Model Program of Improving District Heating Efficiency

Country	Russia
Year	2000
Policy status	In force
Scope	National
Date Announced	1996
Date Effective	1996
Policy Type	•Public Investment   •Infrastructure Investment •RD & D   •Demonstration Project •Voluntary Agreement   •Intra-Government
Policy Target	•Buildings   •District Heating and Cooling
Agency	•Center for Energy Efficiency (CENEf)
Description	Since 1996, the NGO CENEf has implemented the Model Program of Improving District Heating Efficiency within the framework of the US-Russian Comission on Economic and Technological Cooperation. Supported by the US Department of Energy and the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, the program has improved the energy efficiency of district heating in eight Russian cities and the entire Orel Region. Planned to include several other municipalities, the project commanded a budget of $US 220 million in 2005. The project includes energy efficiency improvements to boiler houses and central heating points, to municipal and public service buildings, and to the housing stocks of included regions.