Green Heat Network Fund in Lancashire

The Green Heat Network Fund (GHNF) is a £288m capital grant fund that opened to applicants in the spring of 2022. It provides support to organisations in the public, private, and third sectors, offering commercialisation and construction funding for heat network projects in England. It builds on the progress and development made by the Heat Network Investment Project (HNIP) and the GHNF Transition Scheme.

Our vision for the GHNF is to accelerate the heat network market transition to low-carbon heat sources via targeted financial support, that will help stimulate the increased deployment of low-carbon technologies at scale. The GHNF objectives are to:

It is important to note that the GHNF is a competitive grant scheme, and most projects are expected to significantly out-perform the absolute scheme limits set out in the applicant guidance to score well in competition.

GHNF offers grant funding only, either for

Funding rounds are intended to take place on a quarterly basis with notification letters to be issued as soon as practicable following the Investment Committee and subject to all relevant approvals being received.