Deputy Economy Minister highlights role of energy efficiency at school event
Georgian Deputy Economy Minister Romeo Mikautadze highlighted the responsibility of the public to use energy resources “more wisely” at a school event for raising awareness of energy-saving practices. Photo: Ministry of Economy
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Georgian Deputy Economy Minister Romeo Mikautadze on Thursday highlighted the responsibility of the public to use energy resources “more wisely” at a school event for raising awareness of energy-saving practices.
The Ministry said representatives from 10 schools in the Georgian capital city of Tbilisi attended the event for a campaign being implemented by the Ministry with the support from the European Union, the German state development bank KfW and GOPA Intec, a German-based independent energy consulting company.
Energy efficiency not only helps conserve energy, but also plays a crucial role in reducing CO2 emissions and our impact on the environment”, Mikautadze said in comments at the event.
The campaign aims to help schools introduce European energy-saving practices and encourage energy efficiency, while also helping to raise awareness among students and teachers on the subjects.
The Ministry said the 10 schools would be involved in the campaign over the next two months and participate in activities for improving their energy efficiency as part of a contest.
A commission involving various agencies will select three winners and award them with energy-efficient prizes in the amount of €3,000 in late June.
Georgian Deputy Economy Minister Romeo Mikautadze on Tuesday highlighted energy security as a "necessary prerequisite" for ensuring growth and development, in remarks at the Energy Policy Forum organised by the United States Agency for International Development.
Georgia’s energy sector is in “an active phase” of development and the country’s goal is to “effectively” use the “huge” unused potential of renewable energy through hydro, wind, solar, and other energy-sufficient directions, Romeo Mikautadze, Georgia’s Deputy Economy Minister said on Saturday at the 13th session of the Assembly of the International Renewable Energy Agency in Abu Dhabi.
The German Development Bank will allocate €27 million to support reforms in Georgia’s energy sector reform, the Georgian ministry of finance announced on Friday.
Twenty-five public schools in Georgia’s capital will be renovated to become more energy efficient thanks to €20 million in financial support from two international financial institutions.
Romeo Mikautadze, the Georgian First Deputy Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development, on Thursday said his office had signed 60 deals with investors worth $800 million last year that were expected to add more than two billion kWh to the local energy generation annually.
Energy security goal of Georgian Government’s policy
Georgian Deputy Economy Minister Romeo Mikautadze on Wednesday told the World Utilities Congress in Abu Dhabi the goal of the Georgian Government was to ensure energy security of the country.
A delegation from the German state development and reconstruction bank KfW is visiting Georgia between Wednesday and Friday to inspect the implementation of projects supported by the institution in the country, the Embassy of Germany to Georgia announced on Tuesday.
Construction permits issued in Georgia will require minimum energy efficiency requirements starting in July, the Ministry of Economy announced on Wednesday.