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Nationwide campaign to optimize energy consumption


https://www.ipn.md/en/nationwide-campaign-to-optimize-energy-consumption-7967_1090269.html

The Ministry of Infrastructure and Regional Development launches a nationwide campaign to promote the efficient use of energy. Those interested can submit proposals for developing the campaign by filling out a questionnaire, IPN reports.

According to Deputy Prime Minister Andrei Spînu, Minister of Infrastructure and Regional Development, the consumers who will sensibly use the energy resources will be able to minimize the impact of the energy resources. It is recommended to thermally insulate the homes/buildings and to accelerate the transition to clean energy, such as photovoltaic panels and Aeolian turbines. The energy projects should be supported and private investments should be encouraged.

“We are glad that many people of the creative community of our country are interested in being part of this process of developing new habits in the daily consumption of energy, the impact of the moderation in energy for the environment and our budget. We will be grateful to all the inspired people who will contribute to developing this nationwide campaign, will lay the basis of healthy habits and will help our citizens to better cope with the challenges and to contribute to cultivating life habits in a more conscious and calculated way,“ the minister posted on a social net toking site.

A study of 2016 shows that during a year, since April 2015 until April 2016, the households in Moldova used almost 280 million cubic meters of natural gas and over 1,600 million kWh of electricity for domestic needs.