In the submitted applications for the Mój Prąd 6.0 program, more than half of the program's budget, which amounts to PLN 400 million, has already been used – the spokeswoman for the National Fund for Environmental Protection and Water Management, Magdalena Skłodowska, informed the Polish Press Agency on Thursday. The maximum amount of funding is up to PLN 28,000.
As explained by the Fund representative, in the latest edition of the program, approximately 17.5 thousand applications were submitted for almost PLN 221 million. She added that over 8 thousand applications concern support for the installation of energy and heat storage facilities.
Recruitment started in September
The application process for the latest version of the program started on September 2. The maximum subsidy for photovoltaics with heat and energy storage is PLN 28,000. Prosumers who incurred expenses for their photovoltaic installations after January 1, 2021 can apply for support. The condition for subsidy is that the prosumer settles in the net-billing system.
For photovoltaic micro-installations reported for connection to the grid from 1 August 2024, the installation of an energy or heat storage is mandatory.
In this case, the subsidy will amount to PLN 7,000 for micro-installations with a capacity of 2 to 20 kW and PLN 16,000 if the additional element is an electricity storage, and PLN 5,000 – if it is a heat storage. The capacity of the energy storage reported for subsidy should be at least one and a half times the power per 1 watt of peak photovoltaic power. These amounts can be combined, so a prosumer investing in a PV installation, energy storage and heat storage can count on a maximum of PLN 28,000 in subsidy.
The condition for obtaining funding for an additional device, i.e. a heat or electricity storage facility, will be the prosumer's transition to the net-billing system.
Different devices may be reported
Various devices that can be classified as photovoltaic micro-installations can be submitted for funding. These are: PV micro-installations that consist of photovoltaic panels on the roofs of buildings or on ground structures together with an inverter enabling the charging of the energy storage, or the charging of the energy storage and operation in island mode; PV micro-installations, which consist of photovoltaic panels with micro-inverters; carports or canopies additionally covered with photovoltaic panels and similar structures containing PV cells; awnings consisting of PV cells, i.e. balcony or entrance canopies that produce electricity, roof coverings with a photovoltaic function – e.g. photovoltaic roof tiles; photovoltaic balcony sets; other devices approved for use in Poland. All of these photovoltaic installations must be connected to the electricity grid.
Total power of all installations Renewable energy owned by the prosumer, together with the photovoltaic micro-installation and energy storage, cannot exceed 50 kW.
For PV micro-installations reported for connection by 31 July 2024, an energy or heat storage as an additional device is not a necessary condition for obtaining funding. For micro-installations with a capacity of 2 to 10 kW, the funding will amount to PLN 6,000.
According to the announcements of the Ministry of Climate, the recruitment of applications in the sixth edition of the program will be conducted until 20 December 2024 or until the budget is exhausted, which amounts to PLN 400 million from the FEnIKS program for 2021-2027.
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