Belarus will celebrate the International Day of Energy Saving on November 11
The campaign is carried out in order to implement the provisions of the Decree of the President of the Republic of Belarus of June 14, 2007 No. 3 "On priority directions of strengthening the state's economic security", the Law of the Republic of Belarus of January 8, 2015 No. 239-Z "On energy saving".
The purpose of the campaign is to raise public awareness of the importance of efficient use of energy resources, possible ways and methods of saving them, including in everyday life and at home, which is a significant measure in improving the welfare of citizens and the economic growth of the country as a whole.
The Vitebsk regional inspection department for the rational use of fuel and energy resources has been and remains the flagship of this holiday in the Vitebsk region.
In the field of energy saving, the Vitebsk region is solving several strategic tasks, such as reducing the energy intensity of manufactured products, which increases its competitiveness, as well as reducing the republic's energy dependence on imported energy resources by maximizing the involvement of local energy resources in the fuel balance, including production waste, secondary energy resources, and the use of energy from renewable sources.
On the eve of the holiday, I would like to say a few words about the results of the region's implementation of the State Program "Energy Saving" for 2021-2025 for the elapsed period of 2023 (hereinafter - the State Program).
Cumulatively, the fulfillment of the target for saving fuel and energy resources (FER) since the beginning of the State Program for the period from 2021 to 9 months of 2023 amounted to 258.2 thousand tons of conventional fuel (t.c.f.), or 97.8% of the five-year target of 264 thousand t.c.f. The overfulfillment of the target for saving FER became possible due to the implementation of additional measures in the oil and energy sectors, as well as the implementation of energy-saving measures by legal entities of the region.
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by the regional unitary enterprise of water supply and sewerage "Vitebskobvodokanal" two heat pump units have been implemented at the treatment facilities in Gorodok and at the iron removal station in Vitebsk. Heat pumps are alternative energy sources that allow obtaining cheap heat without harming the environment.The unitary enterprise of housing and communal services of the Liozno district has carried out the reconstruction of the central boiler house with the installation of two boiler units running on fuel wood chips.
DKUP "Enterprise of boiler houses and heating networks of KUP ZhKKh of Polotsk city" has commissioned the first start-up complex of the facility "reconstruction of the boiler house with the installation of boilers running on local types of fuel with mechanized loading at the address: Polotsk, Trosnitsky lane".
GP "VPK i TS" continues construction and installation work on the reconstruction of the "Agros" boiler house in Vitebsk. The commissioning of the facility is planned for the end of the current year.
The share of local energy resources in the total fuel consumption of organizations of the Main Department of Housing and Communal Services of the Vitebsk Regional Executive Committee for January-September 2023 was 73.9% and is the highest in the republic. In district housing and communal services organizations, which in previous years introduced additional capacities for local energy resources, the share of local energy resources in the total consumption of boiler and furnace fuel is approaching 90-100%. For example: KUP ZhKKh of Ushachi district (100%), KUP ZhKKh "Braslav-kommunalnik" (98.9%), Verkhnedvinskoye GRUPP ZhKKh (96.6%), KUP "OrshaTeploseti" (91.8%). Out of 23 housing and communal services enterprises in the region, 16 have a share of local energy resources in the total consumption of boiler and furnace fuel of more than 80% for 9 months of 2023.
As a result of the implementation of such measures, the share of local types of fuel in boiler and furnace fuel for the period January-September of the current year amounted to 7.5% with a target of 6.4%, and the share of renewable energy sources was 6.4% with a target of 5.3%.
Thanks to the joint efforts of enterprises and organizations, and district executive committees, the target indicator for energy saving has been overfulfilled by the region. With a target of "minus" 0.8% for January-September, it amounted to "minus" 2.9%. Such districts and cities as Braslavsky, Verkhnedvinsky,
Gluboksky, Liozno, Tolochin, Sharkovshchina, Shumilino, Vitebsk city and Novopolotsk city annually meet this indicator within the current five-year period.Great attention is also paid to the process of forming careful and economical attitudes towards energy resources among the younger generation. The education system of the region plays a leading role here, fostering an understanding of the importance of energy saving, energy efficiency, and the use of environmentally friendly energy sources among the younger generation.
In order to attract attention to energy saving issues and cultivate a culture of energy consumption, the Department for Energy Efficiency of the State Committee for Standardization of the Republic of Belarus has been holding the republican competition "Energy Marathon" for several years. Since 2018, the republican competition has been included in the Work Plan of the Council for Sustainable Development as a republican event to popularize the Sustainable Development Goals among children and youth. Special attention is paid during the competition to demonstrating the sustainable development goals, in particular Goal 7 "Affordable and Clean Energy".
The work of the winner of the regional stage of the competition in the nomination "Artistic work for promoting the effective and rational use of energy resources", sub-nomination "Leaflet" by Vitaly Labunko, a student of the State Educational Institution "Polotsk State Agrarian-Technical College" (supervisor Elena Nikolaevna Zhidko)
In the modern world, energy saving is an integral part of the life of civilized society. It is about health care, saving money, and living comfort.
For the people of the Vitebsk region, energy saving is not just beautiful posters and loud campaigns. It is daily important work for the benefit of the family, the benefit of the economy, and the energy efficiency of our country.
The Vitebsk Regional Inspectorate for the Rational Use of Fuel and Energy Resources of the Department for Energy Efficiency congratulates everyone on the International Energy Saving Day.
We thank every specialist from enterprises and organizations to local authorities who are concerned about saving
and rational use of energy resources, active implementation of energy-efficient measures. Every resident of our region, who, by saving electricity, water, heat, and gas in their apartment, better understands the need for energy saving.Happy holiday, patriots of energy saving!