The Ministry of the Environment of the Czech Republic together with the State Environmental Fund of the Czech Republic have announced two calls aimed at the support of projects that increase the share of utilisation of material and energy waste. Specifically, these are calls nos. 104 and 114 of the Operational Programme Environment 2014–2020, from priority axis 3 focusing on waste processing.
The aim of call no. 104 is to support projects focusing on building and modernising systems enabling energy recovery of waste, and related infrastructure. The activities supported by the programme include building or modernising systems for hazardous waste management, waste collection yards, sorting lines and crossing lines for the separation of municipal waste and similar waste, modernisation and building of systems and technologies for draining sewage sludge, systems for waste processing, building and modernisation of biogas stations, systems for energy recovery of other waste unsuitable for material use, and systems for heat processing of sludge from sewage water management plants or the production of fuels derived from other waste.
The aim of call no. 114 is to support projects focusing on building and modernising systems for material utilisation of waste.
Applications may be sent by public as well as private entities. The rate of support per project amounts to a maximum of 85 % of the total eligible expenses. The amount of subsidy per project is then limited, extending from CZK 500 thousand (net of VAT) to EUR 50 million (including VAT).
The eligible expenses to which the subsidy applies include:
Applications are accepted in the period:
From 3 September 2018 to 28 February 2019 – Call no. 104.
From 3 September 2018 to 2 December 2019 – Call no. 114.
Call no. 104 is a call in rounds with a one-round model of evaluation. Call no. 114 is an ongoing call with a quarterly model of evaluation. Projects realised in the whole territory of the Czech Republic will be supported.
The article is part of dReport – September 2018, Tax news; Grants and investment Incentives.
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