What is the Casa Verde programme?
Casa Verde is a financing product of Moldova’s Residential Energy Efficiency Fund (FEERM), managed by the National Centre for Sustainable Energy (CNED). It aims to reduce the energy consumption of individual houses through improvements to the building envelope, modernised systems and renewable energy.
In practical terms, the programme does not simply pay for a device selected by the homeowner. The project is assessed technically and its measures must form a justified solution for the building. Support takes the form of a grant of up to 50% of eligible investment, capped at MDL 200,000 per project and subject to the ceilings applicable to each type of work.
The product is valid from 1 July 2025 to 31 December 2027, but applications are accepted only during announced calls and until their allocation is exhausted. The published financing principle is first come, first served.
Who and which homes may be eligible?
The applicant must represent a household and own an individual house in the Republic of Moldova. The product covers:
- individual houses registered in the Real Estate Register;
- houses recorded by the local public authority where mass primary registration has not taken place;
- individual houses under construction, with the urban planning documents, permit and design required by law;
- duplex houses, which the product treats as individual houses.
The house must be in a technical condition that allows the works. The applicant declares that there are no arrears to the national public budget and no relevant disputes concerning the property. Ownership and the position of any co-owners must be documented.
For a house under construction, the support is not intended for a property prepared for sale or rent. The purpose is the beneficiary household’s home.
What works may be financed?
The official list covers both the building envelope and its technical systems. The assessment report, energy audit or feasibility study determines which measures are justified for the specific house.
| Area | Examples of eligible measures |
|---|---|
| Roof | thermal insulation of all roof types |
| Walls and plinth | thermal insulation of exterior walls and/or plinth |
| Basement | insulation of the basement or semi-basement slab from below |
| Windows and doors | replacement or installation of efficient exterior joinery |
| Heating and hot water | heat distribution, biomass boiler, solar thermal collectors and heat pumps |
| Ventilation | heat-recovery ventilation and controls |
| Photovoltaics | solar panels with batteries, a smart meter and the permitted related configurations |
| Protective works | works strictly required to protect or enable the primary energy measure |
Some measures depend on others. For example, wall insulation is admitted after replacement of exterior joinery or together with it. A heat pump and the photovoltaic group may be conditional on roof, wall and window measures being implemented, unless the technical report confirms that they are already complete or are not feasible.
Photovoltaic panels and batteries under Casa Verde
For a homeowner interested in solar energy, the crucial point is that the product does not describe financing for stand-alone panels. The published eligible configurations combine photovoltaic panels, battery storage and a smart meter with one of the following situations:
- an air-to-water, ground-to-water or water-to-water heat pump is installed at the same time;
- the applicant owns a fully electric vehicle and the project may also include a charging station;
- the applicant already owns an eligible heat pump;
An existing system may be expanded if technically justified and compliant with the product’s configurations and conditions. This is not a separate eligibility category; the grant cap applies only to the additional capacity.
Panel power, battery capacity and the heat pump’s consumption must be coordinated. Oversizing a system simply to reach the grant ceiling may fail the technical and economic justification. Megawatt can model consumption, generation and storage scenarios before the final configuration is selected.
Documents worth preparing
The exact list must be checked for each call. Published requirements principally include:
- details of the applicant, co-owners and family members;
- identity document and evidence of rights to the property;
- an extract from the Real Estate Register or local-authority confirmation, where applicable;
- information about the house, areas, envelope and technical systems;
- 5–10 clear photographs of the elements or systems to be renovated;
- energy resources consumed in the previous year and utility suppliers;
- recent utility invoices, generally no more than three months old;
- declarations on technical condition, public-budget obligations, disputes and data processing;
- a neighbour’s consent where the house falls within the boundary-distance situation specified by the product;
- for a house under construction, the urban planning certificate or notice, valid permit and design documentation.
Additional documents are required later: the technical report, budget estimate, proof of own contribution, contracts with contractors, invoices, payment orders, equipment certificates and final acceptance records.
Important points for a well-prepared project
- The grant is reimbursed. The beneficiary must be able to finance the full works temporarily using own funds or a loan.
- Feasibility is mandatory. Not every desired measure is automatically approved; the report must confirm savings and technical-economic indicators.
- Works must be traceable. Unverifiable cash payments, discrepancies between the approved offer and execution, or equipment changed without approval may prevent reimbursement.
- The contractor is not chosen from any source. The product requires legal entities accepted on the FEERM platform.
- Changes must be coordinated. Any material change to the approved solution should be discussed and accepted before execution.
- Integrated sizing is safer. For a heat pump, photovoltaic system and battery, design should start with heat loss, annual consumption and the hourly load profile, not merely roof area.
How Megawatt can help
Megawatt supplies residential photovoltaic systems, energy storage and heat-pump integration. At the preparation stage, we can:
- analyse bills and the expected load profile;
- verify usable roof area and installation constraints;
- size the photovoltaic system and battery for actual consumption;
- include the demand of a heat pump and charging station;
- prepare a clear technical and commercial offer separating equipment and works;
- explain which technical information must be validated by the FEERM assessor.
Megawatt cannot promise grant approval, but a coherent, documented project reduces uncertainty and supports a sound investment decision even if a future call updates some conditions.