EU and UNDP project improves energy efficiency of 219 households in Moldova

A total of 219 energy-vulnerable households in Moldova benefited from measures to improve the energy efficiency of buildings within the ‘Green Home’ pilot initiative, carried out with EU financial support and implemented by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).

Seventy-four families out of the 219 are foster families. First, an energy audit was carried out, and, based on the recommendations, 11 solar collectors, 22 biomass boilers and 22 photovoltaic panels were installed. In addition, 35 houses were insulated.

The project also installed solar panels in another 145 households. These beneficiaries were selected from the state information system ‘Energy Vulnerability’, with priority given to large families.

“Ensuring access to clean, affordable energy not only reduces greenhouse gas emissions but also alleviates energy poverty, improves health, and enhances the quality of life for the most vulnerable members of our society,” said Solomon Ioannou, Programme Officer at the Delegation of the European Union to the Republic of Moldova.

‘Green Home’ is a pilot initiative carried out within the EU-UNDP programme ‘Addressing the impacts of the energy crisis in the Republic of Moldova’, with a budget of over US$ 1.5 million. The project promotes energy saving practices and technologies and energy efficiency, especially in energy-vulnerable households. 

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