Alert · Madeira · Hospitality
The SIEED – Energy Efficiency 2030 call (M2030-2026-21) is open until 10 October 2026, 17:00. It co-funds 50% of eligible costs for SMEs on equipment that cuts energy consumption. It applies to cafés and restaurants.
📍 Madeira · Portugal — support for cafés and restaurants (hospitality / HoReCa). A regional programme of the RAM, not to be confused with schemes from other regions.
Applications from 17 July to 10 October 2026, until 17:00. A fixed deadline, submitted through the Balcão dos Fundos.
50% of eligible costs for SMEs in operations outside buildings (Portaria 942/2024, art. 13), up to €300,000 per project — €450,000 in the tourism sector (text of the call). For works on the building itself the base rate is 30%, plus 20 percentage points for micro and small firms (10 points for medium-sized) and a further 15 points (SME) where the building’s energy performance improves by at least 40% in primary energy — the top of the scale is 65%.
Micro, small, medium and large companies from any eligible sector of activity, with organised accounts. Hospitality qualifies. Budget of the call: €11.6 million — €10 million FEDER plus €1.6 million from the Region’s own budget (Madeira 2030).
Investment that lowers energy consumption and emissions:
Focus = energy efficiency and decarbonisation. Digitalisation (POS, online orders) does NOT belong here — it has its own programme. But note the distinction: software, licences and sensors for energy monitoring and management are an eligible cost under SIEED — what is excluded is POS and pre-ordering.
See the golden rule below. It is what most often costs people the grant.
Golden rule: do not buy the equipment or sign contracts before submitting the application. Whatever is bought before submission stops being eligible. With the deadline on 10 October, plan now — but submit before you invest. The exception almost nobody quotes: preparatory work does not count as the start of the investment — licences, feasibility studies, energy audits or energy studies, and architecture and engineering projects, provided they were carried out less than a year ago (Portaria 942/2024, art. 11(1)(c)). Which means the energy audit the whole application rests on can be paid for before you submit.
1. List the equipment to be bought (refrigeration, climate control, lighting, kitchen). 2. Ask suppliers for proformas (not invoices). 3. Gather the company documents (regularised standing, SME certificate). 4. Submit through the Balcão dos Fundos before buying. An independent consultant can run the application; the grant covers the investment, the support work is charged separately.
Applications to call M2030-2026-21 (SIEED – Energy Efficiency 2030) run from 17 July to 10 October 2026, until 17:00. It is a fixed deadline, submitted through Balcão dos Fundos.
Outside buildings, 50% of eligible costs for SMEs. For works on the building itself the base rate is 30%, plus 20 percentage points for micro and small firms (10 points for medium-sized) and a further 15 points (SME) where the building's energy performance improves by at least 40% in primary energy — the top of the scale is 65%. Ceiling of €300,000 per project, €450,000 in tourism, with a minimum eligible spend of €50,000.
The call sets 10 October 2026, 17:00. Plan for it as a firm deadline and do not count on an extension.
Yes, if you are going to invest in refrigeration/climate control/lighting. 50% co-funding on eligible costs changes the maths of the investment. But mind the minimum: the project’s eligible spend must be at least €50,000 — a single replacement rarely reaches it, a package of measures does. The upper limit (300k/450k) is a ceiling, not a minimum.
It does not fall under SIEED (which is about energy). Digitalisation has its own support within Portugal 2030 / Madeira 2030 — see the general guide to grants.
In the text of call M2030-2026-21 and on the madeira.portugal2030.pt / IDE portal. This alert points to the primary source.
Investments that cut energy use and emissions: efficient refrigeration and climate control, LED lighting, low-consumption kitchen equipment, renewables. It also includes software, licences and sensors for energy monitoring and management. It does not include POS or pre-ordering — that commercial digitalisation has its own programme.
Buying the equipment before submitting the application. Spending incurred before submission stops being eligible. Apply first, buy afterwards. One exception: preparatory work — licences, feasibility studies, energy audits or energy studies, and architecture and engineering projects carried out less than a year ago — does not count as the start of the investment (Portaria 942/2024, art. 11(1)(c)). The energy audit can therefore be paid for before you apply.
A quick consultation: what to buy, which documents, and submitting before the deadline.