THE FINANCIAL MECHANISM OF THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AREA 2014-2021

OPERATIONAL PROGRAM PN: „ENVIRONMENT, ENERGY AND CLIMATE CHANGE”

Through the Norwegian Fund, Norway contributes to reducing social and economic inequalities and strengthening bilateral relations with beneficiary countries in Europe. Norway cooperates closely with the EU on the basis of the Agreement on the European Economic Area.

BENEFICIARY
Przedsiębiorstwo Energetyki Cieplnej w Ełku Spółka z o.o.(Heating Company in Ełk Ltd.) 
ul. Jana Kochanowskiego 62, 19-300 Ełk

PROJECT TITLE
Replacement of the WR-25 coal-fired boiler with a biomass boiler fired with wood chips with the construction of a fuel storage and accompanying infrastructure in the PEC Ełk Heating Plant

PROGRAM OPERATOR
Ministry of Climate and Environment,ul. Wawelska 52/54, 00-922 Warszawa

PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION COST

TOTAL COST OF THE PROJECT: PLN 30,750,000.00
eligible costs: PLN 24,980,000.00
non-eligible costs VAT: PLN 5,770,000.00

SUBSIDY AMOUNT: PLN 11,241,000.00

The co-financing amount is up to 45% of the eligible costs of the project

Financial Mechanism of the European Economic Area 2014-2021 PLN 9 554 850.00
Funds from the state budget  PLN 1 686 150.00

FUNDING IN THE AMOUNT: PLN 13,739,000.00

The co-financing amount is up to 55% of the eligible costs of the project.

Loan from the National Fund for Environmental Protection and Water Management PLN 13,739,000.00

PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION DATE
Commencement date – Q2 2022
Completion date – Q4 2023

PROJECT OBJECTIVE
– decommissioning of the local heat source fired with fine coal.
– replacing heat production from coal with heat from biomass,
– reduction of CO2 emissions by 23,120.04 t / year
– increasing production from renewable energy sources – 54,104.00 MWh / year,
– meeting the definition of an effective system

PROJECT SCOPE
As part of the project, it is planned to decommission the WR-25 coal-fired boiler and build a 12.5 MW biomass boiler in its place, along with the necessary infrastructure. The installation is designed to produce ecological heat that will supply the municipal heating network in Ełk, while replacing the heat produced from coal dust. It is expected that the designed unit will operate in winter as the primary source together with the biomass boiler currently in use with a capacity of 5.75 MW, and the remaining coal-fired boilers will act as peak sources. The planned heat production from the newly built installation is 194,777.10 GJ / year.

The stages of the project implementation are:
Decommissioning of the coal heat source (WR-25 no.1 boiler), along with its technical infrastructure,

Construction of a biomass boiler fired with wood chips with construction of a fuel storage and accompanying infrastructure in the PEC Ełk Heating Plant