energy efficiency

Energy losses in older residential buildings can be as high as 50 percent, so they need to be renovated and modernized for energy efficiency, according to Logos Press.

More than 170 public institutions in Chisinau will have access to uninterrupted heat and hot water supply, thanks to the installation of 203 modern individual heating units (IHU), Logos Press reports.

Domestic and foreign companies are invited to participate in tenders for the renovation of public buildings under the INSPIREE project, implemented with the support of Germany and France, – reports Logos Press.

Investments in the energy efficiency of buildings justify themselves, so comprehensive thermal rehabilitation of residential buildings will continue, according to Logos Press.

The draft Sectoral Renovation Strategy of the National Real Estate Fund for 2025-2050 proposes the main directions for improving the energy efficiency of buildings in Moldova. The document was the subject of public consultations held on July 30,” Logos Press reported.

Moldova’s experience in achieving energy transition, launching energy efficiency programs and promoting renewable energy sources was cited as an example at the Energy Knowledge Forum in Antalya, Turkey, – Logos Press reports.

In the coming weeks, 15 small apartment buildings from different regions of Moldova will receive a free energy audit, on the basis of which they will subsequently be able to carry out energy rehabilitation of their homes, according to Logos Press.

The Northern capital of Moldova reported the completion of reconstruction of a 16-storey, the tallest building in the city as part of the “First Swallows” project. After all the works, its residents are expected to save up to 35% of energy,” Logos Press reported.

Only 18% of social service providers have implemented specific energy efficiency measures, although 70% of them consider their buildings to be partially compliant with energy efficiency criteria and another 7% to be completely inefficient,” Logos Press reported.

On Wednesday, April 29, the government approved a number of amendments to the Law on Energy Efficiency. According to the amendments, the National Center for Sustainable Energy will be able to provide financial guarantees and pay the interest rate on loans granted to condominium associations and individual homeowners to finance energy efficiency or renewable energy projects,” Logos Press reported.

The first five associations of owners in condominiums (APCs) in Chisinau and Balti have received technical project documentation developed with the free support of the National Center for Sustainable Energy (CNED), which gives them access to funds from the Fund for Energy Efficiency in the Moldovan Housing Sector (FEERM) – Logos Press reports.

Another energy efficiency project has recently been launched in Moldova: the EU has allocated about €143 million to modernize the district heating system in more than 1,600 buildings in Chisinau. The project involves the installation of 2,510 individual heating points and the conversion of centrally heated houses to a horizontal heat supply system.