On 19 November, 2015, in Rustavi, within the framework of the EU program – “Covenant of Mayors demonstration projects” (CoMDeP), energy-efficient retrofitting of the kindergarten №6 began.
The Mayor of Rustavi City, David Jikia, deputy mayor, Nodar Sherozia, Director of the Sustainable Development and Policy Center, Karina Melikidze acquainted the reconstruction process.
Contractors of the project -„Retrofitting 3 kindergartens (№6 №40 №41) in Rustavi City in order to achieve high energy efficiency standards and greenhouse emission reduction” – are the Sustainable Development and Policy (SDAP) Center and Rustavi City Municipality. This project is focused on implementation of the Sustainable Energy Action Plans (SEAPs) under the Covenant of Mayors and is mainly financed by the European Union under the CoMDeP (Covenant of Mayors Demonstration Projects) programme. The Rustavi City Municipality contributes 20.06% of the total project budget. The project is implemented by the Sustainable Development and Policy (SDAP) Center.
The project aims at rehabilitation of 3 kindergarten buildings (#6, #40, #41) in Rustavi, implementation of modern energy efficient measures and installation of renewable energy technologies. It will help local authorities to target energy efficiency, enhance energy security and economic growth.
The first stage of the reconstruction of the kindergarten №6 involves: installation of the heating and hot water supply systems (in combination with solar collectors), ventilation system, new electrical system, energy-efficient windows. The second stage involves the building exterior insulation.
The first stage of the works will be completed in February 2016.
The implementer of the reconstruction is JSC “Saqpetqmretsvi”.