1. Between a rock and a hard place:
The story of the support programmes for energy efficiency in residential buildings in Bulgaria
Dragomir Tzanev
EnEffect

2. POLICY CONFERENCE

3. The beginning:
UNDP demonstration programme “Renovation of Multifamily Residential Buildings”
20% financing in the
beginning
Gradually raised
to 50%...
and then to 80%...
23 projects executed

4. Second phase:
“Energy Renovation of the Bulgarian Homes” Programme, financed
through Structural Funds
75% financing in the
beginning
Raised to 100%
in 2015
299 projects
(still not) executed
Content

5. Third phase:
“National Programme for Energy Efficiency of the Multifamily Residential Buildings”
100% financing
since the beginning
Total budget of
1 billion Euro
266 projects
executed
2022 contracts
concluded
Renovation to
energy class C

6. The real situation

7. The real situation

8. Achievements Political will supported by financial resources
Active involvement
of municipalities
Raising interest
towards the Programme
First implemented
projects

9. Issues faced Lack of long-term vision and financial sustainability
Lack of energy goals
Lack of
cost-efficiency criteria
environmental goals

10. Issues faced Do we have long-term vision and financial sustainability?
How much
do we save?
Do we have
cost-efficiency criteria?
What are our
environmental goals?
Is it energy efficiency
or social policy?

11. Conclusions
Long-term vision: defining of concrete energy savings goals and priorities
Technical assistance an specialized consulting at municipalities
Quality assurance and monitoring
Engagement and responsibility of the beneficiaries / consumers
Systematic communication campaign

12. Our support: EmBuild Analyses of the public building stock and
the economic efficiency
Prioritization of types of renovation projects
Local renovation strategies
Trainings and seminars
Quality energy audits for engaged
local authorities

13. Our support: Train-to-NZEB
New training programmes for
construction workers and designers
5 new training & demonstration
centers in Bulgaria, Romania,
Czech Republic, Turkey and Ukraine
New Masters programme
“Energy Efficiency in Buildings”
Certified national and
international trainingprogrammes

14. Join #EUSEW17 www.eusew.eu ‘EU Sustainable Energy Week’
@euenergyweek & #EUSEW17
‘EU Sustainable Energy Week’