EKYL joined the EU Energy Poverty Observatory

19.11.2019

The EU Energy Poverty Observatory (EPOV) is an initiative by the European Commission to help Member States in their efforts to combat energy poverty. It exists to improve the measuring, monitoring and sharing of knowledge and best practice on energy poverty. This web portal of EU Energy Poverty Observatory includes a wide range of useful resources.

The Observatory aims in particular to:

Improve transparency by bringing together the disparate sources of data and knowledge that exist in varying degrees across the whole of the EU;
Provide a user-friendly and open-access resource that will promote public engagement as well as informed decision making by local, national and EU-level decision makers;
Enable networking and facilitate knowledge sharing and co-production among Member States and relevant stakeholders;
Disseminate information and organise outreach work that will connect and build on existing pan-European and Member State initiatives in the energy poverty domain;
Provide technical assistance to the widest possible range of interested parties, based on a holistic approach to understanding and addressing energy poverty in the European Union.

To achieve these objectives, the Observatory provides a range of useful resources, including an indicator dashboard, evidence repository, catalogue of practical policies and measures, training material, members’ directory, and discussion forums.

The EKYL has set as one its main goals to provide support and guidance to final energy consumers in Estonia such as households in apartment buildings. Membership of EPOV allows to interact with other key stakeholders in the field and discover new collaboration opportunities.