Renoinvest

Hungarian National Roundtable – Focus on Financing Municipal Building Renovation

Date: 26 June 2025 | Format: Online event

The 4th Hungarian National Roundtable, organised in the framework of the RENOINVEST project, was held online and aimed to bring together municipal actors and experts to facilitate dialogue on promoting energy-efficient public building renovation, exploring financing options, and addressing regulatory challenges. The event was hosted by ArchEnerg Cluster, the project’s national partner in Hungary.

Objective and Background

The roundtable focused on the economic, regulatory, and technical aspects of energy-efficient renovation of municipal public buildings. The RENOINVEST project aims to promote sustainable financial solutions and support municipalities in taking a proactive role in launching renovation projects—whether through own resources or alternative, market-based financing models.

Programme Highlights

The event covered the following key topics:

• Introduction to the RENOINVEST Project

• The Energy Policy Significance and Savings Potential of Municipal Public Buildings

• Financing Opportunities and Models (non-repayable grants, ESCO/EPC schemes, energy communities, HEM, ELENA, EUCF, etc.)

• Legal and Administrative Barriers Faced by Municipalities

• Conceptual Action Plan Proposals, including legal amendments, creation of advisory structures, and development of relevant data systems

Participants shared their experiences in an interactive online discussion and worked together to formulate recommendations for long-term, national-level solutions.

Materials and Presentations

The full programme and speaker presentations are available at the following link:

Event Programme

• Presentation of the RENOINVEST project – Dorottya Hujber, Project Manager, ÉMI Nonprofit Ltd.

• Available EU funding opportunities (LIFE, European City Facility, etc.) – Gábor Vámosi, Managing Director, Lenerg Energy Agency Nonprofit Ltd.

• Results of the OwnYourSECAP project and good practices from Alsómocsolád – Gabriella Zagyva, Environmental and Climate Officer, Municipality of Alsómocsolád

• Bank financing opportunities – Miklós Kántor, Head of Municipal Business Line and László Badics, Regional Sales Manager, MBH Bank

• Energy communities as a financing solution – Bence Kovács, Community Energy Programme Manager, Friends of the Earth Hungary

About the RENOINVEST Project

The RENOINVEST project aims to support sustainable financing and policy solutions for energy-efficient building renovation across Central and Eastern Europe. The national roundtables form a cornerstone of this initiative, designed to establish long-term, open platforms for multilateral dialogue among construction industry stakeholders, public authorities, and the financial sector.