Among the measures is a guaranteed price of €0.19/kWh of electricity produced. This feed-in tariff (FiT) will apply to the first 4000 micro-generation installations countrywide over the next three years.

Eligible installations include small scale wind, photovoltaic (PV), hydro and combined heat and power (CHP).

There are also a number of other measures in the Government’s micro-generation programme including: easing connection; grant assistance for 40% of the cost of 50 trial units of up to 50 kW; and planning exemptions for small scale generation from low-carbon sources.