1. The role of AKM in Promoting EE in Kosovo Climate Change Fundamentals and Local Action 19-22 September 2011 Bratislava, 19-22 Septembar

2. Representing the general interest of its members- local authorities in Kosovo. 34 Member municipalities Organizational Structures; AKM Assembly -110 delegates Council of mayors - 34 president Board of AKM- 7 members Professional Collegia - 11 collegiums AMK- Association of Kosovo Municipalities Bratislava, 19-22 Septembar

3. AMK support to Municipalities AMK in close cooperation with ex- GTZ, now- GIZ as a partner is promoting Energy efficiency in the local level since 2006 Municipalities are the biggest energy consumer in public sector. They are energy producer and consumer on the same time. – Production - (DH systems, water supply, ….) – Energy Consumption -(DH-heating, water supply, public buildings, street lighting Responsible for development municipal energy management plan Bratislava, 19-22 Septembar

4.  Industrial  Transport  Households  Agricultures  Other: Commercial Municipal (municipal service, Buildings)... Energy Consumption by sector forecast 2010-2016 Bratislava, 19-22 Septembar

5. Energy consumption in public sector 1.Current operational cost2.Opportunities Energy efficiency potential in all public sectors. Bratislava, 19-22 Septembar

6. Investment on EE through Small Scale Project Fund; 2006-2010 Bratislava, 19-22 Septembar

7.  Law on energy efficiency – No.04/L-016 recently approved  Law on energy No 03/L-184 Article 4 and 6, emphasizes the role of local governments in drafting and implementing energy strategy, programs for strategy implementation and energy balance for their municipalities.  Law on electrical energy No.03/L-201 Article 16,1.16 Emphasizes the role of distribution system to support municipalities in drafting municipal plans, program, or developing strategies.  Construction law 2004/15 Among other it emphasizes the use of energy efficient materials.  MESP regulation- Regulation on thermal protection of buildings, and -Other Administrative Instructions for energy auditing, use of RES, energy labeling, and end use consumers, etc. Legal Framework Bratislava, 19-22 Septembar

8. Municipal Energy Manag. Street lighting Public transpor t DH &Water system Other…. Municipal buildings  Public buildings to be assessed – Energy Auditing- (Municipal buildings, Schools, kinder gardens, student dormitories, street lighting, etc..) The baseline energy consumption Total share on energy consumption by sector. Different scenarios for improvement. Specific energy consumption rate.etc. Savings, € /an,ton CO 2 /an, kWh/an. The municipal program and action plan for energy management can be drafted after all relevant date are in the system and analyzed. The Role of municipalities Bratislava, 19-22 Septembar

9.  Draft municipal energy management program.  Action plan for implementation of municipal program. - Set the targets for reduction of energy consumption - List set of measures for improvement identified and responsibilities. Getting started  Strong commitment and cooperation, MED, MLGA, AKM, Municipalities.  Establishment energy management structures  Establish a sustainable process of energy auditing.  Capacity needs assessment and capacity building.  Creation of municipal energy database - a system of data analyzes. -Analyses according to target groups. - Combined or individual analyses. Bratislava, 19-22 Septembar

10. Getting started Bratislava, 19-22 Septembar

11. Lack of EE agency and EE fund. Lack of expertise experience,technical capacities on EE Lack of financial capacities - Insufficient financing Lack of suitable legal procedures for EE procurement,(Compare tenders not on ‘first cost’ but on ‘life cycle cost’)? Lack of Companies that provide energy services - ESCO Low level communication between different stakeholders. Low level of awareness on benefit from EE and RES. Staff movement Obstacles - Barriers Bratislava, 19-22 Septembar

12. Lessons learned Management of EE in municipalities – (Economic benefit, decrease of energy consumption, decrease of public expenditures) Capacity building – (Learning by doing) Municipal program and strategy- (Actually, limited number of municipalities consider EE measure in capital budget planning) Learning and exchange of experiences- Inter municipal cooperation. Cooperation communication and dialogue,- AKM Collegium of Public Services /Commission on EE Bratislava, 19-22 Septembar

13. Thank you very much for your attention ! www.komunat-ks.netwww.komunat-ks.net Avni Sfishta Rr:”Gustav Majer” No.05 Prishtinë, AMK expert on Energy efficiency Republika e Kosovës avnisfishta@gmail.comavnisfishta@gmail.com Bratislava, 19-22 Septembar