EcoEnergy Municipal Energy Efficiency Network

energy efficiency demonstration zone in gabrovo
EcoEnergy
Municipal Energy
Efficiency
Network
Review of activities during the period 1997 - 2003

Table Of Contents
Introduction
The mission
Objectives, tasks and activities
Development strategy
Partners
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Introduction of energy policy for efficient use of energy resources
Energy information system
Model of municipal energy programme
Specialised training on energy planning
Municipal energy efficiency programmes
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Diminishing of the burden of fuel and energy costs on municipal budgets
Demonstration projects in municipal sites
Projects in EcoEnergy member-municipalities
Competitions among EcoEnergy member-municipalities
Training and technical assistance
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Diminishing of fuel and energy costs of end-users in municipalities
Publications
Information campaigns
Incentives for energy conservation
Projects at end-users' sites
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Enhancement of the public impact of the Network
Joint actions with the authorities and partners
Organizational consolidation of the Network
International co-operation
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Directions for future development
Tasks ensuing from the national energy policy
Energy efficiency as a component of sustainable development
Diminishing of the burden of fuel and energy costs on municipal budgets
Diminishing of fuel and energy costs of end-users in municipalities
Tasks ensuing from the national environmental protection strategy
Tasks ensuing from the national policy on local self-government
Tasks ensuring organizational strengthening of the Network and conditions for its sustainable development
Annexes
Annexe 1: Intermediate Rules of Procedure of the Municipal Energy Efficiency Network EcoEnergy
Annexe 2: List of municipalities and regional associations, members of MEEN EcoEnergy
Annexe 3: Action Programme for the period 2002 - 2007
Annexe 4: List of events conducted during the period February 1997 - April 2004
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References
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Introduction
The mission
Objectives, tasks and activities
Development strategy
Partners
Bulgarian municipalities spend approximately 4-8% of their annual budgets for fuel
and energy costs. Compared with the respective expenditure of municipalities in the
developed European states the share of these costs is significantly higher. This is due
to both the unsatisfactory state of repair of the buildings and in-house systems, and
the obsolete and poorly maintained technical facilities and equipment. Municipal
decision-makers are constantly seeking for ways and means to alleviate the burden of
energy costs. Some local authorities impose restrictions on energy consumption by
switching off street lighting or keeping indoor temperatures in buildings below the
minimum standards. Others orient themselves towards implementation of isolated
measures or full-scale projects for energy efficiency improvement. These efforts of
local authorities, however, stumble upon a number of regulatory, financial and
technical barriers, which no municipality may overcome if acting in isolation.
The mission
In their attempt to unite their efforts and increase the effectiveness
of their actions, in February 1997 23 Bulgarian municipalities
founded a voluntary non-formal association under the name
Municipal Energy Efficiency Network EcoEnergy. There is no time
limit for the existence of the Network. The Center for Energy
Efficiency EnEffect has been assigned the role of Secretariat of
the Association. EcoEnergy is operating on the basis of
Intermediate Rules of Procedure, Action Programme (1997-2002)
and Plan of Work for the current year, approved by the General
Assembly of the Association. The activities of the Network are coordinated
by a Board of Directors, elected for a one-year term-ofoffice.
The founding of the Network and its initial steps were supported
by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) in the
framework of the project Municipal Energy Efficiency Initiative.
Since May 1998 the activities are financed above all by the project
"Energy Efficiency Strategy for Mitigation of GHG Emissions.
Energy Efficiency Demonstration Zone in the city of Gabrovo,
Republic of Bulgaria", funded by the Global Environmental
Facility (GEF) through the United Nations Development
Programme (UNDP). This project comes to end at the end of April
2004.
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EcoEnergy is established in 1997 at the
initiative of 23 municipalities. In 1998
another 3 municipalities joinåd the network.
Since 2000 the number of members
is 31. One year later the number
of municipalities became 35 and the
number of associations of municipalities
- 4. In 2002 the number of members
is 39 municipalities and 6 municipal
associations. At present the network
includes 54 municipalities and 6
associations.
The mission of the Network is to contribute for establishment of efficient energy use as an
important component of the sustainable development policy of municipalities in Bulgaria.
Its activity focuses on municipalities as important political and socio-economic subjects of
transition in Bulgaria.
Objectives, tasks and activities
EcoEnergy has three major objectives:
_____ Establishment of municipal policy for efficient use of energy
resources as a major component of the sustainable development
policy;
_____ Diminishing of the burden of fuel and energy costs on municipal
budgets;
_____ Diminishing of fuel and energy costs of energy end-users in
municipalities.
In order to assist municipalities to overcome the barriers to energy
efficiency, which ensue mainly from the weakness of the responsible
institutions and the shortage of funding, knowledge, skills and information,
EcoEnergy implements the following major tasks:
_____ To render assistance to municipalities to identify the opportunities
for energy conservation and to formulate municipal energy
efficiency projects;
_____ To assist the exchange of experience in the field of efficient
energy management;
_____ To contribute to institutional and human capacity building for
development and management of energy efficiency programmes
and projects in Network member-municipalities;
_____ To contribute to the development of proposals for institutional
and legislative measures for energy efficiency improvement in compliance
with the needs and requirements of municipalities;
_____ To assist unification of the efforts for influencing the state policy
related to financing of municipal energy efficiency projects from
specialized public funds;
_____ To collect and disseminate information about achievements in
the field of energy efficiency and innovative energy conservation
technologies.
EcoEnergy works for achievement of its objectives by implementing
the following activities:
_____ Exchange of information and experience on the opportunities
for more efficient energy use in municipalities;
_____ Expert technical and methodological assistance on initiation,
working out, procurement of financing and implementation of energy
efficiency projects;
_____ Training and skills upgrading of local management and technical
personnel in the field of energy planning and management ;
_____ Implementation of international contacts with municipalities
and sister-organizations in other countries and with financing institutions.
The interaction among Network member-municipalities is performed
with the help of the Secretariat.
Development strategy
One of the strategic objectives of EcoEnergy is to create conditions
for self-financing of the Association upon completion of the project
currently providing funding for its activities. To this end, a Business
Plan for development of the Network was drafted in 1999. According
to this plan, by registration of a non-formal association as a legal
entity conditions will be created for:
_____ Self-financing of Network activities based on future-oriented
planning of revenue and costs in compliance with an approved
development strategy;
_____ Acquirement of its own material stock and intellectual property,
necessary for implementation of the major functions of the association;
_____ Broader public recognition of the Network in the country and
abroad as a potential party under local and international energy efficiency
programmes and projects.
The Strategy for Development of EcoEnergy till 2010, approved by
the First Annual Conference of the Network, held in December 1998,
envisaged giving priority to medium-sized and small municipalities
when recruiting new members. This ensues from the fact that larger
municipalities, which usually have also the highest energy costs,
possess also the greatest human and technical potential for energy
efficiency improvement. Usually, there are technical universities,
research and development centers and consultancy companies
located on their area. Quite frequently there is also a significant concentration
of international programmes and investments there. For
these reasons, they need to a lesser extent additional methodological
and technical assistance for design and procurement of financing
for new demand-side energy efficiency projects. (Fig.1)
In 2003 the number of member-municipalities was 54 and that of the
associated members of the Network 6 or a total of 159 municipalities,
accounting for 69% of the population of Bulgaria.
The Strategy for Development of the Municipal Energy Efficiency
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Network EcoEnergy envisages that is shall provide services on the
basis of a differentiated price list for regular and associated members
and non-member municipalities. The rates will be subject to periodical
updating in compliance with the changes in the average salary rates in
this country. (Fig.2)
From the forecast estimates, laid down in the Strategy, it is evident
that with the increase of the number of members the revenue from
membership fee will grow and will reach an amount covering up to
one third of the provisional expenditure of the Network, while the revenue
from international programmes will gradually diminish and their
coverage will drop from 100% of the total volume of expenditure
(1998) to 25-30% (2010). It is further estimated that the volume of
revenue from paid services and achieved savings from implemented
energy efficiency projects will gradually increase. (Fig.3)
Partners
In Bulgaria there is an acute need of the services offered by
EcoEnergy. Municipalities are the major customers for these services.
On the market for this kind of services there is some competition
mainly with private companies and individual experts, who offer a
limited range of technical services. There are opportunities for beneficial
partnership with governmental institutions, private companies
and NGOs in the provision of services. Because of insufficient
understanding of the energy efficiency issues and scanty information,
the market for energy efficiency services in municipalities in
general is as yet underdeveloped and may be regarded as a potential
one. The customers (municipalities) do not have sufficient
amounts of free financial and human resources for implementation of
large-scale initiatives for energy efficiency improvement. There is
also poor awareness of the external (outside the state budget and
municipal budgets) financial sources for funding energy efficiency
projects, nor are they adequate to meet the demand.
The main groups of actors on the energy efficiency market, who are
of interest to EcoEnergy, are as follows:
a) the major customers for the services offered by the Network
b) competitor organizations with a similar sphere of activity
c) the partners of the Network.
Important conditions for MEEN EcoEnergy to be successful on the
market of services for municipalities are as follows:
a) correct selection of services and activities implemented by the
Network
b) optimum policy of the Network with respect to the rest of the
actors on the market.
In implementation of a decision taken by the Annual Conference of
EcoEnergy of 2003, in October last the non-formal Network was registered
as a non-profit association under the name Municipal Energy
Efficiency Network EcoEnergy.
Fig.1.
Forecast for increase of the number of Network member-municipalities and their respective population
Number of municipalities
Revenues /USD/
Expenditures /USD/
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Population
Number of municipalities
Forecast about the structure of EcoEnergy expenditures
40 000
35 000
30 000
25 000
20 000
15 000
10 000
5 000
0
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
8 000 000
7 000 000
6 000 000
5 000 000
4 000 000
3 000 000
2 000 000
1 000 000
Fig.2.
Forecast for the structure of the revenue of EcoEnergy
90 000 Number of MEEN member municipalities 1
100
80 000
2
90
3
70 000
80
4
60 000
5
70
6
60
50 000
7
50
40 000
8
9
40
30 000
10
30
20 000
20
10 000
10
0
0
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
1. Miscellaneous contributions and donations 6. Deduction from funded projects implemented in
2. Contributions from sponsors - manufacturers
non-member municipalities
of energy saving equipment
7. Deduction from funded projects implemented in
3. Organization of conferences and seminars
member-municipalities
(participation fee)
8. Deduction from the annual savings achieved from
4. Services rendered to non-member municipalities
implemented projects
9. Membership fee
5. Services rendered to member-municipalities 10. International energy efficiency projects
0
Population
Number of MEEN member municipalities
Fig.3.
Costs of services rendered
at the request of
member-municipalities
Costs of mandatory
services rendered to
MEEN EcoEnergy
member-municipalities
Costs of support activities
of MEEN
EcoEnergy
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Energy information system
Model of municipal energy programme
Specialised training on energy planning
Municipal energy efficiency programmes
Inroduction of Municipal Policy for Efficient Use
of Energy Resources
Energy information system
The availability of reliable information about energy consumption in
a given municipality is an indispensable condition for management
of this process and for application of the municipal energy policy.
Creation of an information database on energy consumption in
EcoEnergy member-municipalities was launched in 1998. Initially, it
was compiled on the basis of quarterly reports about the actual fuel
and energy consumption by municipal sectors in material expression,
which municipalities attach as annexes to their reports on
implementation of municipal budgets. The analyses of the initially
collected information revealed the shortcomings of the data in terms
of reliability for the purposes for which it was collected. The existing
differences between the supplied and actually consumed quantities
of fuel and energy, and the consumed and paid up quantities, were
recorded in different ways in the database of the different municipalities.
This has provoked a change in the basic design of the database
and since 2000 it is based on data about the energy consumption
by individual municipal sites.
Presently, the information system gradually aggregates the information
at the following levels: sites, target groups, sectors and municipalities.
Basic information, comprising their general physical and
functional characteristics, is collected as a single act at the beginning.
Data about the type, quantity and costs of the energy carriers
are collected on a periodical basis - by quarters or annually.
Although much more effort is needed for collection and processing
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The activities for attainment of the fist major objective of EcoEnergy are an important
prerequisite for the implementation of the rest of its tasks. They are the closest related
to the major mission of the association and the national policy for sustainable development
and thus form the backbone of the overall work of the Network during the
initial six years of its existence. Some of the most important outputs of these activities
are the energy information system, the worked out model of municipal energy
programme, the number of trained municipal experts, the pilot energy programs for
two municipalities (Gabrovo and Stara Zagora) and the worked out municipal energy
efficiency programmes in another 35 municipalities of the Network. These results
created prerequisites for overcoming of some significant barriers to energy efficiency
in municipalities.

of this information, it is more reliable and represents a sound basis
for management of energy consumption. The work on data collection,
entry and processing is performed by the municipalities. The
aggregation and analysis of the data about the entire network is performed
by the EcoEnergy Secretariat. The aggregations and comparisons
are communicated to the municipalities and posted in the
Network's website. By the end of 2003 the database contained information
about more than 2200 municipal sites in 39 municipalities
and about their energy consumption since 1998 to date. The analysis
of the information gives an opportunity to identify the energy conservation
potential and to determine correctly the priority sites and
actions to be taken by the respective municipality. The data is used
in the design of municipal energy programmes and concrete energy
efficiency projects, as well as for survey and management of
energy consumption in municipalities.
Electricity
9.12%
Propane-butane
0.44%
Natural gas
14.53%
Heat
22.41%
Heating naphtha 33.27%
Fig.6.
Light ship fuel 13.04%
Gasoline
4.55%
Petrol
0.21%
Diesel oil
0.42%
Wood 1.88%
Coal 4.69%
Energy consumption of target group "Schools"
Fig.4.
Fig.7.
Electricity
29.19%
Propane-butane
0.2%
Natural gas
8.81%
Heat
6.21%
Heating naphtha 23.42%
Heavy oil 6.97%
Light ship fuel 9.21%
Gasoline
3.85%
Petrol
1.08%
Diesel oil
1.41%
Wood 1.26%
Coal 2.25%
Administrative buildings
Schools and colleges
Kindergartens
Youth clubs
Creches
Hospitals
Polyclinics, health care stations
Mother and child centers
District social care center
Social care establishments
Street lighting
Public libraries, cultural clubs
Museums, art galleries
Rest houses
Stadiums
Sports halls
Transport
Other municipal sites
8535
37 385
1250
7790
28 736
109
18 199
1183
10 555
16 593
2437
1894
91
168
1112
0
821
81 109
0 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000 7000 8000 9000
Energy consumption in EcoEnergy member-municipalities
Energy consumption by target groups in MWh in EcoEnergy member-municipalities
Mother and child centers
8%
Hospitals
13%
Creches
3%
Kindergartens
17%
Schools
and colleges
37%
Fig.5.
Social care establishments
4%
Street lighting
7%
Public libraries,
cultural clubs
1%
Administrative
buildings
3%
18 000
16 000
14 000
12 000
10 000
8000
6000
4000
2000
0
ÒÎÅ
925
1526
612
Governmental
offices
Sectors
10 679
17 179
10 335
6881
3031
4779
Fig.8.
669 804
Education Health care Social insurance
and care tion and commu-
Housing construcnal
services
1267
1510
2251
1427
581 647 494
Culture, religion,
recreation
1999
2000
2001
80 90 87
Economic
services
Ratio of energy consumption by target groups
in EcoEnergy member-municipalities
Dynamics of energy consumption by target groups for a period of three years
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KWh/sq. m
Fig.9.
300
250
200
150
100
50
0
199,3
200,5
184,9
154,9
159,5
140,8
125,7
91,2
74,6
64,3
49,8
54,2
Bourgas
V. Tarnovo
Vidin
Gabrovo
City of Dobrich
Kazanlak
Kardjali
Montana
Omurtag
Silistra
St. Zagora
Haskovo
KWh/sq. m
300
250
200
150
100
50
0
Fig.12.
314,2
207,3
Belene
Belogradchik
172,7
Berkovitza
309,9
Áëàãîåâãðàä
148,4
V. Tarnovo
269,8
Zlatograd
61,2
Karlovo
28,5
Pernik
Specific energy costs by municipalities for target group "Schools"
Specific energy costs by municipalities for target group "Hospitals"
Fig.10.
Fig.13.
KWh/sq. m
300
250
200
150
100
50
0
184.5
98.0
80.6 77.1
65.5
53.4
40.0
38.5
77.0 76.0 79.2 84.0
65.5
70.9
41.9
126.0
105.7
101.7
89.3
84.7
69.7 71.3
78.7
40.5
28.2
35.2
KWh/sq. m
300
250
200
150
100
50
0
180.3
247.4
53.5
245.2
121.4
73.6 73.7
114.6
138.2
30.3
193.1
42.9
183.7
16.6
195.6
99.0
125.3
Aytos
Belene
Belogradchik
Berkovitza
Botevgrad
Bourgas
V. Tarnovo
Vidin
Gabrovo
G. Oriahovitza
City of Dobrich
Zlatograd
Kazanlak
Kardjali
Lovetch
Montana
Omurtag
Pazardjik
Pernik
Pleven
Razlog
Svishtov
Silistra
Slivnitza
St. Zagora
Haskovo
Belene
Belogradchik
Berkovitza
Botevgrad
Bourgas
V. Tarnovo
Vidin
G. Oriahovitza
City of Dobrich
Zlatograd
Kazanlak
Kardjali
Montana
Omurtag
Pazardjik
Svishtov
Slivnitza
Specific energy costs by municipalities for target group "Kindergartens"
Specific energy costs by municipalities for target group
"Administrative buildings"
KWh/sq. m
300
250
200
150
100
50
0
81.8
144.7
225.7
156.3
139.8
100.8
188.2
141.9
73.8 71.7
Fig.11.
64.3
96.7
141.8
Aytos
Belene
Belogradchik
Berkovitza
Botevgrad
Bourgas
V. Tarnovo
Vidin
Gabrovo
G. Oriahovitza
City of Dobrich
Zlatograd
Kazanlak
Kardjali
Levski
Lovetch
Montana
Omurtag
Pazardjik
Pernik
Razlog
Svishtov
Silistra
Slivnitza
Haskovo
95.9
156.9
80.2
67.8 66.6
157.4
226.6 231.1 120.5
200.5
58.3
72.4
Specific energy costs by municipalities for target group "Creches"
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The EcoEnergy information system is unique in terms of contents. It
is the first one of this kind in the country and the only one in Europe
collecting and summarizing information for more than one municipality,
thus providing an opportunity for comparison of energy consumption
among municipalities by municipal sectors, by target
groups or by individual sites of similar characteristics. The information
system software is the subject of permanent development and
enrichment through adding of new types of input reports and new
opportunities for analysis of the information on energy consumption
at the levels single site, target group, municipal sector and municipality.
In addition to the database on energy consumption, a database is
kept also on completed or ongoing energy efficiency projects in
Network member-municipalities, which currently comprises data for
more than 50 projects. The passports of municipalities and associations
of municipalities are also permanently updated. They contain
information about the geographic location and natural resources of
the municipalities, their climatic characteristics and the state of the
environment, about the building stock, the characteristics of the
local economy, about the strategic programmes, energy supply and
energy consumption, and about the local energy efficiency programmes
and projects. The passports are published in the
EcoEnergy website, A reference system about information sources
on energy efficiency is also maintained. It offers and opportunity for
thematic retrieval of information. By the end of 2003 the reference
system comprised more than 4,600 entries of information documents,
available at the library of EnEffect, the Network's Secretariat.
The Secretariat of EcoEnergy stores also topical data about energy
efficient products and materials, as well as companies supplying
such products or services in the field of energy efficiency.
The energy information system about EcoEnergy member-municipalities fills up a significant gap in the information back-up of municipal
activities. Thanks to the available information it is possible to identify priority projects and activities on the basis of the real energy efficiency
potential and the opportunities for its realization. The information system on energy consumption is a reliable basis for implementation of
integrated planning of energy resources in EcoEnergy member-municipalities. The increase of the quantity of information in the database,
its regular updating on the part of the municipal energy efficiency officers and the identification of the most correct form of aggregation and
analysis will offer ever better possibilities for monitoring and management of energy consumption.
The other specialized databases facilitate the exchange of useful experience and information among the municipalities of the Network, as
well as their business contacts with specialized subcontractors and suppliers.
Energy Efficiency Programme of Gabrovo Municipality
The Municipal Energy Efficiency Programme of Gabrovo Municipality proclaims the following major objectives: (a)
improvement of the efficiency of use of energy resources with a view to guaranteeing conservation of energy resources
and diminishing of budgetary costs; (b) reduction of energy consumption; (c) reduction of harmful impacts on the environment;
(d) ensuring of a healthy environment through improvement of the micro-climate; (e) creation of prerequisites
for financing of energy efficiency measures; and (f) promoting energy efficiency to one of the priorities of municipal
activities.
The information base of the Programme is ensured through permanent monitoring and recording of the actual energy
costs by types of energy sources in material and monetary expression for every site of the respective target groups.
The information for each site is aggregated and stored in the information system for monitoring of energy consumption
of municipal sites.
The target group approach to municipal energy planning has been selected with due account of the local circumstances
with respect to the structure (independent structural units), organization of accounting of budgetary expenditure, organization
of the investment activity, human resources and other factors. Under this approach, the process of working out
of the Programme initially extended over all sectors and activities on the area of the municipality and gradually, after
auditing and analysis of the available information, several priority target groups were selected.
The following system of indicators, to be used for assessment of the demand-side energy efficiency, has been defined:
energy consumption, opportunity for the municipality to influence energy consumption by target groups, and preparedness
and willingness of the representatives of the different target groups to participate in the energy conservation
process.
On the basis of the summary reports and the results from the performed assessment by target groups the following pri-
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ority target groups have been identified: street lighting, administrative buildings (the local authority's office building),
schools, kindergartens, museums and galleries, and creches
For attainment of the Programme objectives the following priority activities were proposed: (a) with respect to street
lighting: implementation of a demonstration project for energy efficiency reconstruction of the street lighting system; (b)
with respect to the administrative building of the municipality: reconstruction of the in-house space heating system; (c)
in school buildings: weather-stripping of the joinery, replacement of broken or missing glazing, replacement of the luminaries
by new, energy efficient ones, introduction of automatic control in the DH substations; (d) in kindergartens:
replacement of the water heating boilers by individual electric boilers.
The sources of funding for implementation of the Municipal Energy Efficiency Programme were the municipal budget,
bank loans, international programmes and donations. Organization of the activities for implementation of the Programme
was set in place and comprises as follows: collection of information about energy consumption by individual sites within
the target groups; analysis of the collected information; identification of the sites; energy audit of the sites; identification
of the energy conservation measures; working out of a plan of action, design and co-ordination of the project; conducting
of a tender and selection of contractor; project implementation and investor's control on the implementation process;
acceptance of the finished work and commissioning of the site; reporting of the achieved results.
Model of municipal energy programme
In 1999 EnEffect developed the first model of a municipal energy
efficiency programme. Numerous publications and methodological
guides were studied for that purpose and the expertise of foreign
and local consultants was used as well. The model uses a systematic
methodological approach by target groups, which determines
the priorities on the basis of a study of the energy conservation
potential by end-user groups having a comparative model of energy
consumption. The model is applied in co-ordination with the use of
technical, organizational, behavioral and regulatory measures for
energy efficiency improvement. Using this model, in the period
1999-2000 EnEffect and specialists from Gabrovo and Stara Zagora
designed pilot energy programmes for these two municipalities. The
model and the pilot draft programmes were subjected to a profound
discussion with the participation of the municipalities from the
Network.
Energy Efficiency Programme of Srara Zagora Municipality
The Energy Efficiency Programme builds on the priorities for improvement of the energy efficiency on the area of the
municipality, declared by the municipal leadership. Transformation of Stara Zagora Municipality into a modern energy
municipality, complying with the new challenges of our times, can be achieved through realization of the following
general objectives: (a) optimization of energy consumption; (b) reduction of harmful emissions through the use
of energy carriers whose generation, transportation and end-use leads to diminishing of the concentration of pollutants
in the atmosphere, the soil and waters; and (c) introduction of innovative systems and technologies for energy
generation.
Realization of these objectives will bring about increased comfort of habitation and improved conditions of work. The
priorities set in the Energy Efficiency Programme are as follows: (a) improvement of the energy behaviour of municipal
sites and optimization of their energy consumption through the application of energy efficiency measures; (b) procurement
of alternative energy sources for use by the inhabitants of Stara Zagora Municipality; and (c) reduction of harmful
emissions.
The target groups covered by the Programme are schools and kindergartens, creches, and street lighting. Schools have
been identified to be the sites with the greatest energy consumption. The main reason for this is the large number of
occupants - about 700 on the average. Completion of the construction of gas supply connections to all the sites and
their equipment with new combustion systems and boilers is viewed as the first step towards improvement of the energy
efficiency performance of school buildings. Upgrading of street lighting through replacement of the currently existing
lighting fixtures by energy efficient ones will result in optimization of the energy consumption in this target group.
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Another way for influencing energy consumption in the municipal sector is to install solar collectors for domestic hot
water production at some municipal sites, where domestic hot water is used the-year-round.
A system for control on consumption reading will be established.This system will provide a realistic idea about the energy
consumption by the sites. The application of the Energy Efficiency Programme is expected to produce 10% sustainable
reduction of the energy costs of the municipality by the end of the period. The second estimated effect from
the application of the energy efficiency strategy is reduction of harmful emissions. The shift to natural gas will lead to
reduction of harmful emissions by about 50%. Improvement of the environmental situation is an estimated effect from
the introduction of broader use of RES.
The economic effect, envisaged in the strategy, is the result of reduction of energy consumption. The achieved savings
will give the municipality an opportunity to realize further measures for energy efficiency improvement as well as to
cover other imminent costs. The payback on investments should not exceed five years.
By ensuring cost savings thanks to the energy savings, the municipality will be able to raise the level of municipal services.
Making available energy from alternative energy sources (natural gas, cheap heat from co-generation facilities,
energy from renewable energy sources, etc.) it will improve the living standard of the population.
The model for design of municipal energy efficiency programmes reflects the current needs of municipalities to reduce their budgetary
expenditures by offering a method for screening of the available capacities and selection of the most cost-effective priorities. Together with
the pilot programmes and the Guide on Energy Planning the model is serving as a methodological basis for the training on municipal
energy planning and management and for the design of energy efficiency programmes in the municipalities of the Network. The model of
municipal energy programme is a dynamic one and is subject to permanent updating and upgrading.
Specialized training on energy planning
A training program on municipal energy planning has been worked
out and broadly used for conducting of training courses for local
experts. The training is conducted by EnEffect and by mid-2003 a
total of 101 representatives from 39 Network member-municipalities
have participated. Every municipality has proposed for participation
teams of three specialists, usually composed of the municipal energy
efficiency officer, who is typically an employee from the technical
departments of the local administration, and two others, most frequently
representatives of the top management and financial
departments.
An ever-growing number of Bulgarian municipalities declare their
interest in the training activity. In response to specific requests, specialized
seminars for municipal decisions makers have been conducted
additionally in certain municipalities, while in others shortterm
training on specific themes has been organized. Seminars on
municipal energy planning and management have been conducted
also for representatives of municipalities from the regional associations
of municipalities, which are associated members of the
Network, in compliance with the approved programmes for joint
actions between EcoEnergy and these associations.
The success of the human capacity building for Bulgarian municipalities
triggered the initiation of training of specialists from other
countries of Southeast Europe. Simultaneously with the training on
energy planning, courses on project design and business planning
were conducted in Serbia and Moldova. Eleven real projects were
developed alone in Serbia, some of which are already being implemented
with credits lent by local banks. Interest in such courses has
been expressed by other countries of the region as well.
As a result of the training on energy planning and management, units of specialists, which not only lobby in favor of energy efficiency, but
also really contribute to the establishment of a municipal policy for efficient use of resources, have been set up at the municipal
administrations. The training courses promoted the development of contacts among the representatives of municipalities from the Network,
which contributed to its establishment as a real tool for active exchange of experience and ideas.
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Municipal energy efficiency programmes
The model of municipal energy efficiency programme was fundamental
for the conducted training on municipal energy planning and management.
A total of thirty seven municipalities have worked out draft
_____ Strengthening of the role of the municipality as a regulator of
and investor in energy efficiency activities;
_____ Strengthening of the role of the municipality as motivator and
of its impact on municipal and other energy consumers on the area
of the municipality.
Most frequently, the energy efficiency programmes are oriented
towards the following target groups: schools, kindergartens, street
lighting systems, administrative buildings, buildings of social care
departments. On the basis of analysis of the data for energy consumption
in the database, several sites, possessing the highest
energy efficiency potential, are selected for immediate action.
The tools of impact, which are proposed for application in the priority
sites, are technical and organizational measures, which usually
comprise the following:
_____ Energy audits and expert assessments of buildings;
_____ Repair and weather-stripping of doors and windows;
_____ Thermal insulation of roof and floor slabs;
municipal energy efficiency programmes in the course of the five training
courses conducted so far. The concrete work with the municipalities
was a good basis for upgrading of the model and its better adaptation
to the actual needs of the municipalities under the specific
macro-economic conditions. The Municipal Councils of seven municipalities
(Gorna Oryahovitsa, Vidin, city of Dobrich, Levski, Omurtag,
Sliven and Haskovo) have approved the worked out programmes. In
another eighteen municipalities the municipal programmes are implemented
with success, although not formally approved by the Municipal
Councils.
At the Fourth Annual Conference of EcoEnergy, held in April 2002 in
Gabrovo, a separate session was devoted to the municipal energy
efficiency programs. The session dealt with the methodology, experience
and results from the municipal energy planning. Five municipalities
presented their municipal energy efficiency programmes
and the intermediate results of their implementation.
Most frequently, the energy efficiency programmes in EcoEnergy
member-municipalities contain the following major objectives:
_____ Reduction of the quantity of consumed energy and the related
energy costs;
_____ Improvement of the quality of energy services;
_____ Reduction of harmful emissions in the atmosphere.
For realization of these objectives the programmes envisage the
implementation of different tasks, the most frequently encountered
ones among them being as follows:
_____ Pipeline insulation;
_____ Installation of devices for control and regulation of space
heating;
_____ Replacement of space heating boilers;
_____ Optimization of combustion processes;
_____ Improvement of indoor lighting;
_____ Replacement of the existing non-efficient luminaries by energy
saving ones;
_____ Upgrading and automation of the systems for control of street
lighting;
_____ Installation of two-tariff electric meters and dials for reading
night-tariff electricity consumption;
_____ Working out of guidelines for operation and maintenance of
space heating systems and ensuring their application;
_____ Introduction of energy accounting in the individual municipal
sites.
The estimated effects after implementation of the programme are
energy savings in material and monetary expression, environmental
effects and additional benefits.
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Energy Efficiency Programme of Vidin Municipality
The Programme of Vidin Municipality, which was worked out in the course of the fourth training course in the period
March-July 2002 and was approved by the Municipal Council by virtue of Decision No. 214 and Protocol No.13 of 28
November 2002, envisages the following savings, investments and payback periods:
Target group
Energy savings
(MWh/year)
Cost savings
(BGN/year)
Investments
total (BGN)
Payback period
(years)
Schools
553
54 030
125 000
2.3
Kindergartens
382
36 947
75 000
2
Street lighting
390
46 815
300 000
6.5
Total
1 325
137 792
500 000
3.6
The implementation of the energy conservation measures in the selected sites from the target groups will produce
significant environmental effect. Expressed in aggregate emissions of GHGs in CO2equivalent, the reduction will
amount to 1 182 t/year. The general payback of investments (3.6 years) defines the Programme as cost-effective.
The Programme will be financed with equity funds of the municipality, loan money and contributions from other
sources.
The additional effects in the individual target groups are as follows:
(a) The implementation of the Programme in the child care and educational establishments will improve the comfort
of habitation, diminish the sickness rate, increase the technical skills of the operating personnel and improve the operating
conditions in the sites.
(b) The implementation of the Programme in target group "Street lighting" will lead to higher traffic safety for pedestrians
and vehicles, reduction of the rate of criminal assaults and improvement of the comfort of living in Vidin
Municipality.
The municipal energy efficiency programmes designed in the course of training find real application in the practice and corroborate the
efficiency of the worked out model. The implementation of the programmes leads to concrete and measurable results in terms of management
of energy consumption in municipalities and to actual improvement of energy efficiency. The thus started process of application of a
targeted municipal energy efficiency policy enhances public interest and raises the awareness of new municipalities to the benefits of
energy planning.
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Demonstration projects in municipal sites
Projects in EcoEnergy member-municipalities
Competitions among EcoEnergy member-municipalities
Training and technical assistance
Diminishing of the burden of fuel
and energy costs on municipal budgets
As a result of the activities for
realization of this objective of
EcoEnergy, municipalities gain direct
economic benefits. The main efforts
are oriented towards implementation
of concrete projects for improvement
of the energy efficiency of municipal
sites. This is the shortest road to
diminishing of budgetary expenditure
for energy. Since municipalities
encounter numerous barriers of
regulatory, technical, organizational
and other nature in the process of
preparation and implementation of
projects, the activity of the Network is
focused on actions through which
conditions are created for their lasting
or permanent overcoming. The main
results in the realization of this
objective of the Network are
manifested in the developed and fully
of partially implemented energy
efficiency projects and the training
and technical assistance rendered to
municipalities.
Demonstration projects in municipal sites
The Energy Efficiency Demonstration Zone in Gabrovo made available
a platform for implementation of energy efficiency projects in all
major types of municipal sites - buildings, street lighting systems
and district heating. The results from these projects are disseminated
among and used by the rest of the Network member-municipalities.
The demonstration project in the Gabrovo hospital was followed
by similar projects in Stara Zagora, Varna and Gorna Oryahovitsa.
The street lighting project was replicated in Stara Zagora, Rousse,
Sliven. Pazardjik, Pernik, Blagoevgrad, Varna, Svishtov, Yambol.
Bourgas, Kardjali, Gorna Oryahovitsa, Veliko Tirnovo, Vidin, Dobrich
and other municipalities. The demonstration projects are quoted as
practical examples in the course of training of municipal experts.
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Output
Unit.
Street lighting
District heating
Schools
Residential
building
Hospital
Industrial building
USD
367 543
22 261
5595
46 690
6903
Annual savings
Heat
MW/year
399 391
9547
557
245
133
Electricity
MW/year
5729
389
39
21
2310
15
Investments total
USD
692 507
431 900
56 003
18 960
103 060
11 099
Payback period
Years
1.7
1.2
2.5
3.4
2.2
1.6
Reduced emissions
Tonnes ÑÎ 2
equivalent / year
10 556
3719
414
189
911
63
The demonstration projects in Gabrovo confirmed the availability of considerable opportunities for improvement of the energy efficiency
in municipal sites and the favorable technical and economic indicators of the majority of the projects. They contributed for
enhancement of public awareness about the benefits from improved energy efficiency and encouraged many municipalities to develop
their own projects.
Projects in EcoEnergy member-municipalities
Projects in municipal sites have been initiated in the rest of the
EcoEnergy member-municipalities. Some of these projects have
already been implemented and others are still underway. They
have helped achieve real energy and costs savings. One of the
important sources of projects is the training on business planning,
in the course of which concrete projects for municipal
sites proposed by the course participants are designed. In this
way a total of 38 projects have been worked out by 38 municipalities.
Outside the training format, municipalities initiate other projects as
well, some of which are funded through international programs.
Many of these projects get technical assistance by the Network
Secretariat for their formulation and development. Particularly stimulating
are the ever more frequent cases of projects developed and
financed by the municipalities themselves.
Types of sites
Developed
through the training
activity
Developed through
international programs
Initiated and financed
by the municipalities
District heating
2
Street lighting
11
2
16
Hospitals
1
1
Schools
16
13
Kindergartens
7
4
Miscellaneous projects (biomass,
co-generation, etc.)
5
6
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Project
Energy savings
(MWh/year)
1722
Investments
(USD)
138 710
Cost savings
(USD/year)
65 806
Payback period
(years)
2.0
Projects in 4 schools and 5 kindergartens,
the city of Pernik
Project in Lyuben Karavelov 6th Primary School,
the city of Pazardjik
Project for energy efficiency reconstruction
of the street lighting system, the city of Pernik
Project for energy efficiency reconstruction
of the street lighting system, the city of Pazardjik
Project for energy efficiency reconstruction
of the street lighting system, the city of Varna
Project for energy efficiency reconstruction
of the street lighting system, the city of Veliko Tirnovo
Shift to natural gas and application of energy efficiency
measures in 40 municipal sites in the city of Dobrich
154
33 877
13 226
2.6
1900
342 100
141 000
2.4
4410
402 996
273 420
1.5
10 035
1 818 755
625 751
2.9
774
576 065
172 993
3.3
18 546
1 140 808
342 261
3.3
The achieved real energy and costs savings through successfully implemented projects have encouraged decision-makers in municipalities
to seek for opportunities to launch new projects, in which local authorities ever more willingly invest equity funds. The interest in
demonstrations is already conceding to interest in energy efficiency investments.
There is also a growing awareness of the additional benefits from the energy efficiency projects. Reduction of GHG emissions,
improvement of the operating conditions in municipal sites, attainment of the enforced standards for space heating and indoor lighting in
buildings and public lighting are already laid down among the priority objectives of municipal energy programmes.
Competitions among Network
member-municipalities
The objective of the organized competitions among municipalities
is, on one hand, to stimulate initiation of municipal energy efficiency
projects, and on the other hand to popularize the achievements in
the field of energy efficiency and to disseminate information about
good practices in municipalities. Two competitions, related to the
implementation of energy efficiency projects, were conducted in the
period 2002-2003.
The first competition was launched in the beginning of 2002. The
subject was a conceptual idea for an energy efficiency project. The
three best proposals obtained free technical assistance for feasibility
study and elaboration of a business plan, as well as support for
the presentation of the projects to Bulgarian and foreign financing
institutions. The winners were Haskovo Municipality (Energy
Efficiency in Three Schools), Gotse Delchev Municipality
(Reconstruction of Ivan Skenderov Multi-profile Hospital for Active
Treatment) and Simitly Municipality (System for Combined Heat and
Power Generation for a Complex of Municipal Buildings).
Packages of energy conservation measures were defined and business
plans were worked out on the basis of the results from the energy
audits of the sites. Investor from The Netherlands was attracted
for the project in Gotse Delchev. The Haskovo project was proposed
as a pilot project for Joint Implementation with an investor from
Japan. All the three projects studied the opportunities for the use of
RES: biomass (Gotse Delchev and Haskovo), geothermal energy
(Simitly) and solar energy (Simitly). The project in Simitly was worked
out in two versions - a conventional one and one with the use of RES
(geothermal energy). These projects were presented at the Fifth
Annual Conference of EcoEnergy in April 2003.
At the beginning of 2003 the Secretariat of EcoEnergy launched a
new competition on the theme Good Practices for Energy Efficiency
Improvement. The subject of the competition was the best completed
project or project in the process of implementation with intermediate
results achieved in the period 2000 - 2002. The candidates
competed in two thematic groups - "Energy Efficiency in Street
Lighting Systems" and "Energy Efficiency in Buildings". A total of 17
projects from 14 municipalities were submitted.
Projects from Blagoevgrad, Veliko Tirnovo, Gabrovo, Gorna
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Oryahovitsa, Kazanlik, and two projects each from Lovech,
Pazardjik, Pernik, Svishtov and Trojan participated under the thematic
group "Energy Efficiency in Street Lighting Systems". In the
competition under thematic group "Energy Efficiency in Buildings"
participated projects from Belogradchik, Gabrovo, Lovech,
Sevlievo, Silistra and Targovishte.
An expert commission ranked the presented projects according to a
set of indicators. On the basis of the evaluations in the two thematic
groups the following winners were nominated:
In thematic group "Energy Efficiency in Street Lighting Systems": (1)
Street lighting in Gabrovo; (2) Street lighting in the Mayoralties of
Pernik Municipality; (3) Street lighting in Pazardjik.
In thematic group "Energy Efficiency in Buildings": (1) Improvement
of the efficiency of space heating in the Retirement Home for Old
People in the city of Silistra; (2) Energy efficiency project in
Targovishte Municipality; and (3) Energy efficiency project for the
administrative building of Gabrovo Municipality.
At the end of 2003 a new competition was launched within
EcoEnergy - for the best municipal energy efficiency programme.
The training on how to develop projects and business plans helped fill in a significant gap in the capacity level of technical specialists in
municipalities. Teams of well-trained specialists, who are able to identify new projects and to manage the process of their development and
implementation, were created in the Network member-municipalities. A principally new attitude towards the projects and the modalities of
their financing was created, adequate to the market conditions and the increasing competition with respect to attraction of investments in
municipalities.
The competitions have established themselves as an effective tool for popularization of the lessons learned from the projects implemented
in the municipalities and for initiation of new energy efficiency projects.
Training and technical assistance
The specialized training program for municipal experts offers an
introduction to the process of identification, development and implementation
of investment projects for energy efficiency improvement.
It comprises review of the principles of energy auditing of the energy
end-use sites and of development of business plans for project
funding. The same as the training on energy planning, this training
modality is based on interactive methodology, therefore real projects
are drafted in the course of the training process. Course participants
are being trained how to perform the specific tasks facing municipal
administrations.
Thanks to additional financing from the UN Economic Commission
for Europe (UNECE) and the US Agency for International
Development (USAID) specialized training on Performance
Contracting was conducted for the municipalities of Blagoevgrad,
Bourgas and Pernik, which have been declared energy efficiency
demonstration zones. Representatives from other municipalities from
the Network also took part in this training.
Parallel with the training of local specialists, the Network offers
through EnEffect also consultancy and technical assistance on project
identification and development. Such assistance has been provided
to the municipalities of Pernik, Pazardjik, Gorna Oryahovitsa,
Rousse, Varna, Stamboliyski, Bourgas, Haskovo, Gotse Delchev,
Veliko Tirnovo, Plovdiv, etc.The activity in this direction is expanding.
In the city of Dobrich, at the initiative of and with the financial support
from the municipal leadership training was provided for the
technical personnel on how to conduct energy assessment and
energy audits in municipal sites, in which, besides municipal officials,
took part also headmasters of schools and kindergartens. The
idea of the municipal leadership was to set up several teams of
trained specialists, who would perform walk-through audits of a
maximum number of municipal sites to collect the necessary input
information for performing energy assessments and formulation of
energy conservation measures.
A specialized software of the Norwegian company ENSI
International was used in the training on energy auditing and business
planning for experts from the Network member-municipalities.
The company has provided also technical assistance through lecturers
on this subject. As a result of the collaboration established in
the course of the project, EnEffect took part in the development of
an updated Bulgarian version of the software. In a joint effort with the
University on Architecture, Civil Engineering and Geodesy and with
funding provided by Norway, a training course on the application of
this software was conducted for municipal energy efficiency officers
and specialists from the municipalities. The graduates were awarded
official certificates issued jointly by the University on Architecture,
Civil Engineering and Geodesy, ENSI and EnEffect.
The Network Secretariat - EnEffect - has begun to get established as a consultancy and information centre, which renders reliable information and
technical assistance to the member-municipalities on a permanent basis. This assistance is particularly indispensable under the conditions of the
emerging, however still chaotic market for services, products and materials for energy efficiency improvement.
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Publications
Information campaigns
Incentives for energy conservation
Projects at end-users' sites
Diminishing of fuel and energy costs
of end-users in municipalities
The activities of EcoEnergy aimed at
diminishing of the energy costs of energy
end-users are in their initial phase as yet.
Municipal leaderships are fully aware that
the political importance of this objective
does not concede in terms of significance
to the direct economic benefits of the
municipality from the projects in municipal
sites. For this reason local authorities are
ever more frequently orienting themselves
to projects and activities aimed to assist the
population and local businesses to save
energy. The main results in this direction are
popularized through the publications and
other means of dissemination of information
on the issues of energy efficiency, the
experimental application of incentives for
improved energy efficiency and the
implemented concrete projects in energy
end-user sites.
Publications
Dissemination of practical information about achievement in the field
of energy efficiency in Bulgaria and abroad was the first step
towards formation of a positive attitude to saving of resources in
Network member-municipalities. To this end a specialized quarterly
magazine is published and a website of the Network is maintained
in Internet. EnEffect collects and disseminates information about the
energy efficiency projects initiated and implemented in the municipalities
from the Network. The results from the Gabrovo projects are
published in a separate series, which is disseminated among
Bulgarian municipalities, state institutions and public organizations
in the country. Translated in English, this series will be made available
to municipalities and organizations from Southeast Europe,
which participate in the Regional Network for Efficient Use of Energy
and Water Resources (RENEUER), as well as to financial and donor
institutions.
A library of specialized Bulgarian and foreign publications and a
computerized reference system about its contents are maintained.
The Network's publications are broadly accessible to all those interested.
Underway is development of an Information Clearinghouse
for promotion of partnerships in municipalities, through which municipalities
will be able to obtain ample information from Bulgaria and
abroad.
The dissemination of information has contributed to gaining broad public support for the activities of municipalities in favour of energy
efficiency improvement. Energy end-users have been encouraged to undertake such actions by themselves.
Dissemination of adequately designed information among school pupils and children (projects for schools and kindergartens) has proven to
be particularly useful. It helps shape a new attitude of the young generation towards the issues of environmental protection and rational use
of resources. In this way the effects from the activity gain a long-tern and multi-facet nature.
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Information campaigns
The events organized by representatives of the Network membermunicipalities
are an effective tool for dissemination of information
and exchange of knowledge and experience in the field of efficient
energy use. The annual conferences of EcoEnergy are widely open
for participation of stakeholder institutions, municipalities (including
non-member municipalities), NGOs, companies and individuals.
Thematic seminars and information campaigns related to specific
projects are yet other forms of contacts with energy endusers.
Examples of success in this respect are the campaigns,
seminars and meetings with residents and pupils, implemented in
the framework of the demonstration projects in the school building
and the apartment block in the city of Gabrovo and the project for
partial reconstruction of the district heating system in the city of
Pleven.
In Gabrovo, the campaign focused on two sites - the residential
building and the school. In the residential building the focus was on
the benefits from introduction of thermostatic valves at end-users. In
the school the emphasis was laid on the benefit from the application
of energy efficiency measures and on the change of pupils' attitude
towards energy and energy-related issues. The benefits from efficient
energy use were presented in a simple and understandable
language and appropriate format. Meetings of experts from EnEffect
and the Gabrovo Technical University with pupils and teaching staff
were held. Folders, describing the measures to be implemented in
the two buildings and the benefits from them were disseminated
among the pupils and the occupants of the apartment block. The
celebrations on the occasion of the 20th Anniversary of the school in
Gabrovo were accompanied by an exhibition demonstrating the
results from the implementation of the demonstration projects in the
city. In the course of the campaign in the city of Pleven information
was disseminated about the opportunities for energy conservation
and the financial benefits from it. Folders with practical advice and
advertisement posters were printed, demonstration stalls were set
up, a special telephone post for customer information was opened,
press-conferences were held, etc. An information centre for natural
gas end-users was set up in the framework of the demonstration
project in the city of Botevgrad.
The Horizont Program of the Bulgarian National Broadcasting
Company emitted in May and June 2003 six emissions, presenting
the Municipal Energy Efficiency Network and its objectives and
tasks and the achieved results for the period since its founding in
1997 to date. Comments were made on the projects implemented in
EcoEnergy member-municipalities and the modalities and sources
of financing of energy efficiency projects. Production of a video-film
about the project and EcoEnergy is currently in process. Its first
night will take place during the Annual Conference of the Network,
scheduled for April 2004.
The targeted information campaigns among selected groups of the broad public are an effective tool for raising public awareness and
knowledge and for gradual modeling of energy end-users' behaviour. When well prepared and correctly focused, these campaigns may
achieve significant results despite the limitations imposed by the shortage of funding.
Incentives for energy saving
Projects, which introduce incentives for energy conservation, are
welcome with great interest. For instance, a program for motivation
of subscribers to the local district heating company to purchase and
install thermostatic valves (TRVs) on the radiators in their flats was
implemented in Gabrovo. Every household, which had purchased a
TRV for its own account, obtained a second one for free. Further 204
TRVs were distributed for free among low-income customers.
Danfoss, the supplier of the TRVs, provided a User Guide for all subscribers,
who had obtained TRVs free of charge. Thanks to this initiative,
Gabrovo became the first municipality in Bulgaria in which
heat accounting was introduced for all subscribers of the district
heating system. The campaign was broadly reflected in the local
press and on the local broadcasting stations and enjoyed wide popularity
among the local inhabitants.
The experimental application of incentives for energy conservation in residential and public buildings in the municipality demonstrated that it
is one of the most effective tools for change of public attitude with respect to energy consumption. The incentives are welcome with great
interest by energy end-users and have a real impact on their behaviour.
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Projects at end-user sites
Parallel with the projects for reduction of energy consumption at
municipal sites, municipalities orient themselves ever more often
towards implementation of projects of this kind in other end-user
sites on their area. Most often these are residential buildings,
industrial buildings and district heating systems. Such projects
have been implemented in several municipalities of the Network.
The most typical among them are the projects in Gabrovo, Pleven
and Botevgrad. The demonstration project in Gabrovo comprised
a large panel apartment block, an industrial building and all DH
substations in the city. In Pleven the project comprised five typical
large panel residential buildings, a combined child care establishment,
a viticulture vocational high school and a hostel to it, and an
art gallery. The project in Botevgrad focused on introduction of gas
supply for the residential sector. It comprised construction of a gas
distribution network, founding of a gas distribution company, and
connection of natural gas subscribers from the business and residential
sectors. The project in Pleven was implemented in the
framework of The Netherlands Program for Co-operation with the
countries of Central and Eastern Europe (PSO) and was funded by
the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs through the state agency
SENTER (SENTER Internationaal), while that in Botevgrad was
financed by The Netherlands Government also through the SEN-
TER Stage Agency.
The energy efficiency projects in residential buildings and in the district heating systems demonstrate that they can bring about dual
benefits. They offer direct economic benefits for energy end-users and stimulating environmental benefits for municipalities. These projects
may be implemented as component parts of targeted social assistance programs for low-income strata of the population.
The projects in the residential sector feature broad public significance and impact. They affect very wide circles of the population and
contribute to a high extent for the shaping of new public attitudes and behaviour
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Enhancement of the public impact
of the Network
Joint actions with the authorities and partners
Organizational consolidation of the Network
International co-operation
The Municipal Energy Efficiency Network EcoEnergy is a tool for public contacts with
and impact on the central and local authorities in this field of activity. Therefore,
collaboration of the Network with local authorities and the Government is its permanent
strategic task. In order to be able to realize its mission EcoEnergy co-operates
with a wide range of partners. These comprise, among others, private companies,
NGOs and individuals. In this respect, interaction with the National Association of
Municipalities in the Republic of Bulgaria is a matter of particular importance. The
most significant result of the collaboration of the Network with the authorities and with
its partners so far is the launching of joint initiatives with governmental bodies, NGOs
and other organizations for upgrading of the regulatory framework concerning energy
efficiency. In order to be able to achieve these results EcoEnergy is constantly
developing and strengthening its internal organizational structure.
Joint actions with the authorities
and partners
The initiatives implemented by the Network in a joint action with the
authorities and with its partners are an important direction of
EcoEnergy's activity. Most often they are directed towards overcoming
of the existing barriers to energy efficiency projects in municipalities,
ensuing from the currently enforced laws, norm requirements
and regulations. A typical example in this respect is the work
of a joint Working Group on the problems of street lighting systems.
It has formulated the major problems of ownership rights on and the
maintenance and development of street lighting systems and has
come forward with proposals for concrete actions to overcome the
existing disparities and hindrances.
Further examples in this respect are the working group on overcoming
of certain barriers to financing of energy efficiency projects and
the working group on investigation of the conditions and opportunities
for and barriers to improvement of energy efficiency of school
buildings. The latter made an analysis and came forward with proposals
for amendment of the regulatory framework about the comfort
of habitation in school buildings and worked out an efficient system
for energy management of the buildings. It made also proposals
for active search of funding after having studied the opportunities
provided by the enforced regulation and the barriers to packag-
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ing of projects and has worked out a system for dissemination of
successful practices.
At the request of several municipalities the Secretariat has contributed
to the working out of proposals for resolution of the problem
with the quality of the electricity supplied to municipalities through
upgrading of the contracts between the municipalities and the electricity
distribution companies. The proposal was sent out to all
municipalities and was incorporated in the position paper of
EcoEnergy on the draft of the Energy Efficiency Act.
The investment climate in Bulgarian municipalities is the subject of
periodical analysis and evaluation. Both the enforced regulatory
framework and the current practice of financing of energy efficiency
projects are the subject of permanent survey and study. This
involves investigation of the regulatory restrictions and proposals for
their dismantling. As a consequence, "Proposals for Improvement of
the Regulatory Framework for Financing Energy Efficiency Projects
in Municipalities" and a "Guide to Sources of Financing in Bulgaria"
have been elaborated. The latter is subject to periodical updating. A
specialized website is maintained (Win-Win Business), aimed to
facilitate the communication between municipalities and their potential
business partners. At specially organized seminars representatives
of leading Bulgarian banks are introduced to the peculiarities
of and benefits from energy efficiency projects. These are forums
promoting the active exchange of ideas and proposals between the
credit institutions and the potential borrowers.
An example of the collaboration of the Network with the authorities
in the field of upgrading of the regulatory framework on energy efficiency
is the detailed position paper on the draft of the new Energy
Efficiency Act. It was worked out by the EcoEnergy Board of
Directors and the Secretariat and submitted to the Energy Efficiency
Agency with the Ministry of Energy and Energy Resources and was
circulated among the Network member-municipalities.
Underway is the development of an Information Clearinghouse for
establishment of partnerships and relationships between membermunicipalities,
financing institutions and companies active in the
field of energy efficiency.
The joint actions of EcoEnergy with the central and local authorities and the interaction with the partners are the most effective tool for identification
and overcoming of the existing barriers to energy efficiency in municipalities and for setting in place of regulatory, organizational
and financial prerequisites for implementation of real projects.
The interaction with a broad range of partners contributes to building confidence among them. This is of particular importance for the relationships
between municipalities and the banks, as well as between municipalities and the private sector. Prerequisites are created for promotion
of public-private partnership for implementation of projects of high public significance.
Organizational strengthening of the Network
For the purposes of efficient interaction with the authorities and its
partners EcoEnergy is permanently consolidating and developing
its internal structure. With the latest amendments in the Intermediate
Rules of Procedure of the Network almost all the regional associations
of municipalities in Bulgaria have been able to joint it. In this
way it covered more than one half of the population of the country
and the interest in membership in it continues to grow.
In order to popularize its activities among an ever-growing number
of municipalities and to attract them to the idea of implementation of
a local-level municipal energy policy, since January 2003
EcoEnergy participates with an expose in the annual conferences of
the National Association of Municipalities in the Republic of
Bulgaria. This presentation has led to the acceptance of 15 municipalities
as new members of the Network. After the Fifth Annual
Conference, held in April 2003, the membership of EcoEnergy comprises
54 member-municipalities and 6 regional associations of
municipalities as associated members, or a total of 159 municipalities,
accounting for 69% of the total population of this country.
Specialized energy efficiency offices have been set up in 39 municipalities
and energy efficiency officers have been nominated in all
member-municipalities and regional associations of municipalities.
The municipal energy efficiency offices have been equipped with
computers, printers, modems and specialized software. A computerized
network has been installed among EcoEnergy membermunicipalities.
It facilitates the rapid exchange of operative information
and the updating of the data on energy consumption in municipal
sites.
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Municipal energy efficiency officers get established at a growing
pace as the leading experts on the energy information system and
the initiation and development of energy efficiency projects. They
participate in the formulation of important management decisions.
The experience and the model of the energy efficiency offices of
EcoEnergy were replicated in the creation of the municipal energy
agencies in the cities of Stara Zagora and Rousse.
With the structures set up in municipalities and associations of municipalities EcoEnergy laid the beginning of the institutionalization of
energy efficiency activities in Bulgarian municipalities. The established organizational structure, the technical equipment of the offices and
the specific training of the municipal specialists in them are prerequisites for active exchange of information in the framework of the
Network. With its overall territorial structure EcoEnergy becomes ever stronger established as a reliable partner of the state, the local
authorities and the private sector.
International co-operation
Thanks to the results of its activity EcoEnergy has gained international
respect and recognition. A Regional Network for Efficient Use
of Energy and Water Resources (RENEUER) was built in the countries
of Southeast Europe on the basis of its experience and with its
active involvement. This Network functions under the auspices of
UNECE and obtains financial support under different international
programs.
EcoEnergy works in close cooperation with the virtual Municipal
Network for Central and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union
(MUNEE), created with financial support from the US Agency for
International Development. The experience in the development and
application of the Energy Information System was demonstrated at
an international seminar, organized by MUNEE in Poland, and highly
appreciated by the participants. The Energy Information System is
being used as a model for development of analogous systems in
Albania, Ukraine and other countries.
Since 2003 EcoEnergy is member of the European energy network
Energie-Cites. This membership provides an opportunity for
Bulgarian municipalities to broaden their contacts with municipalities
in the EU member-states, to learn from their experience and to
participate in new and challenging international energy efficiency
projects. The Bulgarian party was assigned the preparation of the
main report for the Annual Conference of the European Network,
held in Krakow in 2003. Representatives of five Bulgarian municipalities
took part in this Conference. At the proposal of the Chairman of
EcoEnergy the theme "Public-private Partnership in Implementation
of Energy Efficiency Projects" was approved as the leading theme
for the Annual Conference of Energie Cites in 2004.
The broadened international contacts and enhanced authority of EcoEnergy provide opportunities for locating new partners and initiation of
new activities and projects for improvement of energy efficiency in Bulgarian municipalities. EcoEnergy is a preferred partner to organizations
from abroad in the implementation of international projects. The organizational structure and activity of the Bulgarian network are used
by other countries as a source of valuable information and experience.
EcoEnergy's membership in the European network Energie cites provides an opportunity for Bulgarian municipalities to broaden their contacts
with municipalities from the European Union, to learn from their experience and to take part in new and challenging international energy
efficiency projects.
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Tasks ensuing from the national energy policy
Tasks ensuing from the national environmental
protection strategy
Tasks ensuing from the national policy on local
self-government
Tasks ensuring organizational strengthening of
the Network and conditions
for its sustainable development
Directions for future development
The results from the Network activities so far
corroborate the correctness of the initial selection of its
major priorities. The new five-year strategy, approved
by the Fourth Annual Conference of EcoEnergy, held in
April 2002, re-affirmed this selection for the period
2002-2007 as well. Although the Network's priorities
remain unchanged, the activity of EcoEnergy will be
permanently aligned to the dynamic needs of
municipalities. The Network's activity during this period
will be oriented towards implementation of tasks in the
following four directions.
Tasks ensuing from the national energy policy
Energy efficiency as a component part of sustainable development
It is necessary to continue to apply a targeted municipal policy for
energy efficiency improvement as an important factor for ensuring
sustainable development of the respective areas and society. To
this end, it will be necessary to identify adequate modalities for
use of the analyzed information, stored in the information system
on energy consumption, by the decision-making bodies in municipalities
and the state. The already established good interaction
between the municipal energy efficiency officers and the Network
Secretariat with respect to collection and exchange of information
should be preserved and supported in the future as well. The
model of a municipal energy efficiency programme should be
developed and enriched further, including in terms of expansion
of its scope following the advance in the development of local
authorities' powers to influence local energy generation. The
effected start.with respect to approval and implementation of the
municipal energy efficiency programmes is a success. It is necessary
to collaborate with the newly elected municipal authorities
after the local elections held in the fall of 2003, in order to ensure
succession and provide for successful fulfillment of the programmes.
It is further necessary to activate the attention of municipal
leaderships to the work done so far and the achieved results
from the implementation of the municipal energy efficiency programmes.
The specialized training of local specialists and energy
efficiency structures in municipalities should get established as a
permanent process. In order to consolidate the positive results
from the capacity building activities it is necessary to work for further
development and upgrading of both the training programme
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Diminishing of fuel and energy costs of energy end-users
in municipalities
Another priority task of the Network should be broadening and
deepening of the work with energy end-users through more active
information campaigns. It is necessary to put a greater emphasis
on the educational impact of these campaigns by addressing
them to the young generations. The publications and the information
campaigns should lay a greater focus on the social, psychological
and political benefits from the implementation of a targeted
energy efficiency policy. It is necessary to seek also for other
methods for providing incentives aimed at promotion of energy
conservation in residential and public buildings. This would have
a significant social, educational and political impact. Since the
projects in the residential sector have a strong social significance
and contribute to shaping of a new public attitudes and behaviour,
they should occupy a priority place in the future activities of
EcoEnergy.
and the training materials. In order to provide opportunities for all
municipalities from the Network to acquire the necessary knowledge,
skills and assistance in the field of municipal energy planning
and management it is necessary to look for innovative training
methods and tools, such as "Distance Learning" and Internetbased
"Advanced Learning".
Diminishing of the burden of fuel and energy costs on municipal
budgets
More active participation is necessary on the part of municipalities
in the selection and processing of data about potential sites, as
well as in the development of bankable projects, for the purposes
of working out of project proposals for application for funding.
Municipalities should make a more active use of the results from
the conducted competitions and the obtained technical assistance
for performing of energy audits and development of business
plans. Training on business planning and provision of technical
assistance should become one of the priority activities of the network
in the future. A strategic task, on which EcoEnergy should
continue to work jointly with other associations of municipalities, is
the investment independence of Bulgarian municipalities.
Tasks ensuing from the national environmental
protection strategy
Ever greater attention should be paid to the opportunities for prevention
of the negative consequences of climate change through
energy efficiency projects. This is, on one hand, an approach bringing
double benefits - improvement of energy efficiency and environmental
benefits - and on the other hand, an approach creating new
opportunities for financing. In this connection it is envisaged to orient
the activities of EcoEnergy towards the following:
_____ Support for municipalities to participate with efficiency projects
and programmes for energy efficiency improvement and the
use of RES, based on the opportunities provided by the flexible
mechanisms under the Kyoto Protocol;
_____ Creation of prerequisites for the use of RES by municipalities
and other energy end-users on their area;
_____ Creation of prerequisites for more active involvement of municipalities
in the development of the market of low-pressure natural
gas supply.
Tasks ensuing from the national policy on local
self-government
The advance of local self-government and the enhancement of the
financial independence of municipalities have a direct impact on the
activities in the field of energy efficiency and addressing climate
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change issues as well. In this connection EcoEnergy is envisaged to
continue to work for:
_____ Broadening of the opportunities for municipalities to apply
modern financing mechanisms for energy efficiency improvement
and the use of RES;
_____ Provision of opportunities for municipalities to retain the savings
made through implementation of energy efficiency projects and
programs and to use them for payoff of investments;
_____ Broadening of the opportunities of municipalities to influence
energy consumption by businesses and private end-users and to
collaborate with them for energy efficiency improvement based on
different forms of partnership.
Tasks ensuring the organizational strengthening of
the Network and conditions for its sustainable
development
The process of development and establishment of the institutional
structure of EcoEnergy should continue as a basis for institutionalization
of the energy efficiency activities in municipalities. It
is necessary to promote and consolidate the energy efficiency
offices in municipalities as driving motors of the municipal policy
for efficient use of energy and water resources and as active participants
in municipal planning for sustainable development of
municipalities. To this end, the management of the Network, in
cooperation with municipal leaderships, should support municipal
energy efficiency officers and the municipal energy efficiency
offices, promote their authority and ensure publicity of the
results from their activities. In this way prerequisites will be created
for improvement of the interaction among municipalities and
for influencing the national energy policy under conditions of demonopolization
and privatization. In order to consolidate the position
and the role of the municipal energy efficiency officers it is
necessary to alleviate them from some of the numerous other
responsibilities as municipal officers and to enable them to concentrate
better on the performing of the assignments related to
the energy efficiency issues. In the larger municipalities it is
necessary to increase the number of employees in the energy
efficiency offices.
The information system on energy efficiency in municipalities
should ever stronger get established and upgraded as a tool for
management of energy consumption and a basis for implementation
of targeted energy efficiency policies. The Secretariat of
the Network, EnEffect, should establish itself as an information
centre on energy efficiency for the needs of the member-municipalities.
The international contacts of EcoEnergy, which will promote it as a
reliable partner for joint participation in international and bilateral
energy efficiency programs and projects, should be ever further
broadened and enriched. It should be a permanent task of
EcoEnergy to strengthen the contacts and joint work with the
European network "Energie cites".
EcoEnergy should continue to work for broadening of the range of
partners and to create prerequisites for establishment of effective
public-private partnerships for implementation of packages of energy
efficiency projects.
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Annex 1
Intermediate Rules of Procedure
Article One: Name and Status of the Municipal Network
Article Two:
Strategic Objectives of the Municipal Network
Article Three: Tasks of the Municipal Network
Article Four: Forms of Network Activities
Article Five: Representative Body, Planning and
Coordination of Network Activities
Article Six: Participation in Network Activities
Article Seven: Discontinuation of Membership
Article Eight: Discontinuation of Network Activities
Article Nine: Term of Validity of the Intermediate
Rules of Procedure
Article One: Name and Status of the Municipal Network
A non-formal non-profit voluntary association of municipalities
under the name "Municipal Energy Efficiency Network EcoEnergy"
(MEEN EcoEnergy).
Article Two: Strategic Objectives of the Municipal Network
(1) To unite the efforts of member municipalities for improvement
of energy efficiency as a means of addressing important national
issues of the energy and environmental policy.
(2) To reduce municipal budget expenditures for energy costs so
that the money saved can be used for other priority activities on
the area of the municipalities.
(3) To reduce the energy costs incurred by individual end-users
in municipalities (business entities and households) and to create
a favorable climate for broad public support for the municipal energy
conservation policy.
Article Three: Tasks of the Municipal Network
(1) To provide support to member municipalities in their efforts to
save energy and to develop municipal policies that will increase
the efficiency of energy use at a local level.
(2) To establish and develop co-operation among municipalities
for exchange of experience and sharing of know-how in the field
of efficient energy use.
(3) To create an institutional framework and local human capacity
in municipalities for development and management of energy efficiency
programs and projects.
(4) To promote interaction and mutual support for overcoming
barriers to efficient energy use.
(5) To jointly develop proposals for institutional and legislative
measures aimed at promotion of energy efficiency improvement
with due account of the needs and interests of municipalities.
(6) To unite the efforts for influencing the national energy policy
on issues related to energy prices and tariffs.
(7) To unite the efforts for impact on the national policy with a
view to creating real opportunities for funding municipal energy
conservation projects.
(8) To collect and disseminate information about achievements in
the field of rational energy use and innovative energy efficient technologies.
Article Four: Forms of Network Activities
(1) Collection and exchange of information.
(2) Training and skills upgrading.
(3) Regional and national conferences, workshops and business
meetings.
(4) Publishing of a specialized newsletter.
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(5) Contacts with municipalities and associations of municipalities
in other countries, with international financial institutions and
foreign companies.
(6) Joint studies, programs, and projects in the field of efficient
energy use.
Article Five: Representative Body, Planning and Coordination of
Network Activities
(1) The Network is represented by a Board of Directors, composed of
representatives from member-municipalities.
(2) The Board of Directors consists of Chairman, Vice-Chairman and
members. The Chairman, Vice-Chairman, and the members are elected
on the principle of rotation for a one-year term-of-office by the plenary of
representatives of the member municipalities. Elected to the Board of
Directors are municipalities, not individuals. The municipalities are represented
at the Board of Directors by their Mayors.
(3) The annual Plan of Work of the Network is approved by the general
assembly of representatives of the MEEN EcoEnergy member-municipalities.
(4) Decisions for amendments to the Statute of MEEN EcoEnergy are
approved by the general assembly of representatives of the membermunicipalities.
(5) Decisions about membership of MEEN EcoEnergy in national or
international associations of municipalities are taken by the Board of
Directors.
(6) The activity of the Network is coordinated by the Center for Energy
Efficiency EnEffect, legal address 1164 Sofia, 1, Hristo Smirnenski Blvd.,
3rd Floor, which performs the function of Secretariat. The Executive
Director of EnEffect is ex-officio member of the Board of Directors.
Article Six: Participation in Network Activities
(1) Eligible to participate in the Municipal Energy Efficiency
Network either as members or as associate members are all
Bulgarian municipalities upon submition to the Network Secretariat
of a specific application to that effect, signed by the Mayor of the
respective municipality.
(2) Members of the Network may be Bulgarian municipalities that
agree to work actively for:
(a) Implementation of the Action Plan of MEEN EcoEnergy and
nominate a municipal energy efficiency officer in the structure of
the municipal administration, who will be responsible for the liaison
with the Secretariat of the Network;
(b) Dissemination of information, obtained through the Network,
among the broadest possible circle of institutions, businesses and
non-profit entities, experts and individuals on the area of the
respective municipality.
(c) Participation in the training programs, conducted in the
framework of MEEN EcoEnergy.
(d) Assistance for the Secretariat of the Network in implementation
of its functions.
(3) Associate members of the Network may be Bulgarian municipalities
that agree to:
(a) Appoint a municipal energy efficiency officer, who will act as
liaison with the Secretariat of the Network;
(b) Disseminate information , obtained through MEEN EcoEnergy,
among the broadest possible circle of institutions, businesses and
non-profit entities, experts and individuals on the area of the
respective municipality;
(c) Participate in training programs, conducted in the framework
of MEEN EcoEnergy
(d) Assist the Secretariat of the Network in implementation of its
functions.
(4) Associations of municipalities may participate in the Network
as associated members provided they agree to:
(a) Nominate an energy efficiency officer within the structure of the
association, who will be responsible for liaison with the Secretariat
of the Network;
(b) Disseminate the information, obtained through the Network,
among the municipalities members of the association, which are
not individual members of MEEN EcoEnergy;
(c) Contribute to the organization of the training programs and
other events implemented by MEEN EcoEnergy;
(d) Contribute to the collection of information about energy consumption
in the municipalities, which are not individual members of
MEEN EcoEnergy;
(5) Municipal energy agencies and regional energy centers may
participate in the work of the Network as members, provided they
agree to:
(a) assist the energy efficiency offices in the implementation of
the energy policy at the local level;
(b) Contribute to the collection of information on energy consumption
in municipalities.
Article Seven: Discontinuation of Membership
(1) Every member or associate member may, at its discretion, discontinue
its participation in Network activities by submitting a written
notice of such discontinuation to the Board of Directors, via the
Secretariat.
(2) Any member or associate member of the Network shall automatically
loose its membership rights provided it has not participated
in any Network activities for a period of more than six months.
(3) A member or associate member of the Network, that has lost its
membership rights, may regain them under the general application
procedure.
Article Eight: Discontinuation of Network Activities
Discontinuation of Network activities may be decided by a general
assembly of representatives of the Network member-municipalities.
Article Nine: Term of Validity of the Intermediate Rules of Procedure
These rules of procedure are valid for an unlimited period of time.
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Annex 2
List Of Members
Municipalities: Àytos, Aksakovo, Antonovo, Belene,
Belogradchik, Berkovitza, Blagoevgrad, Botevgrad,
Bourgas, Varna, Veliko Tarnovo, Vidin, Gabrovo,
Gorna Oriahovitza, Gotze Delchev, City of Dobrich,
Dupnitza, Elena, Elhovo, Zavet, Zlatograd,
Kazanlik, Êarlovo, Êîtel, Krumovgrad, Kyustendil,
Kardjali, Levski, Lovetch, Montana, Novo Selo,
Omurtag, Pazardjik, Pernik, Pleven, Plovdiv,
Polski Trambesh, Razgrad, Razlog, Rousse, Samokov,
Svishtov, Sevlievo, Silistra, Sliven, Slivnitza,
Stambolovo, Stara Zagora, Òroyan, Tundja,
Tutrakan, Targovishte, Haskovo, Yambol
Association Of Municipalities: Association of Danube
River Municipalities “Danube”, Union of Bulgarian Black
Sea Local Authorities, Regional Association of
Municipalities “Trakia”, Association of South-Western
municipalities, Association of Municipalities From South
Central Region “Hebar”, Regional Association of
Municipalities “Central Stara Planina”
MUNICIPALITIES
AYTOS
Evgeni Vrabchev - Mayor
Tel.: 0558 34 50
Ivan Bidelev
Municipal Energy Efficiency Officer
8500 Aytos, 3, Tsar Osvoboditel St.
Tel.: 0558 34 44
Fax: 0558 21 33
E-mail: eneffect_at@mail.orbitel.bg
http://bulgaria.domino.bg/aitos
AKSAKOVO
Atanas Stoilov - Mayor
Tel.: 05113 20 40
Krassen Georguiev
Municipal Energy Efficiency Officer
9154 village of Aksakovo, Varna District,
58Á, G. Petleshev St.
Tel.: 05113 21 20
Fax: 05113 32 93
E-mail: aksakovo@mail.orbitel.bg
ANTONOVO
Taner Ali - Mayor
Tel.: 06071 22 22
Tsetsa Ilieva
Municipal Energy Efficiency Officer
7970 Antonovo, 26 Tozlushki Geroi
Tel.: 06071 24 85
Fax: 06071 24 28
E-mail: Ant_nov@infotel.bg
BELENE
Peter Dulev - Mayor
Tel.: 0658 21 102, 21 022
Marguarita Pernikova
Municipal Energy Efficiency Officer
5930 Belene, 35 Bulgaria St.
Tel.: 0658 2 46 84
Fax: 0658 2 10 62
E-mail: eneffect_bl@mail.orbitel.bg
BELOGRADCHIK
Emil Tzankov
Mayor
Tel.: 0936 31 61
Stefcho Kamenov
Municipal Energy Efficiency Officer
3900 Belogradchik, 6 Kniaz Boris I,
Tel.: 0936 31 95, 43 07
Fax: 0936 32 48
E-mail:
eneffect_bg@mail.orbitel.bg
http://belogradchikos.dir.bg
BERKOVITZA
Milcho Dotsov - Mayor
Tel.: 0953 20 25
Albena Angelova
Municipal Energy Efficiency Officer
3500 Berkovitza, Slaveykov Sq.
Tel.: 0953 76 35
Fax: 0953 42 38
E-mail: eneffect_bk@mail.orbitel.bg
www.bulgaria.domino.bg/berkovitza
BLAGOEVGRAD
Lazar Prichkapov - Mayor
Tel.: 073 884 413
Dimitar Filchev
Municipal Energy Efficiency Officer
2700 Blagoevgrad, 1, G. Izmirliev
(Makedoncheto) Sq.
Tel.: 073 884 401
Fax: 073 884 451
E-mail: nefect@blgmun.com
http://www.blgmun.com
BOTEVGRAD
Georgui Georguiev - Mayor
Tel.: 0723 66 608
Ivan Agov
Municipal Energy Efficiency Officer
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2140 Botevgrad, 13, Osvobojdenie Sq.
Tel.: 0723 66 628
Fax: 0723 66 635
E-mail: eneffect_bt@mail.orbitel.bg
http://bulgaria.domino.bg/botevgrad
BOURGAS
Yoan Kostadinov - Mayor
Tel.: 056 84 13 13
Maria Dicheva
Municipal Energy Efficiency Officer
8000 Bourgas, 26, Alexandrovska St.
Tel.: 056 84 14 18
Fax: 056 84 13 14
E-mail: bks@obstina-bourgas.org
http://www.obstina-bourgas.org
VARNA
Kiril Yordanov - Mayor
Tel.: 052 60 06 16
Kiril Vidolov
Municipal Energy Efficiency Officer
9000 Varna, 43, 8-mi Primorski Polk Blvd.
Tel.: 052 23 62 59
Fax: 052 60 57 57
E-mail: kvidolov@varna.bg
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VELIKO TARNOVO
Rumen Rashev - Mayor
Tel.: 062 61 93 04
Todor Radnev
Municipal Energy Efficiency Officer
5000 Veliko Tarnovo,
2, Mayka Bulgaria Sq.
Tel.: 062 61 95 12
Fax: 062 2 79 97
E-mail: eneffect_vt@mail.bg
http://veliko-turnovo.net/obshtina
VIDIN
D-r Ivan Tsenov - Mayor
Tel.: 094 21 63 16
Tsetska Vassileva
Municipal Energy Efficiency Officer
3700 Vidin, 1, Brintsi Sq.
Tel.: 094 21 63 51
Fax: 094 60 11 32
E-mail: supercecabg@hotmail.com
http://bulgaria.domino.bg/vidin
GABROVO
Bogomil Belchev - Mayor
Tel.: 066 24 939
Rositsa Stancheva
Municipal Energy Efficiency Officer
5300 Gabrovo, 1, Vazrajdane Sq.
Tel.: 066 3 30 39
Fax: 066 2 93 71
E-mail: ss2000@gabrovo.bg
http://bulgaria.domino.bg/gabrovo
GORNA ORIAHOVITSA
Nikola Kolev - Mayor
Tel.: 0618 60 006
Mosko Moskov
Municipal Energy Efficiency Officer
5100 Gorna Oriahovitsa, 5, Georgui
Izmirliev Sq.
Tel.: 0618 60 036
Fax: 0618 60 203
E-mail: eneffect_go@tvs-bg.net
http://www.ob_go.gelesoft.com
GOTZE DELCHEV
Vladimir Moskov - Mayor
Tel.: 0751 24 088
Zhivka Nikolova
Municipal Energy Efficiency Officer
2900 Gotze Delchev, 2,
Tsaritsa Yoana St.
Tel.: 0751 25 094
Fax: 0751 28 610
E-mail: oba@goce.net
CITY OF DOBRICH
Detelina Nikolova - Mayor
Tel.: 058 60 12 03
Detelina Ivanova
Municipal Energy Efficiency Officer
9300 Dobrich, 12, Bulgaria St.
Tel.: 058 60 12 09
Fax: 058 60 01 66
E-mail: eneffect@dobrich.org
http://www.dobrich.org
DUPNITZA
Parvan Dangov - Mayor
Tel.: 0701 59 211
Kiril Draganov
Municipal Energy Efficiency Officer
2600 Dupnitza, 1, Svoboda Sq.
Tel.: 0701 59 242
Fax: 0701 59 257
E-mail: kmet_dupnica@abv.bg
ELENA
Sasho Topalov - Mayor
Tel.: 06151 21 32
Stefan Gavrailov
Municipal Energy Efficiency Officer
5070 Elena, 24, Hristo Stanev St.
Tel.: 06151 25 74
Fax: 06151 25 10
E-mail: kmet@elena.vali.bg
obshtina_elena@elena.vali.bg
ELHOVO
Dimitar Dimitrov - Mayor
Tel.: 0478 88 004
Tanya Ivanova
Municipal Energy Efficiency Officer
8700 Elhovo, 13 Targovska St.
Tel.: 0478 44 127
Fax: 0478 88 034
E-mail: public.elhovo@infotel.bg
ZAVET
Ahmed Topchu - Mayor
Tel.: 08342 21 68
Zehtie Mehmed
Municipal Energy Efficiency Officer
7330 Zavet, 19, Ludogorie St.
Tel.: 08342 27 47
Fax: 08342 20 16
E-mail: ven_n2001@hotmail.com
ZLATOGRAD
Mladen Chaushev - Mayor
Tel.: 03071 25 51
Yulia Atanassova
Municipal Energy Efficiency Officer
4980 Zlatograd,
1, Stefan Stambolov St.
Tel.: 03071 25 51
Fax: 03071 40 23
E-mail: atanasova_zl@abv.bg
KAZANLAK
Stefan Damyanov - Mayor
Tel.: 0431 2 25 80
Todor Bogdanov
Municipal Energy Efficiency Officer
6100 Kazanlak, 6, Rozova Dolina Blvd.
Tel.: 0431 63 633
Fax: 0431 2 51 64
E-mail: eneffect_kz@kz.orbitel.bg
http://bulgaria.domino.bg/kazanlak
KARLOVO
D-r Emil Kabaivanov - Mayor
Tel.: 0335 9 35 50
Gencho Dakov
Deputy mayor, Municipal Energy
Efficiency Officer
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4300 Karlovo, 1, 20 Yuli Sq.
Tel.: 0335 9 46 60
Fax: 0335 9 34 59
E-mail: eneffect_kl@mail.orbitel.bg
http://bulgaria.domino.bg/karlovo
KOTEL
Georgui Dedov - Mayor
Tel.: 0453 20 30
Ivan Dimitrov
Municipal Energy Efficiency Officer
8970 Kotel, Vazrazhdane Sq.
Tel.: 0453 23 36 Ext. 153
Fax: 0453 25 40
E-mail: eneffect_kt@mail.orbitel.bg
KRUMOVGRAD
Sebihan Mehmed - Mayor
Tel.: 03641 23 24
Miryan Parvanov
Municipal Energy Efficiency Officer
6900 Krumovgrad, 5, Bulgaria Sq.
Tel.: 03641 41 23 Ext. 152
Fax: 03641 40 24
E-mail: minkrum@infotel.bg
KYUSTENDIL
Lyudmil Spasov - Mayor
Tel.: 078 5 10 05
Antoaneta Ivanova
Municipal Energy Efficiency Officer
2500 Kyustendil, 1, Velbadge Sq.
Tel.: 078 5 03 52
Fax: 078 5 10 04
E-mail: obshtinakn@infotel.bg
KARDJALI
Hassan Azis - Mayor
Tel.: 0361 2 90 09, 2 79 76
Dimo Terziev
Municipal Energy Efficiency Officer
6600 Kardjali, 41, Bulgaria Blvd.
Tel.: 0361 3 41 18, â. 231
Fax: 0361 6 29 68
E-mail: eneffect_kj@mail.orbitel.bg
LEVSKI
Georgui Karadjov - Mayor
Tel.: 0650 8 24 48
Stoyan Dihonov
Municipal Energy Efficiency Officer
5900 Levski, 58, Bulgaria St.
Tel.: 0650 8 27 43
Fax: 0650 8 31 95
E-mail: oblevski@mail.orbitel.bg
http://bulgaria.domino.bg/levski
LOVETCH
Mincho Kazandjiev - Mayor
Tel.: 068 2 22 20
Mariana Bandrova
Municipal Energy Efficiency Officer
5500 Lovetch, 22, Targovska St.
Tel.: 068 60 12 74
Fax: 068 60 12 61
E-mail: eneffect_lv@mail.orbitel.bg
http://bulgaria.domino.bg/lovetch
MONTANA
Zlatko Zhivkov - Mayor
Tel.: 096 300 400
Lyuben Antov
Municipal Energy Efficiency Officer
3400 Montana, 1, Izvora St.
Tel.: 096 300 463, 300 464
Fax: 096 300 401
E-mail: eneffect_mn@mail.orbitel.bg
http://bulgaria.domino.bg/montana
NOVO SELO
Antoanetka Staneva - Mayor
Tel.: 09316 22 25
Albena Staneva
Municipal Energy Efficiency Officer
37 84 the village of Novo Selo, Vidin
District
Tel.: 09316 24 25
Fax: 09316 22 39
E-mail: aeva@infotel.bg
OMURTAG
Enver Ahmed - Mayor
Tel.: 0605 20 08
Svetla Mladenova
Municipal Energy Efficiency Officer
7900 Omurtag, Nezavisimist Sq.
Tel.: 0605 34 79
Fax: 0605 35 02
E-mail: eneffect_om@mail.orbitel.bg
PAZARDJIK
Ivan Evstatiev - Mayor
Tel.: 034 44 55 01
Emilia Deliradeva
Municipal Energy Efficiency Officer
4400 Pazardjik, 2, Bulgaria Blvd.
Tel.: 034 44 33 00
Fax: 034 44 24 95
E-mail: eneffect_pz@mail.orbitel.bg
http://www.pazardjik.net
PERNIK
Antoaneta Georguieva - Mayor
Tel.: 076 60 29 33
Bilyana Spasova
Municipal Energy Efficiency Officer
2300 Pernik, 1, St. Ivan Rilski St.,
Tel.: 076 60 33 63
Fax: 076 60 38 90
E-mail: andronov@dimont.com
http://www.pernik.net
PLEVEN
Nayden Zelenogorski - Mayor
Tel.: 064 22 059
Hristina Hristova
Municipal Energy Efficiency Officer
5800 Pleven, 2, Vazrazhdane Sq.
Tel.: 064 881 220
Fax: 064 800 155
E-mail: eneffect_pl@mail.orbitel.bg
http://www.pleven.bg
PLOVDIV
D-r Ivan Chomakov - Mayor
Tel.: 032 634 240, 636 060
Danko Arsov

Municipal Energy Efficiency Officer
4000 Plovdiv, 1, Stefan Stambolov Blvd.
Tel.: 032 636 060
Fax: 032 260 790
E-mail: mayor@plovdiv.bg
http://bulgaria.domino.bg/plovdiv
POLSKI TRAMBESH
Georgui Chakarov - Mayor
Tel.: 06141 29 39
Pleven Tsakov
Municipal Energy Efficiency Officer
5180 Polski Trambesh, 37, Targovska St.
Tel.: 06141 29 46
Fax: 06141 29 54
E-mail: obshtina_pt@hotmail.com
RAZGRAD
Venelin Uzunov - Mayor
Tel.: 084 61 81 33
Ivan Nedelchev
Municipal Energy Efficiency Officer
7200 Razgrad. 37A Beli Lom Blvd.
Tel.: 084 618 183
Fax: 084 660 090
E-mail: eneffect_rg@mail.orbitel.bg
http://bulgaria.domino.bg/razgrad
RAZLOG
Lyuben Tatarski - Mayor
Tel.: 0747 80 095
Todor Stoyanchev
Deputy Mayor, Municipal Energy
Efficiency Officer
2760 Razlog, Preobrajenie Sq.
Tel.: 0747 80 099
Fax: 0747 80 081
E-mail: eneffect_rz@mail.orbitel.bg
ROUSSE
Eleonora Nikolova - Mayor
Tel.: 082 22 27 39
Todor Terziev
Municipal Energy Efficiency Officer
7000 Rousse,
6, Svoboda Sq.
Tel.: 082 22 47 38
Fax: 082 22 25 08
E-mail: eneffect_rs@mail.orbitel.bg
http://www.rousse.bg
SAMOKOV
Angel Nikolov - Mayor
Tel.: 0722 66 666
Valentin Dimitrov
Municipal Energy Efficiency Officer
2000 Samokov, 34, Makedonia St.
Tel.: 0722 66 630
Fax: 0722 60 050
E-mail: kmet_sam@infotel.bg
SVISHTOV
Stanislav Blagov
Mayor
Tel.: 0631 60 608, 60 054
Ivan Mitev
Municipal Energy Efficiency Officer
5250 Svishtov, 2, Tsanko Tserkovsji
Tel.: 0631 60 526, 60 533
Fax: 0631 60 504
E-mail: eneffect_sv@mail.orbitel.bg
http://www.svishtov.bg
SEVLIEVO
Yovko Yovkov - Mayor
Tel.: 0675 42 20
Anetka Braikova
Municipal Energy Efficiency Officer
5400 Sevlievo, 1, Svoboda Sq.
Tel.: 0675 72 91 â. 141
Fax: 0675 55 83
E-mail: hotal@mbox.digsys.bg
http://bulgaria.domino.bg/sevlievo
SILISTRA
Ivo Andonov - Mayor
Tel.: 086 22 805, 21 42 45
Valeri Alexandrov
Municipal Energy Efficiency Officer
7500 Silistra, 33, Simeon Veliki Sq.
Tel.: 086 81 63 18
Fax: 086 2 21 12
E-mail: munsiled@ifotel.bg
http://bulgaria.domino.bg/silistra
SLIVEN
Yordan Lechkov - Mayor
Tel.: 044 2 52 21
Milko Haralampiev
Municipal Energy Efficiency Officer
8800 Sliven, 1, Tsar Osvoboditel St.
Tel.: 044 66 30 91
Fax: 044 66 23 50
E-mail: eneffect_sl@mail.orbitel.bg
http://bulgaria.domino.bg/sliven
SLIVNITZA
Lachezar Vassilev - Mayor
Tel.: 0727 23 03
Chavdar Yankov
Municipal Energy Efficiency Officer
2200 Slivnitza, 1, Saedinenie Sq.
Tel.: 0727 26 91
Fax: 0727 23 00
E-mail: eneffect_sn@mail.orbitel.bg
STAMBOLOVO
Gyuner Serbest - Mayor
Tel.: 03721 234, 229
Mehmed Izet
Municipal Energy Efficiency Officer
6363 Stambolovo, Haskovo District
Tel.: 03721
Fax: 03721 463
E-mail: kmet_stambolovo@dir.bg
STARA ZAGORA
Evgeniy Zhelev - Mayor
Tel.: 042 60 01 05
Stanimir Gutev
Municipal Energy Efficiency Officer
6000 Stara Zagora,
107, Tsar Simeon Veliki Blvd.
Tel.: 042 614 835
Fax: 042 60 11 03
E-mail: eneffect_sz@mail.orbitel.bg
http://city.starazagora.net
TROYAN
Dilyan Enkin - Mayor
Tel.: 0670 3 40 04
Nikolay Hitrov
Municipal Energy Efficiency Officer
5600 Troyan, Vazrazhdane Sq.
Tel.: 0670 3 15 20, 2 26 46 Ext. 216
Fax: 0670 2 32 15
E-mail: mayor@troyan.bg
E-mail: postbox@troyan.bg
http://bulgaria.domino.bg/troyan
TUNDJA
Georgui Georguiev - Mayor
Tel.: 046 6 15 59
Adelina Koynova
Municipal Energy Efficiency Officer
8600 Yambol, 1, Osvobozhdenie St.
Tel.: 046
Fax: 046 6 15 75
E-mail: obs.tunja@infotel.bg
TUTRAKAN
Georgui Georguiev - Mayor
Tel.: 0875 30 21
Vesselin Tashev
Municipal Energy Efficiency Officer
7600 Tutrakan, 31 Transmariska St.
Tel.: 0857 33 90
Fax: 0857 51 10
E-mail: tutrakan@mbox.infotel.bg
TARGOVISHTE
D-r Krassimir Mirev - Mayor
Tel.: 0601 62 333
Rumen Takorov
Deputy Mayor, Municipal Energy
Efficiency Officer
7700 Targovishte, Svoboda Sq.
Tel.: 0601 6 24 32
Fax: 0601 2 20 57
E-mail: obshtina@elnics.com
http://bulgaria.domino.bg/targovishte
HASKOVO
Georgui Ivanov - Mayor
Tel.: 038 66 42 10
Valeri Milkov
Municipal Energy Efficiency Officer
6300 Haskovo, 11, Obshtinski Sq.
Tel.: 038 66 41 76
Fax: 038 66 41 10
E-mail: eneffect_hs@mail.orbitel.bg
http://bulgaria.domino.bg/haskovo
YAMBOL
Kiril Todorov - Mayor
Tel.: 046 66 22 66
Panayot Toshev
Municipal Energy Efficiency Officer
8600 Yambol, 7, Rakovska St.
Tel.: 046 66 22 64
Fax: 046 66 22 47
E-mail: eneffect_ym@mail.orbitel.bg
http://www.obshtinayambol.org
ASSOCIATIONS OF MUNICIPALITIES
ASSOCIATION OF DANUBE RIVER
MUNICIPALITIES “DANUBE”
Maria Pavlova - Executive Director
Elka Angelova
Municipal Energy Efficiency Officer
5930 Belene, 27, Bulgaria Sq., 7th Fl.
Tel.: 0658 2 29 40; Fax:0658 2 29 60
E-mail: adrm@mbox.infotel.bg
http://www.adrm.hit.bg
UNION OF BULGARIAN BLACK SEA
LOCAL AUTHORITIES
Mariana Kancheva
Executive Director ad interim
Krassimira Atanassova
Municipal Energy Efficiency Officer
9000 Varna, 4, Preslav St.
Tel.: 052 600 266; Fax:052 61 18 11
E-mail: absm@revolta.com
office@ubbsla.org
http://www.ubbsla.org
REGIONAL ASSOCIATION OF
MUNICIPALITIES “TRAKIA”
Ivan Varlyakov - Executive Director
Vesselina Docheva
Municipal Energy Efficiency Officer
6000 Stara Zagora,
102, Tsar Simeon Veliki St.
Tel.: 042 60 05 86; Fax:042 4 40 09
E-mail: ramt@ram-trakia.org
http://www.ram-trakia.org
ASSOCIATION OF SOUTH-
WESTERN MUNICIPALITIES
Lyubitsa Tomova - Executive Director
Blaga Galabova
Municipal Energy Efficiency Officer
2700 Blagoevgrad, 23 Todor
Alexandrov St., 3rd Floor, Office 32
Tel.: 073 8 22 75; Fax:073 8 26 81
E-mail: aswm@abv.bg
http:// www.aswm.hit.bg
ASSOCIATION OF MUNICIPALITIES
FROM SOUTH CENTRAL REGION
“HEBAR”
Stoilka Stoyanova - Executive Director
Municipal Energy Efficiency Officer
4000 Plovdiv, 1, Tsentralen Sq., 2nd Fl.
Tel.: 032 483 334, 483 360
Fax: 032 63 30 78
E-mail: hebar_pv@bitex.com
hebar.pv@abv.bg
REGIONAL ASSOCIATION OF
MUNICIPALITIES “CENTRAL STARA
PLANINA”
Mariela Petrova - Executive Director
Stoyan Hristov
Municipal Energy Efficiency Officer
5300 Gabrovo, 4, R. Karolev St., 3rd Fl.
Tel.: 066 2 46 13; Fax:066 3 61 90
E-mail: csp@veda.bg
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Mission
Major objectives
Major directions of activity
Tasks, ensuing from the national energy policy
Tasks ensuing from the National Environmental
Protection Strategy
Tasks ensuing from the national policy on local
self-government
Tasks ensuring organizational strengthening of the
Network and conditions for its sustainable
development
Action Programme
2002 - 2007
OBJECTIVES
Mission
The mission of EcoEnergy is to contribute for establishment of
energy efficiency as an important component of the s u s t a i n a
b l e d e v e l o p m e n t policy in Bulgarian municipalities and
regions.
III. Tasks, ensuing from the national policy on local self-government.
IV. Tasks, ensuring organizational strengthening of the Network and
conditions for its sustainable development.
Major objectives
The major objectives of EcoEnergy are as follows:
A. To unite the efforts of municipalities to improve energy efficiency
as a means to resolve important national tasks of the energy and
environmental policy and for achievement of sustainable development.
B. To create conditions for diminishing of energy costs paid from
municipal budgets and for use of the money saved for funding of other
priority activities of public benefit on their area.
C. To contribute for diminishing of the energy costs of end-users -
households, local enterprises, etc.
Major directions of activity
During the period 2002-2007 the activity of EcoEnergy will be directed
towards implementation of tasks in the following four directions:
I. Tasks, ensuing from the national energy policy.
II. Tasks, ensuing from the national strategy for protection of the environment.
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_____ Formulation of joint positions on the Network on major issues related
to the restructuring of the energy sector, which affect municipalities,
and lobbing in defense of their interests (jointly with the National
Association of Municipalities in the Republic of Bulgaria and other
organizations);
_____ Elaboration of consolidated positions and proposals by the
Network for development of the regulatory framework related to the energy
sector and energy efficiency at the national and local level;
_____ Participation in the development of regulatory acts related to restructuring
and privatization of the local district heating companies;
_____ Active participation in the regional strategic energy planning at the
national and the local level;
_____ Training and methodological assistance to Network membermunicipalities
with respect to implementation of their major functions in
the energy field;
_____ Assistance for early and active involvement of municipalities in the
implementation of the national plan for accelerated development of RES
and creation of prerequisites for their active use by municipalities and
other end-users;
_____ Ensuring access of municipalities to the incentives for promotion
of energy efficiency investments envisaged in the National Energy
Strategy. Assistance to municipalities to apply for funding under the EU
pre-accession programs.
TASKS
Tasks, ensuing from the national energy policy
The latest amendments to the Energy and Energy Efficiency Act and the
concept paper on the Strategy for Development of the Bulgarian Energy
Sector predetermine the following tasks of the Network in terms of rendering
support and assistance to municipalities:
1. Conducting of a targeted municipal policy for energy efficiency
improvement as an important factor for ensuring sustainable development
through:
_____ Development of municipal programs for energy efficiency
improvement and the use of RES at energy supply and end-use, related
to the functions of municipalities and the capacities of local budgets;
_____ Methodological and technical assistance for maintaining and
development of the energy databases in Network member-municipalities;
_____ Working out of methodological guidelines, manuals and guides for
development of municipal programs for energy efficiency improvement
and the use of RES;
_____ Assistance to Network member-municipalities in connection with
the development of municipal programs for energy efficiency improvement
and the use of RES;
_____ Specialized training on municipal energy planning and management
for decision-makers in municipalities.
2. Strengthening of the interaction among municipalities for broadening of
the abilities of local authorities to influence the national energy policy under the
conditions of de-monopolization and privatization through:
3. Establishment of institutional framework for energy efficiency in
municipalities through:
_____ Setting up and strengthening of specialized energy efficiency
structures (offices) with municipal administrations and the centers of
associations of municipalities-members of MEEN EcoEnergy;
_____ Setting up and strengthening of the energy efficiency centers and
municipal and district energy agencies in MEEN EcoEnergy membermunicipalities
with the status of non-profit NGOs;
_____ Nomination of officials to be responsible for energy efficiency at
end-user sites in Network member-municipalities and rendering of technical
and advisory assistance with respect to the legislative regulation
and implementation of their activity;
_____ Establishment of active interaction and collaboration of the
Network with the municipal and district energy efficiency centers and
agencies.
4. Specialized training on energy efficiency of experts and specialized
structures in municipalities through:
_____ Continuation and further development of the training program for
experts from EcoEnergy member-municipalities on how to develop energy
efficiency programs and projects;
_____ Training of managers and energy experts from energy end-use
sites - hospitals, schools, sports centers etc. in EcoEnergy membermunicipalities;
_____ Training on specific themes related to energy efficiency and the
use of renewable energy sources;
Tasks ensuing from the National Environmental
Protection Strategy
The National Environmental Protection Strategy predetermines the following
tasks of municipalities in the field of energy efficiency:
1.1. Support for municipalities to participate with projects and programs
for energy efficiency improvement and promotion of the use of RES
under the flexible mechanisms of the Kyoto Protocol through:
_____ Assistance to EcoEnergy member-municipalities for development of
projects for efficient use of energy and water;
_____ Specialized training of municipal decision-makers and experts on
participation of municipalities in the development and implementation of
the national climate change policy and the Kyoto mechanisms;
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_____ Assistance for establishing contacts with donors and financing institutions
on the basis of elaborated projects for efficient use of energy and
water resources;
_____ Methodological assistance to municipalities and end-users for development
of projects under the Joint Implementation or Emissions Trading
mechanisms;
1.2. Creation of prerequisites for the use of RES in municipalities and
other end-users on their area through:
_____ Assistance for priority development of projects for the use of RES and
above all biomass, solar and geothermal energy;
_____ Assistance for investigation of the opportunities for construction of
mini hydro-power plants;
_____ Specialized training of municipal decision-makers and experts on the
use of RES.
1.3. Creation of prerequisites for more active participation of municipalities
in the development of the market for low-pressure natural gas:
_____ Support for the development and implementation of projects for
broader use of natural gas as a relatively clean energy source;
_____ Assistance to municipalities for establishment of public-private partnerships
for implementation of large-scale initiatives in the field of locallevel
gas supply networks.
Tasks ensuing from the national policy on local
self-government
The national policy on local self-government and the European trends in
this fiels predetermined the following tasks of the Network:
1. To expand the opportunities for municipalities to apply modern
financial mechanisms for energy efficiency improvement and the use of
RES through:
_____ Training and methodological assistance for introduction of modern
mechanisms for financing of projects for improvement of the efficiency
of energy and water use;
_____ Assistance for the development and implementation of pilot investment
projects for application of innovative mechanisms for financing and
analysis and dissemination of the results from them;
_____ Assistance for the establishment of contacts with donors and
financing institutions;
_____ Assistance for joint development of proposals for amendment of
regulatory acts or elaboration of new ones aimed at overcoming of the
barriers to the use of efficient financial mechanisms;
2. To ensure the opportunities for municipalities to keep the savings
achieved from the implementation of energy efficiency projects and programs
and to use them for repayment of the investments made through:
_____ Joint development of proposals for amendment of the regulatory
framework and legislation on the budget in order to promote the implementation
of energy efficiency projects and to ensure retention of the
savings achieved from projects implemented by the municipalities;
_____ Preparation and implementation of pilot projects for testing of
financing schemes, under which the savings achieved from
energy/water efficiency projects are retained by the implementing
municipality and may be used for payoff of the investments made (for
instance, in the event of third party financing);
_____ Legislative provisions ensuring financial guarantees on the liabilities
of municipalities under ESCo contracts.
3. To broaden the opportunities of municipalities to influence energy
consumption by business entities and private end-users and to interact
with them for the purposes of energy efficiency improvement on the
basis of different modalities of partnerships, through:
_____ Training and methodological assistance to EcoEnergy membermunicipalities
in the event of establishment of public-private partnership
for implementation of significant energy efficiency projects;
_____ Assistance to municipalities for development and introduction of
municipal programs for promotion of efficient use of energy and water.
Tasks ensuring organizational strengthening of the
Network and conditions for its sustainable development
In order to realize its functions and implement its tasks EcoEnergy
should finalize its constitution and get stabilized as a voluntary association
of Bulgarian municipalities. This requirement is related to the implementation
of the following tasks:
1. Establishment of the information system on energy efficiency in
municipalities as a tool for management of energy consumption and a
basis for conducting of an energy efficiency policy through:
_____ Keeping and development of the information database on energy
efficiency in EcoEnergy member-municipalities;
_____ Analysis of the trends in energy consumption in EcoEnergy member-municipalities
and formulation of recommendations to the local and
central authorities.
_____ Development of the EcoEnergy information system into national
information system on energy efficiency.
2. Establishment of the energy efficiency offices in municipalities
into driving motors of municipal policies for efficient use of energy and
water resources and active participants in municipal planning for sustainable
development of municipalities through:
_____ Further strengthening and development of the municipal energy
efficiency offices in EcoEnergy member-municipalities;
_____ Training and skills upgrading for experts from municipal and district
energy efficiency offices, centers and agencies in EcoEnergy member-municipalities.
3. Establishment of the role and influence of EcoEnergy and
broadening of its opportunities for for impact and attainment of its strategic
objectives through:
_____ Attraction of new members of the Network, especially among the
large municipalities and district centers;
_____ Attraction of the associations of municipalities, which are not yet
members of the Network, and broadening of the modalities of collaboration
with them;
_____ Broadening of the modalities of interaction among the municipalities
and associations participating in the Network.
4. Broadening and enrichment of the international contacts of the
Network and its establishment as a reliable partner for joint participation
in international and bilateral energy efficiency programs and projects
through:
_____ Strengthening and expansion of the partnership of EcoEnergy with
the European network Energie Cites;
_____ Establishment of new partnerships with networks and organizations
from Europe and the USA;
_____ Further consolidation of the collaboration with the Municipal
Energy Efficiency Network for Central and Eastern Europe and the former
Soviet Union (MUNEE);
_____ Expansion of the collaboration with the Regional Network for
Efficient Use of Energy and Water Resources in Southeast Europe
(RENEUER);
_____ Target-oriented collection of information about partners, programs
and funds and its it dissemination to the municipalities of the Network;
_____ Identification of appropriate modalities for presentation of
EcoEnergy as a reliable partners to organizations abroad.
5. Setting up of an energy efficiency information center at EnEffect
for the needs of EcoEnergy member-municipalities through:
_____ Keeping, development and enrichment of the EcoEnergy website;
_____ Creation of information reference databases on: energy efficiency
products and services; energy efficiency projects implemented in
municipalities; current prices of energy efficiency materials, products
and technologies;
_____ Introduction of modern forms for information exchange among
EcoEnergy member-municipalities with the use of innovative information
technologies.
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Events held by EcoEnergy in the period since its
founding ‘ on 7 February 1997 till 20 April 2004
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
No Event Date
1. Founding of EcoEnergy in the city of Gabrovo7 February 1997
2. Organizational meeting of the Mayor of EcoEnergy founder-municipalities in the city of Stara Zagora 18-19 November 1997
3. Seminar for municipal energy efficiency officers on the subject Municipal Energy Planning and Management 12 February 1998
4. Meeting of the Board of Directors of EcoEnergy in the town of Belene 7 April 1998
5. Meeting of EcoEnergy in the town of Belene 7-8 April 1998
6. Seminar of FEMOPET, conducted by the Black Sea Regional Energy Center in Gabrovo with the participation of EcoEnergy in Gabrovo:
"Energy management - the necessary practice for energy saving in industry by energy efficiency and environmental decisions" 1998
7. Bulgarian-Dutch seminar on Opportunities for Application of the JI principle in the countries of Central and Eastern Europe 19 October 1998
8. First Annual Conference of EcoEnergy with international participation, city of Sofia 9-10 December 1998
9. Round table discussion on Energy Efficiency in Bulgarian Hospitals in the Light of the Health Care Reform 10 December 1998
10. International training course for training of trainers on energy planning, management and energy audits for municipal-level projects January-September 1999
11. Inauguration of a municipal energy efficiency office in the Municipality of Gabrovo 3 May 1999
12. Inauguration of a municipal energy efficiency office in the Municipality of Gorna Oryahovitza 19 May 1999
13. Inauguration of a municipal energy efficiency office in the Municipality of Karlovo 20 May 1999
14. Inauguration of a municipal energy efficiency office in the Municipality of Stara Zagora 21 May 1999
15. Meeting on planning of the project Municipal Energy Efficiency Initiative. Scheme for Development Credit Guarantee. 16 July 1999
16. Inauguration of a municipal energy efficiency office in the Municipality of Blagoevgrad 16 September 1999
17. Seminar on Energy Efficiency Strategy for Mitigation of GHG Emissions. Energy Efficiency Demonstration Zone
in the city of Gabrovo, Republic of Bulgaria, held in the city of Blagoevgrad 16 September 1999
18. International Conference on Regional Network for Efficient Use of Resources 17-19 November 1999
19. First business meeting on Working out and Financing of Energy Efficiency Projects, held in Sofia 9 December 1999
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20. Inauguration of a municipal energy efficiency office in the Municipality of Pleven 10 February 2000
21. Inauguration of a municipal energy efficiency office in the Municipality of Kazanlak 2 March 2000
22. Inauguration of a municipal energy efficiency office in the Municipality of Rousse 9 March 2000
23. Business meeting to discuss energy efficiency projects to be financed under the programme Municipal Energy Efficiency
Initiative. Scheme for Development Credit Guarantee, held in the city of Pazardjik 8-10 March 2000
24. Seminar on Energy Efficiency in Municipalities, held in the city of Pernik (jointly with the EcoGlasnost National Movement and the SEEA) 10 March 2000
25. Inauguration of a municipal energy efficiency office in the Municipality of Pazardjik 15 March 2000
26. Inauguration of a municipal energy efficiency office in the Municipality of Montana 20 March 2000
27. Seminar on Energy Efficiency in Municipalities, held in the city of Montana (jointly with the EcoGlasnost National Movement and the SEEA) 20 March 2000
28. Business meeting on the Municipal Energy Efficiency Initiative. Scheme for Development Credit Guarantee, held in the city of Sofia 22-24 March 2000
29. Second Annual Conference of EcoEnergy, held in the city of Pazardjik 3-4 April 2000
30. Second business breakfast on Ownership Rights and Municipal Energy Efficiency Sites, held in the city of Sofia 4 May 2000
31. First training course on Municipal Energy Planning and Management for EcoEnergy member-municipalities May-October 2000
32. Inauguration of a municipal energy efficiency office in the Municipality of Sliven 1 June 2000
33. Inauguration of a municipal energy efficiency office in the Municipality of Bourgas 2 June 2000
34. Inauguration of a municipal energy efficiency office in the Municipality of Pernik 19 June 2000
35. Seminar on Global Climate Change and Development, held in the city of Sofia 21 June 2000
36. Inauguration of a municipal energy efficiency office in the Municipality of Omurtag 11 July 2000
37. Inauguration of a municipal energy efficiency office in the Municipality of Razgrad 12 July 2000
38. Inauguration of a municipal energy efficiency office in the city of Dobrich Municipality 13 July 2000
39. Inauguration of a municipal energy efficiency office in the Municipality of Varna 14 July 2000
40. Seminar on the subject Energy Forum 2000. Celebration of the Day of Pazardjik Municipality 11-13 October 2000
41. Start of the Information System on energy consumption in municipal sites October 2000
42. Inauguration of a municipal energy efficiency office in the Municipality of Kotel 24 October 2000
43. Inauguration of a municipal energy efficiency office in the Municipality of Yambol 24 October 2000
44. Business meeting on the subject Discussion of the Draft Project Document of the SCORE Programme for Bulgaria,
held in the city of Sofia9 November 2000
45. Annual Conference of the Trakia Regional Association of Municipalities on the subject Energy Efficiency -
Current State and Prospects for Bulgarian Municipalities, held in the city of Stara Zagora 22 November 2000
46. Inauguration of a municipal energy efficiency office in the Municipality of Belene 29 November 2000
47. Inauguration of a municipal energy efficiency office in the Municipality of Svishtov 29 November 2000
48. Annual Conference of the Dunav Association of Danubean Municipalities on the subject Local Authorities, Partnerships,
Sustainable Development, held in the city of Rousse 30 November-1 December 2000
49. Seminar on the subject Performance Contracting 5 December 2000
50. Annual National Conference of NGOs active in the field of environmental protection and sustainable development 18-20 December 2000
51. Sessions of the Working Group on Street Lighting 2000
52. Participation of EcoEnergy representatives in General Assembly Session of the National Association of Municipalities
in the Republic of Bulgaria 25-26 January 2001
53. Participation of EcoEnergy representatives in regional seminars on climate change in Romania 30.10-3.11.2000,
13-17.11.2000,12-16.2. 2001
54. Inauguration of a municipal energy efficiency office in the Municipality of Botevgrad 15 February 2001
55. Inauguration of a municipal energy efficiency office in the Municipality of Veliko Tarnovo 27 February 2002
56. Presentation of the energy efficiency audit of and business plan for the hospital in Gorna Oryahovitza under the EcoLinks
Programme and the Municipal Energy Efficiency Programme, held in the city of Gorna Oryahovitza 28 February 2001
57. Inauguration of a municipal energy efficiency office in the Municipality of Slivnitza 5 March 2001
58. Inauguration of a municipal energy efficiency office in the Municipality of Vidin 15 March 2001
59. Inauguration of a municipal energy efficiency office in the Municipality of Belogradchik 16 March 2001
60. Inauguration of a municipal energy efficiency office in the Municipality of Kardjali 27 March 2001
61. Inauguration of a municipal energy efficiency office in the Municipality of Zlatograd 28 March 2001
62. Third Annual Conference of EcoEnergy with accompanying exhibition of energy efficient materials and products,
held in the city of Sofia 9-10 April 2001
63. Second training course on Municipal Energy Planning and Management for EcoEnergy member-municipalities April - October 2001
64. Inauguration of a municipal energy efficiency office in the Municipality of Haskovo 4 May 2001
65. Inauguration of a municipal energy efficiency office in the Municipality of Lovetch 11 July 2001
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66. Joint meeting of the Management Board of Dunav Association of Danubean Municipalities and the Secretariat of EcoEnergy 19 þëè 2001
67. Presentation of the Municipal Energy Database, used by EcoEnergy member-municipalities, at a seminar on the subject Software Tools
Used for Energy Planning and Management in the Municipalities of Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet Union, held in Warsaw, Poland 26 þëè 2001
68. Third training course on Municipal Energy Planning and Management for EcoEnergy member-municipalities October 2001 - February 2002
69. Conducting of course on Municipal Energy Planning and Management for municipalities from Serbia and Montenegro October 2001 - April 2002
70. Seminar on Energy Efficiency at End-users of District Heating in Bulgaria, held in the city of Pleven 11 October 2001
71. Finish of the work on the Gasification for the Residential Sector Demonstration Project in the city of Botevgrad 21 November 2001
72. Seminar for the Municipal Council of the City of Dobrich Municipality on the subject of Municipal Energy Planning and Management 23 November 2001
73. Business meeting of municipal energy efficiency officers of EcoEnergy member-municipalities on the issues of the
Information System on energy consumption in municipal sites
13-14 December.2001
74. Coordination meeting of RENEUER 20-22 January.2002
75. Seminar on the subject of Financing of Municipal Energy Efficiency Projects, held in the city of Sofia 26 February 2002
76. Fourth training course on Municipal Energy Planning and Management for EcoEnergy member-municipalities March - July 2002
77. Meeting of the Board of Directors of EcoEnergy, held in the city of Sofia 21 March 2002
78. Fourth Annual Conference of EcoEnergy with accompanying exhibition of energy efficient materials and products,
held in the city of Gabrovo 11-12 April 2002
79. Seminar under the PHARE-ACCESS Programme on the subject Energy Efficiency in Municipalities, held in the city of Omurtag 10 May 2002
80. Joint seminar of EcoEnergy and the Dunav Association of Danubean Municipalities on the subject Energy
Efficiency in Municipalities, held in the town of Belene 17-18 May 2002
81. Presentation of EcoEnergy at the Seventh Annual Conference of Energie Cites, held in Odensee 13-14 June 2002
82. Conducting of a training course on municipal energy planning and management for municipalities from Moldova 14-21 June 2002
83. Training on how to perform an energy audit in municipal sites, held in the city of Dobrich 25-26 July 2002
84. Seminar on the subject of Unified Action and Partnership for Energy Efficiency in Omurtag Municipality, held in the city of Omurtag 31 July 2002
85. Joint seminar of EcoEnergy and municipalities from the Trakia Regional Association of Municipalities on the subject
Energy Efficiency in Municipalities, held in the city of Stara Zagora 16 September 2002
86. Joint seminar of EcoEnergy and the Association of Southwestern Municipalities on the subject Energy Efficiency in
Municipalities, held in the city of Blagoevgrad 20 September 2002
87. Participation of EcoEnergy member-municipalities in a seminar conducted by ESD-Bulgaria, held in the city of Velingrad 25 September 2002
88. Inauguration of a municipal energy efficiency office in the Municipality of Berkovitza 10 October 2002
89. Inauguration of a municipal energy efficiency office in the Municipality of Sevlievo 14 October 2002
90. Inauguration of a municipal energy efficiency office in the Municipality of Targovishte 15 October 2002
91. Inauguration of a municipal energy efficiency office in the Municipality of Silistra 16 October 2002
92. Inauguration of a municipal energy efficiency office in the Municipality of Levski 17 October 2002
93. Inauguration of a municipal energy efficiency office in the Municipality of Krumovgrad 24 October 2002
94. Inauguration of a municipal energy efficiency office in the Municipality of Aytos 25 October 2002
95. Joint seminar of EcoEnergy and the Association of Black Sea Municipalities on the subject Energy Efficiency in
Municipalities, held in the city of Varna 30 October 2002
96. Inauguration of a municipal energy efficiency office in the Municipality of Trojan 31 October 2002
97. Joint seminar of EcoEnergy and municipalities from the Tsentralna Stara Planina Regional Association of Municipalities
on the subject Energy Efficiency in Municipalities, held in the city of Troyan 31 October 2002
98. Seminar on the subject Energy Efficiency in Municipalities for municipalities from the districts Bourgas, Yambol and Sliven,
held in the city of Yambol 8 November 2002
99. Seminar on the subject Climate Change Potential in Bulgaria, held in Sofia(jointly with the REC for Central and Eastern Europe) 12 November 2002
100. Business meeting on the subject Mutually Profitable Opportunities for Co-operation between Bulgarian Municipalities and the
private Sector in the Field of Renewal of Municipal Infrastructure for More Efficient Use of Energy and Water Resources,
held in the city of Sofia 15 November 2002
101. Business meeting of the graduates form the training courses on Municipal Energy Planning and Management,
held in the town of Bankya 21-22 November 2002
102. Fourth training course on Municipal Energy Planning and Management for EcoEnergy member-municipalities November 2002 - May 2003
103. Business meeting on the problems of energy efficiency in buildings, held in the city of Gabrovo 27 November 2002
104. Meeting of the Board of Directors of EcoEnergy, held in the city of Gorna Oryahovitza 4 December 2002
105. Presentation of EcoEnergy by an exhibition and publications at the Annual Conference of the National Association of
Municipalities in the Republic of Bulgaria, held in the city of Sofia 24 January 2003
106. Seminar on the subject Methods and Tools for Energy Auditing of Buildings (Bulgarian-Norwegian collaboration), held in the city of Sofia 29 January 2003
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107. EcoEnergy became a member of the European network Energie cites February 2003
108. Joint seminar of EcoEnergy and municipalities from the Hebar Association of Municipalities from the South Central Region
on the subject Energy Efficiency in Municipalities, held in the city of Plovdiv 21 February 2003
109. Participation of representatives of EcoEnergy on the European Conference on the subject of Local Level Energy Planning.
How to Take Advantage the Best Experience, held in Lisbon, Portugal 17 March 2003
110. Presentation of EcoEnergy at the Eight Annual Conference of Energie cites, held in Krakow, Poland 3-4 April 2003
111. Fifth Annual Conference of EcoEnergy, held in the city of Sofia 15-16 April 2003
112. Presentation of EcoEnergy and projects implemented by the Network at a seminar of the Association of Energy Engineers 4-5 June 2003
113. Participation of representatives of EcoEnergy in an international seminar on the subject Assistance for Low-income People 20-21 October 2003
114. Participation of representatives of EcoEnergy in an international seminar on the subject Financing of Energy Efficiency and
Carbon Emissions Trading: Current State and Prospects, held in the city of Sofia 22 October 2003
115. Registration of Association Municipal Energy Efficiency Network EcoEnergy 27 October 2003
116. Organization of exhibition about the activities of EcoEnergy and the results from the demonstration projects in 12th General
Secondary School in the city of Gabrovo 's activity 30 October 2003
117. Presentation of EcoEnergy and projects implemented in it at a conference on the subject Energy Efficient Management
in Municipalities and Cities and Efficient Energy Conservation as Important Resources for Local Development,
held at Nishka Banya, Serbia and Montenegro 30-31 October 2003
118. Participation of EcoEnergy member-municipalities in a seminar of ESD-Bulgaria, held in the city of Sofia 12 November 2003
119. Meeting of the founders of the Association Municipal Energy Efficiency Network, held in the city of Pazardjik 16 December 2003
120. General Assembly session of the Association Municipal Energy Efficiency Network, held in the city of Sofia 19 January 2003
121. Regional seminar of EcoEnergy member-municipalities from Northern Bulgaria, held in the city of Lovetch 20 February 2004
122. Seminar on Street Lighting, held in the city of Lovetch 21 February 2004
123. Regional seminar of EcoEnergy member-municipalities from Southern Bulgaria, held in the city of Plovdiv 5 March 2004
124. Seminar on Street Lighting, held in the city of Plovdiv 6 March 2004
125. Sixth Annual Conference of EcoEnergy with international participation, held in the city of Sofia 16-17 April 2004
126. Presentation of EcoEnergy at the Ninth Annual Conference of Energie Cites, held in Martigni, Switzerland 22-23 April 2004
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1. Business Plan for development of EcoEnergy during the period
1999 - 2003, EnEffect, 1998.
2. Strategy for Development of EcoEnergy during the period
1999 - 2010, EnEffect, 1998.
3. Municipal Energy Efficiency Network - Present and Future, First
Annual Conference, December 1998.
4. Report on the activities of MEEN EcoEnergy during the period
December 1998 - April 2000, Second Annual Conference,
April 2000
5. Report on the activities of MEEN EcoEnergy during the period April
2000 - April 2001, Third Annual Conference, April 2001
6. Report on the activities of MEEN EcoEnergy during the period April
2001 - April 2002, Fourth Annual Conference, April 2002
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2002 - 2007, EnEffect, 2002
8. Action Program for the period 2002 - 2007, EnEffect, 2002
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April 2002 - April 2003, Fifth Annual Conference, April 2003
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EnEffect, 2002
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Activities during the Period 1997-2002, USAID, Energy Efficiency
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14. Publications in the EcoEnergy Magazine
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EcoEnergy is a voluntary non-formal network of Bulgarian municipalities willing to improve the efficiency of fuel and energy end-use on their area. Founded in 1997 in Gabrovo, by
2004 the Network had a membership of 54 municipalities and 6 regional associations of municipalities or a total of 159 municipalities as regular and associated members
EcoEnergy is a voluntary non-formal network of Bulgarian municipalities willing to improve the efficiency of fuel and energy end-use on their area. Founded in 1997 in Gabrovo,
by 2004 the Network had a membership of 54 municipalities and 6 regional associations of municipalities or a total of 159 municipalities as regular and associated members
OBJECTIVES
To contribute to promotion of energy efficiency as an integral part of the
overall policy for sustainable development of each municipality
To contribute to reduction of municipal budget energy costs and creation
of conditions for utilization of the money saved for other priority
activities in municipalities
To encourage energy end-users in municipalities (households and business
entities) to diminish their energy costs
DATABASE
EcoEnergy maintains an information database on energy sources and
energy consumption in Network member-municipalities. The information
is used in the process of development of municipal energy efficiency
strategies and programmes and for identification, design and implementation
of specific investment projects. The members of the Network set
up specialized Municipal Energy Efficiency offices, which are the first
steps towards the development of a modern institutional base of rational
use of resources in Bulgarian municipalities
PRIORITIES
Unification of the efforts for impact on the national energy policy
and elaboration of proposals for institutional and legislative measures
aimed at improvement of energy efficiency in municipalities
Interaction in and support for identification and overcoming of the
barriers to efficient energy use in municipalities
Identification of energy conservation opportunities in municipalities
and assistance in the design of municipal energy efficiency
programmes and projects
Creation of institutional framework and local human potential for
development and management of municipal energy efficiency
projects
Establishment and development of collaboration among membermunicipalities
to the benefit of exchange of knowledge and experience
in the field of efficient use of fuels and energy
Collection and dissemination of information about achievements
in the field of cost-effective energy use and about new technologies,
products and materials
Secretariat:
EnEffect, Center for Energy Efficiency - www.eneffect.bg
Tel. (02) 963 1714 / 9630723 / 963 2169; Fax: (02) 963 2574
E-mail: ecoenergy@ecoenergy-bg.net
Mailing address: 1606 Sofia, P.O.Box 85
Office: 1164 Sofia, 1, Hristo Smirnenski Blvd.
www.ecoenergy-bg.net
Energy efficiency for sustainable development
EnEffect is a non-profit NGO, founded in 1992, with the aim to support the efforts of
the central and local authorities for attainment of sustainable development of the
country through more efficient energy use.
OBJECTIVES
To contribute to the formulation of a policy for efficient use of energy
resources at all management levels.
To support local institutional and human capacity building as a prerequisite
for initiation, development and implementation of energy efficiency programs.
To promote the development of a local market for energy saving technologies,
products, materials and services.
To assist the exchange of experience and information aimed at improvement
of energy efficiency.
PRIORITIES
Overcoming of all barriers to energy efficiency in Bulgarian municipalities
and creation of incentives for energy conservation.
Development and management of investment and demonstration projects
for energy conservation.
Development of municipal and regional energy efficiency programs.
Provision of education and training in the field of rational use of energy.
Collection, processing and distribution of information on energy efficiency.
PARTNERS AND DONORS
State bodies, local authorities, research and training centers, univerities,
companies and NGOs in Bulgaria. Consultancy companies, institutes and
NGOs from Europe and the USA. The Global Environment Facility, the
US Agency for International Development, the European Commission,
the UN Economic Commission for Europe, the United Nations
Development Programme, the Regional Environmental Centre, West
European governments.
NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL NETWORKS
EnEffect is acting as Secretariat of the Regional Network for Efficient Use
of Energy and Water Resources in Southeast Europe (RENEUER).
Members of RENEUER are municipalities, NGOs and companies from
Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Macedonia, Moldova,
Romania, Chroatia and Serbia and Montenegro.
EnEffect is acting as Secretariat of the Municipal Energy Efficiency
Network EcoEnergy, whose membership by 2003 comprises 159 municipalities
as member minicipalities or associated members.
EnEffect is part of a network of similar energy efficiency centers in Poland
(FEWE), the Czech Republic (SEVEn), Russia (CENEf), China (BECon)
and Ukraine (ArenaECO).
EnEffect, Center for Energy Efficiency - www.eneffect.bg
Tel. (02) 963 1714 / 9630723 / 963 2169; Fax: (02) 963 2574.
E-mail: eneffect@mail.orbitel.bg; Mailing address: 1606 Sofia, P.O.Box 85
Office: 1164 Sofia, 1, Hristo Smirnensky Blvd., fl. 3

Energy Efficiency Strategy to Mitigate GHG
Emissions. Energy Efficiency
Demonstration Zone in the city of Gabrovo
The project is financed by the Global
Environment Facility through the UNDP. It
aims at dissemination among Bulgarian
municipalities of policies and practices that
can assist them to overcome successfully
the barriers to energy efficiency
improvement and reduction of GHG
emissions and other environmental
polluters.
The project comprises two major components:
Local capacity building in Bulgarian
municipalities in the field of energy
efficiency;
Supporting demonstration projects
in typical energy end-user municipal sites.
The Global Environment Facility (GEF) is a financing
mechanism. It is structured as a thrust fund, operating
in collaboration and partnership with its three
executive agencies - the United Nations
Development Programme (UNDP), the United
Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) and the
World Bank, with the aim to achieve global environmental
benefits.
The activities incorporated in the first project
component are its core. They comprise
introduction of energy efficiency
management in municipalities, training of
local decision-makers and experts and
introduction of financial tools and
mechanisms for implementation of energy
efficiency projects.
The demonstrations under the second
project component aim at supporting the
development of local institutional and human
capacity and consolidating its importance for
and impact on the municipal policy. They
comprise representative projects in the field
of street lighting, district heating and
buildings. The demonstration projects
illustrate how the local institutions and the
newly acquired knowledge and skills might
be applied under real conditions.
The activities under the two project
components are concentrated in Gabrovo.
This municipality acts as a specific
laboratory in which different management
and technical approaches and solutions are
elaborated and tested. In fact, the impact of
the project is spread among all the
municipalities-members of the Municipal
Energy Efficiency Network EcoEnergy and
in a number of cases even beyond its
boundaries. The number of municipalities
influenced by the experience of the Energy
Efficiency Demonstration Zone in the city of
Gabrovo provides grounds to consider that
the reforms in the field of sustainable
management of natural resources are
welcome throughout the country.
The United Nations Development Programme
(UNDP) is the UN global network for introducing
change and facilitating the exchange of knowledge,
experiences and resources among the states with
the aim to help people build a better life. UNDP is
present in 166 states and works jointly with them for
resolution of global issues and the national problems
they stumble upon. Until they deve-lop their own
local capacity they may draw on the experience of
UNDP and its numerous partners.
UNDP/GEF support environmental projects in the
field of biodiversity, climate change, international
waters, depletion of the ozone layer in the atmosphere,
durable organic polluters and soil erosion.
Publication of EnEffect
www.eneffect.bg
For contacts:
1606 Sofia, POBox 85
E-mail: eneffect@mail.orbitel.bg
Tel.: (02) 963 1714,
Fax: (02) 963 2574
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