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Assistance programs for farmers, housing communities and cooperatives in the field of renewable energy installations and increasing energy efficiency in Poland
1-Agroenergy Program (NFOŚiGW)
Scope: Financing for photovoltaic and wind installations and energy storage facilities on farms.
Form of support:
-Grants: up to PLN 20% of eligible costs (for installations with a capacity of 10-50 kW).
-Low-interest loans.
Institution: National Fund for Environmental Protection and Water Management (NFOŚiGW), Provincial Funds for Environmental Protection and Water Management (WFOŚiGW).
Goal: Increasing the share of renewable energy in agriculture, improving energy efficiency and
reduction of greenhouse gas emissions.
2- Ecological credit (BGK)
Scope: Financing renewable energy investments for farmers, including photovoltaics, energy storage, and energy modernization.
Form of support: Ecological credit with the possibility of using reliefs and subsidies.
Institution: National Economy Bank (BGK).
Goal: Facilitating investments in renewable energy technologies and improving energy efficiency.
3-RES Leasing
Scope: Leasing of renewable energy installations, including photovoltaic, wind and energy storage facilities.
Form of support: Operational and financial leasing, enabling the investment costs to be divided into instalments.
Institutions: Leasing companies specializing in renewable energy.
Goal: To make it easier for farmers to finance investments in renewable energy sources without large upfront costs.
4- Horeca OZE Program (NFOŚiGW)
Scope: Financing for the agritourism sector and small agricultural companies for renewable energy installations, increasing the energy efficiency of buildings.
Form of support: Grants and preferential loans.
Institution: National Fund for Environmental Protection and Water Management (NFOŚiGW).
Goal: Improving energy efficiency in tourist and agricultural facilities.
5- ARiMR programs
Scope: Energy modernization of farms, renewable energy installations, improvement of energy efficiency.
Form of support: Grants from EU and national funds.
Institution: Agency for Restructuring and Modernisation of Agriculture (ARiMR).
Goal: Supporting investments in renewable energy technologies in agriculture, reducing energy costs and increasing the competitiveness of farms.
Institutions and organizations conducting recruitment:
1. National Fund for Environmental Protection and Water Management (NFOŚiGW) – the main institution supporting RES programmes, including Agroenergia and Horeca OZE.
2. Provincial Funds for Environmental Protection and Water Management (WFOŚiGW) – regional branches of the NFOŚiGW conducting recruitment and considering applications.
3. Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego (BGK) – an institution offering ecological loans supporting the financing of renewable energy sources.
4. Agency for Restructuring and Modernisation of Agriculture (ARiMR) – responsible for distributing EU funds for energy modernisation of farms and considering applications for energy efficiency projects under the white certificate fund.
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