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Ten Republican hospitals from the Republic of Moldova will be improved from the energy efficiency perspective with the EU support

The EIB/EBRD-EU-funded Moldova Energy Efficiency Project (MEEP) aims to improve energy efficiency of public buildings throughout Moldova, with a total budget of 72,4 million euros for renovations. 

Ten Republican hospitals from the Republic of Moldova will be improved from the energy efficiency perspective. As a result, about 40% less energy will be used, which will allow savings of around 2,8 million euros per year. 

Around one million patients and ten thousand employees will benefit from modern facilities. Nine hospitals to be refurbished during the project are in Chișinău and one – in Bălți.  A first set of pilot projects has been identified and energy audits have been finalized for 16 buildings of the: 

  • Bălți Clinical Hospital (Main Block and Pediatric Block);
  • Cardiology Institute (Main Block);
  • Emergency Medicine Institute (Block 1, Block 2 and Block 3);
  • Mother & Child Institute (Maternity Block and Polyclinic);
  • Neurology and Neurosurgery Institute (Block 2);
  • Oncological Institute (Main Block);
  • Psychiatry Clinical Hospital (Main Block and Children Unit);
  • Republican Clinical Hospital (Main Block);
  • Republican Diagnostics Centre/Phthisiopneumology Institute (Main Block and Laboratory).

Besides the energy savings, also ventilation systems will be installed and other internal improvements carried out at the hospital buildings, resulting in improve d service delivery for the one million patients per year served by these hospitals. Also, PV panels with a total capacity of 1126 kW will be installed at the roof of 15 of the buildings. These will produce an expected 1,36 million kWh per year, meaning that the Republic of Moldova will reduce its dependence on energy imports.  

The energy savings will further reduce CO2 emissions by 6600 tons per year. This is as much CO2 as emitted by 26,4 million kilometers of car travel. The next step for the project is the procurement and carrying out of Technical Design for the 16 buildings.

The project is implemented by the Moldova Energy Project Implementation Unit (MEPIU) in cooperation with the Energy Efficiency Agency, both under auspices of the Ministry of Energy of the Republic of Moldova.