Bank of Valletta, together with the European Investment Fund (EIF) and the Maltese government, have launched The BOV Business Energy Loan, a financing scheme aimed at assisting enterprises reduce their energy costs.
The loan provides businesses with a number of benefits to reduce the cost of financing energy-efficiency solutions, ensuring that these savings provide a direct benefit to the businesses bottom line.
Enterprises can take a maximum loan of €750,000 for a maximum term of 15 years. The attractive interest rate of 2.1 per cent for the first three years, followed by a three per cent rate thereafter, combined with a two per cent interest-rate subsidy over the first three years ensures that such energy- efficiency investments achieve an improved payback.
The BOV Business Energy Loan is available to both SMEs and mid-caps (enterprises employing up to 3,000 employees) and provides financing to invest in energy efficiency and renewable energy solutions. The loan considers other eligible costs, in line with an energy study, such as electric/hybrid car fleets and water-efficiency measures, among others.
The loan is available to both SMEs and mid-caps
“Undertaking an energy study to prioritise those energy saving investments based on their highest payback option would be the first step,” Albert Frendo, chief business banking officer at Bank of Valletta, said.
“The BOV Business Energy loan is designed to ensure that energy-efficient investments identified reap an immediate benefit to the business going forward, while reducing the enterprises’ carbon footprint in line with the bank’s ESG commitments.”
To assist businesses get a better understanding of potential savings in energy costs and carbon dioxide reductions achieved through costs financed through the BOV Business Energy Loan, the European Investment Bank has developed a web-based tool called ‘CliMalta’ which can be accessed via https://climalta.eu/.
Businesses who are seeking to undertake an energy-efficient investment are invited to set up an appointment with their BOV branch by setting an appointment through https://bov.com/assistants/set-an-appointment, calling on (+356) 2131 2020 or by sending an e-mail on smefinance@bov.com. More information can be found on https://www.bov.com/products/bov-business-energy-loan.