The International Network
for Sustainable Energy

Operational Programme (OP) in Slovakia in 2007-2013:

OP Environment CF+ERDF: 1 800 mil. EUR

Managing Authority: Ministry of Environment

Priority 3: Air and ozone layer protection, climate change mitigation including support for renewable energy sources.

Actions supported (Co-financing from CF: 85%):
- Reduction of greenhouse gases emissions.
- Replacement (conversion) of the fossil fuels as an energy source for heat and hot water production with renewable energy sources.
- Limitation of methane emissions from waste.
- Better quality of measuring and emissions projections and promotion of emissions reduction.

Eligible beneficiaries:
- Public sector (municipalities).
- Companies (where private investor’s share is less than 50%).

OP Competitiveness and Economic Growth ERDF: 772 mil. EUR

Managing Authority: Ministry of Economy
Implementing Authority: Slovak Innovation and Energy Agency (SIEA)

Priority 2: Energy sector
Measure 2.1.: Increasing energy efficiency both on the side of generation and consumption and introducing advanced technologies in the energy sector

Actions supported (Co-financing from ERDF+Slovak Republic: 50%):
- Energy savings in all areas of industry and services including insulation of buildings to increase thermal characteristics of buildings.
- Combined heat & power production.
- Reconstruction and modernisation of existing energy sources based on fossil fuels to increase effectiveness of utilization of energy sources.
- Reconstruction of existing thermal devices for distribution of heat, e.g. improvement of insulation of pipelines, implementation of systems for monitoring of leakage of heat, reconstruction of boiler rooms and exchangers.
- Information dissemination and advisory services provided by the Slovak Energy and Innovation Agency.
- Utilisation of renewable energy sources – small hydro plants, solar and geothermal energy, biofuels, biomass, biogas.

Envisaged forms of state aid:
- State aid scheme for the increase of energy efficiency both on the side of generation and consumption and introducing advanced technologies in the energy sector - direct form of aid.
- Scheme supporting sustainable development (de minimis aid scheme).

Eligible beneficiaries:
- Private sector (Companies where private investor’s share is more than 50%).

Priority 2: Energy sector
Measure 2.2.: Establishment and modernisation of public lightening for towns and municipalities and consultancy providing in the field of energy sector

Actions supported (Co-financing from ERDF+Slovak Republic: 50%):
- Construction and modernisation of public lightening in towns and municipalities (public sector).
- Consulting interactions provided by the SIEA concerning efficient energy utilisation and the exploitation of renewable energy sources; including increasing awareness of public.

Envisaged forms of state aid:
- Direct form of aid – non-repayable grants.
- Individual SIEA project for consultancy within effective energy exploitation.

Eligible beneficiaries:
- Municipalities
- SIEA

OP Research & Development ERDF: 1 200 mil. EUR

Managing Authority: Ministry of Education
Implementing Authority: Agency of the Ministry of Education for the EU Structural Funds

Priority 3: Universities and higher education’ infrastructure
Measure 3: Development and modernisation of university and higher education infrastructure and their internal equipment to improve the quality of the educational process

Actions supported (Co-financing from ERDF+SR: 85%):
- Investments to school reconstruction (thermal insulation, replacement of windows and obsolete heating system, reconstruction of heat, water and electricity distribution networks etc.) to increase their energy efficiency
- Construction of new buildings.
- Enlargement of existing buildings.
- Modernisation and reconstruction of school residences, sport centres, canteens etc.

Eligible beneficiaries:
- Public sector (universities, higher education institutions).

Regional OP ERDF: 1 445 mil. EUR

Managing Authority: Ministry of Reconstruction and Regional Development
Implementing Authority: Regions (NUTS 3 level)

Priority 1: Development of citizens’ infrastructure

Actions supported (Co-financing from ERDF: 85%)
- Investments to public buildings reconstruction (thermal insulation, replacement of widows and obsolete heating system, reconstruction of heat, water and electricity distribution networks etc.) to increase their energy efficiency.
- Development of new social housing.

Eligible beneficiaries:
- Municipalities.
- State institutions (kindergartens, primary schools, high schools, social housing etc.).
- Private sector.
- Not-for-profit organisations.
- Churches.

OP Bratislava region ERDF: 87 mil. EUR

Managing Authority: Ministry of Reconstruction and Regional Development
Implementing Authority: Regions (NUTS level 3)

Priority 1: Infrastructure

Actions supported (Co-financing from ERDF: 85%):
- Investments to public buildings reconstruction (thermal insulation, replacement of widows and obsolete heating system, reconstruction of heat, water and electricity distribution networks etc.) to increase their energy efficiency.
- Development of new social housing.

Eligible beneficiaries:
- Bratislava Region, municipalities of the Bratislava region.