Financial aid for investment in charging infrastructure further to a call for projects
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Please note: this call for projects is only aimed at private charging infrastructures. When you carry out your procedure on MyGuichet.lu, please make sure you select 'Private charging infrastructure'.
The amended law of 26 July 2022 on the aid scheme for businesses investing in infrastructure for alternative fuel vehicles (Régime d'aides en faveur des entreprises investissant dans des infrastructures de charge pour véhicules électriques) stipulates that businesses implementing projects to deploy private charging infrastructures with a charging capacity of at least 175 kilowatts are eligible for aid for electric charging stations awarded following a competitive tendering process.
The third call for projects, which aims to establish charging infrastructure for heavy commercial vehicles, with a maximum budget of EUR 4 million, is open from 20 July 2026 to 18 September 2026.
Aid application forms are available on the MyGuichet.lu platform. Luxinnovation and Klima-Agence are offering practical support in implementing the projects. The specification document for the call for projects can be found here (French, Pdf, 497 Kb).
Who is concerned
This aid is intended for companies that are lawfully established in Luxembourg.
Prerequisites
Compliance with the general terms and conditions
Businesses must comply with the general terms and conditions that apply to all types of aid for investment in electrical charging stations.
Charging infrastructure
The charging infrastructure to which the aid application pertains must satisfy the following criteria. It must:
- be fully powered:
- by renewable electricity only, as defined by law;
- if located on pubic or private property owned by the State or communal authorities: under the terms of renewable electricity purchase agreements as defined by the law and entered into with renewable electricity producers;
- be operated for at least 5 years from the time it is brought into service;
- not be intended for resale or rental, with the exception of lease agreements that provide for the lessee to purchase the charging infrastructure at the end of the agreement;
- ensure that the unavailability rate of charging stations does not exceed 5% and, for charging infrastructure with 4 or more charging stations, that the unavailability rate for the entire charging infrastructure does not exceed 1.5%;
- be located in a parking area accessible to heavy commercial vehicles (categories N2 or N3);
- be reserved for private charging.
The charging capacity of the project may not be less than 175 kilowatts.
Competition and project selection
Projects will be selected:
- within the limitations of the budget of the call for projects;
- on the basis of the lowest amount of aid per newly installed charging capacity created through the project.
Only one company may be chosen per cadastral land parcel.
No more than 90% of the projects submitted in response to the call for projects may be selected. If the number of projects submitted is less than 10, at least 1 project will be rejected.
Deadlines
The charging infrastructure must be brought into service within 18 months of the granting of the aid. If it is impossible to comply with this time limit, for duly justified reasons beyond the company's control, more time may be granted upon written request to the minister.
The call for projects, with a maximum budget of EUR 4 million, is open from 20 July 2026 until 18 September 2026.
How to proceed
Submitting the application
The application for aid for investment in electrical charging stations must be filed using the online assistant made available on MyGuichet.lu.
The person filing the application (the applicant themselves or their representative) must have a LuxTrust product or an electronic identity card (eID).
The application must be filed before the commencement of the work.
How to create a business eSpace on MyGuichet.lu
There are 2 possible scenarios:
- You are a new user of MyGuichet.lu. You must:
- first register on MyGuichet.lu; and
- then create a business eSpace.
- You already have a private eSpace on MyGuichet.lu. You can directly create a business eSpace without having to register again.
Further information as well as tutorials in relation with the business eSpace are available in our dedicated help page.
Supporting documents
The application for aid must include the following information and documents:
- the name and size of the business;
- the business's organisational chart;
- the annual accounts for the most recently closed financial year (those of the applicant company and those of any of its partners or affiliates);
- a bank account identification document;
- a Joint Social Security Centre (CCSS) certificate (number of employees);
- a copy of the company's operating permit;
- the dates on which the work will commence and the charging infrastructure brought into service;
- with regard to the charging stations:
- their number, nominal power and charging capacity;
- whether or not they operate using a smart charging system;
- if the project involves increasing the charging capacity of existing charging infrastructure, the number and nominal power of the existing charging stations, and the charging capacity of the existing charging infrastructure;
- a list of the eligible costs;
- the amount and intensity of financial aid required to complete the project;
- the GPS coordinates and, where applicable, the number of the cadastral land parcel where the charging infrastructures are located;
- in the case of a leasing agreement, the name of the lessor and the power of attorney authorising them to apply for the aid and receive payment on the lessee's behalf;
- when the applicant business does not own the land: an agreement in principle, conditional upon the granting of the aid, whereby the owner grants the applicant the use of the property to operate charging infrastructure;
- evidence showing that the application for authorisation to connect to the network or to make alterations has been submitted to the distribution network operator (gestionnaire de réseau de distribution - GRD);
- evidence showing that the planned charging station is accessible to heavy commercial vehicles: by indicating the planned location of the charging station and graphically illustrating its accessibility to heavy commercial vehicles;
- a statement detailing the current and planned number of heavy-duty electric vehicles in its fleet. Where applicable, it must provide a list of heavy commercial vehicles belonging to third parties that might use the private charging infrastructure as part of the applicant business' economic activity;
- any other relevant information which would help the minister in charge to assess the qualities or the specific features of the project and its incentive effect.
Companies that have existed for less than 3 years must provide a business plan.
The same company may submit several projects in response to each call for projects.
Maximum amount of financial aid
The amount of the aid is calculated based on the eligible project costs.
For each project, the maximum amount of aid cannot exceed 50% for private charging infrastructures:
The maximum amount of aid granted to a single company under the same call for projects is 40% of the budget allocated to the call for projects.
The maximum budget for the call for projects cannot exceed EUR 4 million.
Investments to be made
The investments made as part of a project to install charging infrastructure, or to increase the charging capacity of an existing charging infrastructure, include:
- charging station(s);
- connection to the electrical grid (storage facilities are eligible when they help reduce the need for the charging stations to draw upon the electrical grid);
- a shared smart charging management system;
- data transmission devices;
- inspection of the charging stations;
- a payment system;
- site signage;
- associated civil engineering work.
Operating costs and costs involved in complying with legal, regulatory or administrative requirements in force are not eligible.
The eligible costs do not include taxes or other deductions.
Payment of the aid
The capital grant is paid by the Ministry of the Economy once the project is completed.
The application for payment of the aid is to be submitted using the online assistant available on MyGuichet.lu. This can be done in 2 different ways:
- by providing a detailed breakdown of costs, where each individual cost item is reported: to be used if there are 10 invoices or less to be declared; or
- in a summarised manner, where the total per type of cost is reported: to be used if there are more than 10 invoices to be declared.
Details of the documents to be provided depending on the cost statement templates are available under 'Pièces à joindre à la démarche en ligne MyGuichet.lu de demande de paiement' (see under 'Online services and forms' below).
The person filing the application (the applicant themselves or their representative) must have a LuxTrust product or an electronic identity card (eID).
The application for payment must be filed before the deadline specified in the decision/agreement.
Tutorials
Online services and forms
Who to contact
Ministry of the Economy General Directorate - State Aid and Company Financing
- Address:
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19-21, boulevard Royal
L-2449
Luxembourg
Luxembourg
L-2914
- Email address:
- fae@eco.etat.lu
- Website:
- https://meco.gouvernement.lu/en.html
Luxinnovation Aid
- Address:
- 5, avenue des Hauts-Fourneaux L-4362 Esch-sur-Alzette
- Phone:
- (+352) 43 62 63 1
- Website:
- http://www.luxinnovation.lu
Related procedures and links
Procedures
Links
Pubications
Legal references
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Loi modifiée du 26 juillet 2022
relative au régime d’aides en faveur des entreprises investissant dans des infrastructures pour véhicules à carburants alternatifs
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Loi modifiée du 1er août 2007
relative à l'organisation du marché de l'électricité
