CUP: C26G20000320006

REGIONAL ENERGY EFFICIENCY HUB PLUS

SINTESI DEL PROGETTO

THE EU TODAY FINDS ITSELF IN CONDITIONS WHERE ENERGY EFFICIENCY (EE) INVESTMENTS HAVE BECOME STRATEGICALLY IMPORTANT DUE TO THE HIGH LEVEL OF ENERGY IMPORTS REQUIRED BY THE EU BLOCK, ENERGY PRICE INSTABILITY AND THE NEED FOR TRANSITION TO A COMPETITIVE LOW CARBON AND RESILIENT ECONOMY. IN ADDITION, ENERGY EFFICIENCY INVESTING HAS A FUNDAMENTAL AND BENEFICIAL ROLE TO PLAY IN THE TRANSITION TOWARDS A MORE COMPETITIVE, SECURE AND SUSTAINABLE ENERGY SYSTEM WITH AN INTERNAL ENERGY MARKET AT ITS CORE. NOTWITHSTANDING THE Â¿WIN-WINÂ¿ CHARACTERISTICS OF EE INVESTMENTS, EXISTING INVESTMENT FLOWS IN EE ARE SUB-OPTIMAL. CURRENTLY, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF BUILDINGS CONSTRUCTED IN THE LAST DECADE, ALBANIAN BUILDINGS HAVE NO INSULATION. ACCORDING TO THE EED (DIRECTIVE 2012/27/EC), ALBANIA WILL HAVE TO ACHIEVE AN ANNUAL 1.5 PERCENT ENERGY SALES SAVINGS COMPARED TO THE RECENT THREE-YEAR PERIOD THROUGH THE USE OF A UTILITY OBLIGATION SCHEME OR OTHER ALTERNATIVE APPROACH. MONTENEGRO HAS ALSO BEEN IMPLEMEN