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Ukraine invites foreign partners to participate in projects on energy efficiency and creates fund designed to support such projects
22.10.2015 19:54 "Agro Perspectiva" (Kyiv) —
As of now, Ukraine has a huge potential on the market of energy efficient heating of residential and public sector and is interested in creating companies that will use all the modern scientific and technological achievements, Government Portal says referring to the Ukrainian Vice Prime Minister - Minister of Regional Development, Construction, Housing and Communal Services Ghennadiy Zubko today report.
As to Zubko, it is planned to create within 2016 a S2I Fund designed to support energy efficiency projects.
«The funding mechanism of energy efficiency projects is being created. A concept and roadmap are being developed with the participation of Germany and the EU. S2I Fund will be an important tool for implementing of energy efficiency improvement in Ukraine,» he said.
Besides, Zubko has underlined that today the Government is actively working to create the necessary legal framework for implementing of the energy efficiency projects - thus, the laws on ESCO and Condominium Associations have been adopted, it is expected that a serious of other bills will also be adopted, including the implementation of EU directives in this area.
As to the official, we have a unique situation today, when three important factors come together.
«First, Ukraine really needs investments in energy efficiency. Secondly, it is the desire of Ukraine to create the most favorable investment conditions. Third, the willingness of our partners to invest in the development of energy efficient technologies,» Zubko summed up.
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