Projects funded

Strengthening the cross-border territorial competitiveness and economic development in Nish and Jablanica (Serbia) and Sofia (Bulgaria) regions through efficient utilization of regional resources in the area of renewable energies use with stress on biomas

Project ID: 2007CB16IPO006-2011-2-019
Acronym: CB competitiveness through RE and biomass use
Project title: Strengthening the cross-border territorial competitiveness and economic development in Nish and Jablanica (Serbia) and Sofia (Bulgaria) regions through efficient utilization of regional resources in the area of renewable energies use with stress on biomas
Call: 2007CB16IPO006-2011-2
Priority axis: Priority Axis 2
Action: 2.2 Sustainable development through efficient utilization of regional resources
Budget: 143206.21 €
EU co-financing: 121725.27 €
Start date: 21.01.2013
End date: 21.01.2014
Status: In implementation
Description: The current project envisages activities focusing on better understanding the renewable energy (RE) use with stress on biomass and studying possibilities for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to build in technologies for biomass employment in their existing activities. Furthermore, the project will contribute to increased preparedness of the stakeholders to cope with the dynamic and challenging renewable energy market and energy efficiency issues. It will also contribute to creating new jobs and meet the 20x20x20 target of Bulgaria, and respectively EU. With view of current EU policies in the RE use and the already created knowledge base over the CB regional economic development the project partners joint forces to build up the achieved project results with emphasis on RE use for strengthening the cross-border territorial competitiveness and economic development.

Partners

  • Agency for economic development KostinbrodBulgaria, Sofia region