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PRESS CONFERENCE ON THE LAUNCH OF CONSTRUCTION WORKS
On 01.03.2022 at 10:00 a.m., at the Lovech press centre of the Bulgarian News Agency, a press conference was held for the launch of the construction works for the project “Energy Efficient Modernization of Settlement Systems for Outdoor Artificial Lighting in the town of Lovech and Doyrentsi Village”, Grant Agreement No. BGENERGY-2.001-0101-007/14.03.2021, financed through the Financial Mechanism of the European Economic Area 2014-2021 and implemented under the Renewable Energy, Energy Efficiency, Energy Security Programme.
The event was attended by Ms. Kornelia Marinova - Mayor of Lovech Municipality, Mr. Morten Pederesen - representative of the project partner MPENERGI AS, Kingdom of Norway, Eng. Matyu Matev - manager of the contracting company for the construction works "Vemat" Ltd. Veliko Tarnovo, the project management team, employees of the municipal administration, media.
Ms. Marinova opened the press conference by emphasizing the importance of the project in lowering the municipality's costs, especially in relation to the constant increase in electricity prices. Through a short presentation, the project manager outlined the civil works to be carried out. These include the replacement of the existing conventional street lights with 3 438 high-efficiency LED luminaires, of which 2 704 pcs. are in the town of Lovech and in the village of Doyrentsi - 734 pcs.; introduction of an automated system for centralized management and monitoring of street lighting; introduction of measures for the use of energy from renewable energy sources through the installation of a photovoltaic plant, which will operate with hybrid inverters and blocks with rechargeable batteries. It is envisaged that the electricity generated from renewable energy sources will represent at least 10.7% of the electricity required for street lighting in the town of Lovech.
In conclusion, Mr. Matev and Mr. Pedersen expressed their support for the timely start of the project of the Municipality of Lovech, predicting that its implementation will lead to the maximum increase in energy efficiency through technological renewal and modernization of the outdoor artificial lighting systems in the two places and improve the living conditions of the population.
"This document has been produced with the financial support of the Renewable Energy, Energy Efficiency, Energy Security Programme under the European Economic Area Financial Mechanism (EEA Financial Mechanism). The entire responsibility for the content of this document lies with the Municipality of Lovech and under no circumstances can it be assumed that this document reflects the official position of the EEA Financial Mechanism, the Donor Countries and the Programme Operator of the Renewable Energy, Energy Efficiency, Energy Security Programme.
