The REEEPublic project is more strongly oriented towards improving the framework conditions for RE and EE. It promotes RE and EE in order to reduce the energy costs of public institutions and it will support decision-makers and administrations at national, regional and district level.

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Services provided included:

• Preparation of studies on issues of grid-connected renewable energies by demandof concerned stakeholders (Energy Commission – EC, Public Utilities RegulatoryCommission – PURC, MoE).

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• Preparation of implementing rules and procedures for instruments implementing the Renewable Energy Act (REA).

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• Conducting demand driven capacity development (CD) activities for officers of MoE, EC and PURC and other stakeholders on topics relevant to the implementation of the REA (e.g. net metering, RE tenders, auctions, paradigm shift policies of Output-5k tasks).

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• Development and implementation of a strategy for appraising and certifying the specific energy consumption (SEC) of buildings.

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• Development of a standard with minimum requirements as well as limit values/criteria for the classification of buildings into different EE classes for selected building types.

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• Drafting a regulation for licensing and registration of energy performance certificate issuers.

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• Drafting a regulation to make energy performance certification (EPC) and display of the certificate mandatory for selected building categories.

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• Drafting of a 5-year Building Sustainable Energy Action Plan (BSEAP) for the national initiative to promote EE and RE in public institutions.

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• Establishment and support for a steering committee that oversees, coordinates and guides in an effective and efficient manner the BSEAP drafting and its future implementation.

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• Development of a communication strategy and an institutionalized MRV system for monitoring and reporting progress and impact of BSEAP implementation.

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• Implementation of energy audits in selected regions and districts.

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• Identification, planning and monitoring of the EE/RE measures in public institutions implemented by the Project.

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• Co-financing of demonstration projects such as refurbishment of existing buildings and design of new buildings; installation of renewable energy systems for self-sufficiency in electricity and hot water.

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• Dissemination of the results of EE/RE measures.

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• Information and advice campaigns on EE and RE for officers of public institutions, and businesses in the regions and districts.

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• Demand driven training of public and private sector professionals in EE subject areas of interest for the building sector.

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• Training of EPC certifiers to appraise the SEC of buildings in support of establishing a national statistic about the energy performance of buildings and to improve decision making which buildings shall be selected for scaling-up SE retrofitting of buildings.