Cape Town – Tourism Minister Patricia de Lille invited all eligible tourism enterprises to apply for the Green Tourism Incentive Programme (GTIP) in recognition of National Energy Month.
The 8th application window period started on Tuesday and closes on 30 June 2023.
The GTIP is an incentive programme of the Department of Tourism and aims to encourage and support private-sector tourism enterprises in adopting more responsible tourism practices and moving towards the sustainable management and use of water and energy.
“I encourage all eligible tourism businesses to apply now for the Green Tourism Incentive Programme. Accelerating climate action in tourism is of utmost importance for the resilience of the sector as well as strengthening adaptive capacity,” De Lille said.
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“This programme is also part of government’s efforts to reduce demand on the national electricity grid and is a stellar example of government investing in water and energy efficiency measures which not only address the impacts of climate change but also the impacts of economic and electricity constraints we are all confronted with,” she said.
The programme is administered by the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) on behalf of the Department of Tourism and all applications and approvals are managed by the IDC.
The previous seven application windows of the GTIP yielded 130 approved applications from enterprises, which received a total grant value of R76.1 million, to instal energy and water-saving measures at tourism establishments.
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