Combining ESF+ financial instruments with grants
This factsheet describes how ESF+ financial instruments can be combined with grants. By combining grants with financial instruments, managing authorities can address market failures, stimulate investment, and create more sustainable project pipelines that align with EU policy objectives.
Combined FI for public sector buildings
The morning session of the second day of the workshop was focused on the combined EE FI for public sector buildings.
Q&A: What are the specificities/challenges of a combined Fl for public sector buildings? – Lithuania
Good practices in providing financing for energy efficiency of public sector buildings
The second presentation was made by Mrs Iva Petkova from Bulgarian Fund FLAG about combined FI for EE measures in public buildings. This presentation provided a series of example of energy efficiency projects financed under ERDF urban development funds as well as from FLAG own resources, notably in combination with free technical assistance. This presentation stressed the challenges linked to combinations in two operations.
Combined FI for ESCOs/Energy Performance Contracting
Тhe last topic covered during the workshop was related to the use of Energy Performance Contracting (EPC) and Energy Service Companies (ESCOs) to renovate public buildings. Robert Pernetta representing EIB advisory services provided detailed explanations on how EPC and grants can be combined in one or two operations, based on a factsheet published under fi-compass. In addition, the presentation covered concrete case studies of the use of EPCS in Slovenia, Italy and Czech Republic.