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 and online application form can be found at https://energywateragency.gov.mt/voluntary-organisations-scheme/ during application period.
Section 9 of the Rules provide details on the application process.
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.
Note: As from this Call applicants which have already benefitted twice under separate previous Calls of this Scheme may apply. In the case of such VOs such applications will be given secondary prioritisation and will be re-ranked on the basis of the order in which such applications are received.
Guidelines
