LithuaniaNon-profit, Public Institution

Paskolos energetikos bendrijoms

Paskolos energetikos bendrijoms

Funding Amount

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Eligible Organization Types

Non-profit, Public Institution

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What is the Paskolos energetikos bendrijoms Call?

Grant Description
This financial instrument aims to stimulate renewable energy and citizen energy communities to invest in electricity production from renewable sources (solar and/or wind) and to reduce energy poverty by distributing part of the generated capacity free of charge to households in energy need.
Required Results for Successful Funding

Expected Outcomes

• Deployment of new or acquired solar and/or wind installations by AIEB/PEB, totalling at least the capacity allocated under the call.

• Free allocation of renewable generation capacity to energy-poor households, reducing their electricity bills.

• Coverage of a minimum of 30% of the local energy-poor population.

• Establishment or strengthening of municipal renewable energy communities and improved social inclusion.

• Mobilisation of private and public funding for local renewable energy investments.

• Reduction in energy poverty and associated CO₂ emissions over project lifetime.

• Enhanced local capacity for renewable energy project development and management through technical assistance.
Funded areas

Scope Requirements

• Applicant: non-profit legal entity (association or public institution) with or seeking AIEB/PEB status, whose members are only municipalities, municipal institutions, municipal enterprises or municipal-owned companies, and whose founding documents require free allocation of part of installed capacity to energy-poor persons.

• Energy-poor defined as persons entitled to social allowance under the Lithuanian law on cash social assistance to the poor.

• Loans: no maximum amount (if no state aid), up to 15 years including grace period.

• Interest rate: 1% margin + 6-month EURIBOR (floor 0%), capped at 3% per annum.

• State aid: may be granted under EU GBER Art.4(1)(s) and Art.41.

• Grant co-financing: up to 50% of eligible costs (excluding technical assistance), subject to allocation criteria.

• Technical assistance grant: up to €100,000 per project (higher for complex projects); paid only if loan contract signed.
Additional Conditions for Applicants

Special Conditions

• At least 30% of installed or acquired generation capacity must be allocated free of charge to energy-poor residents of the municipality or municipalities.

• At least 30% of the municipality’s energy-poor population must receive an allocation.

• Minimum per-person allocation: 1 kW solar or 0.5 kW wind capacity.

• Technical assistance provided only by ILTE-selected provider; if project fails and no loan is disbursed, any assistance grant above €25,000 must be repaid.

• Loan disbursed in tranches upon presentation of eligible cost documentation; grants paid proportionally to project progress.

• Contractors must not appear on unreliable suppliers or sanctions lists, must be solvent and have equity ≥10%, and past execution history.

• Applicants must submit business plan, founding documents, municipal council decision, financial statements, property rights documentation, grid-connection permits, licenses, and other project-specific approvals.

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