ČD Cargo
ČD Cargo

Projects

ČD Cargo - FVE Breclav, České Budějovice

Program title: 2. New Renewable Sources in Energy RES+ Modernization fund (hereinafter referred to as “Program”)

Call No.: ModF – RES+ č. 1/2022 (herenafter referred to as “Call”)

Project title: ČD Cargo – FVE Břeclav, České Budějovice (hereinafter referred to as “Project“)

This project is co-co funded by the Modernization fund based on decision of the Minister of the Environment.

Basic information about the Operational Program

ČD Cargo submitted an application for financial support for the implementation of the project within the framework of the 2nd New Renewable Sources in Energy (RES+) program financed from the Modernization Fund within the ModF – RES+ call No. 1/2022, whose managing body is the Ministry of the Environment of the Czech Republic, regarding the installation of photovoltaic power plants (PPP) on buildings owned by ČD Cargo, a.s., in České Budějovice and Břeclav.

The goal of the Program, as well as of the Call, is to support the implementation of projects that lead to a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions, modernization of energy systems and increase in the share of renewable energy sources in final energy consumption. Savings in final energy consumption are to be achieved with the aid of supported measures. The planned allocation of the Call was CZK 1.5 billion. The determination of the total maximum amount of support for the ČD Cargo project is based on the function of the dependence of the amount of eligible costs on the installed capacity.

Project description

The subject of this project is the implementation of energy-saving measures through the installation of a photovoltaic power plant on land owned by the applicant ČD Cargo, a.s. In order to meet the conditions of the Call, this is a combined PV project, which includes 2 sub-projects with 2 transfer points to the distribution system. The installed capacity of the combined project is then given by the sum of the installed capacities of the individual PV sub-projects. This combined project consists of the following sub-projects/facilities located on the cadastral territory in Breclav (the PV plant will be located on one roof of a building in the OKV premises in Breclav) and in České Budějovice (the PV plant will be located on the roofs of four buildings in the SOKV České Budějovice premises). The project will achieve lower electricity consumption and costs through the installation of a photovoltaic power plant with a total capacity of 203.57 kWp. The project will result in a significant reduction of primary non-renewable energy consumption of 406.87 MWh/year. It is thus evident that the project outputs will have positive impacts on the environment, both in the surrounding area, the region and the Czech Republic as an EU Member State. The planned activities will also generate a lower share of emissions. Before the tender procedure, ČD Cargo set the total estimated cost of the project at CZK 12.3 million. CZK, of which the amount of support is CZK 1.6 million. CZK. The project should be completed by 31 March 2026.