Scaling-up Investment in Low-Carbon Public Buildings
Reducing emissions from Bosnia-Herzegovina’s public sector buildings through better energy efficiency and fuel substitution from fossil fuel to biomass.
Bosnia-Herzegovina has a large stock of ageing buildings with high energy consumption and that are heated by high-emission fossil fuels. This is a consequence of neglect and under-investment during and after the Bosnian war (1992-1995), and leaves buildings in urgent need of upgrade.
Energy efficiency retrofits and substituting coal and fuel oil to biomass will significantly reduce emissions from public buildings. The project will impact 7-8% of stock, some 360 public buildings. Technical assistance will also help address non-financial barriers and create supportive policies, regulations, and capacities to support the transformations and encourage replication.
The project has an estimated lifespan of 20 years.
Project timeline
Pipeline
14 Dec 2016 • 293 days
Concept note received
14 Dec 2016
Funding proposal received
02 Mar 2017
Legal opinion on AE's Internal Approval
04 May 2017
Approved
02 Oct 2017 • 240 days
Approved by GCF Board
02 Oct 2017
FAA executed
29 Mar 2018
Under implementation
29 May 2018 • 2,547 days so far
FAA effective
29 May 2018
Disbursement - USD 2,006,000
27 Aug 2018
Annual Performance Report
01 Mar 2019
Disbursement - USD 2,437,850
09 Oct 2019
Disbursement - USD 2,747,850
09 Dec 2020
Disbursement - USD 3,447,850
20 Dec 2021
Disbursement - USD 2,797,900
21 Nov 2022
Disbursement - USD 1,787,850
22 Nov 2023
Disbursement - USD 1,247,850
09 Jul 2024
Disbursement - USD 872,850
21 Mar 2025
To be completed
29 May 2026 • 377 days to go
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Financing
- Private sector
- Public sector
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Size
- Micro
- Small
- Medium
- Large
GCF financing100% disbursed
| Instrument | Amount |
|---|---|
| Grant | USD 17,346,000 |
| Total GCF Financing |
|---|
| USD 17,346,000 |
Co-financing
| Co-financer | Instrument | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Co-Financing | Grant | USD 2,050,000 |
| Co-Financing | Grant | USD 2,300,000 |
| Co-Financing | Grant | USD 19,270,000 |
| Co-Financing | Grant | USD 21,500,000 |
| Co-Financing | Grant | USD 14,100,000 |
| Co-Financing | Grant | USD 15,700,000 |
| Co-Financing | Grant | USD 30,300,000 |
| Total Co-Financing |
|---|
| USD 105,220,000 |
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Entity
United Nations Development Programme
Executive Coordinator, ad interim (A.I)
304 East 45th Street, FF-9th Floor, New York, United States
Principal Advisor Environmental Law and Policy
304 East 45th Street, FF-9th Floor, New York, United States
More contacts
National Designated Authority
Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Relations
Minister
Musala 9, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Head of Project Implementation Department
Documents
News + Stories
Keeping the heart of a town alive in Bosnia and Herzegovina
18 Apr 2025 / In Foča, a town in the southeastern part of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Cultural Centre serves as the hub that brings people together. However, poor insulation has threatened its existence. This is a story of how climate action can keep a small town alive.
GCF in Bosnia and Herzegovina: Keeping the heart of a town alive
03 Sep 2024 / In Foča, a town in the southeastern part of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Cultural Centre serves as the hub that brings people together. However, poor insulation has threatened its existence. This is a story of how climate action can keep a small town alive. Learn more about how the Green Climate Fund (GCF) is working together with the authorities in Bosnia and Herzegovina to make public buildings energy-efficient: https://g.cf/fp051
GCF in Bosnia and Herzegovina: Comfortable, low carbon school buildings for students
03 Sep 2024 / Schools, where children spend most of their week, are like second homes. Apart from the quality of education and a safe environment, most take for granted the comfort school buildings can provide especially when temperatures are extreme. In Banja Luka, the second largest city in Bosnia and Herzegovina, a primary school gets a makeover and the students get to focus on learning, harnessing skills, and...just being kids.