This ruling applies to government (municipal) contracts and defines its essential terms. Overall, the program recognizes that energy intensity is 2.5 times higher than the world’s average and up to 3.5 times higher than that of developed countries. The Federal Programme on “Energy Savings and Improving Energy Efficiency up to 2020” was replaced by the new Federal Programme “Energy Efficiency and Development of the Energy Sector” (2013-2020).