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  • ProKilowatt 2025 tenders set new standards

    ProKilowatt 2025 tenders set new standards

    The submission phase for projects and programs to increase electricity efficiency in the industrial and service sectors as well as in households has been running since November 2024. With 49 applications submitted by mid-April 2025 alone, interest is around 30 percent higher than in the previous year. A record that underlines the potential for sustainable energy savings.

    Flexibility for companies – paperless and plannable
    The uncomplicated, digital application process and prompt processing within just four weeks make it easier for companies to integrate efficiency projects into their operational planning in a way that fits perfectly. Larger projects with a subsidy of up to six million francs can also be submitted at any time from this year onwards – a milestone for ambitious projects such as the replacement of large production facilities or the bundling of smaller measures.

    Concrete savings
    A project in the retail sector has already been approved for up to six million francs. Replacing existing refrigeration units will save an annual amount of electricity equivalent to the consumption of 4,500 households. Projects in industry also range from the replacement of presses and the optimization of printing machines to more efficient blowers in wastewater treatment plants.

    Competitive tenders as an instrument for the future
    The ProKilowatt program is financed by the Swiss Federal Office of Energy and implemented by CimArk SA in Sion. The subsidy, financed via a surcharge on the high-voltage grids, provides impetus for an energy-saving and competitive economy. The next deadline for project applications is November 2, 2025 – an important date for all companies that want to reduce their energy costs with innovative measures and contribute to the energy transition at the same time.

  • The Federal Office of Energy is funding significantly more projects

    The Federal Office of Energy is funding significantly more projects

    In 2021, the Federal Office of Energy funded a total of 79 new projects and 13 new programs as part of competitive tenders to save electricity in the industrial and service sectors and in households. The number of subsidized projects was thus significantly higher than in 2020, according to a press release . In 2020, the number of funded projects was 39 and the number of funded programs was 15.

    According to the Federal Office of Energy, this increase in projects is “at least partly due to the softened selection process in 2021”. It was introduced as an "immediate measure for projects due to the Covid 19 pandemic". In 2021, the beneficiaries received a total of 40 million francs.

    The subsidies were used, among other things, to optimize shaft heating for snowmaking systems in terms of energy, to replace a production system for drawers at a furniture manufacturer and to replace vacuum pumps in a paper production machine.

    Taken together, the funded projects and programs save 90 gigawatt hours of electricity per year. "That corresponds to the annual electricity consumption of 16,000 households," says the press release.

    The competitive tenders for 2022 have meanwhile already begun. Interested parties can submit programs until May 2nd. Applications for projects can be submitted at any time throughout the year. The entry is made online. The participants will receive confirmations and rejection of funding after four weeks at the latest.

  • Federal government continues electricity saving program

    Federal government continues electricity saving program

    The ProKilowatt office received a total of 16 applications for the 2020 competitive tender for programs. According to a press release , twelve of them received funding approval. The programs with the best cost-benefit ratio, i.e. with the cheapest kilowatt-hour saved, were awarded the contract. These programs range from energy saving measures for companies in the food and feed industry to energy optimization in data centers.

    In addition, nine new projects were selected at the beginning of July. In this way, the Federal Office of Energy supports, among other things, the renovation of ventilation systems in a food company and the replacement of motors in industrial production processes. This year the Federal Office of Energy has awarded applicants CHF 29 million in funding.

    A total of 50 million francs is available to the federal government for calls for tenders for projects and programs in 2020. The deadline for submitting the third project round of the year and for programs to promote energy-efficient household appliances expired on September 4th. The applications received are currently being examined. The applicants will receive the funding notices in mid-November. Applications for the 2021 competitive tenders can be submitted from the beginning of November. The submission deadlines for projects are February 5, April 23 and September 3, 2021.