| KARPOSH – a program for energy efficiency | |
| Brief Description | During the past few years, the Municipality of Karposh in the city of Skopje, has been conducting programs for energy efficiency, which is a first for the Republic of Macedonia. These projects gardens are financed mostly from the municipality budget and resources of the citizens. They include initiatives surrounding street lighting, facilities of primary schools and kindergarten, with the goal of saving energy and money while decreasing CO2 emissions. 244 buildings for individual/collective/public use have been constructed from January 2012 to January 2015 with varying levels of energy efficiency. The model of subsidizing energy efficient buildings and renewable energy sources has gained support from citizens who can use this opportunity to partly cover the up-front cost of investing into energy efficient housing solutions. Motivated from the achieved results, there is ongoing continuation with the projects in the second Program for energy efficiency for 2013-2016. This second program will confirm the achievement of the goals set by the Convention of Mayors of European Municipalities and Cities, which aims for a reduction in energy consumption, CO2 emission, and use of non-renewable resources of 20% by 2020. |
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| European Country/Countries | Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia |
| Field | Energy efficient housing: Energy efficiency of buildings, Energy efficient housing: Energy saving behaviors |
| Type | Intervention, Policy |
| Impact | Health, Environmental sustainability |
| Status | Ongoing |
| Target Group | General population |
| Evaluation | Yes |
| Level | Local |
| INHERIT Perspective | By substituting the fossil fuels used in heating systems (coal, oil, etc.) with renewable sources of energy there will be a significant impact on the on the proximal and distal environment. If the behaviour surrounding unsustainable heating solutions is also tackled, the impact will be even greater. Furthermore, people’s health is potentially improved as indoor and outdoor air quality will better. Declining emissions of other noxious gases from the thermoelectric power plants or small plants or devices for district heating (running on coal, oil, etc.) will also contribute to bettering the health of the target populations. The reduced expenses for heating, cooling and domestic hot water directly affect the budget of every household, and most critically, the economically vulnerable ones who may be subject to fuel poverty. |
| Detailed description PDF filename | Download file |
| Relevant links | http://karpos.gov.mk/ |
| Contact | Ljupcho Dimov, Head of the Unit for Energy Efficiency- Municipality of Karposh – Skopje ljupco.dimov@karpos.gov.mk +38972 273 986 |
