Sirvydis, Viktoras2014-09-102014-09-102014-05https://hdl.handle.net/10986/20046This 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.CC BY 3.0 IGOADMINISTRATIVE BURDENAFFORDABLE INTEREST RATESAGRICULTURAL WASTEAPARTMENTAPARTMENT BLOCKSAPARTMENT BUILDINGAPARTMENT BUILDINGSAPARTMENT OWNERAPARTMENT OWNERSAPARTMENT SIZEAPPROACHAPPROVAL PROCEDURESAUDITSBANK CREDITBANK LOANBANK LOANSBANK OFFICIALSBANKING SECTORBIOGASBOILERBOILERSBORROWERBORROWINGBUILDING RENOVATIONSCARBONCHEMICAL PROCESSESCITIESCIVIL CODECLIMATE CHANGECOALCOGENERATIONCOMMERCIAL BANKCOMMERCIAL BANK LOANSCOMMERCIAL BANKINGCOMMERCIAL BANKSCOMMERCIAL LOANSCONSTRUCTIONCONSULTING SERVICESCONSUMPTION OF ENERGYCOST-BENEFIT ANALYSESCREDIT GUARANTEECREDIT LINECREDIT RISKCREDITSCREDITWORTHINESSCRUDE OILDEBTDEBT SERVICEDEBTSDEPOSITDEVELOPMENT BANKDEVELOPMENT BANKSDISTRIBUTION OF COSTSDISTRICT HEATINGDOMESTIC HEATINGDONOR FUNDSDOWN PAYMENTECONOMIC CLIMATEECONOMIC CONDITIONSECONOMIC CRISISECONOMIC GROWTHECONOMIES OF SCALEEFFECTIVE USEEIBELECTRICAL POWERELECTRICITYELIGIBLE BORROWERSEMISSIONEMISSIONSENERGY AUDITENERGY BALANCEENERGY BILLSENERGY CONSUMPTIONENERGY COST SAVINGSENERGY COSTSENERGY EFFICIENCYENERGY EFFICIENCY HOUSINGENERGY GENERATIONENERGY PRODUCTSENERGY RESOURCESENERGY SAVINGSENERGY SOURCESENERGY SUBSIDIESENERGY USEEQUAL TREATMENTEQUITY INVESTMENTSEXISTING BARRIERSEXPENDITUREFAMILY BUILDINGFAMILY BUILDINGSFAMILY HOMESFINANCIAL INSTITUTIONFINANCIAL INSTITUTIONSFINANCIAL INSTRUMENTFINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIESFINANCIAL INTERMEDIARYFINANCIAL PRODUCTSFINANCIAL RESOURCESFINANCIAL SUPPORTFINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITYFINANCING SOURCESFISHINGFOSSILFOSSIL FUELFOSSIL FUEL PRICESFUELSFUNDING SOURCESGAS PRICESGENERATION CAPACITYGEOTHERMAL ENERGYGREENHOUSE GASGREENHOUSE GASESHEATHEAT ENERGYHEAT ENERGY CONSUMPTIONHEAT METERINGHEAT METERSHEAT PRODUCTIONHEAT RECOVERYHEAT SUPPLYHEATING ENERGYHEATING SYSTEMHEATING SYSTEMSHIGH ENERGY CONSUMPTIONHIGH INTEREST RATEHOME OWNERSHOMEOWNERHOMEOWNER ASSOCIATIONSHOMEOWNERSHOMEOWNERS' ASSOCIATIONHOT WATERHOUSEHOLD INCOMESHOUSEHOLD INVESTMENTHOUSING CONSTRUCTIONHOUSING LOANSHOUSING MAINTENANCEHOUSING MARKETHOUSING RENOVATIONHOUSING STOCKHOUSING STRATEGYHYDROPOWERINSTALLMENTINSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENTINTEREST PAYMENTSINTEREST RATEINTERNATIONAL FINANCEINVESTMENT BANKINVESTMENT DECISIONSINVESTMENT PLANINVESTMENT PLANSKILOWATT-HOURLACK OF INFORMATIONLAWSLEGAL ADVICELEGAL FRAMEWORKLEGISLATIONLENDERLENDING INSTITUTIONSLIVING CONDITIONSLOANLOAN COMMITMENTSLOAN INSURANCELOAN PRINCIPALLOAN PRODUCTSLOAN REPAYMENTLOAN REPAYMENTSLOCAL GOVERNMENTLOW-INCOME FAMILIESLOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDSMAINTENANCE PAYMENTSMARKET DEVELOPMENTMUNICIPALITIESNATURAL GASNUCLEAR POWERNUCLEAR POWER PLANTOILOIL EQUIVALENTPAYBACK PERIODPETROLEUMPETROLEUM PRODUCTSPIPELINEPOWER FACILITIESPOWER PLANTSPRIMARY ENERGYPRIVATE COMMERCIAL BANKSPRIVATE INVESTORSPRIVATIZATIONPUBLIC AGENCIESPUBLIC INVESTMENTSPUBLIC SERVICESPUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPPUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPSRECEIPTREGULATORY FRAMEWORKRENEWABLE ENERGYRENEWABLE RESOURCESRENOVATIONREPAIRREPAYMENT COSTREPAYMENT PERIODREPAYMENT PERIODSRESIDENTIAL BUILDINGSRESIDENTIAL ENERGYRESIDENTIAL HOUSINGREVOLVING FUNDSOFT LOANSSTART-UPSTATE SUPPORTSUPPORT FOR INVESTMENTTECHNICAL ASSISTANCETECHNICAL SUPPORTTHERMAL PLANTSTRANSACTION COSTSTRANSPORTTRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTUREUNEMPLOYMENTUNIONURBAN DEVELOPMENTWINDWOOD WASTE10.1596/20046