Supporting smart financing implementation for Energy Efficient Balkan Buildings
Combining investments on energy efficiency in the building sector with smart financing is complicated but possible. European Commission has organised in the last years in several countries including Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece and Romania, a set of Sustainable Energy Investment Forums (SEIF) in order to foster private financing for energy efficiency in buildings by bringing together all national wide stakeholders in collective discussions.
The need of keeping and fostering a common forum of all involved stakeholders is essential.
H2020 SMAFIN project is setting up the prosperous ground to connect smart financing with energy efficient Balkan buildings’ renovation and to create a complete roundtable methodology.
12 national roundtables in Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece and Romania are organized in order to bring together EU policy makers, national and local authorities, financial, enterprise, construction and academic sector and facilitate thoroughly energy efficiency investments in renovation.
The SMAFIN platform, built within the project, supports the forums by providing capacity building and knowledge sharing to the stakeholders but also a virtual place for discussion.
Project Coordinator: CRES- Greece
Partners: INZEB- Greece, REGEA- Slovenia, ENERO, Pro-Nzeb- Romania, ENEFFECT- Bulgaria
Duration: September 2020- August 2023