5 consortiums of Ukrainian towns to receive Eur 4 mln of technical assistance
5
consortiums of Ukrainian towns are to receive Eur 4 mln technical assistance from the German international
cooperation bureau (GIZ).
“One of the
strategic tasks of the Government is use of best work experience in management
the regions and introduction of energy saving technologies. Today on support of
the Government 5 consortiums of Ukrainian towns have signed a memorandum with German
international cooperation bureau to introduce the project Energy efficiency in
the communities. In the framework of this project GIZ will provide to Ukrainian
towns the technical assistance to the tune of Euro 4 million,” Vice Prime
Minister Olexandr Vilkul said during the ceremony of signing the memorandum.
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He noted
that in the previous year owing to introduction of energy saving
technologies, gas consumption for heat energy generation by Ukrainian
communal heat enterprises had been reduced by over 6%. In the regions there
were realized dozens of projects directed to energy saving. Presently, Ukraine
has been realizing 4 huge projects with the total cost of over UAH 3 billion with
certain international financial organizations (IFO). The Government
conducts work in preparation to realization 5 more joint with IFO projects on
modernization of housing and communal services branch to the tune of almost UAH
10 billion. The projects are directed to introduction of energy saving
technologies, improvement of quality of municipal infrastructure in the towns
of Ukraine that is water supply systems, heating supply, energy effectiveness
of residential buildings. “Our strategic
partners in the process of introduction of energy efficient technologies and modernization
of housing and communal services are German Federal Ministry for Economic
Cooperation and Development and German Bureau of international cooperation we
collaborate in the framework of international technical assistance. I personally
thank the Ambassador of Federal Republic of Germany Christof
Weil for the constructive dialog and support of our initiatives,” Olexandr
Vilkul said. The country
director of the GIZ in Ukraine Holger Neuweger said: “I thank to Ukrainian Government for the
mutual understanding and cooperation. I want to especially evaluate the
activity of Ukrainian regions in introduction of energy saving measures. It is very important as just the regions
appear real engines of development of the country. Signing of the memorandum for
introduction of the project Energy Effectiveness in the communities will give
an impetus not only to the economic development of Ukrainian regions but the
social area. Germany will continue supporting the development projects in
Ukraine”. In particular,
last year the GIZ project Energy Efficiency in buildings was completed in 4
towns of Ukraine (Chernihiv, Ivaano-Frankivsk,
Myrhorod, Novograd-Volynsky).
Olexandr Vilkul noted the work was prolonged over realization in Ukraine of 3
more projects: Energy efficient construction in Kyiv, Improving municipal
services in 8 towns of Luhansk region. Moreover,
the joint with GIZ project called Municipal Development
and Rehabilitation of the Old City of Lviv is being
realized. Further development of Ukraine’s cooperation with GIZ appears the
project Energy efficiency in the communities the memorandum on introduction
of which was signed by the towns participants on
February 6, 2014. |