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Open Regional Fund for South East Europe – Energy Efficiency
| Type of entry | Programme |
|---|---|
| Date (start - end) | 01.10.2012 - 31.08.2017 |
| Scheduled status | Completed |
| Areas of intervention | |
| Sectors |
23010 - Energy policy and administrative management |
| Locations |
Albania Republic of North Macedonia Serbia Montenegro |
| Donors |
German Federal Ministry for Economic Development and Cooperation (BMZ)
German Federal Ministry for Economic Development and Cooperation (BMZ) Stresemannstraße 94 +49 / 30 1 85 35-0 |
| Implementers |
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH - Open Regional Fund for South East Europe - Energy Efficiency |
| Beneficiaries |
Albania Bosnia and Herzegovina Kosovo* Montenegro Serbia Republic of North Macedonia |
| Description | The Open Regional Fund for South-East Europe – Energy Efficiency (ORF-EE) promotes regional cooperation among stakeholders with the capacity to drive the processes of reform in the energy sector and thereby contributes to the achievement of national energy efficiency targets in their respective countries. The nations of South East Europe have much in common both culturally and structurally, which offers huge potential for building and sharing expertise in regional networks ORF-EE advises national ministries represented in the Energy Efficiency Coordination Group of the Energy Community on developing and monitoring the National Energy Efficiency Action Plans that are now mandatory across the EU. A monitoring system has been developed for this purpose. The support provided by ORF-EE is complemented by a software programme for calculating the energy savings and CO2 reductions achieved through energy efficiency measures. With the support of ORF-EE, the Network of Energy-Efficient Capital Cities in South-Eastern Europe has been established. It is comprised of the cities of Zagreb, Sarajevo, Podgorica, Skopje and Tirana. Support for this network is also being provided by the German model city of Freiburg im Breisgau. All of the partner cities have joined the European Covenant of Mayors Initiative and undertaken to reduce their CO2 emissions by at least 20% by 2020. With their Initiative for Public Political Dialogue on Sustainable Energy, the Council of Europe’s network of Schools of Political Studies in South-East Europe is contributing to strengthening the political will to pursue reform processes in the partner countries. |
* This designation is without prejudice to positions on status, and is in line with UNSCR 1244 and the ICJ Opinion on the Kosovo declaration of independence