Scottish Public Sector Energy Efficiency Loan Scheme

As part of the Scottish Green Public Sector Estate Decarbonisation Scheme, we will continue to offer funding to eligible public bodies in Scotland via the existing Scottish Public Sector Energy Efficiency Loan Scheme.

This scheme offers zero-interest loans to the public sector to facilitate energy efficiency improvement projects that result in financial and carbon savings and contribute towards achieving their net-zero aspirations.

Funded by the Scottish Government, we're proud to have been working with the public sector in Scotland since 2008. Together with our clients we have invested more than £75 million in energy efficiency projects in Scotland to date. This is forecasted to save the public sector more than £202 million over the lifetime of the projects. 

Project criteria in Scotland offer up to a 12-year payback at a cost of £305 per tonne of carbon dioxide (£305/tCO2) over the lifetime of the project on all new loan agreements. 

The Scottish SEELS loan programme offers zero interest loans to the public sector to enable them to undertake energy efficiency improvement projects that help them incur financial and carbon savings that work towards achieving net zero carbon in their estates. The available funding allows us to offer up to 75% of the total compliant project value along with increased payback criteria (subject to technical review and due diligence). 

• The loans offered are zero interest.
• The loan value can be up to 100% of the total eligible project costs.
• Ongoing client and technical support on project delivery.
• Networking and knowledge sharing with other public sector peers.
• Subject to technical review and due diligence we can offer clients an increased payback criterion.
• This scheme can also be used to finance retrofit programmes from the Non Domestic Energy Efficiency framework (NDEE).
   

Scotland’s solar energy efficiency loan scheme

A £2 million boost for solar power has been announced under the Scottish Public Sector Energy Efficiency Loan Scheme, giving public sector organisations across Scotland more opportunity than ever to invest in solar projects.

The additional £2 million of funding for solar projects has been provided to the Scottish Government by Great British Energy, and is specifically earmarked for solar photovoltaic (PV), and will help more organisations reduce energy costs and carbon emissions as they work towards achieving net zero targets across their estates.

Please see guidance notes and application form below. 

Applications:

• Applications are now open for new projects and should be submitted to [email protected]

Join our webinars: 

• Meet our team and find out more about the solar funding on Wednesday 10 December and Wednesday 17 December 2025.