The 60-apartment residential building located at 5/2 Alexandru cel Bun Street in Ialoveni is undergoing energy rehabilitation through the Residential Energy Efficiency Fund of Moldova (FEERM). It is the first residential building in Ialoveni to enter the FEERM rehabilitation programme. Following the interventions, the building’s heat losses are expected to be reduced by more than 65%, while annual energy savings are estimated at approximately MDL 520,000. For residents, the works will mean lower energy bills, improved thermal comfort in apartments and common areas, as well as a significantly improved appearance of the residential building.

The total value of the rehabilitation works amounts to MDL 9.9 million. Of this amount, MDL 8.13 million is provided through the government’s FEERM programme in the form of a grant covering 70% of the investment. Residents will contribute 30%, while energy-vulnerable households will receive additional support ranging from 15% to 90% of their own contribution, amounting to approximately MDL 1.2 million in total. Thus, the residents’ effective contribution is estimated at approximately MDL 1.77 million.

“The fact that the first residential building in Ialoveni is undergoing rehabilitation through FEERM shows that the programme is bringing concrete changes beyond the capital as well. A reduction of more than 65% in heat losses demonstrates the impact that energy renovation can have on a building’s energy consumption and on residents’ comfort. Through such investments, we are gradually modernizing the housing stock and creating conditions for more efficient energy consumption. It is important that these projects continue nationwide and that access to financing is available to as many residential buildings as possible, including those where vulnerable families live. The energy efficiency of buildings is, at the same time, an investment in people’s comfort, reduced energy consumption and the country’s energy security,” said Minister of Energy Dorin Junghietu.

The renovation works will include thermal insulation of the technical floor, thermal insulation of the exterior walls and the foundation and plinth walls above ground level, replacement of external windows, as well as thermal insulation of the unheated basement ceiling.

“Modernizing the housing stock cannot be achieved without significant investments in the energy performance of buildings. The project in Ialoveni demonstrates that when there is active participation by property owners, a well-developed project and an appropriate financing mechanism, energy renovation can move from a necessity to concrete action. Through FEERM, CNED contributes to creating such a mechanism and to developing a market where the energy renovation of residential buildings can be carried out on an increasingly larger scale,” said Ion Muntean, Director of CNED.

Sergiu Armașu, Mayor of Ialoveni, highlighted the importance of investments in energy efficiency for modernizing the housing stock and improving living conditions for the city’s residents.

“The energy rehabilitation that has started at this building is an important step for Ialoveni and an example that can be followed by other homeowners’ associations in the city. Reducing heat losses will mean more efficient energy consumption, lower heating costs and greater comfort for residents. I believe that the results we will see here will encourage residents of other buildings in Ialoveni to opt for energy efficiency measures as well,” said Sergiu Armașu.

The government’s FEERM programme has a budget of more than MDL 1.4 billion through 2027 and aims to renovate at least 507,000 square metres of residential buildings.

To date, eight contracts have been signed for the implementation of energy renovation works in residential buildings in Chișinău, Hîncești, Ialoveni, Bălți and Ceadîr-Lunga. Works have already started at seven of these buildings and are progressing according to the established schedule, while works at one residential building are expected to begin in the immediate future.

At the same time, 124 energy audits have been carried out for residential buildings across the country, while 102 homeowners’ associations in condominiums have entered the process, of which 18 projects have been approved for financing.

To enable other residential buildings to access financing under FEERM, CNED has launched a call for applications for conducting energy audit reports for multi-storey residential buildings managed by homeowners’ associations in condominiums. These audits identify the necessary energy efficiency measures and create the basis for preparing projects for financing. Details about the call and eligibility conditions are available here: https://tinyurl.com/yc6dmdu2.