WITH REGARDS TO: The Draft of the Long-term Strategy for Renovation of the National Housing and Non-housing Stock 2021-2050, published for public consultations.
The Draft of the Long-term Strategy for Renovation of the National Housing and Non-housing Stock 2021-2050 has been published on the site for public consultations of the Bulgarian Council of Ministers. The set goal is the renovation of 60 percent of the housing stock in Bulgaria as well of approximately 17 percent of the non-housing stock. This will bring to saving 7,329 GWh of energy per annum.
Habitat Bulgaria put forward a Statement of comments and proposals to the draft strategy focused mainly on the requirements and the access to the energy renovations measures of low-income families.
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