ADEETIE Interest Subvention for Energy Efficient MSMEs

Open all year Bureau of Energy Efficiency, Ministry of Power All of India

Subsidy

5% interest subvention (micro and small) or 3% (medium) on energy efficiency loans

Apply on the official site

What it funds: Interest subvention and energy audits for MSMEs installing energy efficient technology
Who can apply: MSME in one of 60 listed industrial clusters
Works in one of 14 energy intensive sectors
Energy audit and project report done under the scheme
Energy savings checked after installation
When you can apply: Open all year
How to apply: Register on the ADEETIE portal for an energy audit, then apply for the loan
Best for: Early revenue, Growth stage
Sectors: CleanTech Hardware
Run by: Government of India

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