 kW).

VAT is not eligible, unless it is non-recoverable.

Submission of applications

Opening date: 21/07/2025 at 3 p.m.

Closing date: 30/11/2025 at 6 p.m. (unless funds are exhausted).

Method: exclusively online via the “SPC – Production and Consumption Systems” application on the GSE portal (https://areaclienti.gse.it/).

Further information

Do you need support for your company to identify the most suitable subsidised financing instrument, submit your application and manage your reporting?

Talk to:

Silvia Marchini – marchini@polotecnologico.it – 050 754 121

Giulia Gori – gori@polotecnologico.it – 050 754 144