Wielkopolska launches 40 million PLN ecological village program

The pilot program „Ekologiczna Wieś” (Ecological Village) has been launched in the Wielkopolska region of Poland to improve the energy efficiency of multi-family residential buildings in rural and urban-rural municipalities. The program has a total budget of 40 million PLN, co-financed by the Marshal's Office of the Wielkopolska Voivodeship and the Provincial Fund for Environmental Protection and Water Management in Poznań.

In the first stage, 16 municipalities, including Rawicz, Blizanów, Bojanowo, Chodów, Czempiń, Kępno, Kołaczkowo, Kościelec, Kotlin, Koźmin Wielkopolski, Krzywiń, Lubasz, Orchowo, Powidz, Trzcianka, and Wilczyn, received funds to prepare necessary documentation, including building inventories and energy audits. This initial phase has allocated 603,900 PLN to determine the scope and costs of future works.

The second stage will focus on actual thermal modernization and heating system upgrades. Planned investments include wall insulation, photovoltaic installations with energy storage, modernization of common area lighting, and the implementation of energy management systems. The program specifically targets buildings that were formerly part of state-owned agricultural farms (PGR) or production cooperatives, provided they contain at least four separate residential units.