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Supporting the EU Green Recovery: the Croatian perspective
Julije Domac
SEI Forums webinar on Sustainable energy investment in Member State recovery plans on 30 June 2020
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Setting the scene
• GDP per capita among the lowest in the EU
• Negative impact of COVID-19• Tourism (cca 20%) and the service sector play a major role in the Croatian
economy
• Questionable tourist season in 2020
• Zagreb earthquake (March 2020)• Major damage to the cities historical centre and the surrounding area
• High share of fossil fuels in the heating and transport sectors
• BIG problems = BIG opportunities! ☺
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Green recovery potentials
• New business opportunities identified during the COVID-19 pandemic• Focus on reform and investments fostering green and digital transitions
• IT services, remote work, digitalization (schools!)
• Most promising sectors: Energy, Agriculture, health
• COVID 19 + Zagreb earthquake – combined impact and opportunity• Zagreb City Advisory for earthquake recovery – Strategic long-term vision
• Testing of a recovery model in Zagreb – potential national (and wider) deployment (green transition) - opportunity for the development of alternatives such as District heating, heat pumps, smart buildings
• Utilization of locally available resources (Local actions for local value)• PV + energy storage + EVs combined with a widespread renovation wave
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Activities on national, regional and local level
• Kick-starting Integrated energy and climate planning• Integration of energy, climate and spatial planning
• Participatory approach for the development of strategic documents
• Innovative financial mechanisms for RES (PV) installation alreadystarted
• RES premium model adopted in May 2020
• Initiatives for strategic development of new funding models that combine different funding streams (the private capital inclusion struggle)
• Heat supply contracting in public buildings
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Pre-COVID19 FIs for energy efficiency
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Environmental Protection, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Resources
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Energy Renovation of Buildings
ESIF Energy efficiency loans
ESIF Public lighting loans
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FIs implemented by HBOR complement ESIF grants
• Ministry of Construction and Physical Planning: 1st levelImplementing Authority
• Environment Protection and Energy Efficiency Fund: 2nd levelImplementing Authority
• Grants• For public authorities (public buildings), up to 50%
• For multi-appartment buildings, up to 60%
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ELENA project: Sustainable Energy HBOR
• HBOR applied for ELENA funding, project approved and contractsigned (details available on EIB website, project factsheet)
• Project start 4Q 2019, project end 4Q 2022
• Main activities• Preparation and verification of energy audits, basic technical design
documentation preparation, development of technical solutions, business plan and procurement support for loan applicants
• Preparation for HBOR’s implementation of three types of ESIF loans for energy efficiency investment in the public and private sectors
• Support to HBOR’s lending programs in EE/RE and other sources of funding
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ELENA project: Sustainable Energy HBOR (2)
• Investment Programme:• EE and RES in public buildings
• EE and RES in private buildings
• EE in street lighting
• 130.000 m2, 60.000 street lighting point
• 57.600.000 EUR (!)
• Total cost: 2.330.250 EUR• ELENA co-financing 2.097.225 EUR (90%)
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Sustainable Energy for Households• Ministry of Construction and Physical Planning, National Working
Group• Established in July 2018
• Key stakeholders
• Ministry of Energy, Ministry of Social Affairs, FZOEU, 2 energy agencies, NGOs
• Preparation of Call for subsidies for households
• Regular households
• Energy Poor households (up to 100% subsidies!)
• Energy efficiency investments AND RES investments (!)
• Call text passed public consultation, finalised by June 17 2020• App 20 Meur total (grant component), no ESIF – only domestic funding!
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What we expect from the EU?
• Holistic support in Green Deal implementation• Knowledge, experience, cooperation, financial schemes, smart specialization
• Enabling a Bottom-up approach for local and regional development• Decentralisation of legislative and financial structures
• Local authorities must be in the focus - development based on local potentials and needs
• Creation of local value – visibility of actions
• Different funding streams that will be made available need to be properly planned and managed to be in the service of green transition (e.g. Recovery Fund)
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Croatia’s contribution to the EU
• Positive experience in the implementation of the ITI (integrated territorial investments) mechanism – decentralization of funding management to local authorities based on ex-ante evaluations
• Positive examples of sustainable development in adverse conditions• Considering overall economic situation + COVID-19
• Swift containment of COVID-19 outbreak, quick reaction on all levels resulting in low numbers of infected and deceased• Economic recovery much better than expected!
• Positive impact of digitalisation and implementation of IT solutions in public administration
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