bulgarian national green investment scheme
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Bulgarian National Green Investment Scheme
Implemented through the National Trust EcoFund
CONTENT
• Legal basis of the NGIS
• NTEF – implementing agency
• The implementation of NGIS
• Implemented public projects
• The Private projects
• Results – environmental, financial, social
LEGAL BASIS OF THE NGIS
• United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
• Art. 17 of Kyoto Protocol
• Bulgarian NGIS Started in 2010 with the adoption of amendments to the Environmental Protection Act
• Climate Change Act – 2014
• Regulations governing the structure and the activities of the National Trust Eco Fund
NTEFNTEF is a legal entity pursuant to:
• The “Debt-for-Environment“ Swap Agreement between the Governments of Switzerland and Bulgaria of 23 October, 1995;
• Articles 66, 67 and 68 of the Environment Protection Act;• The Regulation on Organization and Activities of the National Trust Ecofund.
• Management bodies - BoD, Consultative Council, EB (7 permanent and 7 on service contracts)
• Priority Areas for funding - Reduction of air pollution and energy efficiency; Clean water protection; Clean up of past pollution; Protection of biodiversity
• The Debt for Environment Program funded 100 projects at the amount of 26 Mill BGN
• Environmental Remediation Pilot Project – Pirdop – specific role of NTEF – financial management and coordination of the stakeholders interest
• Protected Areas Fund – established as a revolving fund for the purposes of nature conservation
• NGIS operator
IMPLEMENTATION OF NGIS
• Two Agreements for the Purchase of Assigned Amount Units under a Green Investment Scheme between the Republic of Bulgaria and the Republic of Austria – October 2011 and April 2012 - conditions for the sell of Assigned Amount Units and the obligations and responsibilities of the two parties
• Greening Frameworks – targeted greening activities, time frame, legal framework, responsible institutions, GIS funds transfer scheme, eligible funds and fund allocations, project selection process, monitoring of the greening effect, reporting and auditing procedures,
• Operations Manual of the NGIS
PUBLIC PROJECTS FOR ENERGY EFFICIENCY
• 85 buildings in 29 municipalities in Bulgaria.
• Total value of the projects - 38 Mill BGN;
• Subsidy of NGIS - 32 Mill BGN
PUBLIC PROJECTS FOR ENERGY EFFICIENCY
• Kindergarten – 39;
• Schools – 33;
• Community cultural centers – 4;
• Universities – 2;
• Administrative buildings– 4;
• Sports halls -2;
• Theater – 1
PUBLIC PROJECTS FOR ENERGY EFFICIENCY
Types of measures:
• Windows replacement;
• Walls insulations;
• Floor insulations;
• Ceiling insulations;
• Heating systems and gasification;
• Effective lightening;
• Energy consumption management and control tools;
• Renewable energy sources – solar panels.
RESULTS – ENVIRONMENTAL, FINANCIAL, SOCIAL
Reduced
GHG
emissions (tCO2eq/year)
Achieved
savings
of financial
resources
(BGN/year)
Number
of
people
affected
AAUPA I 7 017 1 786 827 23 612
AAUPA II 8 413 2 522 493 46 367
TOTAL 15 430 4 336 320 69 979
PRIVATE PROJECTProject“ECO ENERGY PARK DOSPAT”–Gasification and co-generation of biomass for production of electric energy in the village of Barutin, municipality of Dospat
GHG emission reduction – 2500 tCO2eq/year
Thank you!
National Trust EcoFund
www.ecofund-bg.org
+359 2 973 36 37