In «Hamdija Kreševljaković» elementary school in Kakanj, a ceremony was held to mark completion of the renovation of the school building within the World Bank project “Bosnia Energy Efficiency Project” (BEEP). Energy efficiency measures were implemented on this renovation project in the past four months. Thermo process at the school building included complete thermal insulation of external walls and roof, replacement and renovation of doors and windows so as holes in the building and also improvement of central heating system.
Completion of works was marked by the commemorative ceremony whom, among others, attended the Head of the World Bank project “Energy Efficiency in BiH” in FBiH, Mustafa Čopelj and Minister for Education, Science, Culture and Sport of Zenica-Doboj Canton Mensur Sinanović.
During the cutting of red tape, in his speech of thanks, Čopelj Mustafa said that the fund savings from the implementation of energy efficiency measures, are intended to be repaid as a loan to the World Bank, and then added: “The idea of the project is that this favorable loan repays from achieved savings. Therefore, it is very important that users properly take care of a renovated thermo building followed by adequate staff training for rational use of energy. I point out that energy efficiency project was implemented at 18 public buildings, with a total investment of 10.5 million only in the works, in the past year in the Federation of BiH. It is our desire to repeat the successful results of 2016. also in 2017., cooperating with other cantons the same way we have cooperated with the Government of Zenica-Doboj Canton.”
Appreciation of thanks for the allocation of financial resources for the implementation of the project was awarded to the Prime Minister of Zenica-Doboj Canton Miralem Galijašević, which was, in his name, taken by Minister Sinanović, who expressed his satisfaction for the Government of Zenica-Doboj Canton’s participation in the project. “The project will last three years in the period from 2016. to 2018. The Canton Government has entered into a loan arrangement with the World Bank in the amount of about 2 million KM. We intend warming 12 more school buildings this year, but with the big interest of other cantons we might not be in a position to warm up all the planned facilities.” – said the Minister Sinanović.
Activities within the BEEP project are realized with the intention to reduce energy costs and CO2 emissions, to increase the level of comfort in buildings, to provide new jobs in the construction sector and to increase public awareness of energy efficiency.