2. Content
About the Fund
Organisation
Administrative procedures
Operation and achievements
Investments in EE and RES in 2014
Concluding remarks
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3. About the Fund
Established at the end of 2003 by the Law on
Environmental Protection and Energy Efficiency Fund
Extra-budgetary public institution
Goal
ensuring financial means for supporting (co-financing)
environmental protection, EE and RES projects
obliged to co-finance measures defined in the NEEAP by the
Law on Energy Efficiency
Mechanism – polluter pays principle!
environmental charges: emissions of CO2, SO2 and NOx;
waste; special charge on motor vehicles
incomes from ETS
EU funds 3
4. Organisation (1/2)
Bodies of the Fund:
Director
Management board – 2 members of MoEnV, 1 of MoE, MoF,
Parliament, Chamber of Commerce, expert
Internal organisation:
Sector for fees and management of special categories of waste
Sector for Environmental Protection
Sector for EU funding
Sector for Energy Efficiency
Sector for financial affairs
Sector for legal affairs
Fund secretariat
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5. Organisation (2/2)
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Sector for Energy Efficiency
Department for EE and RES
projects
Team for
industry and
infrastructure
Team for RES
Team for
buildings
Team for clean
transport
Department for analysis and
horizontal measures
Team for energy
management
systems
Team for analysis
and support to
policy
implementation
6. Incomes and allocation
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Incomes in 2014:
1,4 billion HRK (187 million EUR)
Users
Local and regional authorities, public
institutions and bodies, companies and
entrepreneurships, CSO, physical persons
Types of aid
Loans: 0% interest rate, period 5years (grace period 2
years)
Grants
7. Amounts per project
40%
All others
60%
II. Group of
island
Mountain areas
II. group of
municipalities
80%
Special state
care
I. Group of
islands
I. Group of
municipalities
Protected
nature
100%
Government
decision
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Absolute amount determined in every tender/call
8. Rules for awarding funding
Conditions for users
registered in Croatia
invest their own funds in the implementation of the project
fulfil specific terms stated in tenders/calls
Conditions for projects
detailed specification of technical conditions and eligible costs
above current legislation levels!!
preformed on own, legaly constructed and operated, property
Conditions for financing
required collaterals
de minimis state aid rules
no retroactive co-financing!
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9. Mechanisms for allocating funds
Public tender
• Open 60 days
• Evaluation committee +
decision of the
Director/Managing Board ->
max.75 days
• Investment projects –
competition based on
quality of projects (eligibility
and selection criteria
defined in every tender)
Public call
• Open until end of year or
until all envisaged funds are
approved
• Fast decisions (max.45 days)
• Simpler project, no need for
ranking, eligibility criteria
must be fulfilled
• Better prepared
stakeholders in advantage
9Annual programme of public tenders and calls published
on the web site
10. Investments in EE and RES in 2014
21%
9%
22%
4%
3%
1%
7%
2%
15%
2%
6%
2%
2% 2% 2%
National energy programs
RES
Sustainable construction
Clean transport
Education, R&D
Other programs
Multy apartment buildings - refurbishment
Multy apartment buildings - documentation
Public buildings - refurbishment
Public buildings - documentation
Energy audits and certificates
Actions at local and national level
National energy policy
International cooperation
Information and promotion
201 million HRK (27 M€) allocated for EE and RES
projects
11. Programmes for energy refurbishment
of buildings
• Cooperation with local
authoritiesFamily houses
• Cooperation with building
management companies
Multi-apartment
buildings
• Direct application to
tender
Public /
Commercial
buildings
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12. Family houses
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Envisaged 50 Mkn (6,7 M€) in 2014
EE measures
Plan: 25 Mkn (3,35 M€)
Share of Fund:
40%, 60% or80%
Share of local authority:
10%, 5% or 2,5%
Approved
> 112 Mkn (15 M€)
for 3.400 houses!
RES systems
Plan: 25 Mkn (3,35 M€)
Share of Fund:
40%, 60% or80%
Share of local authority:
10%, 5% or 2,5%
Approved
> 43 Mkn (5,7 M€)
for 2.6000 systems!
13. Multi-apartment buildings
Envisaged 20 Mkn (2,7 M€) in 2014
Energy audits and
certificates
Plan: 1,5 Mkn (0,2 M€)
Share of Fund: 40%,
60% or 80%
of eligible costs
Approved
> 2,2 Mkn (0,3 M€)
for 447 buildings!
Project design document
Plan: 3,5 Mkn (0,5 M€)
Share of Fund: 100% of
eligible costs
(max. 35.000 or 200.000 kn)
Approved
> 8 Mkn (1 M€)
for 245 buildings!
Energy refurbishment
Plan: 15 Mkn (2 M€)
Share of Fund: 40%,
60% or 80%
of eligible costs
Approved
> 34 Mkn (4,5 M€)
for 82 buildings!
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14. Public/commercial buildings
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Envisaged 25 Mkn (3,3 M€) in 2014
For local authorities and companies!
EE measures in buildings and construction of new buildings (class A)
25 Mkn (3,3, M€)
Share of Fund: 40%, 60% or 80% of eligible costs
Approved > 43,6 Mkn (5,8 M€) for 75 buildings!
4 Mkn (0,5 M€) for 10 projects in commercial services sector
16. RES projects
54 projects (50% of applications) – subsidies of
21 Mkn (2,8 M€)
Solar thermal and photovoltaic systems
Biomass fired boilers
Production of solid biomass
Heat pumps
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17. Programme for clean transport
Sustainable urban mobility plans
Only 9 cities
Eco-driving
Pilot project: 8 to 18% savings
700.000 kn (100.000 €) - > more than 1.300 educated drivers!
Electric and hybrid vehicles
15,5 Mkn (2 M€) for 440 vehicles!
53 electric + 8 PHEV + 379 hybrid
Other measures: conversion to CNG or electric, public bicycle
systems, electric bicycle, optimising distribution routes,
intelligent traffic signalisation
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18. Other programmes of the Fund
Energy audits and introduction of energy management
system ISO50001 in companies
Education, research and development projects
Supporting implementation of national climate-energy
policy
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19. Instead of conclusion… for 1 kn of
incentives, 3 kn investments
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> 4.300 implemented projects (status end of 2014)
> 1,3 billion kn (180 million EUR) – approved by the Fund
> 3,8 billion kn (400 million EUR) – total investments
Public lighting and industry
Sustainable construction (buildings)
Renewable energy sources
Clean transport
Education, research and development
Other projects (CSOs, international cooperation, energy policy
development and implementation, promotion)
20. Prerequisites for successful operation
Clear and transparent procedures
Users need to know what they can expects!
Respect the deadlines
Stable terms and conditions
Frequent changes in technical and financing conditions should be
avoided
Clear roles and responsibilities
Who does what?
Motivated staff
Possibility to award overachieving and penalise underachieving
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21. Plan for 2015
25 public calls and tenders for energy efficiency
projects
350 million kn for energy efficiency – 75%
increase in comparison to 2014
Use of EU funds
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22. Thank you for your attention!
vesna.bukarica@fzoeu.hr
REPUBLIC OF CROATIA
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY FUND
