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The project aims to improve energy efficiency by piloting the use of renewable energy sources in the target community (Ivanesti village - Livezeni commune). A demonstration centre will be established as a best practice for the use of photovoltaic panels and wind energy. Pilot households in poor, isolated areas where disadvantaged groups live, including Roma ethnic minorities, will be connected to the renewable power system of the centre. The project includes awareness raising on climate change and energy efficiency, training for NGOs/CBOs and youth on how to use renewable energies, as well as advocacy and lobby to improve the legislative framework as concerns implementation of solutions to supply power to households from renewable energy sources and to allow a bidirectional connection of individual producers to the national network of power supply.

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Project Snapshot

Grantee:

Asociatia Valea Soarelui

Country:

Romania

Area Of Work:

Climate Change Mitigation

Operational Phase:

OP4 - Y3 (Jul 09 - Jun 10)

Grant Amount:

US$ 49,985.00

Co-Financing Cash:

US$ 39,600.00

Co-Financing in-Kind:

US$ 46,675.00

Project Number:

ROM/SGP/OP4/Y3/RAF/09/10

Start Date:

1/2010

End Date:

12/2011

Status:

Satisfactorily Completed

Project Characteristics and Results

Capacity - Building Component

- At the level of school population, the project will build the capacity to understand the climate change issue and the importance of using sustainable energy sources as a solution for both economic and environmental problems; - At the NGOs and community level the project will increase the knowledge on the energy efficiency and use of renewable energy sources (solar and aeolian) in the households and will create the necessary skills to install specific equipments.

Significant Participation of Indigenous Peoples

40 persons will participate in the practical activities related to Demonstration Center establishment; 350 persons participate in the information activities at the Center; 500 school peoples are involved in educational.

Notable Community Participation

The communities from Ivanesti village (Mures County) and three NGOs are participating in the project activities.

Promoting Public Awareness of Global Environment

The information activities contribute to the public awareness on the climate change issue and on the benefits the use of renewable energy sources, at local level, can produce for the global environment.

Gender Focus

The project encourages the women participation in all project activities: they are involved in educational activities in schools, in information activities at the community level and in the practical activities in the Greenhouse, to be established at the Demonstration Center.

Policy Influence

The project influenced 1 policy for renewable energy production and it's integration into the national electric system.

Policy Impact

The project intends to develop advocacy and lobby activities to improve the national legislative framework: - concerning the use of renewable energy sources for households? power supply; - concerning the establishment of a bidirectional connection of individual producers to the national network of power suppliers.

Emphasis on Sustainable Livelihoods

The project?s activity will contribute to the increase in local population income by: - informing and demonstrating, in the new created Demonstration Center, the possibility to use renewable energy sources in the households; - providing direct access to power supply for some disadvantaged households (roma population) - arranging, at the Demonstration Center, a greenhouse for community use, which is supplied from RES.

Project Results

5 technologies for the use of renewable energy resources and their accessibility for the local communities
1 policy for renewable energy production and it's integration into the national electric system
3 energy efficiency solutions developed
Improvement of living standards in three poor communities of the area
2 financial mechanism put in practice within the project
Partnership established with three local authorities/government institutions
5 households benefited from the project
5 information materials and 3 radio broadcasts produced
350 persons informed through the center

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Indicators

Biophysical

Number of innovations or new technologies developed / applied 2

Empowerment

Number of CBOs / NGOs participated / involved in SGP project 3

Livehood

Number of individuals (gender diaggregated) who have benefited* from SGP project 100

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