THE Welsh government is awarding up to £10 million of grant funding to 32 community green energy projects across the country.

The projects include the deployment of solar panels and heat pumps as well as battery storage and electric vehicle charging points. Beneficiaries include schools, leisure centres, care homes, community centres and industrial estates.

The projects were selected after a competitive application process and form part of the Ynni Cymru (Energy Wales) programme.

Welsh Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning Rebecca Evans said: “Whilst ground-breaking technology and the development of national infrastructure continues apace across strategic sites in Wales, it’s equally important that we continue to support the growth of smarter, locally driven innovative projects. 

“There was a huge amount of interest in this support, which goes to show the enormous appetite for clean, smarter energy systems keeping benefits within our communities and reducing the need for large-scale infrastructure. I’m delighted to be able to support so many quality projects.”