After being rehabilitated with EU funds, two schools in Pristina, "Gjin Gazulli" high school and "Ismail Qemali" primary school, and the maternity ward of the Gjilan/Gnjilane regional hospital have been brought closer to EU standards on energy efficiency.
The EC Liaison Office inaugurated the buildings together with the Ministry of Energy and Mining, the Ministry of Health, and Pristina and Gjilan/Gnjilane municipality officials.
Khaldoun Sinno, Head of Political, Economic and EU integration section at the EC Liaison Office said: "As Kosovo faces challenges in both low energy production and high consumption, investing in energy efficiency measures in new and existing buildings is very important. These public buildings are good examples of how investing in energy saving measures helps the environment as well as the economy, with a short payback period."
The rehabilitation works focused on energy efficiency measures such as thermal insulation of the external walls and the roof, water-proof insulation of roofs, installation of new PVC windows and doors, overhaul of the existing boiler systems, and installation of solar panels for hot water production.
Two more schools in Gjakovë/Ðakovica were rehabilitated in September last year as part of the energy efficiency project.
The energy consumption in the rehabilitated buildings is expected to drop for at least 40% and the thermal comfort inside the buildings will improve considerably. In addition, the pollution caused by the heating, such as CO2 emissions, will decrease considerably.
The European Commission attaches great importance to energy efficiency and clean environment. In addition to the rehabilitation of the five public buildings, the EC Liaison Office funds two more projects favouring energy efficiency. One is support to the Ministry of Energy and Mining in establishing an energy auditing process in compliance with legal requirements and the National Plan for Energy Efficiency. The second project was a public awareness campaign to promote the efficient use of energy and renewable energy resources. All in all this makes over EUR 2 million of EU investments for a cleaner and greener Kosovo.
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Fjolla Çeku, Press and Information Officer,
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