New rules of the Energy Efficiency Obligation Scheme 1.
At the beginning of March 2024, there was a stock of 5.7 PJ CES against the 5.355 PJ obligation determined until the end of 2024, with a further 9 million GJ CES registered by 18 February 2025, which is sufficient to
meet the 0.5% obligation until 2030.
Subsequently, the CES balance was completely disrupted and became unsustainable; the minor regulatory changes in February 2025 did not provide a solution. Moreover, due to CES lifetime issues, despite the oversupply, the cumulative saving target remained far from the annual target.
Registered CES
- Since February 2024, every fourth GJ has come from ceiling insulation, with the stock of ceiling insulation increasing from 6,000 GJ to 2.25 million GJ.
- Nearly 11% of the savings achieved was derived from intermodal transport, with its stock expanding from 129,000 GJ to nearly 2 million GJ.
- The data sheets for these two measures allowed double the savings to be reported compared to the actual savings achieved. In the absence of effective control, CES with exaggerated values were created en masse.
- Nearly 10% of the savings achieved in 2024 resulted from the distribution of aerators.
- ▪ The stock of short-lifetime, low-cost savings increased significantly in 2024.
Due to the above, the Government was forced to introduce drastic changes in the EEOS scheme, which are still ongoing; the professional content and effectiveness of the already known amendments are questionable.
The changes are noticeable both in legislation and in the organisational background. One structural change is that, in future, the professional directions will be determined by the Ministry of Energy, while the supervisory powers will remain with HEPURA. The main legislative changes are summarised below, apart from minor corrections.
Changes to the level of obligation
One of the most significant changes in the EEOS scheme is the drastic increase in the level of obligation and the extension of the obligation period for traders selling electricity and natural gas to end-users. At the same
time, according to Section 15(1a), the obligation for obligated parties outside the above group does not change.
a. Until 30 June 2025, on a half-yearly pro rata basis, it must achieve annual energy savings among endusers equivalent to 0.5% of the quantity of energy subject to obligation sold and transported by it to end-users in Hungary in 2023 (hereinafter: energy saving obligation),
b. From 1 July 2025, on a half-yearly pro rata basis, it must achieve annual energy savings among endusers equivalent to 2.3% of the quantity of energy subject to obligation sold and transported by it to end-users in Hungary in 2023,
c. In 2026, it must achieve annual energy savings among end-users equivalent to 1.4% of the quantity of energy subject to obligation sold and transported by it to end-users in Hungary in 2024, d. In 2027, it must achieve annual energy savings among end-users equivalent to 1% of the quantity of energy subject to obligation sold and transported by it to end-users in Hungary in 2025,
e. In the 2028–2035 period, it must achieve annual energy savings among end-users equivalent to 0.5% of the quantity of energy subject to obligation sold and transported by it to end-users in Hungary in the second year preceding each year.
An exception is that, pursuant to Section 15(1a), an economic operator selling transport fuel to end-users as an obligated party must achieve annual energy savings among end-users equivalent to 0.5% of the quantity of energy subject to obligation sold and transported by it to end-users in Hungary in the second year preceding each year in the 2025–2035 period.
Changes to the rules on fulfilling the obligation
Up to 0.5% of the basis of the energy saving obligation, the annual energy saving obligation must be fulfilled with at least 30% from certified energy savings resulting from individual actions implemented in the given year with a minimum lifetime of 6 years.
Beyond this, up to 0.5% of the basis of the energy saving obligation, the annual energy saving obligation may be fulfilled with certified energy savings resulting from individual actions implemented in the given year or in any previous year within the given obligation period, which have not previously been accounted for towards the energy saving obligation.
Above 0.5% of the basis of the energy saving obligation, the annual energy saving obligation may be fulfilled with certified energy savings resulting from individual actions implemented in the given year or in any previous year within the given obligation period, which are included in the catalogue defined in the decree issued by the minister responsible for energy policy for the implementation of this Act (hereinafter: catalogue), calculated and certified according to the list, with a minimum lifetime of 6 years, and which have not previously been accounted for towards the energy saving obligation, provided that 75 percent of the annual energy saving obligation must derive from individual actions improving the energy efficiency of residential buildings.
Accordingly, in the case of a 0.5% obligation, it is also possible to fulfil the obligation with certified energy savings resulting from individual or catalogue-audited energy efficiency measures, but at least 30% of the obligation must be from measures implemented in the given year
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