The world Bank presented a plan to improve the energy efficiency of Ternopil
the Specialists of the Central office of the world Bank from Washington are on an official working visit to Ternopil within the framework of the program ’s Energy transformation of the Ukrainian cities”. In the framework of this project the world Bank's experts conducted a final consultation workshop programme, which has provided o’objective assessment of the efficiency of energy use of the housing stock and the objects’of the social infrastructure of Ternopil, and suggested ways of solving the urgent problems of the city on the way to energy efficiency. The world Bank project "Energy transformation of the Ukrainian cities” began in November 2014, when the organization has selected three cities in Ukraine - Kiev, Kam’Kamenetz-Podolsk and Kiev, which, in their opinion, the most ready for the introduction of new energy saving technologies. Funds of the Bank for foreign specialists conducted an energy audit of the facilities’objects of housing and communal and social Fund of the city, analyzed the energy potential of Ternopil and identified priority areas of thermo. The project finished in late 2015 and, according to the findings of the World Bank, they continued cooperation in the future only to Ternopil. " in Ternopil representatives of the world Bank will submit a business plan for a subsidiary of «Ternopil ESCO" and create "revolving Fund" (automatically poolusername Fund), which will Fund energy efficiency measures in the city. In fact, experts presented the project on the basis of Ukrainian legislation, however, the example of the European cities offered to introduce in Ternopil energy-efficient model energy service companies to Fund energy efficiency and utilities ESCOs, - says the Deputy of the mayor Vladislav Stemkowski. Representatives of the Bank during the half year carried out energy audits in six sectors of Ternopil is the management of solid waste, water and heating, surveyed public buildings, street lighting and transport. Your business plan for the city they presented on the basis of the obtained data. The next steps in the work of the city Council will transition to the implementation of energy efficient measures in Ternopil, in particular thermal modernization of kindergartens, schools, hospitals, etc.". As noted by mayor Serhiy Nadal, has all the prerequisites to gradually start the thermo-modernization in public institutions. The city itself began these measures in 2011, when all schools and kindergartens of the city were equipped with individual heat supply stations, whereby these agencies now save up to 15%. Therefore, complete thermal modernization of such institutions will give the opportunity to reduce heat consumption and to improve the quality of services. «energy Efficiency and conservation is a priority for the city. That is why thanks to the representatives of the world Bank, which provide technical support to Ternopil on the way to energy efficiency", - said the head of Ternopil. This was reported in the Ternopil city CouncilÏåðåâåäåíî ñåðâèñîì "ßíäåêñ.Ïåðåâîä÷èê": translate.yandex.ru.
Source: http://uzinform.com.ua/
