IHD — International Horizon Development

Six markets

The applicable scheme is not the same from one country to the next

We analyse the regulation in force on each market, we size the installations and we assemble the funding applications for energy renovation work.

markets analysed
6
sectors covered, standardised and specific operations
4
link that changes from one market to the next: the review
1
Meeting room at blue hour: a wall screen displays a map of Europe, the Mediterranean and North Africa, above a table covered with regulatory binders.

The schemes we analyse

  • FranceEnergy Saving Certificates (CEE)
  • SpainCertificados de ahorro energético (CAE)
  • SwitzerlandLe Programme Bâtiments (buildings programme)
  • BelgiumOne scheme per region
  • QuebecÉcoPerformance, Technoclimat
  • TunisiaEnergy Transition Fund, Law No. 2015-12

We support every project from the regulatory analysis through to the monetisation of the file.

On each market, we identify the applicable scheme, produce the studies that justify it and follow the file through to monetisation with the délégataire or the mandataire. Your project moves forward on a sound regulatory footing, from the first analysis to submission.

Who processes the application, market by market

Pick a market: only the last link changes.

  1. 01

    Beneficiary

  2. 02

    IHD study

  3. 03

    Operation holder

  4. 04

    Processing

    Obligé or délégataire

The first three links are the same everywhere. The fourth one decides which documents are required, how long it takes and by when — and it has to be identified before anything is costed.

Six markets

What changes from one market to the next

The mechanism, then the one point that decides everything else on that market.

  • France

    Energy Saving Certificates (CEE)

    An obligation scheme: standardised operations follow a published specification sheet, while specific operations are calculated case by case.

    Who reviews
    Obligé or délégataire

    The deciding point

    The amount is calculated on the version of the specification sheet in force on the date the operation is committed — not the version in force the day it is read.

  • Spain

    Certificados de ahorro energético (CAE)

    The same obligation principle, with its own cast: sujeto obligado, sujeto delegado, verificador and gestor autonómico.

    Who reviews
    Sujeto obligado o delegado

    The deciding point

    Deadlines and transition periods are what sets this market apart: the end of a transition period is confirmed by the authority, never calculated in-house.

  • Switzerland

    Le Programme Bâtiments (buildings programme)

    A subsidy, not an obligation. The programme rests on art. 34 of the CO2 Act and is co-funded by the Confederation and the cantons.

    Who reviews
    The canton

    The deciding point

    There is no single Swiss rate: the eligible measures and the funding rates vary from canton to canton, and it is the cantonal processing centre that decides.

  • Belgium

    One scheme per region

    Three distinct regional schemes: Wallonia, Brussels and Flanders each have their own desk, their own conditions and their own calendar.

    Who reviews
    The region

    The deciding point

    In Flanders, a Mijn VerbouwPremie claim can only be filed online and only in Dutch, supported by invoices less than twenty-four months old.

  • Quebec

    ÉcoPerformance, Technoclimat

    Subsidy programmes open to businesses, institutions and municipalities, with strands for analysis, for implementation and for innovation.

    Who reviews
    The provincial programme

    The deciding point

    Analysing energy efficiency measures is itself a funded strand: the study is not a cost of access to the funding, it is one of the things being funded.

  • Tunisia

    Energy Transition Fund, Law No. 2015-12

    Audit obligations for large energy consumers, investment support reviewed by ANME (the national energy management agency), and a legal framework for generating renewable electricity.

    Who reviews
    The ministry in charge of energy, on technical advice

    The deciding point

    Above the maximum capacity set by decree for the authorisation regime, a solar project selling all of its output to STEG falls under a concession, awarded through competitive tendering.

Tunisia

The Tunisian market — support schemes, obligations and solar projects

Three frameworks coexist: energy-management obligations for large consumers, support from the Energy Transition Fund, and Law No. 2015-12, which governs renewable electricity generation. We analyse which of them applies to your project.

Observed on · Analysis based on the texts published in the Official Journal of the Tunisian Republic and on the official information sheets of ANME and of the ministry in charge of energy.

Regulatory obligations

Hotels

  • A hotel whose annual energy consumption reaches 500 tonnes of oil equivalent (toe) falls under the mandatory periodic energy audit of the commercial sector, carried out by an expert auditor registered with ANME.

  • A public or private service-sector company, such as a hotel, may generate its own renewable electricity, carry it over the grid and sell its surplus to STEG, the national utility, within the limit set by decree.

Commercial buildings and industry

  • Mandatory periodic energy audit from 800 toe a year in industry and from 500 in transport, commercial and residential buildings. It leads to a programme contract signed with ANME.

  • Prior consultation of ANME before any new energy-consuming project or extension, mandatory in industry from 800 toe of expected annual consumption, and authorisation by the minister in charge of energy for the most energy-intensive projects.

  • New office and residential buildings: minimum thermal performance requirements, set by two joint orders of 29 May 2024 and demonstrated by a technical sheet attached to the building-permit application.

  • Failing to carry out the audit or the prior consultation is punishable by a fine provided for by Law No. 2004-72 on energy management.

Financial support and incentives

The Energy Transition Fund
It grants subsidies for studies and for energy-efficiency and renewable-energy investments, as well as loans co-financed with a bank. Each award is decided by the minister in charge of energy on the advice of a technical committee attached to ANME; grants are released under a programme contract signed with ANME.
The Investment Law
Decree No. 2017-389 classed renewable energy generation among the priority sectors qualifying for an investment grant. We check your project's eligibility under the regime in force on the date of the application.
Customs duties
The 2026 Finance Law exempts energy-management and renewable-energy equipment from customs duties, subject to the reservations of the customs tariff, and withdraws the other import advantages for photovoltaic panels.

Rates and ceilings are set by decree and revised by finance laws: we check them as at the date of your application.

Solar farm projects

IHD can develop and support ground-mounted solar power plant projects in Tunisia, mobilising investment funds to finance them. We follow the project from land and authorisation through to the power purchase agreement with STEG and financial close.

  1. Land

    A project is built on private land or, under a lease and once the technical committee has established its feasibility, on State or local-authority land. Since Decree-Law No. 2022-68, it does not require agricultural land to be reclassified.

  2. The regime

    Law No. 2015-12 distinguishes self-consumption, authorisation and concession. A photovoltaic project selling all of its output to STEG falls under authorisation up to 10 MW, and under a concession above that, awarded through competitive tendering.

  3. Authorisation

    Under a call for projects published by the ministry in charge of energy, the minister grants an agreement in principle on the advice of the technical committee. The operating authorisation follows STEG's commissioning tests.

  4. Grid connection

    Technical requirements are set by specifications approved by ministerial order, and STEG carries out the connection studies. Connection and grid-reinforcement costs are borne by the producer; where the site is proposed by the State, they may be covered by STEG.

  5. The purchase agreement

    The producer sells all of its electricity to STEG under the standard contract approved by the order of 9 October 2024, at the price set by ministerial order for the whole term of the contract.

  6. Financial close

    It must be reached within a regulatory deadline that runs from the agreement in principle. We structure the financing plan by mobilising investment funds, taking into account the rules on combining grants with the purchase price.

A project in Tunisia?

A hotel, an industrial site or a ground-mounted plant: tell us where the project stands. We will tell you which texts apply and where to start.

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What is changing right now

Recent developments, verified on the official portals and dated on the day they were verified.

  • Wallonia — the primes Habitation close on 30 September 2026

    The temporary support scheme runs from 14 February 2025 to 30 September 2026. Every claim, final invoice included, must be filed by that date. A new comprehensive scheme takes over on 1 October 2026.

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  • Brussels — the primes Renolution are closed

    Filing is closed, and no grant is paid on 2025 or 2026 invoices. The regional portal states that no government decision has been taken on any new form of renovation support. The ECORENO credit, at 0% or 1%, remains available.

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  • Quebec — two regulatory frameworks revised this summer

    The ÉcoPerformance framework has been in force since 7 July 2026, and the Technoclimat framework since 30 June 2026. Any earlier reading of these two programmes is out of date.

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  • Tunisia — green loans with subsidised interest until the end of 2028

    The 2026 Finance Law has the Energy Transition Fund cover part of the interest on energy-efficiency and renewable-energy loans, from 1 January 2026 to 31 December 2028.

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Our support, through to monetisation

We support every project from the regulatory analysis through to the monetisation of the file.

On each market, we identify the applicable scheme, produce the studies that justify it and follow the file through to monetisation with the délégataire or the mandataire. Your project moves forward on a sound regulatory footing, from the first analysis to submission.

What we deliver

A neutral, reliable and defensible sizing report, issued under the consultancy's title block and signed off by the qualified installer the scheme requires.

Four sectors, standardised and specific operations alike

Industry, commercial buildings, agriculture and multi-unit residential — the four sectors of the operation catalogues, for standardised and specific operations alike.

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