Hina - Prime Minister Andrej Plenković on Wednesday awarded contracts worth €9.1 million for 16 co-financed projects for the energy renovation of multi-apartment buildings.
He awarded the contracts together with Construction Minister Branko Bačić and Environmental Protection Minister Marija Vučković,
“Such large investments in renovation, along with the energy renovation of residential buildings, represent a priority that is important both for our citizens and for Croatia’s broader goals in the decarbonisation process. Each of these renovations means lower CO₂ emissions, reduced energy consumption, improved living conditions for residents, increased mechanical resilience of buildings, greater safety in case of earthquakes or fires, and a better quality of life,” said Plenković.
The call for the allocation of grants for multi-apartment buildings is one of six energy renovation calls prepared by the Ministry of Physical Planning and Construction under the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (NRRP). The call covers comprehensive renovation which will result in a minimum of 50% annual energy savings for heating compared to pre-renovation levels.
The contracts relate to buildings in Sisak, Rijeka, Slatina, Zadar, Đakovo, Pazin, Pula, Labin, Poreč and Zagreb.
“Energy renovation gained strong momentum in Croatia with our first financial envelope, through which we renovated around 1,350 buildings - 850 public-use buildings and 256 multi-apartment buildings, totalling approximately three million square metres,” said Minister Bačić.
He added that this is a large surface area, but still far from what needs to be done to achieve energy neutrality by 2050, one of the goals of both the European Union and Croatia.
Bačić said achieving this would require massive investments, but that it would also reduce energy costs for households and the public sector, and contribute to greater energy self-sufficiency.
He added that in this context, the NRRP has proven extremely useful, as it also enabled the energy renovation of buildings damaged in the 2020 earthquakes.
Bačić also pointed out that the biggest challenge lay in the construction sector, which is currently overstretched with engagements on other projects, and that this needs to be properly managed.
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