1st SMAFIN Expanded National Roundtable in Romania

“Operationalizing Energy Efficiency Strategies And Action Plans”

Active financing mechanisms and instruments: exchange of experience, challenges, lessons learned, good practices
romania

Tuesday, 21 May 2024

09.00 – 15.00

Noblesse Palace, Bucharest

Events organized within the LIFE SMAFIN Expanded project in partnership with the Romanian Government - Department for Sustainable Development, Ministry of European Investment and Projects, Ministry of Development, Public Works and Administration, Ministry of Energy and Ministry of Finance.
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AGENDA

Registration of participants: Noblesse Palace. Coffee. 9:00 – 9:30
9:30 Introductory plenary session
(1h 30 min)
BAROQUE ROOM
Welcome speech, setting the context, introductory speeches
Moderator Gabriel Avăcăriței, Editor-in-Chief Energynomics
introductory speeches and presentations
9:40 Laszlo Borbely, State Adviser in the Prime Minister’s Office, Coordinator of the Department for Sustainable Development within the General Secretariat of the Government
10:00 Bogdan Atanasiu, Senior Policy Officer, on Energy Efficiency in Buildings at DG Energy
10:20 Representative for the Ministry of Development, Public Works and Administration
10:30 Horia Petran, Pro-nZEB Cluster / INCD URBAN-INCERC SMAFIN EXPANDED: Supporting the implementation of smart financing for energy renovation of existing private and/or public buildings, investments in SMEs and the tertiary sector
10:45 Moderator, Q&A Parallel Sessions Presentation
11:00 Coffee break.
11:30 Parallel thematic session 1
(1h 30 min)
FLORENCE Room
INTEGRATED ENERGY RENOVATION SERVICES FOR BUILDINGS
Moderator Ion Dogeanu, Executive Director, Agency for Energy Efficiency and Environmental Protection, AEEPM
Rapporteur Manuela Drăghicescu, Executive Director, SUNE New Energy Sources Employers Association
11:35 Central government perspective
Regulating energy efficiency One-Stop-Shops – to develop integrated energy renovation services
11:45 Local public administration perspective
Experience of implementing one-stop-shops for energy efficiency information
11:55 Horia Petran, INCD URBAN-INCERC/Cluster Pro-nZEB
nZEB Roadshow – key stakeholder involvement model
iBRoad2EPC – a tool for defining the deep renovation passport
12:10 Round table discussion – moderator, all participants
13:00 Break. Networking buffet
11:30 Parallel thematic session 2 – hybrid format
(1h 30 min)
BAROQUE ROOM
FINANCIAL MECHANISMS TO IMPLEMENT ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND CLIMATE CHANGE STRATEGIES AND ACTION PLANS
Moderator Oana Iosip, Advisor – Romanian ESG Employers’ Council
Rapporteur Andrei Botis, President of the Romanian Green Building Council
11:35 Ștefania Racolța-Cruceru, Head of Climate Strategy & Regional Delivery for Central and South-Eastern Europe, EBRD
Initiatives and instruments for financing energy efficiency and green energy supply
11:50 Adrian Ghiță, Romanian Energy Efficiency Fund
Financing mechanisms and solutions for sustainable energy efficiency improvement
12:00 Alexandru Kelemen, Executive Director of the Association for Integrated Territorial Development Jiului Valley
Financing the just transition through actions to increase energy efficiency and reduce greenhouse gas emissions
12:10 Round table discussion – moderator, all participants
13:00 Break. Networking buffet
11:30 Parallel thematic session 3 – physical format
(1h 30 min)
HUB LIBRARY
INTEGRATED MECHANISM OF MONITORING A PROGRAM’S IMPLEMENTATION OF ENERGY EFFICIENCY FINANCING
Moderator Mihai Moia, Executive Director, ROENEF
Rapporteur Andrei Laurențiu Popescu, INCD URBAN-INCERC
11:35 Darrian Cotescu, Deputy Director General, Directorate General for Regional Development and Infrastructure – Ministry of Development, Public Works and Administration
National Digital Building Register – a tool for monitoring the energy performance of the built environment
11:50 Ioana Mitrea, Director DRGE, Banca Transilvania
Challenges in implementing the Taxonomy
12:00 Representative of the Ministry of Energy
Monitoring energy efficiency
12:10 Round table discussion – moderator, all participants
13:00 Break. Networking buffet
13:45 Closing plenary session – hybrid format
(1h 30 min)
BAROQUE ROOM
Moderator Gabriel Avăcăriței, Editor-in-Chief Energynomics
13:45 Radu Dudău, Energy Policy Group
Efficient Romania – nZEB renovation funding
14:00 Ana Maria Lupascu, Economist, Energy Efficiency & Energy Advisory JASPERS, European Investment Bank
Energy Advisory – a perspective for sustainable growth
14:15 Rapporteurs summarize the parallel sessions
14:30 Questions and Answers. Discussion on proposals for policy recommendations/funding mechanisms
14:55 Conclusions and closing remarks
15:00 Closing the event

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