Publication: The Residential Energy Efficiency Program in Lithuania
Date
2014-05
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Published
2014-05
Author(s)
Sirvydis, Viktoras
Abstract
This case study, which describes the
residential Lithuanian energy efficiency (EE) program and
lessons learned, was prepared in support of the Energy
Sector Management Assistance Program (ESMAP)-funded
technical assistance activity Scaling Up of Energy
Efficiency in Building in the Western Balkans. During the
first period (1996-2004), the World Bank- and donor-funded
Energy Efficiency Housing Pilot Project was implemented
around investments of US$28.6 million. In addition,
technical assistance (TA) was included to facilitate energy
auditor market development, establish centers to provide
legal advice to homeowner associations (HOAs), train bank
officials, and develop a housing agency to further promote
EE investments in the residential sector. These changes
accelerate the modernization process in Lithuania from about
70 apartment buildings a year to 490 buildings a year.
Subsidy procedures for low-income persons were also revised:
a May 2013 law to provide support to low-income families was
amended to require eligible households to implement a
renovation project or risk a cut in their state subsidy from
50 percent to 0 percent for heating costs for a period of
three years. This has facilitated the renovation
decision-making process among low-income apartment owners.
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Citation
“Sirvydis, Viktoras. 2014. The Residential Energy Efficiency Program in Lithuania. © World Bank Group, Washington, DC. http://hdl.handle.net/10986/20046 License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”