National Energy Saving Programme 2011-2015

On 24 December 2010 Council of Ministers adopted National Energy Saving Programme for 2011-2015. The main objectives of the Programme are to:

• Deployment alternative and renewable energy sources;
• Increase of energy efficiency in all sectors;
• Reduction of energy losses on energy transport;
• Greater usage of combined heat and power cycles;
• Support of research and advancement in energy technologies;
• Limit GHG emissions;
• The goal is to reduce energy intensity within 5 years of national GDP by 29-30% in comparison to the 2010 baseline.

Targets:

• Reduction in heat loses by 8%;
• Increase cogeneration of electricity and heat at least up to 55% by 2015;
• Reduction of energy consumption by 15-20%;
• achieved by 2015, the construction of at least 60% of energy efficient residential buildings with specific consumption of thermal energy for heating and ventilation of less than 60 kWh;
• commission additional hydroelectric capacity of 103 MW;
• new biogas capacity of 39 MW;
• increase wind capacity up to 300 MW;
• increase the volume of other types of alternative energy (solar energy, geothermal resources, municipal solid waste, crop residues, etc.) estimated up to 100 thousand tons of oil equivalent.