Initially a GEF/ IBRD energy efficiency project, designed with a pronounced demonstration character and developed with confirmed success, the Romanian Energy Efficiency Fund aims to increase the interest of the banking sector in supporting investments in energy efficiency in Romania. The fund continues to contribute to directing the economy towards a decrease in energy intensity and, implicitly, in emissions of polluting or greenhouse gases.

The main features

Independent and autonomous legal personality

Financial body based on demand

Reintegration of funds

Supports public and private partnership

Prudent investment portfolio

Transparency and promotion of opportunities equally

Promoting financed investments

Romanian Energy Efficiency Fund provides loans for investments in energy saving measures

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So far, the Romanian Energy Efficiency Fund has concluded 47 funding contracts with 42 clients, totalling 28.4 million US dollars.

*The conditions for obtaining the credits are submitted in detail under the heading Eligibility criteria.

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The total value of investments in energy efficiency projects co-financed by loans granted by the Romanian Energy Efficiency Fund is 85 million US dollars.

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The portfolio of the Romanian Energy Efficiency Fund contains, so far, 195 positions, the projects representing investments the total value of which is 364,463 million US dollars.

Recent funding contracts

46th Funding contract

January 12th, 2021

Efficiency of the gymnasium school building in Enăchești village

Credit - 115 255 $

Investment - 153 674 $

On January 12, 2021, the Romanian Energy Efficiency Fundconcluded the 46th funding contract. The beneficiary is Alfa Energetic ESCO S.R.L. Brănești, Ilfov County, which obtained a second loan of US $ 115,255, to finance investments in the public and private sector in the total amount of US $ 153,000. The investments aim at realizarea the realization, in ESCO regime, of several projects aiming at the realization of solar power plants with photovoltaic panels and the installation of air-water heat pumps to cover the necessary thermal energy and hot water consumption. Both buildings of public institutions (schools and town halls) and of private economic operators are targeted. Following the achievement of these projects, energy savings estimated at about 195 TEP/year shall be obtained, implicitly representing annual reductions in carbon dioxide emissions, amounting to 685 tons/year. With this 46th funding agreement, the total volume of loans contracted by the Romanian Energy Efficiency Fund exceeded the value of US $ 28 million, for investments of up to US $ 85 million.

45th Funding contract

August 24th, 2020

Realization, in ESCO regime, of 22 projects

Credit - 1 200 000 $

Investment - 1 500 000 $

On August 24th, 2020, the Romanian Energy Efficiency Fund concluded the 45th funding contract. The beneficiary is Energo ESCO S.A. Cluj – Napoca, Cluj County, which obtained a second loan worth US $ 1,200,000, to finance investments in the public and private sector totalling US $ 1,500,000. The investments aim at the realization, in ESCO regime, of 22 projects aiming at modernizations of the lighting systems, the realization of a solar power plant with photovoltaic panels and the efficiency of the electricity consumptions accompanied by the transition from low voltage to medium voltage distribution. Following the realization of these projects, energy savings estimated at about 1,701 TEP/year shall be obtained, implicitly representing annual reductions in carbon dioxide emissions, amounting to 5,981 tons/year. With this 45th financing contract, the total volume of loans contracted by the Romanian Energy Efficiency Fund exceeded the value of US $ 28 million, for investments of over US $ 84 million.

44th Funding contract

April 8th, 2020

Construction, in ESCO mode, of two solar power plants

Credit - 47 944 $

Investment - 59 930 $

On April 8th, 2020, the Romanian Energy Efficiency Fund concluded the 44th funding contract. The beneficiary is Alfa Energetic ESCO S.R.L. Branesti, Ilfov County, which obtained a loan amounting to US $ 47,944, to finance an investment totalling US $ 59,930. The investment aims to build, in ESCO mode, two solar power plants with photovoltaic panels for the production of electricity and an installation with air-to-water heat pumps for the production of thermal energy for heating and hot water for consumption. Solar power plants with photovoltaic panels will be installed, in full compliance with the relevant primary and secondary legislation, in consumption points of the administrative and territorial units (a gymnasium school and a building where the mayor’s office is located), so that the communes will be able to initiate the transition from the status of electricity consumer to that of prosumer. The installation with heat pumps shall allow the abandonment of the use of solid wood fuel for heating, simultaneously with the increase of thermal comfort in the building of the gymnasium school. The investment shall lead to energy savings, estimated at about 15 TEP/year, implicitly representing annual reductions in carbon dioxide emissions, amounting to 53 tons/year.

43th Funding contract

November 28th, 2019

60 kWp photovoltaic power plants

Credit - 120 717 $

Investment - 150 897 $

On November 28th, 2019, the Romanian Energy Efficiency Fundconcluded the 43rd financing contract. The beneficiary is Bălileşti Commune, Argeş County, which obtained a loan amounting to US $ 120,717, to finance an investment totalling US $ 150,897. The investment aims to build 60 kWp photovoltaic power plants connected to the public electricity network, by using solar energy as an energy resource and modernizing public lighting in Bălilești commune. Two of the solar power plants with photovoltaic panels shall be installed, in full compliance with the related primary and secondary legislation, in consumption points of the administrative and territorial unit (two gymnasium schools), in such a way that Bălileşti Commune shall be able to initiate the transition from the status of electricity consumer to that of prosumer. The investment shall lead to energy savings, estimated at about 43 TEP/year, implicitly representing annual reductions in carbon dioxide emissions, amounting to 150 tons / year.

42nd Funding contract

May 9th, 2019

Funding the public and private energy efficiency projects

Credit - 800 000 $

Investment - at least 1 000 000 $

On May 9, 2019, the Romanian Energy Efficiency Fundconcluded the 42nd funding contract. The beneficiary is the energy services company S.C. Energy ESCO S.A. Cluj – Napoca, Cluj County, which obtained a commercial loan worth US $ 800,000, to finance investment projects in energy efficiency in the public and private sector, totalling at least US $ 1,000,000. The investments are intended to modernize public and private lighting systems and to move from consumer to prosumer status by installing and operating solar power plants with photovoltaic panels.

Energo ESCO S.A. is a professional energy services company offering a wide range of energy solutions (gaseous fuel cogeneration/ trigeneration solutions, indoor, outdoor and street lighting systems with innovative technologies, variable speed drive drives), with the main purpose of obtaining energy savings (http://www.energoesco.ro/ind…/desprenoi/cine-suntem-ce-facem). Energo ESCO ensures the funding and implementation of energy efficiency projects with the recovery of investments from energy savings made in a certain period of time.

By using ”third party funding” [1], the company obtained this commercial loan to finance the achievement, as an ESCO-type energy services company (https://free.org.ro/glosar/), of several energy efficiency investment projects, both in the public domain and in the private sector, totalling at least US $ 1,000,000.

” Third party funding

Financial arrangement that involves, in addition to the energy supplier, other entities that provide energy services and/or finance the investment; the financial value of the energy saving generated by the improvement of energy efficiency, determines the recovery rate of costs, including the profit of the energy service provider.

Contractual arrangement involving a third party, in addition to the energy supplier and the beneficiary of the measure to increase energy efficiency, which ensures the financing of the measure and invoice to the beneficiary a payment equivalent to that part of the energy savings achieved by the measure to increase energy efficiency; that third party may or may not be an energy service company.”

[1] M.-M., Voronca (coordinator), Financing Investments in Energy Efficiency, AGIR Publishing House, Bucharest, 2008.

41st Funding contract

January 23rd, 2019

Network of Compressed Natural Gas

Credit - 1 969 724 $

Investment - 5 903 338 $

On January 23rd, 2019, the Romanian Energy Efficiency Fundconcluded the 41st funding contract. The beneficiary is S.C. Denisson Energy S.R.L. Șelimbăr, Sibiu County, which obtained a “bridge” type commercial loan [1], amounting to US $ 1,969,724, for financing an investment totalling US $ 5,903,338.

The investment aimed at ”Construction of the first network of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) filling stations in Romania” is supported by the Beneficiary, from its own sources and from resources allocated under the grant agreement concluded between the Executive Agency for Innovation and Networks (https://ec.europa.eu/inea/en/connecting-europe-facility/cef-transport/2015-ro-tm-0373-m), according to the mandate offered by the European Commission, on the one hand and S.C. Denisson Energy S.R.L. (as coordinator) and the Association of Producers and Users of Compressed Natural Gas in Romania (as beneficiary).

The general objective of the investment is to support the development of a sustainable and efficient transport system and to promote the decarbonization of road transport along the corridors of the central network, by introducing an alternative fuel (CNG) in Romania. To achieve this goal, the action has two specific objectives.

The first specific objective is the initial construction on the market of a network of CNG stations consisting of 9 functional supply points along the Corridors of the Central Network of TEN – T roads in Romania (East-Med & Rhine-Danube corridors). The network of CNG stations shall be developed around the important nodes of the core network to simultaneously cover possible demand for long-distance and urban transport. It shall also provide a reasonable distance to the next station (at most around 150 km, but always less than 300 km) for domestic and cross-border traffic. An indicative list of locations includes Arad, Bucharest, Constanța, Craiova, Deva, Drobeta Turnu-Severin, Pitești, Sibiu and Timișoara.

The implementation of the network of CNG stations is planned in three consecutive phases resulting in the implementation of 3 CNG stations per year between 2019, 2020 and 2021. The stations shall be publicly accessible, in a non-discriminatory way, being open between 8 – 24 hours a day (depending on the situation of the requests from the respective location, being possible the gradual extension of working hours). The filling stations shall be operated by specially trained staff and shall allow customers to pay with cash or card at the point of sale inside the station booth, using a cash register operating system.

The second specific objective is to support, based on the implementation of the Action, market penetration and implementation of CNG in Romania. This objective shall be achieved by increasing the demand and visibility in terms of both CNG and the pilot network of stations, by establishing and optimizing the business-customer relationship and by identifying and removing administrative and legislative barriers.

The investment shall lead to the replacement, in the event of pessimistic assessments of the development of the fleet of vehicles that shall run on compressed natural gas, of an annual consumption of 386 tons/year of standard petrol and of 917 tons/year of standard diesel with an annual consumption of 1,175 tons/year of compressed natural gas, thus obtaining annual energy savings, estimated at about 25 TEP/year and, implicitly, annual reductions in carbon dioxide emissions of 951 tonnes/year.

With this 41st funding contract, the total volume of loans contracted by the Romanian Energy Efficiency Fund amounts to over US $ 26 million, for investments of almost US $ 82 million.

[1] https://www.investopedia.com/terms/b/bridgeloan.asp

40th Funding contract

October 16th, 2018

Installation for the production of electricity

Credit - 1 214 588 $

Investment - 1 518 235 $

On October 16th, 2018, the Romanian Energy Efficiency Fundconcluded the 40th funding contract. The Beneficiary is S.C. Margex Equipment S.R.L. Baia Mare, Maramureș County, which obtained a commercial loan amounting to US $ 1,214,588, to finance an investment totaling US $ 1,518,235.

The investment aims to build an installation for the production of electricity for the benefit of a third party, based on a B.O.O.T contract with a fixed duration.

B.O.O.T. structure (Build – Own – Operate – Transfer) is suitable for infrastructure projects such as the construction of motorways, rail transport and energy production [1]. In such projects, a company, usually private, realizes for the benefit of a third party, using its own or attracted financial resources and operates (including the need for maintenance, overhauls and repairs) its own facility, the ownership of which may be transferred to a third party after a period of time and at a precise selling price established by the contract concluded between the parties.

For the third party, the advantages are the lack of involvement in operations that are not specific to its field of activity, the fact that the investment does not encumber its own budget and that it can benefit from quality services at negotiated prices and established by contract. For the service provider, the advantages are related to the conduct of operations specific to the object of activity, the assured sale of its services at negotiated prices, the predictability of revenue and the possibility of continuing to operate the facility and after the transfer of ownership to a third party at a set price, by contract.

The investment will lead to significant energy savings, estimated at about 6,740 TEP/year, implicitly representing annual reductions in carbon dioxide emissions, amounting to 14,693 tons/year.

[1] Gatti, Stafano, Project Finance in Theory and Practice, Academic Press, ISBN 978-0-12-373699-4, 2007, pp. 414.

39th Funding contract

May 17th, 2018

Calcium chloride manufacturing plant

Credit - 2 000 000 $

Investment - 9 985 000 $

On May 17th, 2018, the Romanian Energy Efficiency Fund concluded the 39th financing contract. The beneficiary is S.C. Chimcomplex S.A. Borzești, Bacău County, which obtained a commercial loan worth US $ 2,000,000, to finance an investment totalling US $ 9,985,000. The investment, of a significant scope, aims to streamline energy production and consumption within S.C. Chimcomplex S.A. Borzești, by integrating into the company a plant for the manufacture of calcium chloride granules with a capacity of 30,000 tons/year.

The investment will lead to significant energy savings, estimated at about 14,777 TEP/year, implicitly representing annual reductions in carbon dioxide emissions, amounting to 32,214 tons/year.

38th Funding contract

September 19th, 2017

360 kWp

Credit - 363 696 $

Investment - 454 620 $

On September 19th, 2017, the Romanian Energy Efficiency Fund concluded the 38th financing contract. The beneficiary is Bustuchin Commune, Gorj County, which obtained a commercial loan in the amount of US $363,696, to finance an investment in energy efficiency in the total amount of US $ 454,620. The investment is intended for the construction of a solar power plant with photovoltaic panels, with an installed capacity of 360 kWp, electricity production of which shall be intended to cover self-consumption.

37th Funding contract

April 3rd, 2017

85 kWp

Credit - 103 897 $

Investment - 129 871 $

On April 3rd, 2017, the Romanian Energy Efficiency Fund concluded the 37th financing contract. The beneficiary is Cicăneşti Commune, Argeş County, which obtained a commercial loan worth US $ 103,897, to finance an investment in energy efficiency in a total amount of US $ 129,871. The investment is intended for the construction of a solar power plant with photovoltaic panels, with an installed capacity of 85 kWp, the electricity production of which shall be intended to cover self-consumption.

36th Funding contract

December 21st, 2015

240 kWp

Credit - 300 000 $

Investment - 428 571 $

On December 21st, 2015, the Romanian Energy Efficiency Fundconcluded the 36th funding contract. The beneficiary is Cocu Commune, Argeș County, which obtained a commercial loan worth US $ 300,000, to finance an investment in energy efficiency in a total amount of US $ 428,571. The investment is intended for the construction of a solar power plant with photovoltaic panels, with an installed capacity of 240 kWp, whose electricity production shall be intended to cover self-consumption.

35th Funding contract

November 19th, 2015

1 MWe

Credit - 1 933 133 $

Investment - 2 493 916 $

On November 19th, 2015, the Romanian Energy Efficiency Fundconcluded the 35th funding contract. The beneficiary is Paulownia GreenE International S.R.L. Cluj – Napoca, Cluj County, which obtained a commercial loan amounting to US $ 1,933,133, to finance an investment in energy efficiency in a total amount of US $ 2,493,916. The investment is intended for the construction of a 1 MWe cogeneration power plant operating with synthesis gas resulting from biomass gasification and integrated S.A.C.E.T. Huedin, Cluj County.

34th Funding contract

October 1st, 2015

Cogeneration power plant

Credit - 619 892 $

Investment - 782 642 $

On October 1st, 2015, the Romanian Energy Efficiency Fund concluded the 34th funding contract. The beneficiary is the energy services company Energy Serv S.R.L. Bucharest, which obtained a commercial loan of US $ 619,892, to finance an investment in energy efficiency in a total amount of US $ 782,642. The investment is intended to increase the electrical efficiency of the Rankine organic cycle cogeneration power plant within Sortilemn S.A. Gherla, Cluj County.

Co-funding opportunities

After reaching, on October 17th, 2018, the proposed target, namely investments worth US $ 75 million, the Romanian Energy Efficiency Fund is determined to continue to capitalize on its expertise and capital to exceed a new threshold of the realization, in the following years, of investments worth US $ 100 million. Co-funding opportunities include:

Attracting the banking sector for funding/ co-funding investment projects assessed by the Fund

Initiation of partnerships of the Fund with other financiers interested in funding/ co-funding investment projects in the field of energy efficiency

Financing energy efficiency projects through promoters

In the context of increasing the requests for commercial financing of energy efficiency projects and the desire to facilitate, to a greater extent, the access of potential customers to the available financial resources, the Romanian Energy Efficiency Fund provides those interested with additional information on the intermediation procedure.

The description of the steps that Promoters and Customers are invited to go through in order to obtain loans for investments in energy saving measures can be consulted by accessing the link below.

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