Closing conference on completion of the Twinning project for the State Agency on Energy Efficiency and Energy Saving of Ukraine (SAEEU) was held.
Twinning project “Improvement of the Regulatory Framework in the Area of Energy Efficiency and its Approximation to the Requirements of the EU Legislation” has been successfully implemented for 25 months by the partners from the Federal Republic of Germany and the French Republic in cooperation with the SAEEU.
Resident Twinning Advisor Counterpart from the Ukrainian Party Olena Kazlovceva in her speech admitted that economic development of any country depended on the ability to effectively use fuel and power resources. Due to understanding the importance of this project and fruitful cooperation between foreign experts and the civil servants of Ukraine some ambitious objectives stated by the SAEEU were achieved. The Project performance was highly evaluated by independent experts.
The Project Leader from the Federal Republic of Germany Harald Heflik was pleased with the fruitful cooperation and the performance of the results achieved.
Moreover, key experts represented the main achievements of the project, in particular the revision of specific laws (draft laws) and the legislation of Ukraine, comparative analysis of the primary legislation of Ukraine with the directives of the European Union on energy efficiency and other components which have been implemented within the framework of the project.
The objective of the project above mentioned was to create the efficient system of the effective legislation and the state policy in the area of energy efficiency approved with the requirements of the EU legislation that supports formation of favorable environment for general reduce of energy consumption as well as consumption of primary energy resources.
Currently, all the mandatory project results are achieved as well as the project is considered to be fully completed by the parties.
For reference: since 2005 according to the Decree of the President of Ukraine dated on 06.10.2005 № 1424/2005 «The Issue on Provision of the Twinning Programme Implementation in Ukraine» the National Agency of Ukraine on Civil Service (NAUCS) directs and coordinates the activity on preparation and implementation the Twinning Programme in Ukraine. Moreover the NAUCS is the national coordinator of implementation of the institutional building instrument TAIEX and CIB Programme according to the relevant legal acts
