Smart Urban Services Through Homogenous Quality Standard in Public Infrastructures for Higher Energy Efficiency

Programme 2014 - 2020 Interreg IPA CBC Romania - Serbia

Description

Description (EN):

In Europe, street lighting consumes a significant amount of electricity: there are more than 56 million street lighting luminaires in operation, with an estimated electricity consumption of 35 TWh. For municipalities with older, inefficient systems, street lighting can account for 30-50% of their total electricity consumption. However, the saving potential is enormous: with current technologies 30-70% energy savings are generally possible. This savings potential has been recognized and incorporated into European policies. EC Regulation 245/2009 sets phasing out requirements for a range of frequently used street lamp types between 2012 and 2017. Phasing out means that these product groups will no longer be placed on the market and will no longer be available for purchase. The very recent market introduction of LED technology for street lighting offers high savings with comparatively short pay-back times. LED technologies have developed very rapidly, especially in the last few years. Today, with cost reduction potentials of over 50%, LED lighting is already an economically very interesting option for street lighting refurbishment. Moreover, street lighting refurbishment presents a unique opportunity for the uptake of guaranteed energy services in the form of energy performance contracts (EPC): - Phasing out requirements are placing municipalities under pressure to act: nearly 80 % of all currently used lamps types will not be available after 2017, - Street lighting refurbishment, especially with the availability of LED and other innovative solutions that are economically attractive and offer a relatively low level of complexity, presents a low risk entry point into the provision of EPC services for SMEs. Since Romania is a member of the EU and Serbia is a candidate country, this is the opportunity to show to other regions that joint cross border work in this field is possible and sustainable, especially when we talk about energy savings and environmental protection. Also, having in mind that Romania has to apply EU regulation, surely in the next years same regulations will have to be obtained and respected by Serbia. Municipality of Plandiste and Municipality of Recas are very similar. They share approximately the same number of inhabitants; both are agricultural municipalities and have same possibilities regarding renewable energy (thermal waters, wind energy, and possibilities to use energy from biogas). The overall objective of the project and the expected change your project will make to the current situation. Overall objective of the project is: Improving the public lighting system in the cross-border area, based on similar standards, and aimed to increase energy efficiency and to reduce the pollution.

Achievements (EN): Results achieved: 1 Energy Efficiency System implemented; 1 Public Lighting System installed in Recas, including monitoring system; 2 Public Lighting System installed in Plandiste, including monitoring system; 234 Participants to the Round tables and Seminars;

Themes

Energy efficiency

Specific Objective: Promote the achievement of improved and homogenous quality standard in public infrastructures for basic services, especially in remote areas through improved and enlarged access to modern and efficient public utilities services (incl. Internet, energy)

Thematic Priority: (c) Promoting sustainable transport and improving public infrastructures by, inter alia, reducing isolation through improved access to transport, information and communication networks and services and investing in cross-border water, waste and energy systems and facilities

Partners

Lead Partner: Opština Plandište

Address: Vojvode Putnika 38, 26360 Plandište, Serbia

Legal status: public

Total budget: EUR 667 663.50

IPA2 budget: EUR 567 513.98

Asociatia pentru Managementul Energiei Timis

Name: Asociatia pentru Managementul Energiei Timis

Department: -

Address: Revolutiei din 1989 Blvd 17Timisoara, Romania

Legal status: private

Total budget: EUR 131 334.00

IPA2 budget: EUR 111 633.90

Orașul Recaș

Name: Orașul Recaș

Address: Calea Timișoarei Street 86Recaș, Romania

Legal status: public

Total budget: EUR 779 841.30

IPA2 budget: EUR 662 865.10

Regionalni centar za društveno-ekonomski razvoj – Banat Doo

Name: Regionalni centar za društveno-ekonomski razvoj – Banat Doo

Address: Čarnojevićeva 1, 23000 Zrenjanin, Serbia

Legal status: private

Total budget: EUR 52 668.00

IPA2 budget: EUR 44 767.80

Summary

Project name (EN): Smart Urban Services Through Homogenous Quality Standard in Public Infrastructures for Higher Energy Efficiency

Project acronym: BANATSMART

Period: 2014-2020

Date of latest update: 2022-03-27

Website: http://www.romania-serbia.net/

Project start date: 2017-07-14

Project end date: 2019-10-13

Project status: closed

Total budget/expenditure: EUR 1 631 506.80

European Union funding: EUR 1 386 780.78

Co-financing sources: IPA/IPA II/IPA III

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Municipality of Plandiste

Smart Urban Services Through Homogenous Quality Standard in Public Infrastructures for Higher Energy Efficiency

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Timis County Energy Management Association

Smart Urban Services Through Homogenous Quality Standard in Public Infrastructures for Higher Energy Efficiency

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Municipality of Recas

Smart Urban Services Through Homogenous Quality Standard in Public Infrastructures for Higher Energy Efficiency

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Regional Agency for Socio – Economic Development – Banat Ltd

Smart Urban Services Through Homogenous Quality Standard in Public Infrastructures for Higher Energy Efficiency

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2014 - 2020 Interreg IPA CBC Romania - Serbia

Last month that data in keep.eu was retrieved from the Programme's website or received from the Programme

2022-03-27

No. of projects in keep.eu / Total no. of projects (% of projects in keep.eu)

74 / 101 (73.27%)

No. of project partnerships in keep.eu / Total no. of project partnerships (% of project partnerships in keep.eu)

196 / 270 (72.59%)

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Information provided by the Programme. Achievements were retrieved by Interact from the Programme website (http://www.romania-serbia.net/), or a website directly linked from it, on 2021-09-22.

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