Energy

Government to provide grants to businesses hit by rising energy costs during winter months

The grants will be aimed at the export manufacturing sector and capped at a maximum of €2 million for small businesses, and up to €25 million for large, energy-intensive firms

The government is preparing a new energy support fund to provide multimillion euro grants to businesses in the export manufacturing sector

The government is preparing a new energy support fund to provide multimillion euro grants to businesses hit by surging gas and electricity costs this winter, the Business Post can reveal.

It’s understood officials in the Department of Enterprise and Trade are working on a new scheme where businesses that can show that they have been unable to pass on rising energy costs to their customers will be able to apply for direct grants from the ...