Supporting the national energy efficiency fund and the climate-friendly reform agenda (S2I) in Ukraine

State of implementation/results

• In 2018 and 2019, the structures of the Energy Efficiency Fund (EEF) were established and the first payments were made into the EEF by Ukraine, Germany and the EU. In 08/2019, the “Energodim” programme was launched, with which the EDF provides grants to homeowners' associations for thermal modernization measures in large apartment buildings.
• In the initial phase, the project also offered a “First Movers” program, which additionally supported the first 15 participants in the Energodim program by covering project preparation costs. To date, seven of these owners' associations have completed the modernizations in full.
• By August 2024, a total of 170 modernization projects supported by the EDF had been successfully completed. The annual CO2 reduction of these projects amounts to 24.3 tons of CO2. The total cost of the completed projects amounts to around UAH 973 million (approximately EUR 22 million).
• The ongoing armed conflicts following the Russian invasion of Ukraine since 02/2022 have had a major impact on the conditions for project implementation. Thousands of residential buildings have been destroyed or severely damaged as a result of the war.
• In November 2022, the EDF launched the “VidnovyDIM” program, which is financed exclusively by the EU and Ukraine to quickly repair (minor) war damage. As this is an emergency aid measure, it does not focus on energy efficiency.
• At the same time, however, the EDF is continuing the “Energodim” program. Despite the economically challenging conditions for building refurbishment, up to 500 refurbishment projects are currently being continued. Since 07/2023, the EEF has again been accepting new applications for simple renovation measures, and since July 2024, applications for complex renovations have also been accepted. Around 50 new applications have been received since then.
• The EDF supervisory authority approved the pilot phase of a new program to promote the installation of renewable energy systems, in particular photovoltaic systems and heat pumps, in apartment buildings in 05/2024. This program is called “GreenDIM”. Not only HoAs are eligible, but also buildings managed by Housing and Building Cooperatives (HBCs). The volume of the pilot phase amounts to 1 million euros and is financed from the EEF's statutory capital. As of 08/2024, the EEF has received a total of 23 applications for this program.
• In 12/2023, the EDF Supervisory Board published a new strategy for the period 2024-2026, which takes account of these changed framework conditions: In the pessimistic scenario, 369 buildings are to be renovated in 2024-2026, in the optimistic scenario 808 buildings.
• Since 04/2019, 114 trainers for energy auditors have been trained at 34 universities in Ukraine, who in turn have conducted 57 trainings with a total of 606 participants.
• In 2021, a manual for the training of energy auditors of multi-family buildings was developed for the partner universities as part of the EEF. Based on this experience, three online seminars were conducted in 10/2021 for 91 Ukrainian construction experts to strengthen the quality of service providers in the proper thermal insulation of multi-family buildings.
• The project supports the digitalization of the EDF and its processes. Since February 2020, funding applications can be submitted and tracked online. A digital marketplace for brokering construction services between homeowners and construction companies has been available since 05/2023. An online calculator for the preliminary calculation of project and financing costs was introduced at the end of 2023.
• Until the end of 2023, the project successfully managed the “IKI Interface Ukraine”. The interface promoted intensive exchange between all IKI implementing organizations active in Ukraine through workshops, newsletters and communication products, such as the website www.iki-ukraine.org.

Latest Update:
06/2025