This Act aims to promote energy efficiency through a system of measures for enhancing security of energy supply, competition in the energy sector and environment protection. The National Assembly shall adopt a National Energy Efficiency Strategy of the Republic of Bulgaria, which shall set the national indicative energy savings target, the stages, the means and the measures for achieving this indicative target. The Council of Ministers shall formulate the state policy for promotion of energy end-use efficiency and provision of energy services, which shall be a component of the policy for sustainable development of the country. The Minister of Economy, Energy and Tourism shall be responsible for implementing the state policy on energy efficiency enhancement. Functions of these governing bodies are outlined in the Act. The Act provides for: energy efficiency improvement activities and measures and provision of energy services; creation of a national information system for ensuring accessibility and availability of information on the condition of energy efficiency; funding mechanisms for energy efficiency improvement and energy savings certificates; energy efficiency control; administrative penalty provisions; etc.
بلغاريا · 2008-11-14