The Court of Accounts examined the Performance Audit Report on investments in the energy efficiency of public buildings

The Court of Accounts of the Republic of Moldova (CoARM) examined on July 21 of the current year the Performance Audit Report on the energy efficiency of public buildings (SDG 7) — "Investments in the energy efficiency of public buildings have generated benefits, yet authorities lack sufficient mechanisms to demonstrate their impact."

The audit assessed the extent to which investments made between 2019 and 2025 in the energy efficiency of public buildings have contributed to reducing energy consumption, cutting budget expenditures, lowering CO₂ emissions, and improving the conditions of their use. At the same time, the regulatory and institutional framework, project implementation, and monitoring mechanisms were analyzed, without evaluating the legality or compliance of procurement and implementation procedures.

The audit mission found that the Republic of Moldova has a regulatory framework largely harmonized with the European Union acquis, providing favorable prerequisites for continuing investment programs in the field. At the same time, deficiencies limiting the demonstration of investment impact were identified, including the lack of complete data on the public building stock and its energy performance, insufficiently defined objectives and indicators in strategic documents, complex project implementation procedures, the lack of authorized infrastructure for managing asbestos-containing waste, as well as an energy performance monitoring and evaluation system that is not fully functional.

Additionally, the audit reveals that authorities do not have a unified mechanism to consolidate and evaluate the results of investments made at the national level, and the monitoring of electricity consumption does not provide sufficient information to evaluate the contribution of the implemented energy efficiency measures.

We note that the results of the audit mission will be brought to the public's attention upon the publication of the report, in accordance with legal provisions.

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