Part 03: Preferential Loans for Domestic Energy Conservation Projects

By Angelo Baggini / Published on Wed, 2008-06-04 09:00

Year: 2006
Policy Status: In force

On 5 October 2006, the French Government announced the creation of a 10 billion euro fund for the funding of domestic energy conservation projects with low-interest loans.

Available from January 2007, the low-interest loans are based on tax-free bank CODEVI accounts (Compte pour le Développement Industriel).

Now paying 2,75% a year in interest and capped at 4,600 € per person, these accounts will expand to 6,000 € as of January 2007 in order to bear the measure.

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