Energy Efficiency

Applications for energy renovation of public buildings in Croatia starts on January 15

Applications for energy renovation of public buildings in Croatia from 15 January

Photo: Pixabay

Published

January 10, 2018

Country

Comments

0

Share

Published:

January 10, 2018

Country:

Comments:

0

Share

The Call for Energy renovation of public buildings in Croatia is open for submission of application starting on January 15. For these purposes, the European Regional Development Fund has allocated HRK 380 million (EUR 51 million).

The Ministry of Construction and Physical Planning launched the Call Energy renovation of buildings and use of renewable energy sources in public sector buildings on  November 16 last year. The lowest grant amount that can be granted for financing eligible project is HRK 80,000 (EUR 10,000), and the highest amount is HRK 40,000,000 (EUR 5.4 million).

According to the Ministry’s statement, grants will be awarded by an open grant award procedure under a permanent call. Deadline for submission of project proposals is December 31,  2020, or up to absorption of available funds.

The European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) is HRK 380 million (EUR 45 million) but in case of funds being used up, there is a prospect of increasing the allocation.

Project proposals that promote energy efficiency and the use of renewable energy sources could be submitted by ministries, central state offices, state and county administration offices, local and regional self-governments, public institutions or social institutions, religious communities and associations of public authorities defined by law.

The Croatian government decided last May to increase the funding for projects aimed at increasing the energy efficiency of public and apartment buildings from the ERDF. More money was also secured for renewable energy sources for schools and nurseries.

Under the Operational Program Competitiveness and Cohesion, last year, through public calls for energy renovation of public buildings, the Ministry has placed EUR 99.5 billion of grants from the European Regional Development Fund. Under the Call for Energy renovation of buildings and use of renewable energy sources in public institutions performing educational activities, and for 214 projects more than HRK 342 million (EUR 46 million) of grants from ERDF was allocated.

ERDF also provided more than HRK 560 million (EUR 75 million) of non-refundable funds of HRK 1 billion (EUR 135 million) investment for the call Energy Reconstruction of Multiple Residential Buildings.

Comments (0)

Be the first one to comment on this article.

Enter Your Comment
Please wait... Please fill in the required fields. There seems to be an error, please refresh the page and try again. Your comment has been sent.

Related Articles

Minister Dubravka Dedovic Djedovic Handanovic Female Leader of Energy Transition award

Minister Dubravka Đedović Handanović receives Female Leader in Sustainable Energy award

29 September 2023 - President of CPOR and Cofounder of WISE Serbia Branislava Jovičić handed the Female Leader in Sustainable Energy award to Minister Dubravka Đedović Handanović

WISE Serbia Women leaders of energy transition myth reality

WISE Serbia: Women leaders of energy transition are no myth but reality

25 September 2023 - The conference Women of Serbia in Sustainable Energy – Leadership for the Energy Transition was organized by the WISE Serbia women's network

eihp nzeb building Vesna Bukarica, Drazen Jaksic Margareta Zidar

Energy Institute Hrvoje Požar to achieve nearly zero energy standard in its building

19 September 2023 - The office building renovation is part of a larger project, Establishment of the National Training Center for Almost Zero Energy Buildings

Heat pumps twice as efficient as fossil fuel heating - study

Heat pumps twice as efficient as fossil fuel heating – study

14 September 2023 - A new study has found that heat pumps are twice as efficient as fossil fuel heating, even at lower temperatures