Transnational Energy Efficiency Financing Strategy

Transnational Energy Efficiency Financing Strategy Development

Partner Nr. 03, November 2019

Contributing partners:

  • EAZK (PP3) - Czech Republic
  • Regione Emilia – Romagna (PP7) with the support from FBK (PP1) – Italy
  • E-zavod (PP2) with the support from mestna občina Velenie (PP8) – Slovenia
  • REAN (PP4) with the support from Koprivnica (PP9) – Croatia
  • EAO (PP11) with the support from Judenburg (PP10) - Austria
  • TCDA (PP6) – Hungary
  • MAE (PP5) with the support from EUWT NOVUM (PP12) and Płońsk (PP13) - Poland

Table of Content

  1. Introduction and aims of the document
  2. Key stakeholders and investment barriers in EE financing
    1. Key stakeholders in energy efficiency financing and their roles
      1. Key stakeholders in energy efficiency financing in Poland
      2. Key stakeholders in energy efficiency financing in the Czech Republic
      3. Key stakeholders in energy efficiency financing in Slovenia
      4. Key stakeholders in energy efficiency financing in Italy
      5. Key stakeholders in energy efficiency financing in Hungary
      6. Key stakeholders in energy efficiency financing in Croatia
      7. Key stakeholders in energy efficiency financing in Austria
    2. Barriers to investment into energy efficiency and ways to cope with them
      1. Finance and economy barriers
      2. Policy barriers
      3. Barriers in awareness and experience on financing energy efficiency
      4. Barriers in implementation capacity and procedures
  3. Existing funds and assistance in CE countries on national level
    1. Poland
      1. Funding leveraged by ESIF in Poland
      2. National Funding in Poland
      3. Overview of programmes supporting energy efficiency in Poland
    2. Czech Republic
      1. Funding leveraged by ESIF in the Czech Republic
      2. National Funding in the Czech Republic
      3. Overview of programmes supporting energy efficiency in the Czech Republic
    3. Slovenia
      1. Funding leveraged by ESIF in Slovenia
      2. National Funding in Slovenia
      3. Overview of programmes supporting energy efficiency in Slovenia
    4. Italy
      1. Funding leveraged by ESIF in Italy (Emilia-Romagna)
      2. National Funding in Italy
      3. Overview of programmes supporting energy efficiency in Italy (Emilia-Romagna)
    5. Hungary
      1. Funding leveraged by ESIF in Hungary
      2. National Funding in Hungary
      3. Overview of programmes supporting energy efficiency in Hungary
    6. Croatia
      1. Funding leveraged by ESIF in Croatia
      2. National Funding in Croatia
      3. Overview of programmes supporting energy efficiency in Croatia
    7. Austria
      1. Funding leveraged by ESIF and National Funding
      2. Overview of programmes supporting energy efficiency in Austria
  4. Assessment of existing financing models and their deployment
    1. Assessment of Self-financing Through Energy Savings
    2. Assessment of Debt Financing (commercial loans)
    3. Assessment of European Funds and Operational Programmes
    4. Assessment of the Energy Performance Contracting
    5. Assessment of Citizen Cooperatives
    6. Assessment of Crowdfunding
    7. Assessment of Green Municipal Bonds
    8. Assessment of On-bill Financing
    9. Assessment of Revolving Loan Funds
    10. Assessment of Leasing
  5. Conclusion
    1. Common practice
    2. Possible future developments of municipalities EE portfolio
    3. Basic Principles of Energy Efficiency Financing Strategy development
      1. The Strategy
      2. Particular projects
  6. References