Local self-governments and city municipalities can apply from today until May 23 to the Public Call and join this year’s program for subsidizing energy efficiency measures in households.
Dubravka Đedović Handanović, Minister of Mining and Energy, emphasized that starting this year, socially vulnerable citizens will be able to apply for subsidies in all local governments participating in the project.
With the status of energy-vulnerable customer, citizens may receive subsidies covering up to 90 percent of the cost of household energy efficiency improvements. She also pointed out that the scope of socially vulnerable citizens has been expanded to include additional categories.
“In addition to energy-vulnerable customers, other socially disadvantaged citizens who receive financial social assistance, child allowance, or increased assistance for care and support, as well as recipients of minimum pensions and work-related disability benefits, will be eligible to apply for subsidies covering up to 90 percent of the project cost,” the Minister stated.
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She added that starting this year, local governments will be required to organize information days for citizens and local media at least ten days before announcing public calls, in order to inform them about the application process and the benefits of investing in energy efficiency. As in previous years, once the call is announced, citizens will have ten days to collect documentation and submit applications.
The Minister explained that the public call provides more favorable conditions for economically underdeveloped local governments, which will receive at least two million dinars from the Ministry to participate in the project. Municipalities and cities with high levels of air pollution will also receive increased financial support from the Ministry.
She noted that improving household energy efficiency can result in energy savings of 20 percent to 40 percent, depending on the measures applied, and that the state will continue to support these efforts.
The Minister also reminded that citizens can receive subsidies covering 50 percent to 65 percent of the investment costs for replacing windows and doors, insulation, facades, roofs, inefficient boilers, and for installing solar collectors and panels for generating electricity for personal use.
