EBRD loan of up to €20.5 million to help Iasi upgrade 15 buildings and bus and tram depot Project expected to result in energy savings of around 34 per cent Financing is part of EBRD Green Cities, Bank’s flagship urban sustainability programme One of Romania’s largest cities, Iasi, will improve the energy efficiency of public buildings thanks to a €20.5 million loan from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). In Iasi, the energy consumption of public and commercial buildings, and the emissions from buses, trucks and other vehicles together account for around 67 per cent of the city’s annual emissions of nitrogen oxides, which are responsible for air pollution. The project presents significant potential for energy savings. The EBRD loan will finance the energy efficiency upgrading of 15 public buildings and the reconstruction of a bus and tram depot, designed and equipped for a new urban transport fleet that currently includes 32 trams and 44 electric buses. The depot infrastructure will support low-carbon transport in the city and enable the operation and maintenance of the current and future urban transport fleets. The renovation of buildings and the integration of energy-efficiency and renewable-energy measures in the upgraded depot will lead to energy savings of approximately 34 per cent. The project is part of Iasi’s commitment to improving the environment under the EBRD’s flagship urban sustainability programme, EBRD Green Cities. The programme, which Iasi joined last summer, was created to offer cities tangible support to improve the quality of life of their residents. This is the 54th project under EBRD Green Cities and serves as Iasi’s trigger project to formally initiate the city’s participation in the programme. In tandem with the project, Iasi will develop a Green City Action Plan (GCAP) that will prioritise local environmental challenges and identify further investment and policy actions to promote the city’s sustainable development. The GCAP for Iasi will be funded by the TaiwanBusiness-EBRD Technical Cooperation Fund. Iasi is one of three Romanian cities that are part of EBRD Green Cities, alongside Craiova and Medias. To date, the EBRD has signed €9.3 billion in more than 470 projects in Romania.
President Klaus Iohannis recently approved the criminal prosecution of former prime minister Petre Roman and former deputy prime minister Gelu-Voican Voiculescu in the case targeting the June 1990 miners' riot (Mineriada), for crimes against humanity. The approved documents were forwarded to the Ministry of Justice. Petre Roman was the prime minister of Romania from December 1989 […]
The steppe peonies (Paeonia tenuifolia) at the Botanical Reserve at Zau de Câmpie in central Romania, the highest location in the world where this plant has adapted, have begun to bloom a bit earlier than usual due to the high temperatures. According to the custodian of the Zau de Câmpie Reserve, Ciprian Cenan, the first […]
The children's hospital built in Bucharest by local non-profit Dăruiește Viață with the support of more than 350,000 donors and 8,000 companies started treating the first patients. It took over the children previously hospitalized in the oncology, neurosurgery, surgery, and intensive care (ATI) departments of the Marie Curie Hospital's old building. The transfer was made […]
The mobile network Vodafone Romania has been certified "Best in test" for the third consecutive year by the independent benchmarking organization umlaut. Vodafone Romania achieved the highest overall score in the umlaut assessment – 915 points, which keeps it on the first place among the top mobile networks in the country. Moreover, the company received […]
Bucharest Opera Festival will return in June with an All Puccini Edition. No less than eight productions from the creation of the great composer, a semi-staged show, an opera gala, and ten theatres are part of this year's program. Bucharest Opera Festival – All Puccini Edition will be hosted by the National Opera House on […]
The Romanian Senate unanimously adopted, as the first chamber to be consulted, a government-initiated bill that regulates the attribution of judicial expenses in cases involving fugitives who have evaded criminal prosecution or trial. A number of people who have to stand trial in Romania avoid doing so by leaving the country, forcing authorities to track […]
