Measures for Improvement of the Air Quality in the Municipality of Plovdiv by Reducing PM10 Emissions from Domestic Heating

The overall objective of the project is to improve the air quality in the Municipality of Plovdiv by reducing the excess levels of PM10. The specific objective of the project is the implementation of measures for the phased replacement of old and inefficient devices and installations burning solid fuel (wood and coal) for domestic heating with new and modernized ones. The old devices are a major source of pollution, identified in the Municipal Program for Air Quality. The project will be implemented in two stages. The first stage involves technical assistance for the preparation of the investment measures and will be completed no later than 31.05.2021. During the first stage the following activities will be carried out: survey of the atitude of the population; organizing and conducting an awareness campaign for the population; developing a comprehensive vision for the approach to replacing solid fuel heating devices; establishing a mechanism through which the applicant will prioritize investments in buildings undergone thermal insulation; preparing a mechanism for accounting of the revenue generated from the gathered old heating devices; preparing the public procurement documentation for contractor selection; drawing up analyzes, assessments, justifications and studies for the purposes of preparing the project proposal; developing of average/ marginal prices per unit of product (replacement with pellet installation, gasification, etc.) or heating of a cubic meter though different alternative forms of heating when replacing a wood and coal device. In the second stage, investment measures will be implemented for the dismantling and replacing of stationary individual and multifamily solid fuel household appliances with heating devices using: pellets, wood biomass, fossil fuel, gas or electricity, as well as other alternative sources of heating. Both stages include organization and management of the project, as well as information and communication measures.

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