On August 25, 2025, the Environmental Investment Centre (EIC) will open a new grant for the construction of charging infrastructure near apartment buildings, helping to create convenient and energy-efficient charging opportunities for people across Estonia outside of Tallinn and Tartu.

What and who is this grant for?

The Environmental Investment Centre (EIC) will open a grant round for cooperatives and local governments on August 25, 2025 at 10:00. The event will last until the budget – 900300 euros – is exhausted.

The following can participate in the application measure:

• apartment cooperatives, which own buildings built before March 10, 2021 (from this date, this task is the developer's responsibility according to the Building Act);

• local governments, which can build public chargers near apartment buildings, but not further than 300 meters.

Everything being built must use only renewable energy.

What is supported and how much?

The support is divided in several ways depending on the project:

• Design and construction:

• €757 per charging point, if 2–10 charging points are installed;

• €370 per charging point, if 11–20 charging points are installed.

• Chargers:

• €615 per charger (capacity up to 21kW);

• €1,612 per charger, which is 22kW or more powerful and has more than one charging point of at least 11kW;

• €11,300 per fast charger (capacity at least 40kW), which can be installed on a purpose-based basis within the framework of a project with two to 20 charging points.

• Other necessary costs:

• €370 for the purchase and installation of a dynamic load sharing system;

• €199 per ampere for purchasing additional electrical capacity or creating a new network connection to a suitable main fuse.

Example: If the cooperative installs eight 22kW charging points, the amount of the grant will be as follows:

• 8 × €1,612 = €12,896 for the chargers;
• €370 for the dynamic system; The total amount of the grant requested by the deadline will be ~€13,266, to which the grant for increasing electrical capacity and VAT may also be added.

Application process and deadlines

Keep your calendar open:

• August 25, 2025, at 10:00 AM – grant round opens.
• September 4, 2025 – information day will take place in the Teams environment, pre-registration open until September 2.

Applications will be processed in the order they are received and the processing time is up to 60 days.

The support is financed from the revenue of the European Union's Energy Trading System (ETS).

Why is this important?

Minister of Infrastructure Kuldar Leis has explained that "the number of electric cars is growing rapidly - according to forecasts, there will be over 30,000 electric cars on Estonian roads in five years". As a very important encouragement, it is necessary to support charging capacities, especially in smaller areas where the private sector is not yet functioning.

Project coordinator Lilian Olle emphasized that in order to receive support, the charging infrastructure must be designed and built using a dynamic load distribution system and ensure reasonable electrical capacity.

If you would like to prepare a suitable application, receive a consultation or specify the conditions of the support, let us know. Together, we can write a meaningful and successful application step by step!