BDS organized the second training on the topic “Energy Roadmapping” on 20th of December, 2017 in restaurant “Gracija” of the Municipality of Kumanovo (Center of NorthEast Planning region). The number of Participants was 24 (Mayors, employees in the Center of NorthEast Planning region and the municipalities; members of the NGOs and Business sector)
Press Release from the 2 Training (translated into English from Macedonian):
http://www.kumanovonews.com/vesti/obuka-za-mapiranje-na-energetskata-tranzicija-se-odrza-vo-kumanovo
“Introduction to the Energy Roadmapping” was the second training organized by the Center for Development of the Northeast Planning Region and the consulting firm Balkan Development Solutions BDS from Skopje, in the framework of the project PANEL2050 – PARTNERSHIP FOR NEW ENERGY LEADERSHIP 2050.
“The purpose of the training, attended by representatives from the municipalities in the region, the Center for Development of the Northeast Planning Region, the business sector and the civil sector in the region, was to give an introduction to the process of developing an energy transition map, which should be a roadmap for the public and the business sector in the region, as well as for the citizens in: reducing energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions; the use of local renewable resources for energy production; creating local jobs and reducing energy costs” – said Mladen Protic, director of the Center for Development of the Northeast planning region.
Several other trainings for the stakeholders from the region, who are responsible for the creation of policies for the use of renewable energy sources, are foreseen, after which the process of developing an energy transition map of the region will be launched in the long run until 2050 and appropriate short-term and medium-term priorities and objectives.
The project is funded under the EU research and development program HORIZON 2020.
For more informations , trainings report and study materials please look into the right side of document manue