Chișinău, 4 October 2025 — The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is launching in the Republic of Moldova a Residential Green Economy Financing Facility (GEFF) for households, with an allocation of up to €40 million channelled through participating local financial institutions to help modernise homes, cut energy bills and reduce CO₂ emissions.
The programme is supported by the European Union and Norway through the EBRD’s High Impact Partnership on Climate Action (HIPCA). It offers loans together with investment incentives of up to 35% for eligible energy-saving measures. Given that Moldova’s residential sector accounts for over half of heat consumption and around 40% of electricity use nationwide, the facility is designed to deliver direct benefits to families, with typical projects capable of reducing energy costs by as much as 30%, depending on the investment.
“We expect this facility to help households upgrade their homes with reliable, high-performance technologies—from insulation and efficient windows to heat pumps, rooftop solar and electric-vehicle charging stations. Our aim is straightforward: lower bills, greater comfort and fewer emissions for families across Moldova,” said Giuseppe Grimaldi, Head of the EBRD in Moldova.
The facility finances green investments by homeowners, such as improving the home’s walls, roof, windows and doors, installing efficient heating and cooling systems including heat pumps, efficient boilers and smart controls, deploying residential renewable energy solutions like photovoltaic panels and solar water-heating, adding energy-storage where appropriate, upgrading to efficient lighting and other low-consumption equipment, and installing charging infrastructure for electric vehicles. All technologies must meet the programme’s eligibility and performance criteria.
In addition to individual dwellings, housing associations may undertake whole-building upgrades that improve efficiency and comfort for all residents. Typical measures include façade and roof insulation, replacement or modernisation of common heating systems and internal distribution networks, efficient lighting and controls in common areas, rooftop solar installations for shared services, and resident EV-charging infrastructure, subject to programme criteria and applicable local regulations.
Constuction companies and developers will benefit from finance and incentives for the construction of residential properties that adhere to high energy performance standards that meet the EBRD’s Green , guided by the Green Economy Transition Handbook. Vendors and manufaturers of green technologies will be among the main stakeholders to help epanding the share of green technologies in Moldova’s residential market and will also benefit from finance under the Facility.
Internationally, through GEFFs and with donor support, the EBRD has channelled over €8.0 billion across 29 countries via 220 partner institutions, enabling more than 268,000 green investments that collectively avoid around 11 million tonnes of CO₂ annually.
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