The Minister of Mining and Energy of Serbia, Zorana Mihajlovic, stated that to date, 11 municipalities and cities have issued public calls for subsidizing the replacement of carpentry, and that by the end of the month, the remaining 56 local governments participating in the energy efficiency project will do the same.
“We expect eight more municipalities and cities that will issue an invitation to citizens tomorrow. The most important thing is that they will not be privileged, because all criteria are clearly defined by regulations adopted by all local governments,” Mihajlovic told RTS, the ministry said.
She explained that the basic criterion is the fuel used for heating and that everyone who uses heating oil, fuel oil, coal, electricity will have an advantage, and when it comes to insulation, the condition is whether there is thermal insulation or not.
She added that citizens who are not satisfied after the end of all competitions will be able to complain to the municipal commissions, but the ministry will also examine certain cases, in order to see if the procedures for the next public calls can be further simplified.
Mihajlovic reiterated that at the end of November or the beginning of December, the ministry will announce another public call for the replacement of carpentry and that she expects at least one million households to participate in this project in the coming years.
She said that she expects a public call for subsidies for the installation of solar panels to be announced on September 3. The state will provide 50 percent of the funds, and the other half will be paid by the citizens,” said Mihajlovic.
She stated that so far it has taken six months to obtain all permits, but that the administrative procedure has been simplified and that solar panels can be “reached in one step”.
“Citizens turn to the supplier, the largest percentage is EPS Snabdevanje, sign a contract with them on electricity production and after five days they will be connected to the network,” Mihajlovic explained, Beta reports.
