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Deputy Minister Denitsa Nikolova explained the requirements to apply for rehabilitation.
BGN 1,530 billion for apartment blocks, BGN 103 million for private houses
Funds have already been allocated to increase the energy efficiency of the building stock in Bulgaria and will be received under the future recovery and sustainability plan. The application criteria are currently being prepared. This was made clear in a statement by the Deputy Minister of Regional Development, Denitsa Nikolova, who is participating in an online discussion with the board of the National Association of Municipalities and various ministries.
The planned investments for the renovation amount to BGN 3 billion, of which BGN 1.7 billion are for residential buildings. This includes BGN 1.53 billion for apartment blocks and BGN 103 million for private houses, which are awarded for the first time.
Public buildings will be financed with 417 million BGN and funds for industrial companies will exceed 282 million BGN. It is expected that 452 million will be allocated to energy efficient public lighting, including the introduction of intelligent systems for its management, is clear from the discussion.
The money for the apartment blocks practically continues the national rehabilitation program, in which about BGN 1.9 billion have already been invested, with which a total of 2,022 blocks are thermally insulated.
From the responses of Deputy Minister Denitsa Nikolova it was clear that the focus will be on pending projects at the Bulgarian Development Bank, as well as those on the waiting lists of the operational program “Growth Regions 2014-2020”. We are talking about more than 3000 blocks in the country, which have already registered homeowners associations, have requested and approved, but the money from the national program has not reached them. The owners of these blocks will not pay anything either. The funds from the new plan will be sufficient for around 90% of the projects, but for the rest money is sought from a special fund.
For the 282 million BGN for industrial companies, the largest, which have a larger stock of buildings, will have an advantage, as they will have the greatest effect in reducing harmful emissions.
The measures to be implemented in the public building stock will be implemented in association or independently by the municipalities and sector departments. 70% of the BGN 417 million resource goes to public administrative buildings and 15% to cultural and sports infrastructure. The beneficiaries of the money for public lighting will be the municipalities, and public-private partnership is allowed in these projects. Priority will be given to projects that provide smart control systems, video surveillance, and wireless internet.
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