49 new biomass heating systems, including 20 solar collectors, will be installed in 2017 using the European funds of the Energy and Biomass Project. Also, a system for remote monitoring of the operation of biomass heating plants, beneficiaries of the Energy and Biomass Project, will be launched in 2017, IPN reports.

As well, 27 kindergartens - beneficiaries of the first phase of the project - will be equipped with solar water heaters that will operate in conjunction with the biomass heating system. 34 schools and kindergartens with straw bale-fired heating plants will be additionally equipped with tractors for bale transportation and loading in the boiler.

2017 is the final year of implementation of the Energy and Biomass Project. Launched in 2011, the project has gone through two stages of implementation thanks to the funds disbursed by the European Union. The project succeeded to connect more than 190 schools, kindergartens, community centers, hospitals to biomass heating systems.

The number of institutions consuming bioenergy led to the increase of the number of companies in briquette and pellet production sector, their total number being estimated at 100. 30 new companies in the bioenergy sector were set up due to the attractive leasing mechanisms developed by the Energy and Biomass Project, using the European funds. 1,000 families heat their houses with green energy thanks to subsidies of up to €1 300 granted from the European funds.

The project is funded by the European Union and implemented by the United Nations Development Program.