Flemish companies ignoring energy premiums
Businesses are not taking advantage of premiums offered for investment in energy-saving measures such as insulation and double-glazing
Missing communication
The premiums are available for companies, as for private households, to invest in measures such as roof insulation, double-glazing or energy-efficient lighting. About 500,000 companies in the region should be eligible to apply, but most are either not interested in energy savings or unaware of the possibility of receiving support.
“There’s something missing in the communication to businesses,” said Robrecht Bothuyne, member of the Flemish parliament for CD&V. “We need better co-operation between the government and the business organisations to bring companies up to speed.”
Bothuyne, who describes the drop-off in the numbers applying as “alarming”, has called on Flemish energy minister Annemie Turtelboom to produce a plan by the end of the year aimed at encouraging businesses to consider more energy investments and informing them of the ways the government can support them.
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