NALAS Task Force on Energy Efficiency

Meeting of the NALAS Task Force on Energy Efficiency in Budva, 18-21 March 2009

In March 2009, a very important conference took place in Budva, which gathered over 300 participants from the region to discuss energy. The "Regional Energy Security and Energy Efficiency" conference was organized by the Ministry for Economic Development of Montenegro and the German Development Cooperation - GTZ and gathered governmental representatives, various energy agencies, NGOs and companies to talk about the energy challenges in the region. This gathering of the Task Force was also used to continue the development of the Energy Efficiency project idea, now with concrete actions and partners.

Energy Efficiency Task Force Meeting in Geneva, 21-22 September 2008

NALAS gathered energy experts, municipal officials and university professors in Geneva to discuss energy challenges and plan for activities in response to some of those challenges. The meeting took place on the 20th and 21st of September 2008 and extended a visit to the United Nations office in Geneva to meet with the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe. The energy challenges in the South-East Europe are not much different than in the rest of Europe. However, South-East Europe also suffers from severe economic and environmental problems caused by the inefficient and polluting energy systems in place.  

Task Force on Energy Efficiency

The Task Force on Energy Efficiency is the newest NALAS expert group. Its first meeting was held in Prishtina between 15 and 16 February 2008. The Association of Kosovo Municipalities is the host of this task force. Being a rapidly increasing issue in the region, this group will try to mitigate the energy problems by proposing changes in the legislation, collecting best practices, encouraging better use of the available eneregy and employing renewable sources of energy.