Establishment of Sustainable Energy Information Centre

Project donor: INOGATE programe of EU Commission.

Project duration: July, 2015 - April, 2016.

Project Consultant: Energy Efficiency Centre Georgia

Beneficiary: Tbilisi City Hall

Key stakeholders: Ministry of Energy of Georgia.

Objective: Establishment of an Information Centre for effective awareness rising on sustainable energy (energy efficiency and renewable energy) in Tbilisi, Georgia

Key Activities:

• Activity No.1 - Demonstration Units and Exhibits for the Centre;

• Activity No.2 - Information materials on Sustainable Energy in Georgia;

• Activity No.3 - Contribute to the development of the SE Info Centre activities;

• Activity No.4 - Launch event;

• Activity No.5 - Coordination & Reporting.

Demonstration Units and Exhibits for the Centre

Sustainable Energy Information Centre (SEIC) at Tbilisi City Hall was arranged with relevant office appliances, furniture as well as renewable energy and energy efficient technologies’ mock-ups, exhibits and models

Information materials on Sustainable Energy in Georgia

For SEIC was developed and printed various information materials (brochures, posters and etc) devoted to sustainable energy (renewable energy and energy efficiency) issues.

Launch event of Sustainable Energy Information Centre

On 22 April, 2016 the sustainable energy information center was opened at the Tbilisi City Hall. Mr. Davit Narmania, the mayor of Tbilisi city hall, Mr. Ilia Eloshvili, the deputy minister of energy of Georgia, Mr. Giorgi Alibegashvili Head of Tbilisi City Council and Mr. Wolfgang F. Lutz, the key expert of INOGATE technical secretariat attended an opening ceremony of a sustainable energy information center (SEIC).

All visitors of the SEIC will have an opportunity to get information and appropriate consultations, as well as to introduce the exhibits/models and information materials related to the renewable energy and energy efficient technologies. It should be noted that establishment of SEIC fully correspond to the commitments taken by City of Tbilisi under the EU commission’s initiative of Covenant of Mayors. The arrangement of SEIC with RE & EE exhibits, equipment and information materials has provided with support of INOGATE program of EU Commission.

The establishment of SEIC was envisaged through the memorandum signed last year between Tbilisi City Hall, Ministry of Energy of Georgia and INOGATE technical secretariat of EU Commission. The memorandum was signed by Mr. Davit Narmania, the mayor of Tbilisi City Hall, Mr.Kakha Kaladze, the minister of Energy of Georgia and Mr. Adrian Tumm, the head of INOGATE technical secretariat.

Updated: April 27, 2016