Offer of subsidies for municipalities

What can be financed‍

• installation of photovoltaic power plant
• battery storage systems for electricity generated
• forced investments in roof renovations and electrical upgrades in buildings with newly installed PV
• introduction of energy management including control software and measurement and control elements to optimize energy production and consumption
• project preparation
• activities of professional technical and author's supervision and OHS

Conditions

• the buildings and infrastructure where the PV will be installed must be owned by the municipality
• implementation of the project within 3 years after the Minister's decision to grant the subsidy
• sustainability of the project for 5 years after its completion
• the applicant is obliged to ensure professional technical supervision during the implementation
• one-round, non-competitive call for proposals
• building permit before submitting the application

Applicant

• up to 3000 inhabitants

Support

• up to 75%

Submission of application

• 31.10.2024

Place of realization

• the whole Czech Republic outside Prague

Method of financing

• ex post

What can be financed‍

• installation of a photovoltaic power plant
• battery storage systems for the electricity generated
• hydrogen production systems by electrolysis of water
• forced investments in roof renovations and electrical upgrades in buildings with newly installed PV systems
• introduction of energy management including control software and measurement and control elements to optimise energy production and consumption
• project preparation
• activities of professional technical and author's supervision and OHS

Conditions

• pooled PV projects that include multiple sub-projects with more than one transmission site
• a transfer point to the distribution or transmission system located in the territory of the applicant's municipality or in the territory of up to three mutually adjacent municipalities
• a building permit before the application is submitted
• implementation of the project within 5 years of the Minister's decision to grant the subsidy
• sustainability of the project for 5 years after its completion
• the applicant is obliged to ensure professional technical supervision during the implementation
• one-round, non-competitive call for proposals

Applicant

• counties, municipalities, churches,...

Support

• up to 45% for PV, up to 30% for batteries

Submission of application

• 31.10.2024

Place of realization

• the whole Czech Republic

Method of financing

• ex post

What can be financed‍

• Reduce the energy consumption of public buildings
• improving the quality of the indoor environment of public buildings (modernisation of indoor lighting, installation of external shading elements and measures to eliminate negative acoustic phenomena)
• increasing the adaptability of public buildings to climate change (grey and rainwater harvesting technologies)
• construction or renovation of renewable energy sources for public buildings
• project preparation, professional and technical supervision and OSH activities, mandatory publicity

Conditions

• The project must be implemented on listed or architecturally valuable buildings
• minimum 10% primary energy savings
• implementation of the project within 5 years of the Minister's decision to grant the subsidy
• sustainability of the project for 5 years after its completion
• the implementation of the project must not cause significant damage to environmental objectives
• one-round, non-competitive call

Applicant

• counties, municipalities, churches, schools,...

Support

• depending on the degree of renovation of the building up to 85%

Submission of application

• 28.06.2024

Place of realization

• the whole Czech Republic

Method of financing

• ex post

What can be financed‍

• development of own energy concept (external and internal)
• graphic design of the concept
• printing of the concept

Conditions

• maximum amount of subsidy from 450 to 550 thousand CZK CZK
• both for individual municipalities and associations of municipalities
• continuous call

Applicant

• cities, municipalities, municipal districts, associations of municipalities

Support

• 85 – 95 %

Submission of application

• 30.06.2025 (or until used up)

Place of realization

• the whole Czech Republic

Method of financing

• ex ante

What can be financed‍

• Replacement of a fossil fuel or electricity source for heating, cooling or hot water with an appliance
  for combined heat and power or cooling using RES.
• Installation of solar thermal systems.
• Installation of photovoltaic systems.
• Reconstruction or replacement of existing RES with RES, including reconstruction of the heating system.
• Introduction of energy management including control software and measurement and control elements to optimise energy production and consumption.

Conditions

• Implementation until 31.12.2029
• non-competitive, single-round call

Applicant

• counties, municipalities, churches, schools,...

Support

• ZMV unit cost

Submission of application

• 30.09.2024

Place of realization

• ITI agglomerations Ostrava, Olomouc, Zlín, Jihlava

Method of financing

• ex ante

What can be financed‍

• Innovative technological solutions
• Energy efficiency and RES
• Digital transformation, including the development of smart city applications, improving digital connectivity or introducing new technologies for better city management.
• CAPEX can be financed as well as salaries, admin expenses, travel, expert services, purchase or lease of equipment, construction or renovation of project related infrastructure.

Conditions

• the project must be implemented in cities or agglomerations with a population of over 50 thousand inhabitants
• Deadline October 2024, announcement of results March 2025, start of implementation October 2025
• project implementation within 3.5 years of launch
• call allocation 90 million €
• good combination of partnerships with private sector, NGOs or academia
• single-round, competitive pan-European call
• https://www.urban-initiative.eu/calls-proposals/third-call-proposals-innovative-actions

Applicant

• cities over 50 thousand inhabitants outside Prague

Support

• up to 80% of eligible costs

Submission of application

• May - October 2024

Place of realization

• the whole Czech Republic outside Prague

Method of financing

• ex post

What can be financed‍

• preparation of ISO 50001 certification (energy management)
• ISO 50001 certification
• acquisition of software up to 60 thousand CZK CZK
• expenses for definition of processes, responsibilities, information flows, etc.

Conditions

• max. amount of subsidy 550 thousand CZK
• continuous call

Applicant

• regions, municipalities, churches, schools

Support

• max. 95%

Submission of application

• 30.06.2025 (or until used up)

Place of realization

• the whole Czech Republic

Method of financing

• ex ante

What can be funded:

• Legal, economic, and technical documentation necessary for the creation of an Energy Community (EC)
• Feasibility study
• Awareness and information events for citizens
• Activities of the energy coordinator
• Studies on the potential of renewable energy sources (RES) and energy storage
• Coordination of the establishment of an EC

Conditions:

• Involvement of various municipal entities in the EC
• Implementation within approximately 1 year from the issuance of the decision
• Competitive, two-round call

Applicant:

• Regions, municipalities
• Parts, churches,
• Schools, companies...

Support:

• According to the type of EC

Application submission:

• In preparation
• Autumn 2024

Place of implementation:

• All of the Czech Republic

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What can be funded:

• Construction of the mentioned engineering networks on public road land to the boundary of building plots
• Ground and construction work related to the construction of technical infrastructure
• Construction and installation of public lighting
• Vegetation adjustments directly related to the implementation of technical infrastructure (including tree planting)
• Technical supervision of the builder

Conditions:

• Compliance with the zoning plan
• Implementation within 3 years from the issuance of the decision
• Construction of houses within 8 years from the completion of the project
• Project documentation is not reimbursed

Applicant:

• Municipalities, associations of municipalities, municipal districts

Support:

• Up to 100%
• 100,000 CZK per apartment
• Up to 1 million CZK per house

Application submission:

• In preparation
• December 2024

Place of implementation:

• All of the Czech Republic

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What can be financed:

• Replacing Heating, Cooling, or Hot Water Preparation Systems Using Fossil Fuels or Electricity with:
  • Heat pumps, biomass boilers, condensing gas boilers, cogeneration units for electricity and heat or cooling using renewable sources or natural gas.
• Installation of solar thermal systems.
• Installation of photovoltaic systems, including battery storage.
• Reconstruction or replacement of existing renewable energy systems with new ones.
• Implementation of energy management, including control software and measurement and control elements for optimizing energy production and consumption.

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Conditions:

• At least 70% (by weight) of construction and demolition waste not classified as hazardous must be reused or recycled.
• After project completion, solid fossil fuels must not be used for heating or hot water preparation in the addressed building.
• The project must result in at least 30% savings in primary energy from non-renewable sources.
• Measures on new buildings, extensions, and superstructures will not be supported.
• Project completion by 15.6.2026.

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Applicants:

• Municipalities, regions, churches, public institutions, schools, etc.

Support:

• 50-60%

Application Submission:

• By 31.10.2024

Entire Czech Republic

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• Waste management - sorting lines, waste collection and processing
• Water supply and water treatment plants
• Flood control measures
• Water retention and landscape improvement measures
• Studies on UZES, landscape studies, urban greenery