Implementing agency: ASE

Status: completed

Description:
The residential sector is the biggest consumer of water, heat energy and electricity in many post-Soviet countries, characterized by extremely low energy efficiency.  The main reasons for such inefficiency are: poor quality of property management in the residential sector; inappropriate or inadequate models for addressing common property issues in multifamily buildings; and the lack of institutional, policy and market frameworks that can encourage investments in energy efficiency in homes.

This project exchanges best-practices and lessons learned in residential energy efficiency among several countries: Russia, Moldova, Armenia, Ukraine, Bosnia & Herzegovina and Serbia & Montenegro.  The project prepares and disseminates information – through national municipal associations, housing sector partners and consumer groups – on the importance and methods of wise energy use in meeting rising energy and water prices. 

Increased awareness and capacity of municipal associations and municipalities in the participating countries to provide policy and market incentives for residential energy efficiency.  Increased implementation of end-use energy efficiency improvements in multifamily buildings will improve the health and livelihood of Central and Eastern European residents and decrease the financial burden of traditional energy service subsidies that are currently borne by municipal budgets in many of these countries.