Tenants’ associations invited: free energy audits and grants covering up to 70% of apartment building rehabilitation costs
Twenty-five additional tenants' associations in the Republic of Moldova will receive free energy audits for their apartment buildings. This initiative is part of a program launched by the National Center for Sustainable Energy (CNED) in partnership with UNDP Moldova and with support from Denmark. The energy audits will serve as a foundation for future rehabilitation projects aimed at reducing energy consumption and lowering district heating costs.
The National Center for Sustainable Energy, in partnership with UNDP Moldova and with support from Denmark, has announced a new call to identify 25 tenants' associations that will receive free technical assistance for the development of energy audits for their managed apartment blocks, according to a press release from the institution.
The selected associations will be eligible to apply for Component II of the financing product "Energy Efficiency of Apartment Blocks," which offers grants covering up to 70% of the project cost from the Fund for Energy Efficiency in the Residential Sector of Moldova (FEERM).
One-third of the investment value will be contributed by the tenants themselves.
In addition to the grants, apartment owners can access funds from the Energy Vulnerability Reduction Fund, which can cover between 15% and 90% of their contribution, depending on their level of energy vulnerability.
Condominium Owners Associations (APC) are eligible for this funding. Other forms of organization, such as ACC, APLP, CCL, and IMGFL, may also qualify if they can demonstrate they are in the process of reorganizing into an APC, as stated by the National Center for Sustainable Energy.
Proposed apartment blocks must have been put into operation no later than 2005 and should not have previously received funding for energy audits from CNED or other development partners. Furthermore, the buildings must not have illegal adjacent constructions; if there are annexes, appropriate legal documentation is required.
Interested associations can submit their application in electronic format by December 15.
The application file must include a letter of intent, the application form, photos of the apartment block, a declaration confirming the absence of illegal construction, decisions of the management bodies, and an extract from the State Register of Legal Entities, reads the CNED press release.
