1. DOBRICH LOCAL AGENCY FOR ENERGY MANAGEMENT (DLAEM)

2. DOBRICH LOCAL AGENCY FOR ENERGY MANAGEMENT INTRODUCTION Established as NGO in March 2005 Partner consortia for establishment: Loire County (France), Värmland Region (Sweden), Pomurje Region (Slovenia), Region of Bourgas and Municipality of Dobrich (Bulgaria)” Partner consortia for establishment: Loire County (France), Värmland Region (Sweden), Pomurje Region (Slovenia), Region of Bourgas and Municipality of Dobrich (Bulgaria)” Intelligent Energy Europe Program, Directorate General Energy and Transport of the European Commission Intelligent Energy Europe Program, Directorate General Energy and Transport of the European Commission

3. DOBRICH LOCAL AGENCY FOR ENERGY MANAGEMENT Bulgaria   Situated оn the Balkan Peninsula in South-Eastern Europe   Territory - 110 000 sq   Population - 7 900 000 people   To the North - the Danube river   To the West - Serbia and Macedonia   To the South - Greece and Turkey   The Black Sea is the Eastern Border Bulgaria and the Black Sea region

4. DOBRICH LOCAL AGENCY FOR ENERGY MANAGEMENT Dobrich Municipality Situated in North Eastern Bulgaria Covers the Eastern part of Dobrudja Valley Territory: 4 730 кm2 (4,24% of the territory of Republic of Bulgaria) Population : 129 000 people The biggest agrarian center in Bulgaria

5. DOBRICH LOCAL AGENCY FOR ENERGY MANAGEMENT MISSION To promote sustainable development, efficient energy management and rational energy use in Dobrich Municipality, North East Region of Bulgaria. Considerable potential for the promotion of energy efficiency, energy conservation and utilization of RES in the region Considerable potential for the promotion of energy efficiency, energy conservation and utilization of RES in the region. INCENTIVE

6. DOBRICH LOCAL AGENCY FOR ENERGY MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE General Assembly Management Committee Executive Staff Standing Committee on Energy efficiency and RES Standing Committee on Energy saving, Heating Power And Gas supplying Standing Committee on Transport Specialized Committee on Research, Development and Innovation technologies Committee on energy efficiency In buildings

7. DOBRICH LOCAL AGENCY FOR ENERGY MANAGEMENT  Energy programming and planning at the local and regional level  Participation in the development process of Municipal Program for Energy Efficiency 2007 - 2013  Increasing the awareness and capacity of all community stakeholders about efficient energy use and energy management ACTIVITIES

8. DOBRICH LOCAL AGENCY FOR ENERGY MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES  Support to the realization of the municipal activitiesfor application of energy efficiency measures  Surveys and development of database of municipal buildings for energy retrofitting  Gas installation of municipal buildings  Mounting of solar systems on municipal buildings

9. PROJECTS ENEFCOMPLEX /2006/ - energy efficiency improvement of the heating installation of Dobrotitsa Sports Complex through: - replacement of the old mazut installation with a new one based on the utilization of natural gas and solar energy - evaluation of the new installation functioning Results: decreased energy expenses by 30% (after a test month of functioning) DOBRICH LOCAL AGENCY FOR ENERGY MANAGEMENT

10. Energy Efficiency schools 2006 – improvement of the energy efficiency at schools for decreasing the green house emissions in Dobrich Energy Efficiency schools 2006 – improvement of the energy efficiency at schools for decreasing the green house emissions in DobrichPhases: 1.Analysis and database development of the energy characteristics 2.implementation of energy audits of 12 secondary schools 3.Public campaigns in the schools for the climate changes through energy efficiency and use of renewables PROJECTS

11. DOBRICH LOCAL AGENCY FOR ENERGY MANAGEMENT Phases: 3. Energy retrofitting of a language school – replacing the present window wood frames with plastic ones; thermo isolation and double gas sticking hydro isolation 4. Evaluation of the energy efficiency Expected results: reduction of the energy costs by 86,2% in a year, environmental equivalent to 86 tones CO2 emissions saved

12. DOBRICH LOCAL AGENCY FOR ENERGY MANAGEMENT INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION MUSEC – MULtiplying Sustainable Energy Communities – a Blueprint for Action ProHeat Pumps - Promotion of efficient heat pumps for heating, Coordinator: CREA, Germany PARTNER PROJECTS

13. DLAEM SECRETARIAT : DOBRICH LOCAL AGENCY FOR ENERGY MANAGEMENT Dobrich 9300, 3 Bulgaria Blvd. Tel.: + 359 58 603 306, Tel./Fax: + 359 52 611 911 e-mail: dlaem@abv.bg e-mail: dlaem@abv.bgdlaem@abv.bg www.dlaem.org Executive Director - Binyo Dimitrov REPRESENTATIVE OFFICE IN VARNA 9000 Varna, 4 Preslav Str. Tel./Fax: + 359 52 611 811