The BEERECL provides project sponsors with the following benefits:

•		Reduced production costs and improved competitiveness
•		Improved profitability
•		Rehabilitated and modernised assets
•		Established credit history
•		High quality expert advice on preparing business plans for lowering production energy costs and/or earning money from renewables
•		Assistance with loan applications to participating banks.

In addition, project sponsors receive an incentive grant upon project completion (validated by independent energy expert ). This grant offers:

•		Industrial energy efficiency projects - 15% of the disbursed loan principal
•		Small renewable projects - 20% of the disbursed loan principal.