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Date: 28.03.24
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Vinnitsa region successfully takes over the Swedish experience of energy efficient technologies
Vinnitsa region successfully takes over the Swedish experience of energy efficient technologies

Today, the Third Swedish-Ukrainian forum on energy efficiency and clean technologies was held in Vinnitsa. Among more than a hundred participants, there were the heads of local governments and utility companies from all over Ukraine, representatives of Swedish companies, international financial institutions that provide financing for energy efficiency projects and environmental protection, local businesses, experts and academics. The representatives of the Department of International Cooperation and Regional Development of Regional State Administration took part in the forum.

The purpose of the forum was the discussing the needs of Ukrainian cities and regions in the areas of energy efficiency, waste management, water treatment, environmental protection and presentation of the most modern Swedish experience in resolving of these issues.

Hahstrom Martin, Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of Kingdom of Sweden in Ukraine and Bianca Dohtorovych, regional manager of Swedish trade and investment council (Business Sweden) told a welcoming speech from the Swedish side.

Vasyl Brovarnyk, Deputy Head of Regional State Administration, and Sergey Morgunov, Vinnitsa City Mayor, congratulated the participants of the forum from Vinnitsa region.

Opening the forum, Martin Hahstrom thanked the city and the region for help in the organizing of the event. The Ambassador noted that the Swedish side of the forum is an opportunity to share experiences on the very important things: clean air and water, measures for dealing with different types of waste, making them the resources, but not the problem. Because currently in Sweden, only 0.75 percent of the waste is been sent to garbage dumps, all the rest is processed into energy and other materials. According to his words, it was not an accident that Vinnitsa region was chosen as the venue for the powerful intergovernmental event, as it is a region, which has effectively implemented the comprehensive programs in the fields of alternative bioenergy, renewable energy, there are effective transparent mechanisms for their implementation, and there is great interest in innovative solutions.

In his turn, Vasyl Brovarnyk, Deputy of Chairman of Regional State Administration, confirmed that the achievement of energy security is today one of the priorities of the development area. Thus, through the introduction of energy efficient technologies, in the past three years we could reduce the natural gas consumption by 33 percent or in absolute terms to 360 million m³. The official stressed that the Vinnitsa region is a region that is ready to cooperate with foreign partners, including energy saving. Investments in energy-saving measures, according to estimates, will reduce energy consumption in the future in threefold.

During the Forum, Vladislav Skalskiy, Deputy of City Mayor, presented the achievements of Vinnitsa in energy efficiency.

Representatives of international organizations (EBRD E5R, the Nordic Environment Finance Corporation Nefco) told the audience about the possible use of financial instruments for the implementation of energy efficiency projects.     

Forum participants also discussed the format of panel discussions in major programs and trends in the areas of water supply and sanitation, management of solid waste, energy efficiency for residential and industrial sector, and the renewable energy.