Transposition of the Directive 2006/32/EC: State of Play in Estonia: Transposition of the Directive 2006/32/EC: State of Play in Estonia Madis Laaniste Head of Energy Efficiency and Renewables Division Energy Department 20.09.2007 www.mkm.ee


Slide2: predecessors: Energy Efficiency Target Programme (2000), Implementation plan of the Energy Efficiency Target Programme 2001-2005 (2001) legal basis – District Heating Act §3, article 14 of directive the 2006/32/EC national energy policy – Long-term Development Plan of the Fuel and Energy Sector (2005) has links with a number of national policy documents (10) preparation schedule 30.11.2006 – proposal for the preparation accepted by the Government 19.01.2007 – submitted to inter-ministerial consultation 16.02.2007 – submitted to State Chancellery 04.03.2007 – general elections in Estonia, 05.04.2007 – new Government assumed office 23.08.2007 – new draft submitted to inter-ministerial consultation Energy Efficiency Action Plan 2007-2013


Slide3: national regulation to ensure compatibility of budgetary allocations and strategies sets demands for the content of the strategy 2006/32/EC Energy Efficiency Action Plan 2007-2013: requirements


Structure of the Energy Demand (2005): Structure of the Energy Demand (2005) TFC = 31.7 TWh public sector in details: public admin. – 1.6% health & educ. – 3.2% other PS – 1.1% total – 5.9%


Factors limiting improvement in energy efficiency: Factors limiting improvement in energy efficiency pricing of fuel and energy fragmented energy saving potential inadequate structures to intervene in new sectors lack of specialists and engineers increased welfare limited awareness of energy consumers lacking (energy) statistics public sector does not lead by example


General features of the NEEAP: General features of the NEEAP the scope agriculture, industry, commercial and public services, households, district heating transport is not included (as this is covered by existing strategies: national Transport Development Plan)


Four policy areas of NEEAP (1/2): Four policy areas of NEEAP (1/2) availability of information focuses on improving the awareness of energy consumers, eg. through supplying the information in energy bills, websites, includes specialised measures for local governments and SME’s availability of know-how and specialists to increase the number of people able to implement energy saving measures, eg. promotion of market for some services (energy audits), development of know-how, practice of energy services


Four policy areas of NEEAP (2/2): Four policy areas of NEEAP (2/2) energy efficiency improvements in energy production, distribution and consumption promotion of investments to energy efficiency through direct grants, obligations to energy suppliers and instruments improving the attractiveness of energy efficiency investments fulfilling the obligations of Member State to the EU transposition of EU directives in EE field and getting prepared for actions under Commission’s Energy Efficiency Action Plan


Difficulties in the development of NEEAP: Difficulties in the development of NEEAP assessment of the effect of the measures no experience with monitoring system, no obligation to monitor the EE effect measures structural changes in economy still large and EE measures are consequences of many different factors no institutional capacity, methodological problems lack of earlier co-operation with energy distributors bureaucratic governmental process to develop new strategies


Key criterion for a success:: Key criterion for a success: extended ground for EE policy implementation


Conclusions: Conclusions draft NEEAP is developed, defines actions in four cross-sectoral areas awareness education and know-how investments following EU policy in EE field (legislative measures) according to the demands set in the directive, the 9% indicative target for Estonia would be 9.8 PJ (2008-2016) it is essential to involve energy suppliers in work related to improvement of energy efficiency


Thank you for your attention!: Thank you for your attention! madis.laaniste@mkm.ee +372 6 256 497