Overview
Funding:
Ministry of Economy, Energy and Tourism of the Republic of Bulgaria
Timeframe:
05/04/2012 – 31/08/2012
Budget:
Contractors:
BSERC, Bulgaria
Description
BSERC was selected by the Ministry of Economy, Energy and Tourism, through a public tendering procedure, to elaborate the project for a National Programme for stabilization and development of the district heating sector in the Republic of Bulgaria till 2020.
The Programme had been developed according to the Energy Strategy of the Republic of Bulgaria till 2020. It aimed at the creation of conditions for effective development of centralized district heating for the purpose of generation of environmental-friendly and price-compatible heating energy for consumers.
The elaboration of the project consisted of the following main tasks:
- Analysis of the state-of-the-art of the district heating sector in the Republic of Bulgaria and identification of the main barriers to the effective functioning and development of the sector;
- Comparative analysis of the possibilities for the development of the DH sector under different scenarios (reference scenario – without changes of the existing policies and conditions; scenario with active measures for financial stabilization of the existing DH companies and for development of CHP, including from RES, municipal solid and industrial waste, waste heat utilization, etc., rehabilitation of the existing, as well as construction of new heat transmission networks; integrated scenario – including measures for financial stabilization of the existing DH companies and of CHP, combined with active support for the demand of heat energy, including end users with the view of implementation of energy efficiency measures and connection to transmission network and modernization of the indoor installations);
- Recommendations for improvement of the existing regulatory and supporting mechanisms, relevant to the chosen scenario;
- Financial schemes for the implementation of the chosen scenario for development;
- Elaboration of final version of the project for a National Programme for stabilization and development of the district heating sector of the Republic of Bulgaria till 2020.