Ynni Cymru capital grant funding scheme 2026 to 2027: pathway 1 application form questions

Q1. Will your project be delivered and completed by the 31st March 2027?

Q2. Is the lead applicant organisation a community organisation, social enterprise, public sector body, or a small or medium sized enterprise (SME) which is headquartered or with an operating address in Wales?

Q3. Is the project located in Wales?

Q4. Is your proposed grant application for capital related expenditure only?

Q5. Does your Smart Local Energy System (SLES) project incorporate at least two eligible technologies noted below (and in the guidance note), including a low carbon heating technology and a renewable energy generation technology?

Q6. Are all necessary development planning consents in place, or is there clear evidence that such consents can be secured in time to ensure project delivery by the 31^st of March 2027?

Q7. Are all necessary local distribution network operator consents in place, or is there clear evidence that such consents can be secured in time to ensure project delivery by the 31^st of March 2027?

Q8. Has the landlord of the property provided written consent for the project to be developed, or is there clear evidence that their consent can be secured in time to ensure project delivery by the 31^st of March 2027?

Q9. Have mortgage providers to the property provided written consent for the project to be developed, or is there clear evidence that their consent can be secured in time to ensure project delivery by the 31^st of March 2027?

Q10. Has your building insurance provider confirmed your existing policy will remain valid and the newly installed equipment will be covered, or is there clear evidence that this can be confirmed in time to ensure project delivery by the 31^st of March?

Q11. Can you confirm your organisation owns or has a long term lease arrangement (minimum 3 years) for the land or building(s) where you wish to undertake your project? If you are delivering your project on building(s) or land that is leased, or not owned or leased by your organisation, please confirm that you have authority from the relevant property owner.

Q12. Have you sought advice or undertaken structural surveys (from a MCS accredited contractor, structural engineer, or a building surveyor) to determine whether relevant buildings can accommodate your proposed project, or is there clear evidence that this can be confirmed in time to ensure project delivery by the 31^st of March?

Q13. Can you confirm that your application will meet the minimum match funding requirements set out in our guidance note for your type of organisation?

Q14. Please confirm that you are eligible for this funding scheme.

Q15. Is the lead applicant organisation a legally constituted SME?

Q15a. Please confirm that any SMEs associated with this application directly employ people in Wales and have fewer than 250 employees in total:

Q15b. Please confirm that any SMEs associated with this application had a total annual turnover of less than £44 million in 2025-26:

Q15c. Please confirm that any SMEs associated with this application had a balance sheet total of less than £38 million in 2025-26:

Q16. Please provide the name and address of the lead applicant organisation:

Q17. Please select the county where the lead applicant organisation is based in Wales:

Q18. Please select the geographic area(s) in which the lead applicant organisation operates (please select all that apply):

Q19. Please select the legal status of the lead applicant organisation:

Q20. Please provide the company registration number or charity registration number for the lead applicant organisation (enter "N/A" if your organisation does not have one):

Q21. Please briefly explain the main purpose and activities of the lead applicant organisation in the box below (250 word limit):

Q22. Please provide details of any organisations you are partnering with to deliver your SLES project (including key contact details, main activities, and their role in your project) (250 word limit):

Q23. Please provide names and job titles for a lead contact and an authorising official from the lead applicant organisation below:

Q24. Please provide a contact phone number for the lead applicant organisation's lead contact and authorising official below:

Q25. Please provide a contact e-mail address for the lead applicant organisation's lead contact and authorising official below: 

Q26. Please provide a brief description of your project in the box below. Your response should include details of proposed technologies and the overarching rationale for the project. (250 word limit)

Q27. Please select any technologies that are already installed on the associated building(s) or at the site(s) where your SLES project would be located (please select all that apply).

Q28. Please select all technologies that will be installed as a part of your SLES project on the associated building(s) or at the site(s) where your SLES project would be located (please select all that apply). 

Q29. Please select the smart systems that are utilised to link technologies in your SLES project (please select all that apply).

Q30. Please select the geographic area(s) where the SLES project will be located (please select all that apply):

Q31. Please select the county(s) where your project will be located (please select all that apply):

Q32. Please provide details of the sites at which your project will be located.  Please only complete the rows in the table below where applicable.

Q33. Please set out how the project aligns and delivers against the Smart Local Energy System Principles set out below. 

Q34. Please upload a detailed and credible timetable for delivery of the project.  Within the timetable applicants must propose project milestones (50%).

Q35. Please provide a narrative setting out the resources and experience in place to support the delivery of the project. For example, please detail key personnel and any experience that your team has of delivering similar projects, and confirmation that sufficient capacity and capability exists to manage the project (25% - 500 word limit):

Q36. Please set out the top three deliverability risks to the project and how you will seek to mitigate them in the box below (25% - 500 word limit for narrative): 

Q37. Please outline and where possible quantify the expected benefits of this project and how these will be realised. Benefits must extend beyond the applicant organisation. Please break your benefits down into wider social (eg. addressing inequality), economic (eg. energy cost savings) and environmental benefits (eg. carbon savings) in the three respective boxes below. Please explain your confidence in each benefit described.

Q38. Please complete and upload the Ynni Cymru capital funding project costs and benefits schedule here. (50%)

Q39. Please describe how the lead applicant organisation will purchase goods and services and how you will ensure compliance with Ynni Cymru’s procurement guidelines (35% - 500 word limit)

Q40. Explain why public funding is necessary for this project (15% - 250 word limit)

Q41. Please upload evidence of costs from design work, soft market or formal tendering processes to support your answers to the questions above. 

Q42. Please state the total cost of your SLES project (£):

Q43. Please state how much grant funding you are applying for (£):

Q44. Please state how much match funding your organisation will be contributing to the project (£):

Q45. Please confirm details relating to your organisation's VAT status below:

Q46. Please provide your VAT registration number (if not applicable, please enter "N/A")