“We plan to sign an agreement with the EU on financing the Energy Efficiency Fund at the beginning of this year. Ukraine and the European Union at the final stage of signing an agreement on cooperation to co-finance the Energy Efficiency Fund,” Zubko wrote.
According to him, the signing of the agreement opens access to non-repayable donor assistance from the EU in the amount of EUR 50 million to finance energy efficiency activities that will be carried out by condominiums according to the rules of the Energy Efficiency Fund this year, as well as the opportunity to raise an additional EUR 50 million to finance activities in 2019.
In addition, the EU will provide technical assistance for the launch of the fund.
“The benchmarks for our further cooperation with the EU are the selection of the leaders and members of the supervisory board of the Energy Efficiency Fund, the creation of the necessary IT systems (energy audit registers, energy efficiency certificates, monitoring of the results of implemented energy efficiency measures), as well as a public platform for the provision of energy audit services that will ensure transparency and openness of all procedures as part of the fund,” Zubko said.
As reported, the law on the Energy Efficiency Fund was adopted by the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine on June 8, 2017.
