Energy-efficient district in Lviv

Old combined heat and power stations, obsolete district heating networks and inadequately insulated buildings with inefficient heating lead to high energy consumption in many Ukrainian towns and cities – and consequently to high emissions and costs. The pilot project aims at transforming Sychiv, a district in Lviv, into a model district for energy efficiency. Apartment owners receive organizational and technical advice to plan and carry out their renovation projects. In addition to the national support from the Ukrainian Energy Efficiency Fund, apartment owners in Sychiv, and in particular low-income households, receive financial incentives to renovate their buildings. At the same time, the local heat supplier is supported in adapting its heating networks and heat generation capacities to the reduced heat demand. Thus, for the first time in the Ukraine, an energy-efficient district is being created, which is intended to serve as a model for other cities in the region.

Project data

Countries: Ukraine
IKI funding: 5,000,000.00 €
Duration: 10/2018 till 12/2028
Status: open
Implementing organisation: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH - Ukraine
Political Partner: Ministry for Communities, Territories and Internally Displaced Persons of Ukraine
Implementing Partner: Association "Energy Efficient Cities of Ukraine" (EECU)

Lviv City Administration - Ukraine
Online: http://eedlviv.tilda.ws/

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State of implementation/results

Project results: Thermal modernisation:
- Support for owners’ associations (WEG) with tendering processes, the selection and management of design firms, application procedures and the preparation of cost estimates for thermal building renovations.
Current status of building modernisation (07/2026):
- 34 buildings have been supported by the project.
- Ten buildings have been fully modernised.
- The average energy saving for fully modernised buildings is 29 per cent, with a total annual reduction in CO₂ emissions of 1,421 tonnes per year.
District heating system results:
- Support for the modernisation of the district heating system in the Sychiw district and advice to the local district heating network operator on the strategic planning of expansion and decommissioning scenarios.
- International exchange between the municipal district heating company, other city officials and representatives from EU cities on thermal modernisation, strategic planning, centralised heat supply management systems and urban energy planning.
- Procurement of modelling software tailored to the needs of the municipal district heating supply company and creation of a geographic information system (GIS) model of the heat supply system. This model forms the basis for digital modelling and calculation of the district heating network.
- 531 km of district heating pipelines and the corresponding network connections within the area of Thermal Power Station 1, including the Sychiw district, were entered into the City of Lviv’s GIS.
- With the project’s support, a digital model of Sychiw’s district heating system was developed and handed over to the local district heating operator, Lvivteploenergo (LTE). Objective: To improve the efficiency and operation of the district heating system.
- With the project’s assistance, a technically and economically optimised renovation project for the district heating network in Sychiv was developed. This project was drawn up for the local district heating operator LTE and is entitled “Project proposals for improving the district heating system in the Sychiv district of Lviv”. Finally, the project was presented to Lviv City Council and the district heating operator LTE.
Project results Co-financing instrument:
- With the support of the project, the “Energy-Efficient Cities of Ukraine” (EECU) association launched the “ReFund+ Lviv” project in 07/2026. The initiative provides housing cooperatives in Lviv with interest-free loans for thermal modernisation under the EEF’s “Energodim” programme.
- Following the launch of the scheme, the call for applications was published. It is expected that five to eight projects will be supported in the first funding cycle. Once the loans have been repaid, the funds will be made available to further applicants.