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Government incentives & support schemes
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Australian government is likely to deliver the upgrades to public and community social houses with the policies
Regions
Countries
Key Government Incentives/ Policies
Key Insights
ACT Home Energy Support: Public Housing
Program
• The Australian Government is investing $7.2 Mn to provide energy efficiency upgrades to over 5,000 homes in the Australian
Capital Territory
• This investment adds to the ACT Government’s $28 Mn for the ACT Home Energy Support: Public Housing Program. This brings the
total program funding to $35.2 Mn
Homes Tasmania Energy Efficiency
• The Australian Government is investing $8.3 Mn to provide energy efficiency upgrades to 1,600 social houses in Tasmania
• This investment matches the Tasmanian Government’s funding for the Homes Tasmania Energy E昀케ciency program. This brings the
total program funding to $16.6 Mn
NSW energy performance upgrades
• The Australian Government is investing $87.5 Mn to provide energy performance upgrades to over 24,000 homes in New South
Wales
• This investment matches the NSW Government funding. This brings the total program to $175 Mn
Victorian Energy Efficiency in Social Housing
Program
• The Australian Government is investing $46 Mn to electrify and modernise around 5,000 social houses in Victoria
• This investment matches the Victorian Government’s funding to expand the Victorian Energy E昀케ciency in Social Housing Program.
This brings the total expanded program to $96 Mn
PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana’ (Free
Electricity Scheme)
• Aimed at bene昀椀ting about one crore (10 Mn) households. Under the scheme, households who install rooftop solar are set to get 300
units of electricity free every month
Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY)
• Introduced in 2016 to provide clean cooking fuel to women in rural areas
• The scheme provides free LPG connections to eligible households and has already bene昀椀tted over 8 crore (80 Mn) households
India
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Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of
(Hybrid &) Electric Vehicles (FAME)
Atal Jyoti Yojana
• Promotes the adoption of electric and hybrid vehicles and solar-powered lighting to rural areas, a move which reduces emission
footprint
Source: Australian Government - Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water,
Government of India – Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas
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