ArmInfo. Thanks to the "Energy Efficient Regions" project, the energy consumption of public buildings in Armenia has decreased by 40%. This was announced during an expert consultation by Karen Asatryan, Director of the "Energy Saving and Renewable Energy Fund of Armenia" of the MTUI of Armenia.
As reported by the press service of the Fund, since 2022 the "Energy Saving and Renewable Energy Fund of Armenia" has been implementing the "Energy Efficient Regions" program, which is being implemented thanks to a grant of 1.7 million US dollars provided by the Eurasian Fund for Stabilization and Development (EFSD).
As part of the project, a preliminary energy audit of more than 150 public buildings was conducted and 13 facilities were selected where energy efficiency measures were implemented.
For example, at the Research Institute of Synchrotron Research CANDLE, a solar photovoltaic installation with a capacity of 150 kW was installed, and measures to improve energy efficiency were implemented: insulation of floors and ceilings, replacement of windows.
A 100 kW solar power plant has been installed at the Yerevan Figure Skating and Hockey School, which also serves as a parking lot. Thermal insulation work has been carried out at the Alaverdi Medical Center. The participants of the expert consultation agreed that it is necessary to disseminate the accumulated positive experience. A two-day event was planned in Yerevan and Gyumri to summarize the results of the project.
The event in Yerevan on November 19 was attended by representatives of the Ministry of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure of Armenia, the Renewable Energy and Energy Saving Fund of Armenia, the National Polytechnic University of Armenia, the Eurasian Fund for Stabilization and Development, UNDP, experts in energy-saving technologies from Belarus, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. And on November 20, a visit was made to the city of Gyumri, where the participants got acquainted with the work carried out in a number of institutions: the Gyumri branch of the National Polytechnic University of Armenia, the Gyumri Polyclinic named after Enrico Matte and the St. Grigor Narekatsi Polyclinic in Gyumri.
The Renewable Energy and Energy Saving Fund of Armenia was established by the Government of Armenia in 2005. The main objective of the Fund is to promote the development of the renewable energy and energy saving sector, to promote the development of the market and to attract investments in the sector, to develop mechanisms aimed at increasing the level of energy security and reliability of the energy system, to organize and implement credit, grant and other programs that contribute to the development of the industry on behalf of the state.
The Eurasian Stabilization and Development Fund (ESDF) is a regional financial mechanism with a volume of over US$9 billion, established in 2009 by the Republic of Armenia, the Republic of Belarus, the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, the Russian Federation and the Republic of Tajikistan to support the economic and financial stability of the Fund's member states, as well as to promote their sustainable development.
