Programme: Environment

This project supports the efforts of Dimovo Municipality to create a sustainable model and to develop energy infrastructure, as well as to improve the living conditions. It also responds to the need for the rehabilitation and modernization of street lighting systems in several settlements.
The overall objective of the project is to increase the energy efficiency of Dimovo Municipality through the rehabilitation and modernization of external artificial lighting systems in 3 settlements, thereby improving the quality of life of the population.
The specific objectives are:
1. Improving energy efficiency and generating energy and carbon savings;
2. Introduction of energy production technologies;
3. Reconstruction and renovation of the street lighting systems in 3 settlements;
4. Increasing Municipality`s expert capacity in the field of EE ;
5. Improvement of the infrastructure and attractiveness of Dimovo municipality;
6. Stimulating economic activity;
7. Redirecting financial savings to other priority areas for the development of the municipality and improving the quality of life of the population;

The actual activities are:
1. Rehabilitation and modernization of external artificial lighting systems;
2. Supervision  on the activities of modernization of the systems of the street lighting;
3. Acquisition of experience, knowledge and good practices
Auxiliary management activities, assessment of achieved energy savings, supervision of project activities, application of information and publicity measures are also foreseen.
Target group are residents of Dimovo municipality: over 3900 people living in conditions of social inequality.

The main results are:
1)Modernized and rehabilitated street lighting in 3 settlements;
2)Supplied and installed new luminaires and photovoltaic modules for street pillars;
3)Generated energy savings and reduced carbon emissions;
4)Improved quality of life of the population;