Overview

• The Federal Office for Economic Affairs and Export Control issued the funding decision to Stadtwerke Görlitz.
• EU support of about €38 million from a heat‑network transformation fund complements the federal money.
• The project will physically connect four Görlitz district‑heating areas with Zgorzelec’s network to form a joint supply.
• Planned investments include a large heat pump at Berzdorfer See, long transmission pipelines, and expanded heat storage.
• The aim is climate‑neutral operation by 2030 with roughly one‑third of total heat provided by heat pumps, replacing gas and brown coal that now emit about 50,000 tonnes of CO2 each year.