DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT

&

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

Konstadinos KonstadakopoulosHead of DepartmentLefteris Alexopoulos

Environmental Consultant2nd hENCE Meeting, Rossegg, Austria, 11-12/11/2010

ADEP S.A.Municipal Enterprise for Planning &

Development of Patras S.A.

CITY OF PATRAS•3rd largest urban centre of Greece, capital of Achaia Province

•located in Northern Peloponnese and belongs to the Region of Western Greece

A Prime Location

Built in the foothills of mountain Panahaiko

Overlooking the Gulf of Patraikos

MUNICIPALITY OF PATRAS 160.446 inhabitants (2001)

**As of 1st January 2011: 202.757 inhabitants

Main administrative, economic, commercial and cultural centre of Western Greece

Port of Patras is a very important entrance from South West Europe (both commercial & passenger)

ADEP S.A. the main development enterprise of the Achaia Province a public equivalent body

• Municipality of Patras (main shareholder)• Economic Chamber of Western Greece• Regional Fund of Western Greece

Aims promotion of integrated sustainable, social, economic, tourism

and environmental development of the Municipality of Patras

The establishment of the perspectives for the effective exploitation of the Municipality's potential to benefit from national and European funding

Department of Environment & Sustainable Development Environmental Strategic planning on the basis of future trends Public awareness and dissemination of environmental

information Management of Urban Waste and Water Management of Natural areas Sustainable development in the Urban Environment Energy management (RES, Energy-savings, Attitudes) Environmental Education at schools Scientific support to the Municipality of Patras

Energy Policy of Greece priority and top objective is to safeguard and manage energy

resources in a manner which secures the smooth, uninterrupted and reliable supply of the nation’s energy needs and access for all users to affordable, secure energy

to secure energy stocks, through alliances and alternatives energy sources and routes in order to ensure the supply of the domestic market and protect consumers in the case of emergencies.

the viable and sustainable development of the energy sector from the stage of production to the end-use while protecting nature and safeguarding the environment.

Energy Strategy of Greece Access to a wide variety of energy sources Construction of oil and natural gas pipelines within international

networks Increased use of domestic energy sources and stocks Reduced dependence on certain high risk energy sources Development of RES installations with the granting of

incentives Use and diffusion of clean and efficient environment friendly

technologies Liberalization of the market, increased competitiveness and

putting an end to monopolies in the electricity and natural gas sectors.

Establishment of a healthy investment climate for businesses in the energy sector

Energy savings for industry, transport, buildings and homes Establishment of national targets for the increased penetration

of energy generated from RES, the reduction of green house gas emissions and energy saving

National Energy Data SystemThe objective is to develop a computer tool regarding

developments of the national energy strategy as well as establishing a service providing information to the general public.

The main sections include:

info on the competent organizations, legislation and standards.

A date base with statistics regarding production, processing and consumption of energy. The presentation of such statistics facilitates their use for the compilation of analysis and reports on the energy system.

The Geographical Information System deals with charts of energy networks, sites of installations, fields as well as detailing the capacity of Renewable Energy Sources.

Independent RES ServiceAn independent RES service has been established (Law

3851/2010). It’s tasks are:

Information to investors on the institutional, legislative, fiscal and financing framework which are necessary for the licensing procedures for investments in RES as well as for their participation in various investment programmes.

Provision of one-stop shop service regarding the licensing procedures of RES projects. (this has not yet been established)

Assistance regarding difficulties that may be encountered during the licensing procedure or any other procedure related to the development of a RES project.

Regulation on Energy Efficiency of BuildingsIt establishes an integrated energy planning in the building sector :

Study on the energy efficiency of BuildingsObligatory for every building above 50 m2 new of under extensive renovation (design, nutshell, electrical and mechanical installations, comparison with a reference building)

Minimum demands on energy efficiency of buildings Energy classification of buildings (Certificate valid for 10 years – for every building above 50

m2 new or under extensive reconstruction, existing buildings when are sold of hired, as well as the public buildings. It includes the result of Energy Audit with recommendations for improvement of the building energy efficiency)

Energy Audit of buildings, boilers, and heating and air condition installations (private Energy Auditors controlled by a special unit of the Ministry of Environment, Energy and Climate Change)

Expected Benefits Reduction of functional and maintenance costs for buildings Revitalisation of the building activity New jobs Improvement of quality of life Reduction of green house gas emissions Energy savings