Energy and Water Efficiency Scheme for Voluntary Organisations
The Energy and Water Agency administers this national fund in order to assist Voluntary Organisations in reducing their energy and water consumption, and to address the National sustainability targets.
In order to
assist voluntary organisations in reducing their energy and water consumption
and to address the national sustainability targets, the Energy and Water Agency
is administering the following nationally funded scheme.
Overview
The main
objective of this Scheme is to support voluntary organisations in reducing
their overall energy and water consumption through an increase in energy
efficiency, and/or reduction in water use, and/or augmentation of water supply.
The assistance is intended to facilitate investment in solutions that
contribute directly and tangibly towards these objectives.
Eligible Interventions are:
|
Category |
Water Efficiency and Supply Augmentation |
Energy
Efficiency |
|||||
|
Criteria |
W1 Water
Flow Reduction |
W2 Reservoir
Restoration |
W3 Secondary
Network |
E1 Water
Heating |
E2 Equipment
Efficiency |
E3 Lighting
Efficiency |
E4 Battery
Storage |
The minimum
eligible cost shall be Euro 750 incl. VAT and the maximum eligible cost
as described in section 4 of these Rules shall be capped at Euro 30,000
incl. VAT. The grant amount shall cover 90% of the eligible cost up to
Euro 27,000 (incl. VAT).
Beneficiaries
shall co-fund the investment in the interventions by financing 10% of the
eligible costs.
The disbursement
of the Grant shall be divided into the following stages:
|
Stage |
% of
Allocated Grant |
|
Pre-Financing |
60 |
|
Final Claim |
40 |
How to Apply
All the
information regarding the Energy and Water Efficiency Scheme for VOs can be
found in the “Scheme Rules” downloadable from this webpage or www.energywateragency.gov.mt .
Section 9 of the
Rules provide details on the application process.
Where templates are
required to be submitted, these can be downloaded from www.energywateragency.gov.mt .
The applicants shall
ensure complete compliance to the ‘Scheme Rules’ prior to submission as no
deviations or negotiations are allowed after submission. No late applications
will be accepted.
The
Application are to be submitted online via the link provided on https://energywateragency.gov.mt/voluntary-organisations-scheme/ , which will be active once the application period
is open.
Note: As from this call a new criteria has been added
under the Energy Efficiency Category and every VO can benefit from the scheme
twice across different calls.
Guidelines
