For the first years of independence, Ukraine started energomontaza budget agencies
Beginning the autumn of 2016 was a breakthrough in addressing the issue of increasing the efficiency of public sector buildings and the implementation of the ESCO mechanism in this area. "The potential for reducing energy consumption in budget institutions is 50%. This can be achieved through the multiplication of such ESCO projects in all objects of budgetary sphere", – said Serhiy Savchuk. The Chairman of the Agency of Saee explained that in the country about 100 thousand buildings of budgetary institutions built on old Soviet standards and require complex thermo. This, in turn, requires considerable investment in size from 4.2 to 8.5 billion dollars. Local budgets can not do it. Therefore, the best solution is the use of an ESCO mechanism of attracting investments for energy service companies in energy modernization of budgetary institutions: insulation of facades, cellars, attics, replacement of Windows, upgrading lighting, installing meters, and so FORTH and the like. "ESCO-mechanism is that of energy efficiency measures in schools, kindergartens, hospitals and other institutions introducing investors – energy service companies, both Ukrainian and foreign, for their own or borrowed funds", – said Serhiy Savchuk. It is important that the ESCO company assumes the financial risks from the implementation of energy efficiency project, assumes full responsibility for the quality of work and is interested in maximum cost savings for housing and communal services. "ESCO mechanism is an available tool for attracting investments in the energy modernization of budgetary institutions, which is widely used in Europe and has already started to act in Ukraine. You need to convey the benefits of its use to municipal leaders, public institutions and the population", – said the Chairman of the Agency. This was reported in the Zhytomyr regional state administrationÏåðåâåäåíî ñåðâèñîì "ßíäåêñ.Ïåðåâîä÷èê": translate.yandex.ru.
Source: http://uzinform.com.ua/
