Posted on : 11/5/2016

The Ministry of Mining and Energy of the Republic of Serbia announced the Public Call for financing energy efficiency projects in local self-governments. The Call will be opened by November 24th 2016. 

The Project goal is to enhance energy efficiency and cost-efficiency in buildings of public significance which are under the competences of units of local self-governments. The total funds appropriated for funding the energy efficiency projects under the Public Call include grant totalling 0.5 mil USD provided by the Global Environmental Fund (GEF) through the UNDP Project “Removing Barriers to Promote and Support Energy Management Systems in Municipalities throughout Serbia” and funds from the Budget Fund for Energy Efficiency in the public sector totalling 25.000.000 mil USD, in accordance with the Programme for Funding of Energy Efficiency Activities and Measures or the year 2016 which is implemented by the Ministry of Mining and Energy.

Units of local self-governments shall be the qualified applicants. A unit of local self-government can apply with only one project, which shall include the following measures:

1. Installation of biomass boilers;
2. Improving the thermal-technical systems in public buildings by means of:
   1. Replacing heating systems or parts of heating systems by more efficient ones,
   2. Replacing and installing more efficient air-conditioning systems,
   3. Installation of heat pumps;
3. Combining measures:
   1. From item 1) and/or 2) of this section and
   2. Replacing outer windows and doors and/or improving the existing thermal insulation of walls, roofs, ceilings above open passages, walls and floors on the ground, and other walls next to non-heating spaces (the thermal envelope of public buildings);
   3. Installation of solar collectors for heating domestic hot water.

The project selection criteria are as follows:

1. Reduction of emissions of CO2;
2. Type of measure for improvement of energy efficiency according to Section I of the Public Call;
3. Own funds for project financing;
4. Type of public building or public buildings in the same location;
5. Use of funds from the Budget Fund over the three preceding years;
6. Signed Charter of Towns and Municipalities on Energy Efficiency: „Energy Aware and Efficient”.

Public Call
http://mre.gov.rs/javni-pozivi.php