The Residential Energy Efficiency Program in Lithuania

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 En...

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Main Author: Sirvydis, Viktoras
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
Published: World Bank Group, Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:
EIB
OIL
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/05/19790361/scaling-up-energy-efficiency-buildings-western-balkans-residential-energy-efficiency-program-lithuania-case-study
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/20046
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topic ADMINISTRATIVE BURDEN
AFFORDABLE INTEREST RATES
AGRICULTURAL WASTE
APARTMENT
APARTMENT BLOCKS
APARTMENT BUILDING
APARTMENT BUILDINGS
APARTMENT OWNER
APARTMENT OWNERS
APARTMENT SIZE
APPROACH
APPROVAL PROCEDURES
AUDITS
BANK CREDIT
BANK LOAN
BANK LOANS
BANK OFFICIALS
BANKING SECTOR
BIOGAS
BOILER
BOILERS
BORROWER
BORROWING
BUILDING RENOVATIONS
CARBON
CHEMICAL PROCESSES
CITIES
CIVIL CODE
CLIMATE CHANGE
COAL
COGENERATION
COMMERCIAL BANK
COMMERCIAL BANK LOANS
COMMERCIAL BANKING
COMMERCIAL BANKS
COMMERCIAL LOANS
CONSTRUCTION
CONSULTING SERVICES
CONSUMPTION OF ENERGY
COST-BENEFIT ANALYSES
CREDIT GUARANTEE
CREDIT LINE
CREDIT RISK
CREDITS
CREDITWORTHINESS
CRUDE OIL
DEBT
DEBT SERVICE
DEBTS
DEPOSIT
DEVELOPMENT BANK
DEVELOPMENT BANKS
DISTRIBUTION OF COSTS
DISTRICT HEATING
DOMESTIC HEATING
DONOR FUNDS
DOWN PAYMENT
ECONOMIC CLIMATE
ECONOMIC CONDITIONS
ECONOMIC CRISIS
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIES OF SCALE
EFFECTIVE USE
EIB
ELECTRICAL POWER
ELECTRICITY
ELIGIBLE BORROWERS
EMISSION
EMISSIONS
ENERGY AUDIT
ENERGY BALANCE
ENERGY BILLS
ENERGY CONSUMPTION
ENERGY COST SAVINGS
ENERGY COSTS
ENERGY EFFICIENCY
ENERGY EFFICIENCY HOUSING
ENERGY GENERATION
ENERGY PRODUCTS
ENERGY RESOURCES
ENERGY SAVINGS
ENERGY SOURCES
ENERGY SUBSIDIES
ENERGY USE
EQUAL TREATMENT
EQUITY INVESTMENTS
EXISTING BARRIERS
EXPENDITURE
FAMILY BUILDING
FAMILY BUILDINGS
FAMILY HOMES
FINANCIAL INSTITUTION
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
FINANCIAL INSTRUMENT
FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES
FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARY
FINANCIAL PRODUCTS
FINANCIAL RESOURCES
FINANCIAL SUPPORT
FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY
FINANCING SOURCES
FISHING
FOSSIL
FOSSIL FUEL
FOSSIL FUEL PRICES
FUELS
FUNDING SOURCES
GAS PRICES
GENERATION CAPACITY
GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
GREENHOUSE GAS
GREENHOUSE GASES
HEAT
HEAT ENERGY
HEAT ENERGY CONSUMPTION
HEAT METERING
HEAT METERS
HEAT PRODUCTION
HEAT RECOVERY
HEAT SUPPLY
HEATING ENERGY
HEATING SYSTEM
HEATING SYSTEMS
HIGH ENERGY CONSUMPTION
HIGH INTEREST RATE
HOME OWNERS
HOMEOWNER
HOMEOWNER ASSOCIATIONS
HOMEOWNERS
HOMEOWNERS' ASSOCIATION
HOT WATER
HOUSEHOLD INCOMES
HOUSEHOLD INVESTMENT
HOUSING CONSTRUCTION
HOUSING LOANS
HOUSING MAINTENANCE
HOUSING MARKET
HOUSING RENOVATION
HOUSING STOCK
HOUSING STRATEGY
HYDROPOWER
INSTALLMENT
INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT
INTEREST PAYMENTS
INTEREST RATE
INTERNATIONAL FINANCE
INVESTMENT BANK
INVESTMENT DECISIONS
INVESTMENT PLAN
INVESTMENT PLANS
KILOWATT-HOUR
LACK OF INFORMATION
LAWS
LEGAL ADVICE
LEGAL FRAMEWORK
LEGISLATION
LENDER
LENDING INSTITUTIONS
LIVING CONDITIONS
LOAN
LOAN COMMITMENTS
LOAN INSURANCE
LOAN PRINCIPAL
LOAN PRODUCTS
LOAN REPAYMENT
LOAN REPAYMENTS
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
LOW-INCOME FAMILIES
LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS
MAINTENANCE PAYMENTS
MARKET DEVELOPMENT
MUNICIPALITIES
NATURAL GAS
NUCLEAR POWER
NUCLEAR POWER PLANT
OIL
OIL EQUIVALENT
PAYBACK PERIOD
PETROLEUM
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
PIPELINE
POWER FACILITIES
POWER PLANTS
PRIMARY ENERGY
PRIVATE COMMERCIAL BANKS
PRIVATE INVESTORS
PRIVATIZATION
PUBLIC AGENCIES
PUBLIC INVESTMENTS
PUBLIC SERVICES
PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP
PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS
RECEIPT
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
RENEWABLE ENERGY
RENEWABLE RESOURCES
RENOVATION
REPAIR
REPAYMENT COST
REPAYMENT PERIOD
REPAYMENT PERIODS
RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS
RESIDENTIAL ENERGY
RESIDENTIAL HOUSING
REVOLVING FUND
SOFT LOANS
START-UP
STATE SUPPORT
SUPPORT FOR INVESTMENT
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
TECHNICAL SUPPORT
THERMAL PLANTS
TRANSACTION COSTS
TRANSPORT
TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE
UNEMPLOYMENT
UNION
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
WIND
WOOD WASTE
spellingShingle ADMINISTRATIVE BURDEN
AFFORDABLE INTEREST RATES
AGRICULTURAL WASTE
APARTMENT
APARTMENT BLOCKS
APARTMENT BUILDING
APARTMENT BUILDINGS
APARTMENT OWNER
APARTMENT OWNERS
APARTMENT SIZE
APPROACH
APPROVAL PROCEDURES
AUDITS
BANK CREDIT
BANK LOAN
BANK LOANS
BANK OFFICIALS
BANKING SECTOR
BIOGAS
BOILER
BOILERS
BORROWER
BORROWING
BUILDING RENOVATIONS
CARBON
CHEMICAL PROCESSES
CITIES
CIVIL CODE
CLIMATE CHANGE
COAL
COGENERATION
COMMERCIAL BANK
COMMERCIAL BANK LOANS
COMMERCIAL BANKING
COMMERCIAL BANKS
COMMERCIAL LOANS
CONSTRUCTION
CONSULTING SERVICES
CONSUMPTION OF ENERGY
COST-BENEFIT ANALYSES
CREDIT GUARANTEE
CREDIT LINE
CREDIT RISK
CREDITS
CREDITWORTHINESS
CRUDE OIL
DEBT
DEBT SERVICE
DEBTS
DEPOSIT
DEVELOPMENT BANK
DEVELOPMENT BANKS
DISTRIBUTION OF COSTS
DISTRICT HEATING
DOMESTIC HEATING
DONOR FUNDS
DOWN PAYMENT
ECONOMIC CLIMATE
ECONOMIC CONDITIONS
ECONOMIC CRISIS
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIES OF SCALE
EFFECTIVE USE
EIB
ELECTRICAL POWER
ELECTRICITY
ELIGIBLE BORROWERS
EMISSION
EMISSIONS
ENERGY AUDIT
ENERGY BALANCE
ENERGY BILLS
ENERGY CONSUMPTION
ENERGY COST SAVINGS
ENERGY COSTS
ENERGY EFFICIENCY
ENERGY EFFICIENCY HOUSING
ENERGY GENERATION
ENERGY PRODUCTS
ENERGY RESOURCES
ENERGY SAVINGS
ENERGY SOURCES
ENERGY SUBSIDIES
ENERGY USE
EQUAL TREATMENT
EQUITY INVESTMENTS
EXISTING BARRIERS
EXPENDITURE
FAMILY BUILDING
FAMILY BUILDINGS
FAMILY HOMES
FINANCIAL INSTITUTION
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
FINANCIAL INSTRUMENT
FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES
FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARY
FINANCIAL PRODUCTS
FINANCIAL RESOURCES
FINANCIAL SUPPORT
FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY
FINANCING SOURCES
FISHING
FOSSIL
FOSSIL FUEL
FOSSIL FUEL PRICES
FUELS
FUNDING SOURCES
GAS PRICES
GENERATION CAPACITY
GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
GREENHOUSE GAS
GREENHOUSE GASES
HEAT
HEAT ENERGY
HEAT ENERGY CONSUMPTION
HEAT METERING
HEAT METERS
HEAT PRODUCTION
HEAT RECOVERY
HEAT SUPPLY
HEATING ENERGY
HEATING SYSTEM
HEATING SYSTEMS
HIGH ENERGY CONSUMPTION
HIGH INTEREST RATE
HOME OWNERS
HOMEOWNER
HOMEOWNER ASSOCIATIONS
HOMEOWNERS
HOMEOWNERS' ASSOCIATION
HOT WATER
HOUSEHOLD INCOMES
HOUSEHOLD INVESTMENT
HOUSING CONSTRUCTION
HOUSING LOANS
HOUSING MAINTENANCE
HOUSING MARKET
HOUSING RENOVATION
HOUSING STOCK
HOUSING STRATEGY
HYDROPOWER
INSTALLMENT
INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT
INTEREST PAYMENTS
INTEREST RATE
INTERNATIONAL FINANCE
INVESTMENT BANK
INVESTMENT DECISIONS
INVESTMENT PLAN
INVESTMENT PLANS
KILOWATT-HOUR
LACK OF INFORMATION
LAWS
LEGAL ADVICE
LEGAL FRAMEWORK
LEGISLATION
LENDER
LENDING INSTITUTIONS
LIVING CONDITIONS
LOAN
LOAN COMMITMENTS
LOAN INSURANCE
LOAN PRINCIPAL
LOAN PRODUCTS
LOAN REPAYMENT
LOAN REPAYMENTS
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
LOW-INCOME FAMILIES
LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS
MAINTENANCE PAYMENTS
MARKET DEVELOPMENT
MUNICIPALITIES
NATURAL GAS
NUCLEAR POWER
NUCLEAR POWER PLANT
OIL
OIL EQUIVALENT
PAYBACK PERIOD
PETROLEUM
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
PIPELINE
POWER FACILITIES
POWER PLANTS
PRIMARY ENERGY
PRIVATE COMMERCIAL BANKS
PRIVATE INVESTORS
PRIVATIZATION
PUBLIC AGENCIES
PUBLIC INVESTMENTS
PUBLIC SERVICES
PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP
PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS
RECEIPT
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
RENEWABLE ENERGY
RENEWABLE RESOURCES
RENOVATION
REPAIR
REPAYMENT COST
REPAYMENT PERIOD
REPAYMENT PERIODS
RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS
RESIDENTIAL ENERGY
RESIDENTIAL HOUSING
REVOLVING FUND
SOFT LOANS
START-UP
STATE SUPPORT
SUPPORT FOR INVESTMENT
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
TECHNICAL SUPPORT
THERMAL PLANTS
TRANSACTION COSTS
TRANSPORT
TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE
UNEMPLOYMENT
UNION
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
WIND
WOOD WASTE
Sirvydis, Viktoras
The Residential Energy Efficiency Program in Lithuania
geographic_facet Europe and Central Asia
Lithuania
description 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.
format Publications & Research :: Working Paper
author Sirvydis, Viktoras
author_facet Sirvydis, Viktoras
author_sort Sirvydis, Viktoras
title The Residential Energy Efficiency Program in Lithuania
title_short The Residential Energy Efficiency Program in Lithuania
title_full The Residential Energy Efficiency Program in Lithuania
title_fullStr The Residential Energy Efficiency Program in Lithuania
title_full_unstemmed The Residential Energy Efficiency Program in Lithuania
title_sort residential energy efficiency program in lithuania
publisher World Bank Group, Washington, DC
publishDate 2014
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/05/19790361/scaling-up-energy-efficiency-buildings-western-balkans-residential-energy-efficiency-program-lithuania-case-study
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/20046
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spelling okr-10986-200462021-04-23T14:03:53Z The Residential Energy Efficiency Program in Lithuania Sirvydis, Viktoras ADMINISTRATIVE BURDEN AFFORDABLE INTEREST RATES AGRICULTURAL WASTE APARTMENT APARTMENT BLOCKS APARTMENT BUILDING APARTMENT BUILDINGS APARTMENT OWNER APARTMENT OWNERS APARTMENT SIZE APPROACH APPROVAL PROCEDURES AUDITS BANK CREDIT BANK LOAN BANK LOANS BANK OFFICIALS BANKING SECTOR BIOGAS BOILER BOILERS BORROWER BORROWING BUILDING RENOVATIONS CARBON CHEMICAL PROCESSES CITIES CIVIL CODE CLIMATE CHANGE COAL COGENERATION COMMERCIAL BANK COMMERCIAL BANK LOANS COMMERCIAL BANKING COMMERCIAL BANKS COMMERCIAL LOANS CONSTRUCTION CONSULTING SERVICES CONSUMPTION OF ENERGY COST-BENEFIT ANALYSES CREDIT GUARANTEE CREDIT LINE CREDIT RISK CREDITS CREDITWORTHINESS CRUDE OIL DEBT DEBT SERVICE DEBTS DEPOSIT DEVELOPMENT BANK DEVELOPMENT BANKS DISTRIBUTION OF COSTS DISTRICT HEATING DOMESTIC HEATING DONOR FUNDS DOWN PAYMENT ECONOMIC CLIMATE ECONOMIC CONDITIONS ECONOMIC CRISIS ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIES OF SCALE EFFECTIVE USE EIB ELECTRICAL POWER ELECTRICITY ELIGIBLE BORROWERS EMISSION EMISSIONS ENERGY AUDIT ENERGY BALANCE ENERGY BILLS ENERGY CONSUMPTION ENERGY COST SAVINGS ENERGY COSTS ENERGY EFFICIENCY ENERGY EFFICIENCY HOUSING ENERGY GENERATION ENERGY PRODUCTS ENERGY RESOURCES ENERGY SAVINGS ENERGY SOURCES ENERGY SUBSIDIES ENERGY USE EQUAL TREATMENT EQUITY INVESTMENTS EXISTING BARRIERS EXPENDITURE FAMILY BUILDING FAMILY BUILDINGS FAMILY HOMES FINANCIAL INSTITUTION FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FINANCIAL INSTRUMENT FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARY FINANCIAL PRODUCTS FINANCIAL RESOURCES FINANCIAL SUPPORT FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY FINANCING SOURCES FISHING FOSSIL FOSSIL FUEL FOSSIL FUEL PRICES FUELS FUNDING SOURCES GAS PRICES GENERATION CAPACITY GEOTHERMAL ENERGY GREENHOUSE GAS GREENHOUSE GASES HEAT HEAT ENERGY HEAT ENERGY CONSUMPTION HEAT METERING HEAT METERS HEAT PRODUCTION HEAT RECOVERY HEAT SUPPLY HEATING ENERGY HEATING SYSTEM HEATING SYSTEMS HIGH ENERGY CONSUMPTION HIGH INTEREST RATE HOME OWNERS HOMEOWNER HOMEOWNER ASSOCIATIONS HOMEOWNERS HOMEOWNERS' ASSOCIATION HOT WATER HOUSEHOLD INCOMES HOUSEHOLD INVESTMENT HOUSING CONSTRUCTION HOUSING LOANS HOUSING MAINTENANCE HOUSING MARKET HOUSING RENOVATION HOUSING STOCK HOUSING STRATEGY HYDROPOWER INSTALLMENT INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT INTEREST PAYMENTS INTEREST RATE INTERNATIONAL FINANCE INVESTMENT BANK INVESTMENT DECISIONS INVESTMENT PLAN INVESTMENT PLANS KILOWATT-HOUR LACK OF INFORMATION LAWS LEGAL ADVICE LEGAL FRAMEWORK LEGISLATION LENDER LENDING INSTITUTIONS LIVING CONDITIONS LOAN LOAN COMMITMENTS LOAN INSURANCE LOAN PRINCIPAL LOAN PRODUCTS LOAN REPAYMENT LOAN REPAYMENTS LOCAL GOVERNMENT LOW-INCOME FAMILIES LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS MAINTENANCE PAYMENTS MARKET DEVELOPMENT MUNICIPALITIES NATURAL GAS NUCLEAR POWER NUCLEAR POWER PLANT OIL OIL EQUIVALENT PAYBACK PERIOD PETROLEUM PETROLEUM PRODUCTS PIPELINE POWER FACILITIES POWER PLANTS PRIMARY ENERGY PRIVATE COMMERCIAL BANKS PRIVATE INVESTORS PRIVATIZATION PUBLIC AGENCIES PUBLIC INVESTMENTS PUBLIC SERVICES PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS RECEIPT REGULATORY FRAMEWORK RENEWABLE ENERGY RENEWABLE RESOURCES RENOVATION REPAIR REPAYMENT COST REPAYMENT PERIOD REPAYMENT PERIODS RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS RESIDENTIAL ENERGY RESIDENTIAL HOUSING REVOLVING FUND SOFT LOANS START-UP STATE SUPPORT SUPPORT FOR INVESTMENT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TECHNICAL SUPPORT THERMAL PLANTS TRANSACTION COSTS TRANSPORT TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE UNEMPLOYMENT UNION URBAN DEVELOPMENT WIND WOOD WASTE 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. 2014-09-10T21:15:21Z 2014-09-10T21:15:21Z 2014-05 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/05/19790361/scaling-up-energy-efficiency-buildings-western-balkans-residential-energy-efficiency-program-lithuania-case-study http://hdl.handle.net/10986/20046 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Group, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Working Paper Publications & Research Europe and Central Asia Lithuania