This report on Financial sustainability and cost effectiveness of policies in the context of Article 7 EED focuses on financial topics from the perspective of policy design/redesign ranked very high in terms of their priority by the stakeholders. The topic “Ensuring the sustainability of the EEO scheme/alternative measure(s) in terms of re-financing (e.g., through cost recovery for obligated parties)” was ranked as second most important by the key stakeholders (ministries, public authorities, policymaker, national agencies or implementing bodies for Article 7 EED). The topic “Designing the policies in order to minimise the costs for all parties involved” was ranked as fifth most important by the key stakeholders and the most important by the second group of stakeholders (energy/environmental/industrial/trade associations, market operators, universities/research centres/NGO, think tanks, financial institutions involved in energy policies, consultancies dealing with energy policies). The suggestions and comments included in the survey were also considered to prepare the report.
Topics described in this report were chosen based on gaps and needs analyses conducted under the ENSMOV project through survey and desk research. This report focuses on financial topics from the perspective of policy design/redesign ranked very high in terms of their priority by the stakeholders, such as Ensuring the sustainability of the EEO scheme/alternative measure(s) in terms of re-financing (e.g., through cost recovery for obligated parties), Designing the policies in order to minimise the costs for all parties involved and more.
The suggestions and comments included in the survey were also considered to prepare the report. Those included the need for information about:
• Green finance instruments to leverage energy efficiency investments
• Mobilisation of new financial instruments through funds and re-financing tools
• Examples in relation to accessing and managing EU funding
• Cost paid by the citizen (the price of energy)
• Cost-effectiveness of alternative measures
• In-depth analysis on design and structural elements of policies (in the context of financial aspects)