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We invite you to submit applications for financial support in 2025

We invite communities that live in the vicinity of Ignitis Renewables wind farms and/or solar parks to submit applications to support the projects and initiatives important to the communities financially.

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The budget for community support in Lithuania, Lavia and Poland is nearly EUR 900 thousand.

Ignitis Renewables has provided support to communities for four consecutive years. Ignitis Renewables will have granted almost 2.5 million euros to communities in Lithuania, Latvia and Poland over the 4 years of the program’s operation.

 

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The support recipients can be legal entities that were registered for at least 1 year prior to the application date, have the status of a support recipient and meet other requirements laid down in the Law on Charity and Sponsorship.

Support may be provided for social, educational, artistic, cultural, scientific and sports projects (excluding professional, extreme and high-risk sports). Activities that create economic benefits may also be supported, for example, raising the competences of community members, strengthening entrepreneurship, improving infrastructure, and creating jobs. Support may also be provided for projects that contribute to environmental protection, ecology, and nature conservation.

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Good neighbours with Ignitis Renewables

The neighbours of the wind farms we develop include people who cherish, preserve and protect their land. From the very start, our relationship with local communities is based on openness and good will. It is the foundation for being a good neighbour.

We are trying to be a good neighbour and promote mutual trust by listening to the expectations and needs of local communities while sharing relevant information about the projects we develop, their impact on the environment and the measures we take to reduce it.

We work on nurturing the environment, improving the quality of life and promoting energy efficiency by providing financial support for local community projects.

Applications are accepted from 3 July 2025. The application period ends on 25 August 2025.

By e-mail: [email protected]

Working together

More and more communities are actively utilising the financial support made available to them to improve their daily lives.

Our town has a long history and more than one cultural object. We were considering a pilgrim road that was being built from Pikeliai to Poland. Pilgrims passing the town need a place to sleep, make lunch or dinner and have a shower. So, we used a part of the financial support the town received to install sleeping accommodations, shower and a kitchenette at the community’s premises.

— Danielius Gedutis
Representative of Pikeliai community

The gymnasium stadium is surrounded by thorny hedges, so when playing football, the balls would often be damaged or get into private properties. To avoid the resulting conflicts and to upgrade the barriers, it was decided to build a 90 metre fence for catching balls. This made the stadium, which is very important to the community, more attractive and functional.

— Rasa Stonkuvienė
Headmistress of the Vydmantai gymnasium
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To apply for financial support, please submit the following documents:

A filled-in financial support application

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A signed declaration that the applicant is not related to other economic entities subject to state aid rules

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The applicant’s Articles of Association, regulations or other analogous documents confirming that, according to its Articles of Association (regulations) or other analogous documents, the applicant may start and/or perform, and/or develop the activity for which the financial support is requested

Along with the application, the applicant must present relevant expense estimates, in line with usual market conditions, of at least two different market participants or preliminary commercial offers of suppliers/service providers and/or price survey summaries (presented by market participants or easily verifiable publicly, for example, on the website of a market participant). The amounts are to include statutory taxes and charges, i.e., the amounts must include any and all costs (including taxes or any other obligations)

Present a power of attorney for signing the application if the application is signed by a person other that the head of the applicant

If the contact person for the application (i.e., the person who fills in the application, sends documents, communicates with the support provider on financial support issues) is a person other than the head or employee of the applicant, a power of attorney to act as a contact person must be provided

A filled-in financial support application

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A signed declaration that the applicant is not related to other economic entities subject to state aid rules

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The applicant’s Articles of Association, regulations or other analogous documents confirming that, according to its Articles of Association (regulations) or other analogous documents, the applicant may start and/or perform, and/or develop the activity for which the financial support is requested

Along with the application, the applicant must present relevant expense estimates, in line with usual market conditions, of at least two different market participants or preliminary commercial offers of suppliers/service providers and/or price survey summaries (presented by market participants or easily verifiable publicly, for example, on the website of a market participant). The amounts are to include statutory taxes and charges, i.e., the amounts must include any and all costs (including taxes or any other obligations)

Present a power of attorney for signing the application if the application is signed by a person other that the head of the applicant

If the contact person for the application (i.e., the person who fills in the application, sends documents, communicates with the support provider on financial support issues) is a person other than the head or employee of the applicant, a power of attorney to act as a contact person must be provided

Evaluation process*

Documents regulating the provision of financial support to communities and other documents

Group Financial Support and Humanitarian Aid Policy

Financial Support Management Rules of Ignitis Renewables and their annexes

A form for assessing financial support applications

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Have questions? We are ready to answer them!

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Who is eligible for financial support?

Communities whose immediate surroundings are affected by or are hosting Ignitis Renewables wind and/or solar parks may apply for financial support for community-important projects and initiatives.

Support can be granted for social, educational, artistic, cultural, scientific and sporting projects (excluding professional, extreme and high-risk sports), for the improvement and development of the social environment (including public infrastructure), and for environmental protection projects.

Detailed application requirements are published alongside the invitation to submit applications on the website ignitisrenewables.lt.

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What are the priorities for support?

  • Compliance with the company’s business objectives – if the project meets the company’s business objectives – ensures or contributes to the production and/or development of renewable energy – 3 additional points.
  • Project location (distance from the project location to the nearest power plant) – from 0 to 3 additional points.
  • Park size (applies to planned parks) – 1 to 3 points.
  • Park development level – up to 3 points.
  • Object of support – support will be prioritised considering the project’s energy efficiency; and/or renewable energy production and/or development, and/or contribution to environmental protection and climate change mitigation; and/or orientation towards the creation of services and jobs; focus on improving social, health, business, or science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) competencies in the community – 3 additional points.
  • Partnerships – support will be weighted based on the applicant’s collaboration with regional, national, and/or international organisations in project implementation – 3 additional points.
  • Funding – support will be weighted based on whether the applicant has secured at least 10% of the project funding from other sources – 3 additional points.

You can familiarise yourself with the detailed evaluation procedure in the Support Management Rules of UAB “Ignitis Renewables” and its subsidiaries and Annex No. 5. Community Support Application Evaluation Form, which you will find in the call for applications.

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Who is not eligible for support?

No support is granted to:

  • Municipalities and sub-municipal areas.
  • Political parties, state politicians, political advertising or political campaigns, and the repayment of debts incurred by participants in political campaigns or related to political campaigns.
  • Funds and institutions established by civil servants in political (personal) trust, members of the Seimas, the Government, municipal councils of the Republic of Lithuania, and members of the single-person and collegial governing bodies of political parties, their close relatives, spouses, cohabitants, and partners, where the partnership has been registered in accordance with the procedure established by law.
  • Activities that involve professional, extreme and high-risk sports, promote or involve gambling, alcoholic beverages, smoking, or other intoxicating substances, or any activities that have or may have a negative impact on society or parts of society.
  • If the recipient of the support, in executing a previous Support agreement with the Support provider, has committed substantial violations of the conditions of the Support agreement concluded with the Support provider, and as a result, the Support agreement was terminated, and it has not been 3 (three) years since the full repayment of the Support to the Support provider or since the other term specified in the Support agreement.
  • projects that contradict the Group’s strategy and/or the principles of sustainable business and/or the Group’s Code of Ethics;
  • communities near a wind or solar park for which Ignitis Renewables pay a mandatory generation fee. In these cases, communities are invited to apply not for voluntary Ignitis Renewables support, but for support from the generation fee fund administered by the Environmental Project Management Agency (EPMA) in Lithuania.

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Who and how will decide on granting the support and what its amount will be?No support is granted to:

Applications submitted to Ignitis Renewables will be evaluated by the Group-wide Evaluation Committee of Ignitis Group AB, in accordance with the Regulations of the Evaluation Committee. The final approval of support grants rests with the Board of Directors of Ignitis Renewables.

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How to apply for support?

To apply for support, communities must complete and submit an application form available in the call for applications.

Comprehensive guidelines for applying for and using the grant are detailed on the ignitisrenewables.com website, and inquiries can be directed to [email protected].

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Will accountability be required for the support?

Yes, communities are required to send progress final project reports together with supporting documents.

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How will support be publicised?

Yes, Ignitis Renewables publishes information about the Financial Support provided and the beneficiaries on the ignitisrenewables.com.

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Who provides advice on filling in applications and other related issues?

Pakeist atsakymą: For guidance on Ignitis Renewables Financial Support, completing application forms or other related issues, please contact [email protected].

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In case of any questions about the submission of applications, please contact us by e-mail: [email protected]

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In case of any questions about the submission of applications, please contact us by e-mail: [email protected]