REVIEW OF THE NATIONAL POLICY OF THE REPUBLIC OF KAZAKHSTAN IN THE AREA OF ENERGY SAVING AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY Brussels, 2014 Information contained in this work has been obtained from sources believed to be reliable. However, neither the Energy Charter Secretariat nor KAZENERGY Association guarantee the accuracy or com- table OF contents pleteness of any information, published herein, and neither the Energy Charter Secretariat nor KAZEN- ERGY Association shall be responsible for any losses or damages resulting from the use of this informa- tion or any errors or omissions in this information. 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Chistoprudov Review of the national policy of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the area of energy saving and energy efficiency TABLE OF CONTENTS Contents Case study 10: Training Courses of Energy Managers in Industry, Lithuania .......................................... 114 Case study 11: MotorChallenge Programme, European Union ................................................................... 116 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................... 11 Case study 12: Market incentives: the white certificates system, Italy ...................................................... 118 Case study 13: The ESCO Concept, Finland ......................................................................................................... 120 КысКаша баяндау ..................................................................................................................... 13 Case study 14: The ESCO Concept, Korea ............................................................................................................. 122 КратКое изложение ................................................................................................................... 17 Case study 15: Example Charges for reactive energy in EU countries ....................................................... 124 Building sector ............................................................................................................................................................... 126 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .................................................................................................................... 21 Case study 16: National standard criteria for passive houses and low energy houses, Norway ...... 126 Case study 17: Minimal energy efficiency requirement for Multi-dwelling buildings, Latvia........... 128 BACKGROUND .................................................................................................................................. 25 Case study 18: Energy Audits, Czech Republic ................................................................................................... 130 Country Overview ...........................................................................................................................................................26 Case study 19: Union of Homeowners’ Associations (CAC), Bulgaria ......................................................... 131 Production of Primary Energy Resources ................................................................................................................30 Case study 20: Mandatory procurement procedures (for energy efficient technologies and Energy Consumption .....................................................................................................................................................33 renewable energy technologies – green public procurement) in public buildings, Greece ............. 133 ENERGY SAVING AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY POLICY ................................................................... 35 Case study 21: Programme for the renovation/upgrading of multi-apartment buildings, Lithuania .......................................................................................................................................................................... 135 Energy Intensity of the Economy ...............................................................................................................................36 Case study 22: Support for energy efficient renovation of apartment buildings, 2010, Estonia ..... 137 National Energy saving and Energy efficiency Policy .........................................................................................38 Grants for preparing construction project and for supervision of energy efficient renovation, Pricing Policy in the Energy Industry ........................................................................................................................43 Estonia .............................................................................................................................................................................. 139 The Concept for the Transition of the Republic of Kazakhstan to a "Green" Economy ..........................50 Case study 23: Energy Efficiency Programs targeted to low-income households within the UK Fuel Poverty Strategy, United Kingdom The Warm Front Scheme ............................................... 141 EVALUATION OF ENERGY EFFICIENCY POTENTIAL BY ECONOMY SECTORS ............................ 53 Case study 24: Warm Up New Zealand: Heat Smart, New Zealand ........................................................... 146 Electric Power Industry ..................................................................................................................................................54 Case study 25: Information system for monitoring energy efficiency and achieved energy Industrial Sector ...............................................................................................................................................................60 savings, Greece .............................................................................................................................................................. 148 Housing and utilities sector .........................................................................................................................................74 Case study 26: Grants to renewable heat production and distribution – district heating Energy efficient lighting ...............................................................................................................................................84 and local heating plants, Norway ........................................................................................................................... 150 Transport sector ...............................................................................................................................................................86 Lighting and energy using products ..................................................................................................................... 153 Case study 27: Product Standards and Labels, Australia ................................................................................ 153 ANALYSIS OF BEST PRACTICES IN ENERGY EFFICIENCY ............................................................. 95 Case study 28: Label and minimum energy efficiency standards, China ................................................ 155 Industry and power sector ...........................................................................................................................................97 Case study 29: Top runner programme, Japan ................................................................................................... 157 Case study 1: Energy Audit Programme in Industry (EAP), Finland ...............................................................97 Case study 30: Tests and Trials of Domestic Appliances, Sweden ............................................................... 159 Case study 2: Energy Conservation and Environmental