Several buildings in Moldova to be energy efficient with help of EU, UNDP

Chisinau, August 15 /MOLDPRES/- Tenants of five residential blocks in the country will benefit from modern horizontal heat distribution systems and hot water supply systems, and three hospitals - from photovoltaic systems for electricity generation. Managers of housing blocks are invited to submit financing applications until August 29, and hospital managers - until September 2.

The works are financed by the European Union through the program Addressing the impact of the energy crisis in the Republic of Moldova, implemented by the United Nations Development Program. "Among the conditions for selecting the blocks are the availability to contribute at least 20% of the project value, the technical possibility of carrying out the intervention and less than 10% of apartments disconnected from the centralized thermal energy supply system. Horizontal heating agent distribution systems are much more efficient than vertical ones and allow the installation of individual heating agent and domestic hot water meters in each apartment, thus being individually regulated the temperature in the home and, respectively, the size of the bill", indicates the UNDP.

At the same time, three republican and/or district hospitals will be equipped with photovoltaic panel systems, applying the net metering mechanism, to reduce energy expenses. The capacity of the power plants will be up to 200 kW, and the works will include the design, installation of the photovoltaic system and its commissioning, in compliance with all the requirements established by the legislation in force.

In order to benefit from support for the installation of photovoltaic systems, medical institutions must have an average annual consumption of at least 150 MWh in the last three years, roofs in good technical condition, appropriate internal electrical network, a licensed electrician. When selecting the beneficiary institutions, the number of beds for which the institution was designed, the total annual number of patients, the equal distribution in territorial profile (North, Center and South) will also be taken into account.

With a budget of 10 million euros, the Program is financed by the European Union and implemented by UNDP. It supports the public authorities of the Republic of Moldova and vulnerable groups in the context of the increase in natural gas prices. The program contributes to the reduction of energy vulnerability through a program to encourage the change of old household appliances with new, more energy efficient ones, the support of energy efficiency measures in residential buildings and the installation of photovoltaic panels in a number of public buildings.

Photo: UNDP Moldova