REPUBLIC OF CROATIA
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY FUND
Energy efficiency and renewable energy
grants in Croatia - from a district scheme to
a national programme
Vesna Bukarica, Ph.D.
Head of Energy Efficiency Sector
About the Fund
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Established at the end of 2003 by the Law on
Environmental Protection and Energy Efficiency Fund
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Extra-budgetary public institution
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Goal
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ensuring financial means for supporting (co-financing)
environmental protection, EE and RES projects
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obliged to co-finance measures defined in the NEEAP by the
Law on Energy Efficiency
Mechanism – polluter pays principle!
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environmental charges: emissions of CO2, SO2 and NOx;
waste; special charge on motor vehicles
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incomes from ETS
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EU funds
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Incomes and allocation
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Annual incomes :
 1,4 billion HRK (187 million EUR)
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Types of aid
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Grants
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Loans: 0% interest rate, period 5years (grace period 2
years
Users
 Local and regional authorities, public
institutions and bodies, companies and
entrepreneurships, CSO, physical persons
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Changed focus → CITIZENS
1. Energy refurbishment of family houses
2. Energy refurbishment of multi-apartment buildings
3. Hybrid and electric vehicles
4. A+++ appliances
5. CSOs’ energy efficiency and environmental projects
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Energy refurbishment of family houses
Co-financig ensured for:
1. Change of windows and doors
2. Building envelope thermal insulation
3. Gas condensing boilers
4. RES
Solar thermal
• Biomass boilers
• Heat pumps
• Photovoltaics
•
Energy refurbishment of family houses
– change of schemes
2014
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Approved 160 million HRK for 6.000 houses through 180 local
authorities (> 500 local authorities in Croatia)
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80 million HRK grants paid for 3.000 refurbished houses
2015
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More than 12.000 applications
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More than 8.800 applications processed
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Approved more than 360 million HRK for 6.800 houses from
422 local authorities
Energy refurbishment of family houses
– results
580
9000
8000
7000
RES
6000
5000
8349
4000
3000
2000
1000
800
2200
0
2014
2015
EE
Prerequisites for successful
operation
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Clear and transparent procedures
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Users need to know what they can expects!
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Respect the deadlines
Stable terms and conditions
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Clear roles and responsibilities
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Frequent changes in technical and financing conditions should be
avoided
Who does what?
Communication!!!
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REPUBLIC OF CROATIA
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY FUND
Thank you for your attention!
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