BOSTEE-CE consortium partners have carried out SWOT analysis in their respective regions. The SWOT analysis was based upon the experience of partners as well as on a survey and questioning main target groups in order to address their needs – namely:
- Local public authorities
- Regional public authorities
- Sectoral agencies
- Infrastructure and (public) service providers
- Higher education and research sector
- Education/training centres and schools
- SMEs
- General public
The output of the SWOT analysis in each region is a comprehensive list of strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats reflecting particular partner ́s situation, however, some common issues were identified for the majority or even all partners and these are summarised in the table below.
The whole comprehensive SWOT analysis per each partner region is enclosed separately to this document in the form of the excel file.
Internal and external conditions & environment for EE financial strategy development and implementation
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Strengths
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Opportunities
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- Experience in Energy planning at regional / local level
- Availability of Regional Operation Programmes
- Innovation related to technologies
- Well-developed infrastructure
- Increase in the number of companiesinterested in innovation
- High number of municipal improvements
- Availability of reliable district heating system / networks
- The energy efficiency issues has been integrated into the regional / local development strategies
- Regional / local agencies have been established with the aim of best practices exchange, facilitating / coordinating the procedures
- Good knowledge of EE behaviour of public buildings
- Targeted Awareness-raising activities
Well-established cooperation between public sector and universities or development centres
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- Opportunity to counteract rising energy costs
- Improving level of innovation, development and modernisation in industrial sector
- Maximal utilisation of EU funds
- Exploitation of international loan programs for energetic purposes (e.g. ELENA)
- Strengthening of international and cross border relation
- Deployment of district heating networks
- Systematic development of technologies enabling storage of surplus energy generated from RES.
- Public sector sets a good example for other public and private infrastructure providers
- Wide and competent network of national and EU partners
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Weaknesses
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Threats
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- Longtime of return from the initial investment
- Indebted municipalities are unable to provide the downpayment/prefinancing of theenergetic developments
- The lack of interest by owners of rented apartments for energy renovation
- Lack of municipal energetic professionals
- Absence (or insufficient) of production capacity for waste management for energy purposes.
- Sustainable energy projects are noticed too little by the general public
- Lack of cooperation between economy and public administration
- Lack of interest for challenging projects
- Technical infrastructure partly requiring modernization
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- Shortage of private funds
- Low energy prices have an effect on project payoff
- Historical building refurbishment focused on energy savings is connected with very long payback period
- The foreign price and supply trends have stronginfluence on the home market
- Life cycle thinking is not widespread, each technology is recommended by few manufacturers
- Complexity of energetic tender systems, slow payments
- Lack of (pre)financing for investments in EE in public buildings
- Unsuitable criteria for approved cofinancing of projects/actions
- Significant decrease or lack of EU funding after 2020
- Conflict of interests of local energy producers and prosumers (including Cluster Partners) with large energy companies.
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