PRESS CONFERENCE on the occasion of the implementation of the project "Improvement of the air quality in the Municipality of Dimitrovgrad by replacing solid fuel heating devices with alternative forms of heating"
On September 29, 2020, (Tuesday) from 11:00 in the hall on the second floor of the Municipality of Dimitrovgrad will be held a press conference on the occasion of the project "Improvement of air quality in the municipality of Dimitrovgrad by replacing heating devices with solid fuel with alternative forms of heating." The project is under contract №BG16M1OP002-5.003-0005, funded by the Operational Program "Environment 2014-2020", procedure BG16M1OP002-5.003, priority axis 5 "Improvement of ambient air quality", co-financed by the Cohesion Fund of the European Union and the state budget of the Republic of Bulgaria. Participants in the press conference will be: Mr. Ivo Dimov - Mayor of Dimitrovgrad Municipality, Mr. Yasho Minkov - Deputy Mayor for Projects and representatives of the contractor. The financing amount is BGN 7555396.72, of which BGN 6422087.21 from the Cohesion Fund of the European Union and BGN 1133309.51 national co-financing from the state budget of the Republic of Bulgaria.
The overall goal of the project is to improve the quality of the atmospheric air in the Municipality of Dimitrovgrad by reducing the emissions of PM10 from domestic heating as one of the main sources of air pollution. The specific objective of the project is to replace solid fuel heating appliances of households with alternative types of heating devices. The term for implementation of the project is 59 months, as of the date of entry into force of the contract. The project is implemented in two stages. During the first stage, all preparatory actions for the implementation of the investment were carried out. An explanatory campaign among the population, explaining the permissible alternative forms of heating and the conditions for inclusion of those interested, and a survey of attitudes among residents who heat with solid fuel to replace the heating devices were conducted. During the second investment stage based on the results achieved during the first stage, Dimitrovgrad Municipality will conduct procedures for selection of contractors and will perform the main investment activities for dismantling of used heating devices and for delivery and installation of new heating appliances / systems according to accepted parameters.
The socio-economic goals of the project include improving the health and quality of life of the residents of Dimitrovgrad Municipality as a result of the improved air quality, improving the quality of the environment in Dimitrovgrad municipality by reducing the harmful emissions of PM and household incentives to switch to more environmentally friendly forms of domestic heating.
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