Rehabilitation and Modernization of Systems for Street Lighting of Haskovo Municipality

The project is elaborated in response to Haskovo Municipality development policy, where the reduction of energy consumption, renovation of municipal infrastructure, improvement of quality of life and sustainable development are set as main priorities. Street lighting is one of the major energy consumers in the municipality, which has influenced the growth of energy consumption in recent years. In order to reduce the usage of electricity for street lighting and improve its quality, introduction of measures for modernization of systems for external artificial lighting /SEAL/ in four settlements on the territory of Haskovo Municipality – Garvanovo, Vaglarovo, Klokotnitza and Bolyarovo /Haskovo/ is envisaged within the project. The main results to be achieved with the rehabilitation of the SEAL are the reduction of energy costs by 81.7%, which equals 533.30 MWh /year, with an environmental annual equivalent of 629.26 tonnes of saved CO2 emissions. The development and introduction of innovative methods in the field of EE will be presented by the Norwegian partner IDN. Beside presenting numerous examples and good practices in the field of EE, and increasing the capacity of Bulgarian experts, the project activities will contribute to strengthening the communication and cooperation at expert level between the two partners and will inevitably create opportunities for future joint plans and sustainable partnership. In conclusion, the project will contribute to social equality in the region by reducing the contrast and differences between life in the big city and the one in the smaller settlements, and improve the living conditions of 2949 inhabitants in Haskovo Municipality. The project fully corresponds with key strategic documents at regional, national and European level, and follows the principles of good governance, sustainable development, gender equality and non-discrimination, and zero tolerance to corruption.

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