An owner replacing an old oil boiler in a house outside Athens should separate the technical decision from the funding question. Greece has run different calls for heat-pump systems, solar water heaters and other energy measures, but historic support does not establish a current open offer or a right to combine programmes. Check the live official rules before including support in the project budget.

Greece has run separate programmes for measures including heat-pump systems, solar water heaters and other energy upgrades. Their budgets, support rates, eligibility and application dates vary by programme. Do not treat figures from a previous cycle as a current offer. Ministry programme overview.

Choose Timing From the Property and Programme Status

Choose the timing of an upgrade from the property’s condition, use pattern, quotes and confirmed current programme terms. Do not assume a subsidy, contractor price or application window is available because it appeared in a previous cycle. Official Exoikonomo 2025 status notice.

Assess the System Before Choosing Equipment

Article 17(15) of the recast EU directive restricts financial incentives for stand-alone fossil-fuel boilers from 2025, with an exception for specified investments selected before 2025. This is not a boiler-use ban or confirmation of an open Greek grant. Assess a heat pump against heat loss, emitters, electrical capacity and intended use; see our heat pump comparison for the design questions. Our guide to Greece’s minimum energy performance standards explains the separate EU residential trajectory.

Solar water heating and photovoltaic electricity are different measures with different equipment, uses and programme histories. A battery or rooftop array should be assessed on the property’s electricity demand, meter arrangement, technical scope and a live official call; no current rate or entitlement should be assumed from a previous programme.

Before You Buy Equipment

Before paying for equipment or counting on support, send the property’s use, existing heating system and roof information. We can screen the practical upgrade route based on the building and current official programme status; this is not a subsidy approval or binding savings calculation. Request a free preliminary energy assessment.

Check Each Programme Before Combining Measures

Different measures may appear under different calls, but compatibility, timing and eligible expenditure must be checked in the official rules of an open programme. Do not assume that a renovation grant, heat-pump support and a photovoltaic or solar-water-heating call can be combined or that sequencing maximizes support. The contractor invoices the owner directly, and we never add a margin on funded works. The wider grant picture is set out in our guide to Greek property energy upgrade grants, and the starting evidence is your property’s EPC rating.

A historic household programme described support for solar water heaters and heat-pump systems in main or secondary residences, but that does not establish a current open call or photovoltaic entitlement for a holiday home. Check the live programme scope and meter or residency conditions before relying on support; the practical holiday-home context is covered in our guide to energy upgrading a holiday home.

Checking Support for Heat Pumps or Solar in Greece

Before you buy, we identify the technical scope, documents and programme questions to check, independently and in English, with the contractor invoicing you directly. Programme eligibility, rates and approval remain subject to the applicable official rules and responsible authority. Start at kgnordic.com/contact or see the energy upgrade service.

Support arrangements change by programme and cycle. Confirm the official status, eligibility and terms before treating any heat-pump, solar or battery support as part of the project budget. Ministry notice for the heat-pump and solar-water-heater programme.

Frequently Asked Questions

Have Greek programmes supported heat pumps?

Greece has operated a programme supporting heat-pump systems and solar water heaters. The household application deadline for the 2025 programme was 5 May 2025. Later ministry notices concern existing vouchers and supplier payments, not a new household application window. Ministry notice confirming the 5 May 2025 household deadline; later notice on supplier payments.

What should I check about rooftop solar or solar-water-heater support?

Do not carry a rate from a previous photovoltaic or battery programme into a current budget. Solar-water heating and photovoltaic electricity are different measures; check the official portal and live programme guide for an open application window, eligible equipment and any support rate.

Can a holiday home qualify under a current solar programme?

Only the live official call can answer that. Historic programme descriptions have treated measures and residence or meter conditions differently; confirm whether the property, applicant, equipment and timing are covered before counting support.

Can heat-pump and solar support be combined?

Do not assume that separate programmes can be combined. Check the open call’s rules on eligible measures, timing, prior support and double funding before ordering equipment or counting any subsidy in the budget.

Do you mark up the subsidized equipment cost?

No. The contractor invoices you directly and we never add a margin on subsidized costs. Our fee is for assessment, scheme navigation and coordination, kept separate from the funded works.