Overview

• Rheinland-Pfalz has approved the full €180 million lump-sum grant with all 194 eligible municipalities submitting 1 285 individual measures.
• About €70 million has been disbursed so far, and roughly 100 of the planned measures have been completed by mid-June.
• Funded measures range from rooftop photovoltaics and LED street-lighting conversions to fleet electrification and urban surface de-sealing.
• Municipalities face no co-financing requirement but must complete all projects by mid-2026.
• The Environment Ministry points to KIPKI’s leverage in attracting further local investment; the CDU criticizes it as a one-off injection; the AfD labels it an ideological scheme.