Ministry will provide another CZK 50 million for the support of alternative fuel infrastructure

29/3/2018Press releases

Until 2021 drivers in the Czech Republic will be able to use up to two dozens of new compressed natural gas (CNG) filling stations for their passenger cars as well as trucks. Their construction will be supported by the Ministry of Transport from European funds. Up to CZK 50 million for the support of the alternative fuel infrastructure can arrive from the Operational Programme Transport.

The Ministry of Transport announced the call today. The deadline for submitting applications will be August 17, 2018. Applicants from these industries can apply for the subsidy: distribution of gaseous fuels through networks, gas trading or fuel retail in specialised outlets and applicants who submit a project for the construction of CNG filling stations on the territory of the Czech Republic. The scope of the project depends on applicant's considerations. In this call, the maximum rate of support of eligible expenditure may be up to 30 %. The subsidy applications will be evaluated particularly in terms of economic efficiency, readiness and project relevance.

"Regarding CNG filling stations for passenger cars, the Czech Republic is already doing quite well, but we lack more CNG stations, which would also allow the filling of trucks. This subsidy scheme should change this situation," says the transport minister Dan Ťok.
The National Clean Mobility Action Plan, approved by the government in November 2015, envisages 200 CNG filling stations in 2020. With the contribution from the subsidy scheme, it is more than likely that this goal will be achieved.

Besides CNG filling stations, the Ministry of Transport wants to support the construction of liquefied natural gas (LNG) and hydrogen filling stations. The calls for these domains will be announced during the spring of 2018. In total, the Ministry of Transport allocated CZK 1.2 billion for this subsidy programme within the Operational Programme Transportation for the support of alternative fuels infrastructure.

More detailed information on the terms of the support can be found in the detailed documentation of the call published on the website of the Control body for the Operational Programme Transportation.

This call for the support of the development of the CNG filling stations infrastructure follows some already open calls focused on the support of a backbone network of fast recharging stations and an additional networks of conventional recharging stations for electric cars.

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