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22 July 2025
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On 22 July 2025 the Cabinet Regulation No 169 was amended by the Cabinet of Ministers.
Before the amendments, the situation had arisen that, after four calls under Measure 2.2.3.6, there was unused funding left, but Cabinet Regulation No. 169 did not provide for additional calls to be announced. As a result, the funds could not be fully absorbed; moreover, several projects were rejected or withdrawn due to non-compliance, price changes, overlaps with other programs, and the inability of property owners to reach an agreement.
The amendments stipulate revisions to points 9 and 11 (including a new sub-point 9.5) to allow additional calls for the absorption of unspent funding and extend the deadlines until 31 December 2027. At the same time, access was expanded: for example, projects may be implemented in parts of residential buildings not yet divided into apartment properties, provided that the building is divided before the final project payment; in multi-apartment buildings, a project can be submitted by an authorized owner (not only by the property manager); a second project may be submitted for the same building; and the conditions for supporting mixed-fuel systems and local pellet heaters are clarified, as well as the possibility to install equipment in other buildings owned by the applicants if the energy is used in the eligible building.
At the same time, amendments are made to the funding allocation. From Measure 2.2.3.7 (“Reduction of air pollutant emissions in municipal heating”), where projects did not use all available funding, €366,083 is reallocated to Measure 2.2.3.6. Meanwhile, part of the funds (€916,629) from Measure 2.2.3.6 is reallocated to the 2nd round of Measure 2.2.2.2 (“Separate collection of waste”), as project demand there exceeded the available funding. As a result, the budget of Measure 2.2.3.6 is reduced by €550,546, leaving approximately €7.4 million available for additional calls.
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