The "KfW Renewable Energies - Premium - Deep Geothermal Energy" program supports investments in deep geothermal energy systems and the associated drilling with low-interest loans from KfW in conjunction with repayment subsidies from the federal government under the Market Incentive Program (MAP).

With the Renewable Energies - Premium - Deep Geothermal Energy service, your energy project will be funded if you want to develop and use deep geothermal energy at a drilling depth of more than 400 meters, the thermal fluid is at least 20° C warm, your project is carried out in Germany and all other funding requirements are met.

There are three independent, cumulative funding modules:

- Repayment grant for the above-ground plant ("plant funding"),

- Repayment subsidy for drilling costs,

- additional cost subsidy.

Combination with other public subsidies is possible if the EU aid limits are complied with. A maximum of 80 percent of the eligible costs may be financed from public funds.

The following are excluded from funding

• Companies in difficulty (in certain cases),
• manufacturers of eligible systems and
• the federal government, the federal states and their institutions

There is no legal entitlement to the promotional loan and the repayment grant.