Boost for solar projects under the Wales Funding Programme
We’re supporting Welsh Government deliver even more projects: schools and public buildings across Wales to cut bills thanks to £9m funding from Great British Energy
A funding boost has been announced for Wales Funding Programme to help support solar panels for public buildings.
The additional funding of up to £4 million is being provided through Great British Energy, the UK Government’s publicly owned energy company. It is part of a £9 million package of funding announced.
Welsh Government has said that schools and other public buildings across Wales will receive solar panels as part of the overall £9 million funding to reduce energy bills and decarbonise public buildings.
At Salix our teams deliver the Wales Funding Programme, for energy efficiency and decarbonisation projects, on behalf of Welsh Government. The additional funding through the Wales Funding Programme and worth up to £4 million, will support projects to develop solar PV on and connected to public buildings.
The programme is targeted at public sector organisations in Wales including local authorities, schools, universities, colleges and emergency services.
These include the below, with more to follow in the future:
- Coleg Cambria, Wrexham
- Porthcawl Comprehensive School
- Glan Llyn Primary School, Newport
- Jubilee Park Primary School, Newport
The government says the remainder of the money will be used to fund additional renewable investment including a new scheme, Ymestyn, which will provide extra gap funding for public sector and communities to raise the ambition of their decarbonisation work.
For example, by funding more complex, ambitious projects like solar canopies and renewable-integrated battery energy storage.
More details on Ymestyn will be available when it is launched in the coming weeks.
We are driving towards a net zero public sector by 2030, and this funding will help us get even closer. Thanks to this funding, organisations across Wales will see their energy bills falling in a matter of months.
Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change, Huw Irranca-Davies, said: “We are driving towards a net zero public sector by 2030, and this funding will help us get even closer. Thanks to this funding, organisations across Wales will see their energy bills falling in a matter of months.
“I’m looking forward to the start of the Ymestyn scheme, which will make some exciting decarbonisation projects a reality as we continue to tackle the climate emergency.”
Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Energy, Rebecca Evans, said: “These solar panel projects will make a huge difference to these organisations by lowering their bills and making their infrastructure fit for the future.
“The Great British Energy scheme is a great example of the UK and Welsh Government’s working together to meet our joint ambitions to tackle climate change and ensuring our communities benefit from our journey to net zero.
“The funding will support our shared aspiration of clean, secure, home-grown energy and will consolidate existing Welsh Government investment in local and community energy in Wales.”
Our Salix Wales programme manager Gbenga Adenaike added: “We are delighted that this additional money can be used to help even more organisations in their path to net zero.
“Our teams at Salix cannot wait to look further at the projects and support those organisations making strikes towards our carbon goals.”