Motto "Those who have the privilege to know, have the duty to act" Albert Einstein Local Environmental Management in Urban Areas - Skopje 2011

Improving the Energy Efficiency of Municipal Heat and Hot Water Supply in Kishinev Skopje 2011 Ecaterina Fabian City Hall of Kishinev Municipality

INTRODUCTION Background  Issues of Energy Efficiency ignored since soviet times  94-96% of energy imported  Strong need in mecanisms/ technologies that would contribute to efficient use of energy  Undubitable environment benefits  Starting with incorporation of EE perspective in Local Authority administration Local Environmental Management in Urban Areas - Skopje 2011

How?  Reducing the consumption of energy for H&HW by rehabilitation of an individual TP (substation) related to public institutions (school) in Kishinev Municipality Why?  The GHG emissions from H&HW supply account for % of the total GHG emissions of the CIS countries  The overall energy losses of the existing H&HW supply in Moldova reach up to 40% (20-25% modern systems)  The heat losses is due to old, obsolete equipment ( years) and inadequate maintenance (25-30% loses of modern systems)  Considerable spending on heating and hot water supply at municipal level Local Environmental Management in Urban Areas - Skopje 2011

With whom?  Municipal Heat Supply Company – executor of the technical works, technical assistance provider and responsible for the follow-up 2 years monitoring after the completion of the works  City Hall of Chisinau Municipality – main stakeholder and implementer (owner)  Congress of Local Authorities from Moldova – responsible for visibility and replication  National Agency for Energy Efficiency – main funder Local Environmental Management in Urban Areas - Skopje 2011

Where am I at the moment? The project cycle Planning Implementing/ Monitoring Evaluating Local Environmental Management in Urban Areas - Skopje 2011

PROJECT DESCRIPTION Overall objective Improve energy efficiency and reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the municipal heat and hot water supply system in Kishinev Municipality Immediate objective Rehabilitation, modernization and installation of the automatic control system and meters to the Thermal Plant of Municipal Boarding School nr.35 Local Environmental Management in Urban Areas - Skopje 2011

Time framing Project is designed in II phases: I phase – technical rehabilitation and modernization of a TP  Start: June 2011  End: September 2011 II phase – capacity building and awareness rising  Start: June 2011  End: December 2011 Local Environmental Management in Urban Areas - Skopje 2011

OUTPUTS: Increased efficiency of the Thermal plant H&HW supply automatic control system A better monitoring of resources used and H&HW produced More technically capable practitioners in municipal DH enterprise and departments More EE public informed Additional municipal founds released as result of rehabilitation of thermal plant Local Environmental Management in Urban Areas - Skopje 2011

OUTCOMES: Improved confidence in the feasibility, performance, environmental and economic benefits of EE technology applications DH Company gain experience and now-how in energy efficiency and new generations of heat supply systems Monitoring of heat and hot water supply control system acquisition Comfortable conditions for students and teachers Municipal budget spending minimized New mechanisms of reinvesting saved founds in EE activities created Local Environmental Management in Urban Areas - Skopje 2011

RISKS Risk 1 POLITICAL – especially tense in the period of elections (June 2011) → MITIGATION – keep community informed from the implementation phase about project activities and effects Risk 2 FINANCIAL - weak financial status of the municipality → MITIGATION - Split the financing among several donnors Local Environmental Management in Urban Areas - Skopje 2011

ASSUMPTIONS (external factors, which must act together with the project) Continuing commitment of the stakeholders to promote restructuring of the heat and hot water supply sector Project implementers maintain technical and operational capacity to identify appropriate technologies and know-how to be used Local Environmental Management in Urban Areas - Skopje 2011

PROJECT MANAGEMENT and ORGANISATION Project management: CHISINAU MUNICIPALITY – PROJECT MANAGER DH COMPANY – PROJECT COORDINATOR CONGRESS OF LOCAL AUTHORITIES – COMMUNICATION AND VISIBILITY ACTIONS SPECIALIST Technical staff: DH ENTREPRISE – ENGENEERS AND WORKERS CHISINAU MUNICIPALITY – FINANCIAL EXPERT Complementary Technical short-term experts Local Environmental Management in Urban Areas - Skopje 2011

MONITORING and EVALUATING Day to day monitoring of implementation progress Periodic monitoring of implementation progress (once a month) The terminal multipartite review Local Environmental Management in Urban Areas - Skopje 2011

Reflections on the programme Expectations – then 1, 2, Expectations – now 1, 2, Local Environmental Management in Urban Areas - Skopje 2011

Specific things I learned from my colleagues Etc.. Local Environmental Management in Urban Areas - Skopje 2011

Specific things I learned from the period in Sweden 1, 2, Etc.. Local Environmental Management in Urban Areas - Skopje 2011

How I have shared my experience in Sweden with my colleagues at work 1, 2, Etc.. Local Environmental Management in Urban Areas - Skopje 2011

Successes and challenges: Changes I have been able to effect in my own work, and within my organization: Challenges:DescriptionResponses: Technological and information Barriers least harmful in the long run Informing on existing technologies Conducting interdependent seminars (trainings) for stakeholders and even implementer Institutional, Legal and Regulatory restrictions within municipal budget, situations when new contractual arrangements needed Lobbying of local (municipal) decision-making Capacity constraints some main stakeholders subordinated to a number of directions and sub directions within their sector Steering Committee Face-to-face meetings Patience !!! Local Environmental Management in Urban Areas - Skopje 2011

What I wish had been different The lectures and the study visits: 1, 2, The group work and project for change: 1, 2, Local Environmental Management in Urban Areas - Skopje 2011

Thank you for your attention! Local Environmental Management in Urban Areas - Skopje 2011