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G/SCM/N/284/EU/ADD. 23 |
European Union: Romania |
2016 |
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Grants and direct payments |
Manufacturing |
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Environment related objective
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To promote eco-efficient production system
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Measure description
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Coverage of the measure
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State Aid for Strenghtening and Modernizing Large Enterprises:
Support for the strengthening and modernization of the productive sector through investments made by large enterprises corresponding to operation A) Support for the strengthening and modernization of the productive sector through investments tangible and intangible - priority Axis 1- an innovative and eco-efficient production system from the Sectorial Operational Programme "Increasing Economic Competitiveness"
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Large enterprises in the productive sector
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Type of measure
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Grants
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ICS - HS Code
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Subsidy amount
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Implementation period
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2013 - 2014
Duration of the subsidy: 2008 - 2013
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Keywords
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| Subsidies and Countervailing Measures |
G/SCM/N/284/EU/ADD. 24 |
European Union: Slovak Republic |
2016 |
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Grants and direct payments |
Energy |
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Environment related objective
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To support regions with low living standards and high unemployment through the implementation of projects aimed at saving energy and using renewable energy sources
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Measure description
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Coverage of the measure
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Energy Savings: State Aid Schemes for increasing energy efficiency both on the side of generation and consumption and the introduction of advanced technologies in the energy sector through the Operational Programme Competitiveness and Economic Growth
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Producers
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Type of measure
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Non refundable grant
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ICS - HS Code
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Subsidy amount
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Implementation period
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2013 - 2014
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Keywords
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Energy
Renewable
Conservation
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| Subsidies and Countervailing Measures |
G/SCM/N/284/EU/ADD. 28 |
European Union: United Kingdom |
2016 |
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Grants and direct payments |
Not specified |
Carbon Trust Applied Research Open Call |
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Environment related objective
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To reduce greenhouse gas emissions (particular emphasis is on reduction of emissions from UK sources); To bridge the funding gap in the market caused by the presently existing lack of internalization of carbon costs; To secure the funding continuum that is vital to the successful delivery to market of low carbon technologies; To support the United Kingdom and the European Community in meeting, as a minimum, their international commitments under the Kyoto Protocol
The development of low-carbon technologies will lead to clear horizontal benefits. It will in particular lead to environmental benefits and simultaneously to increased levels of energy (carbon) efficiency for energy users. UK Energy use is evenly divided between buildings, industry and transport. Positive benefits flowing from the development and use of new low-carbon technology will therefore not be sector specific but accrue across all sectors. The development of low carbon technology will benefit a wide range of industries as well as society as a whole.
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Measure description
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Coverage of the measure
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Carbon Trust Applied Research Open Call
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Universities and SMEs (small scale technology developers)
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Type of measure
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Research and development grants
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ICS - HS Code
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Subsidy amount
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Implementation period
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2011 - 2013
Duration of the subsidy: The programme ran from 2002 - 2014 for UK. However no further awards were granted after March 2013.
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Keywords
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Emissions
Environment
Energy
MEAs
Green
Climate
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| Subsidies and Countervailing Measures |
G/SCM/N/284/EU/ADD. 28 |
European Union: United Kingdom |
2016 |
Energy conservation and efficiency |
Tax concessions |
Energy |
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Environment related objective
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To encourage more usage of combined heat and power (CHP) technology, which is currently at a competitive disadvantage due to the fact that it is significantly more expensive to produce power from CHP than from conventional power plants
Combined heat and power (CHP) is a low-carbon technology, which can be between 25 and 30% more efficient in primary energy usage than more traditional forms of secondary energy generation.
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Measure description
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Coverage of the measure
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Climate Change Levy (CCL) - Exemption for Electricity Exports from Good Quality Combined Heat and Power
The EU Cogeneration Directive (2004/8/EC) came into force on 21 February 2004, allowing Member States until 21 February 2006 to transpose it into national law. The Directive places an obligation on Member States to ensure that support for combined heat and power (CHP) is based on useful heat demand and primary energy savings. It sets out a methodology for assessing the energy efficiency of CHP schemes based on harmonized efficiency reference values for the separate production of heat and power.
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CHP operators wishing to sell good quality CHP electricity to electricity utilities
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Type of measure
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Tax relief: exemption from the climate change levy
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ICS - HS Code
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Subsidy amount
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Implementation period
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2013 - 2014
Duration of the subsidy: The Commission considered a ten - year exemption of the levy to be appropriate in order to guarantee the effectiveness of this measure, thereby running from 1 April 2003 - 31 March 2013.
Although just straddling a small part of the relevant two year reporting period, the programme has now expired. Climate Change Levy Exemption Certificates for good quality CHP ceased to be issued after 31 March 2013.
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Keywords
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Climate
Energy
Conservation
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| Subsidies and Countervailing Measures |
G/SCM/N/284/EU/ADD. 28 |
European Union: United Kingdom |
2016 |
Climate change mitigation and adaptation |
Grants and direct payments |
Manufacturing |
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Environment related objective
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To provide aid to electricity-intensive industries for their indirect domestic and European emission costs due to the European Union Emission Trading System and the domestic Carbon Price Support mechanism in their retail electricity prices, and thus to reduce the risk of carbon leakage and enable them to remain competitive in international markets
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Measure description
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Coverage of the measure
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Compensation for the Indirect Emission Costs of The EU Emissions Trading System and the Carbon Price Support Mechanism
Background: The Commission publication "Guidelines on certain State aid measures in the context of the greenhouse gas emission allowance trading scheme post-2012" (C 158/4) enables member states to implement state aid measures relating to the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS). Further, the Commission publication "Guidelines on State aid for environmental protection and energy 2014-2020" (C 200/1) enables member states to implement state aid measures for energy and environmental objectives. Aid to businesses relating to the UK's Carbon Price Support mechanism (CPS) falls within the scope of this latter text.
Because of the impact of indirect emission costs on the competitiveness of electricity-intensive manufacturing businesses, the Government has implemented a compensation scheme for the indirect costs of the EU ETS and the CPS. Both of these schemes operate under domestic legislation contained in sections 7 and 8 of the Industrial Development Act 1982.
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The Commission publication C 158/4 defines a list of eligible NACE codes and their associated sectors. Companies manufacturing goods that fall within these NACE codes, which pass (or have a direct competitor in the UK which has applied and passes) a filter test, are deemed to be eligible to receive compensation.
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Type of measure
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Compensation, with an aid intensity of 85%, and typically a benchmark of 80% of the indirect costs incurred by eligible manufacturing activities (both specified by the Commission in C 158/4), reduces overall aid to 68% of costs.
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ICS - HS Code
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Subsidy amount
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Implementation period
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2013 - 2014
Duration of the subsidy: Both schemes will run to March 2020. EU ETS compensation commenced in August 2013, and was paid with effect from 1 January 2013; CPS compensation commenced in August 2014, and was paid with effect from 1 March 2014.
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Keywords
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Emissions
Environment
Green
Climate
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| Subsidies and Countervailing Measures |
G/SCM/N/284/EU/ADD. 28 |
European Union: United Kingdom |
2016 |
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Grants and direct payments |
Manufacturing |
Direct research in low carbon technology |
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Environment related objective
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- To address important "innovation gaps" and reduce the risks for the private sector involvement in early-stage technology development with the ultimate aim of accelerating low carbon products to market;
- To support the research, development and demonstration (RD&D) of new or enhanced low carbon technologies and their associated systems and processes;
- To bring cheap, green, effective technologies to the point at which they are sufficiently proven that the market can deploy them widely
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Measure description
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Coverage of the measure
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Direct research in low carbon technology
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Businesses of all sizes and research organizations involved in the development of low carbon technologies
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Type of measure
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• Aid for R&D projects through direct non repayable grants.
• Aid for Young Innovative Enterprises through non-repayable grants
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ICS - HS Code
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Subsidy amount
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Implementation period
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2013 - 2014
Duration of the subsidy: July 2011 - March 2016
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Keywords
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| Subsidies and Countervailing Measures |
G/SCM/N/284/EU/ADD. 28 |
European Union: United Kingdom |
2016 |
Alternative and renewable energy |
Grants and direct payments |
Energy, Manufacturing |
Grant for business investment (GBI) |
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Environment related objective
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To assist economic development in areas of special hardship in England (exceptional extension of application period is created for offshore wind equipment manufacturers)
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Measure description
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Coverage of the measure
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Grant for business investment (GBI)
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Eligible projects in the manufacturing and service sector (including SMEs that are based in non assisted areas)
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Type of measure
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Grants
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ICS - HS Code
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Subsidy amount
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Implementation period
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2013 - 2014 (2013/14 and 2014/15)
Duration of the subsidy: The GBI scheme opened to new applications on 23 October 2008 and closed to new application from 1 February 2011, except for large exceptional projects and applications to the Department DECC from offshore wind equipment manufacturers.
The scheme operated under the terms of the European Commission General Block Exemption Regulation (No 800/2008). This regulation came to an end on 30 June 2014. Therefore the GBI scheme is not currently in force.
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Keywords
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| Subsidies and Countervailing Measures |
G/SCM/N/284/EU/ADD. 28 |
European Union: United Kingdom |
2016 |
Water management and conservation |
Grants and direct payments |
Manufacturing, Services |
Invest NI - Resource efficiency capital grant |
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Environment related objective
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To enable business to achieve water and material efficiencies beyond EU regulatory requirements
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Measure description
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Coverage of the measure
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Invest NI - Resource efficiency capital grant
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Northern Ireland manufacturing and traded services companies
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Type of measure
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Grants
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ICS - HS Code
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Subsidy amount
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Implementation period
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2013 - 2014 (2013/14 and 2014/15)
Duration of the subsidy: 12 November 2012 to 31 March 2015
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Keywords
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| Subsidies and Countervailing Measures |
G/SCM/N/284/EU/ADD. 28 |
European Union: United Kingdom |
2016 |
Alternative and renewable energy |
Tax concessions |
Energy |
NI DETI - Renewable heat initiative (2012 - 2020) |
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Environment related objective
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To promote renewable energy generation
Background information: The Strategic Energy Framework (SEF), endorsed by the Northern Ireland Executive and published by DETI in September 2010, sets ambitious targets for renewable energy generation.
For renewable heat a target of 10% has been set by the Northern Ireland Executive. The current heat demand in Northern Ireland has been assessed as being 17, 362 GWh per year, of which around 1. 7% (300 GWh) is from renewable sources.
Looking forward to forward to 2020, Northern Ireland's overall heat demand is predicted to drop from 17. 4 TWh per year to 16. 7 TWh per year, with rises in demand from new development being outweighed by reductions in demand with efficiency improvements in the existing sector. The 10% for renewable heat therefore equates to 1. 6TWh (or an additional 1. 3 TWh when considering existing levels).
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Measure description
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Coverage of the measure
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NI DETI - Renewable heat initiative (2012 - 2020)
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All eligible commercial renewable heat technology installations
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Type of measure
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Technology based tariff incentives
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ICS - HS Code
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Subsidy amount
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Implementation period
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2013 - 2014
Duration of the subsidy: 1 July 2012 to 31 March 2040
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Keywords
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| Subsidies and Countervailing Measures |
G/SCM/N/284/EU/ADD. 28 |
European Union: United Kingdom |
2016 |
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Grants and direct payments |
Energy |
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Environment related objective
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To save 86 000 tonnes of CO2 annually by 2052 and bring greater fuel choice to some 34, 000 consumers in these areas, provide an option for businesses to use a cleaner, more efficient and cheaper fuel, help to reduce the dependence on coal and oil for household heating and help to alleviate fuel poverty
Background information: Extension of the natural gas network to further towns in the West and North West of Northern Ireland (namely Dungannon, Cookstown, Magherafelt, Coalisland, Omagh, Enniskillen/Derrylin and Strabane).
The economic appraisal on the project calculated that this will involve investment of some £203 million in the provision of approximately 169 km of new natural gas transmission (high pressure) and some 142 km of new gas distribution (low pressure) infrastructure to facilitate the provision of natural gas to the seven towns identified above (final costs are subject to final scheme design and tendered contracts).
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Measure description
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Coverage of the measure
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NI DETI – Extension of NI Gas Pipeline to West and North West
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Holder of an exclusive gas conveyance licence (awarded by the NI Authority for Utility Regulation following a competitive process) who has responsibility for implementing the gas transmission (high pressure) infrastructure in the West
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Type of measure
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Grants
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ICS - HS Code
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Subsidy amount
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Implementation period
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2013 - 2014
Duration of the subsidy: 11 February 2015 (date of licence award) to 31 March 2018
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Keywords
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