Stara Zagora Area has achieved a fairer distribution of funds underneath “Development of the Areas”

With the joint efforts of the mayors from the area and the enough help of the regional governor Iva Radeva, we managed to impose our proposals within the type of fairer corrections within the Regional Development Program 2021 – 2027, the mayor of Stara Zagora Jivko Todorov stated in the present day, quoted by the press heart of the municipality. He stood in entrance of the media along with the regional governor to point what funding applications and what quantities are supposed by the EU Just Transition Fund for the three areas in Bulgaria affected by the upcoming transition to a carbon impartial economic system – Stara Zagora, Pernik and Kyustendil .

Todorov specified that the Stara Zagora area has been expanded with one other 10 adjoining municipalities from 3 areas, together with Nova Zagora, Sliven, Tundzha, Elhovo, Yambol, Haskovo, Dimitrovgrad, and so on., in order that there are 21 municipalities in whole.

Miners and vitality employees with bonus factors for the free remediation

“We made two crucial proposals. The first of them is that municipalities have the suitable to be beneficiaries of commercial zones, and the second is so as to add an extra criterion within the rehabilitation of residential blocks, specifically whether or not individuals immediately affected by the vitality transition reside in them “, knowledgeable Zhivko Todorov.

So now individuals who work within the mining and vitality advanced can apply to have their items remediated and this will get help from the European program, getting bonus factors within the evaluation.

In the Energy Efficiency Program, popularly referred to as a rehabilitation program, BGN 129 million is deliberate for the Stara Zagora area, plus the ten further municipalities. In the renovation of the buildings, 100% of the actions shall be financed. Not solely people, but additionally municipal and state buildings have the suitable to take part in this system.

Money is needed for industrial zones

Zhivko Todorov identified that Stara Zagora will search financing underneath the plan for the development of two industrial zones within the space – “Golesh” and “Elenino”. Funding can also be being hunted for them from the Ministry of Innovation.

The municipalities of Galabovo and Radnevo intend to create a joint industrial zone and also will attempt to reap the benefits of these funds, Chirpan can also be planning its personal industrial zone, specified Iva Radeva. BGN 140 million has been earmarked for industrial zones within the “Just Transition Fund” for the area.

The regional governor identified that as much as BGN 73 million might be obtained for the qualification and retraining of employees within the state-owned “Maritsa-East 2”, in addition to the non-public “AES Maritsa-East 1”, “KonturGlobal Maritsa-East 3″, TPP ” Brickel” and TPP “Sliven”, in addition to “Mini Maritsa-east”.