In the presence of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Kosovo, Mr. Kurti, and Minister Mrs. Rizvanolli, Mayor Mr. Aliu, Managing Director of the Kosovo Energy Efficiency Fund Mr. Ismaili, and representatives of the donors Mr. Paolucci from the World Bank, as well as Mr. Bianchardi from the European Union, the project was inaugurated at the "Bill Clinton" Sports Hall in Ferizaj. The investment, amounting to approximately 490,000 euros, was realized by the Kosovo Energy Efficiency Fund through collaboration with the Municipality of Ferizaj. The project was funded by the Government of the Republic of Kosovo, the World Bank, and the European Union. This project is one of the most complex in terms of architecture and at the same time combines various energy efficiency measures. Its primary goal is to save energy, with an estimated reduction of 52% in the baseline consumption, thus having a positive impact on the environment, conditions, and well-being of athletes and sports and culture enthusiasts in the city of Ferizaj. The implemented energy efficiency measures include thermal insulation of the roof, installation of flat solar collectors (total area of 38.4m2) for heating sanitary water, external thermal insulation of the walls, replacement of old windows and doors with new efficient ones, installation of two new biomass/pellet boilers for central heating (capacity of 600 kW), replacement of old radiators with new ones, and replacement of old lighting fixtures with new LED ones (152 lighting units). The inauguration of this project follows a series of projects being carried out by the Kosovo Energy Efficiency Fund in public buildings across Kosovo under its mechanism. The Board of Directors of the Kosovo Energy Efficiency Fund expresses gratitude to the Government of the Republic of Kosovo, the European Union, and the World Bank for their support, as well as to the partner municipalities, staff, collaborators, partners, and contractors for their contributions. (Some photographs illustrating the facility before and after the implemented measures, as well as moments from the inauguration ceremony, are presented below.)

Kosovo Municipalities can now apply for energy efficiency grants in social housing. We are pleased to announce in front of the Mayors of the Municipalities, in the presence of the Prime Minister Mr. Kurti, Ministers Mrs. Rizvanolli, Mr. Murati, Mr. Krasniqi and EU office in Kosovo representative Mr. Bianchiardi, that MD of KEEF Mr. Ismaili has presented EE measures for the implementation of the Emergency Project. This project aims to improve energy saving and increase the well-being of citizens in social multi-apartment buildings owned by municipalities in Kosovo. This project is part of the Emergency Package for Energy, financed by EU within the framework of the IPA program, arranged by the GRK, which has also approved the Action Plan, a plan which under measure 3 delegates the responsibility for its implementation to KEEF. The measures for multi-apartment buildings (social housing) will be implemented in cooperation with the Municipalities of the Rep. of Kosovo, through the co-financing model, with which KEEF will contribute with 90% of the investment (non-refundable funds), while the Municipalities will contribute with only 10% of the investment value. This is the first time that a local institution implements such measures in the residential sector in Kosovo. On this occasion, in the meeting organized for this purpose, the Public Call for Applications from the Municipalities of the Republic of Kosovo was officially opened. We thank the EU and the GRK for making this project possible, while we welcome the cooperation of the municipalities in the realization of the project in order to achieve common objectives at the country level. All interested municipalities are invited to submit their applications, according to the Public Call presented in the link below, which will be open until the 17th of April, 2023.  https://fkee-rks.net/file/repository/Public_Call_social_MABs_ENG.pdf 

“Emin Duraku" School in Shtime is one of the facilities benefiting from the application of energy efficiency measures from the Kosovo Energy Efficiency Fund. The completion of the works in this building were inaugurated by Managing Director Mr. Ahmet Ismaili and Chairman of the KEEF Board together with the Mayor of Municipality of Shtime Mr. Qemajl Alium and donors Minister of Economy Mrs. Artane Rizvanolli, Mrs. AnnaCarin Platon – EU Office and Mrs. Elene Imnadze – World Bank. The renovations include thermal insulation of the envelope, replacement of windows and doors with efficient ones PVC and the replacement of light fixtures with efficient lighting – LED.  The investment amount is over 198 thousand euros, while the direct beneficiaries are over 720 students and staff of this school.

With the presence of the Managing Director Mr. Ahmet Ismaili, the Mayor of the Municipality of Malisheva Mr. Ekrem Kastrati, the Deputy Chief for Cooperation in the EU Office Mr. Alessandro Bianciardi, Deputy Minister of Economy Mr. Getoar Mjeku, Rhedon Begolli - Senior Energy Specialist at the World Bank and other representatives of our partners, the measures for energy efficiency in the amount of 411,213.50 euros invested by the Kosovo Energy Efficiency Fund were inaugurated in The Municipal Building and the "Hamdi Berisha" school in Malishevë.  The energy efficiency measures that have been implemented include the replacement of old windows and doors with new efficient ones, the replacement of inefficient light fixtures with LED ones, the installation of a new heating network, a pellet boiler at the "Hamdi Berisha" school, while heat pump heating system in the Municipal Building.  It is estimated that in the Municipal Building these measures will result in energy savings of about 55% and that 91 people will benefit directly from these investments. While at the "Hamdi Berisha" School, energy savings of about 57% will result, and 1,619 students and staff of this school will be direct beneficiaries.  We thank the EU Office, the World Bank and the Ministry of Economy for their support, as well as the municipality of Malisheva for their cooperation.

"Rexhep Elmazi" School in Gjilan is one of the facilities benefiting from the application of energy efficiency measures from the Kosovo Energy Efficiency Fund. Together with the Deputy Minister of Economy Mr. Getoar Mjeku and the Mayor of the Municipality of Gjilan Mr. Alban Hyseni, inaugurated the completion of the works in this building, which include: the thermal insulation of the building envelope, the replacement of windows, the replacement of lights with efficient lighting - LED, as well as the installation of pellet boiler. The investment amount is over 140 thousand euros, while the direct beneficiaries are expected to be over 700 students and staff of this school.