12 Jun Presentation of prepared strategic documents by engaged EU organisation Zelena Energetska Zadruga, Croatia within the project Green Energy
Last week (June 12, 2024), the consultants from Zelena Energetska Zadruga, Croatia, presented the strategic documents developed as part of the project activity “Analysis with recommendations to the municipalities in establishment of RES-based energy cooperatives and their rule in development of social entrepreneurship“ to representatives from the Municipality of Medvedja and the project team.
Through some of the project activities, we aim to establish a positive pilot example for the rational and ethical use of the planet`s resources, especially solar energy, as an example that has the least impact on the environment and contributes the least to carbon dioxide emissions and climate change. In that direction, the introduction of cooperatives is one of the most successful ways of energy decentralization and democratization of the energy sector.
In the period from January to April this year, we worked on the analysis of important strategic documents from both countries and the distribution of a targeted questionnaire to relevant bodies in both countries.
According to the activities, three strategic documents were presented – Analysis of present situation and policy framework for establishment of energy cooperatives in the cross-border region, the needs of labour and energy market in the region; Municipal recommendations on energy cooperative rollout and Analysis of a Questionnaire Survey. The aim and purpose of these documents is to serve as a road-map and direction in the creation of future documents – strategies and action plans of the Municipality of Medvedja in the sector.
Project partners: Municipality of Medvedja, Republic of Serbia; Center for promotion of sustainable agricultural practices and rural development – CeProSARD; Municipality of Butel, Republic of North Macedonia.
The project is co-funded by the European Union, represented by the Ministry of Finance Of Republic of Serbia, Department for Contracting and Financing of EU Funded Programmes – CFCU.
