National partner
Renovate Bulgaria brings together organisations interested in the sustainable development of energy efficient renovation of the building stock in the Republic of Bulgaria, to achieve the goals set in the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (2010/31/EU) and the Energy Efficiency Directive (2012/27/EU), and in the long-term national strategy to support the renovation of the national stock of residential and non-residential buildings by 2050. Its main goals are:
- a highly energy efficient and decarbonised building stock by 2050;
- a stable environment for investment decisions;
- the opportunity for consumers and businesses to make more informed choices to save energy and money through the energy efficient renovation of the building stock.
Renovate Bulgaria works towards these goals by:
- running a broad communication campaign on the benefits of energy efficient renovation of the building stock;
- initiating and taking part in forums, public discussions and working groups on energy efficient renovation in Bulgaria;
- working with the state and municipal administration at all levels to make them allies of energy efficient renovation;
- running training courses for everyone involved in the energy efficient renovation process;
- proposing legislative changes that remove barriers to energy efficient renovation and promote it;
- supporting and implementing in Bulgaria the pan-European initiatives of the Renovate Europe Campaign;
- collecting, summarising and analysing information on energy efficient renovation in Bulgaria.
Members of Renovate Bulgaria
Executive Director Yordan Nikolov on Renovate Bulgaria
The national recovery plan
Renovate2Recover country profile (2021)
In 2021 we looked at how each national recovery plan funded building renovation. The Renovate2Recover study found significant renovation activity planned, and called for two things: funding that delivers deep (or staged deep) renovations, going well beyond the 30% minimum energy saving recommended by the European Commission, and an enabling framework, including private finance, so that renovation markets keep growing after the recovery funding ends in 2026.
The Bulgarian profile comes from the study commissioned by the Renovate Europe Campaign and carried out by E3G, with input from BACIW.
