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(Total cost: US$ 657,000; requested GEF funding US$ 327,000)
Objectives
(a) To identify the training needs at the municipal level, including the needs of municipal employees, local architects and engineers, and industry and institutional energy managers.
(b) To developing training materials to meet these education and training needs.
(c) To conduct training programs using these materials, evaluate the results, and revise the programs to improve their effectiveness.
(d) To develop and implement a program for advanced training to support development of private sector energy services and financing capabilities.
Description
20. The DZ Support Office will assess the training needs at the municipal level through discussions with the EEOs and through a review of local training activities in other Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries. A training program that addresses these needs will be developed. As examples, training programs will be developed on how to conduct energy audits to identify cost-effective energy retrofit measures, how to evaluate the energy savings and environmental benefits realized from retrofit projects, and in other planning, management, and finance areas. The Energy Performance Contracting Mechanism, stimulated under subproject 3, will be used in advanced training for ESCOs and general training for customers, financial institutions, NEK distribution branches, and municipalities to increase their understanding of performance contracting. After being tested and evaluated in Gabrovo, the training programs will be extended to other municipalities. (related to subprojects 5, 6).
21. The DZ Support Office also will develop a program to promote increased public awareness of energy efficiency and environmental subjects at the municipal level, including the promotion of public awareness of the DZ projects. The Support Office will inventory national and international information sources and provide the most useful materials to the Gabrovo and other EEOs. The activity will be carried out in cooperation with national and municipal education and library agencies. The material will include information on energy-saving products and practices, periodical exhibitions with awards and labels for "green" and energy efficient technologies, products and material produced in Bulgaria, information on national and international workshops, and reviews of top achievements in these fields. A newsletter will be used to exchange information and create enthusiasm among the growing network of municipal participants in energy efficiency programs.
Transaction Barriers
(a) Lack of trained personnel to design, conduct, implement, and evaluate energy efficiency and environmental programs.
(b) Lack of information and education about energy efficiency and environmental programs, their benefits, and how they can be achieved.
Outcomes
(a) Qualified experts to perform energy audits on residential, public/commercial and industrial facilities and other energy-saving and environmental activities.
(b) Production of training programs and manuals on: energy management techniques, energy audits, low cost measures in residential, public/commercial and industrial sectors; design guidelines for new energy efficient residential and service buildings; and case studies from successful projects in Gabrovo, other Bulgarian municipalities, and from international experience (related to the demonstration subprojects).
(c) Improvement in public awareness, interest, and support for energy efficiency and environmental programs through exhibitions, conferences, seminars, and workshops.
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Overcoming Financial Barriers
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