Czech Moravian-Silesian Region to receive CZK 219 million for more polluting-boiler replacements

The Moravian-Silesian Region will receive more funding to replace polluting boilers. The Ministry of the Environment has announced the fifth round of the so-called boiler subsidies, and the region is expected to receive almost CZK 219 million. The funding should be enough to replace around 1,500 non-compliant boilers. Miroslava Chlebounová of the regional authority told reporters today.

The subsidy is intended for low-income households, which can use it to buy a new environmentally friendly boiler or a heat pump. „The support is intended for households made up exclusively of old-age pensioners or people receiving third-degree disability pensions, as well as those receiving housing benefit. The subsidy can be used to buy a heat pump or a biomass boiler, burning either pellets or logs,“ said Deputy Governor Jan Krkoška (ANO).

According to Krkoška, the region will accept electronic subsidy applications from the summer holidays until 31 August 2024, when the ban on using class 1 and 2 boilers, which are old coal-fired boilers, comes into force. „Replacing old boilers is essential to improving air quality in our region. Surveys show that local heating is by far the biggest source of air pollution. By replacing their boiler, people will also secure more economical heating and avoid a fine that they could face from next autumn if they continue to heat their homes with the old boilers,“ said Governor Ivo Vondrák (formerly ANO). He added that people can receive support covering up to 95 percent of the costs.