Through the National Recovery and Resilience Programme 2021-2026, the Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development published the Call for Proposals ‘Supporting businesses for the transition to an energy- and resource-efficient economy“.
Objective of the Call support a faster adaptation of the economy to current and future environmental requirements, and reduce negative impacts on the climate and the environment, increase the sustainability of production, preserve existing and create new jobs, and strengthen local and regional competitiveness.
Subject matter of the call is boosting manufacturing investment by small and medium-sized and mid-cap private companies from energy-intensive industries;. Investments shall relate to the promotion of the circular economy, i.e. the introduction of resource efficiency into the production cycle and life cycle of products, as well as the reduction of harmful emissions of energy-intensive industries.
Total grant: 1.900.000.000,00 kn
Minimum grant amount: 750.000,00 kn
Maximum grant amount: 35.000.000,00 kn
Eligible applicants under this call:
- Small or medium-sized enterprise
- Private mid-cap company
from energy-intensive industries (classes from sector C according to NKD 2007):
- food industry (10) ,
- textile production (13),
- woodworking industry (16),
- paper industry (17),
- chemical industry (20),
- construction industry (23),
- metalworking industry (24).
Eligible actions that can be financed :
- Initial investments in tangible and intangible assets for the introduction of new technologies and technological solutions in business processes that result in more efficient use of resources and/or reduction of energy consumption and/or reduction of CO2 emissions
- investments necessary to incentivise the production of electricity/heat/cold from renewable sources (sun, wind, geothermal)
- carrying out an energy audit of small and medium-sized enterprises
- Preparation of technical documentation, project management and project audit
Period of receipt of applications: 1 August to 1 December 2022
Method of submitting project proposals:
Project proposals are submitted exclusively through the eNPOO system.
For the duration of the Call, potential applicants may ask questions in order to obtain further clarifications and explanations of the provisions of the Call exclusively through the eNPOO system, up to 14 calendar days before the deadline for the submission of project proposals.
