Intervention by the Technical Chamber of Greece – Western Macedonia Section: Evaluation of the contribution of economic sectors to the productive model of Western Macedonia, with an emphasis on the impact of the lignite industry
For many decades, peaking in 2002, the extraction and combustion of lignite accounted for approximately 30% of the Gross Value Added (GVA) at the level of Western Macedonia. In 2014, this figure rose to 42% and, indeed, showed upward momentum for the coming years…
Request for Increased Funding for the ‘Energy Efficiency at Home II’ Programme in Western Macedonia by the Technical Chamber of Greece – Western Macedonia Section (TEE/TDM)
The ‘Energy Efficiency at Home II’ Programme, with the scheduled launch for the registration of applications by interested parties in the Region of Western Macedonia on the relevant platform being today, Monday, 26 March 2018, saw the total budget for the Programme in Western…
Technical Chamber of Greece – Western Macedonia Section: Request for the cancellation and revision of the application submission process for the “Exoikonomisi kat’ Oikon II” Programme
Despite the documented requests by a multitude of market bodies related to the “Exoikonomisi kat’ Oikon II” Programme for an extension to the start of the application submission process on the said Programme’s platform, coupled with the simultaneous trial use of the supporting information…
Technical Chamber of Greece – Western Macedonia Section (TEE/TDM): Remarks on the assumption of environmental responsibility for mining activity and power generation in Western Macedonia
The Technical Chamber of Greece – Western Macedonia Section, prior to the passage of the bill on the “Small PPC” (June 2014) with a public intervention, stressed the necessity of charting the indicative commitments – obligations of the Public Power Corporation (PPC) S.A. towards…
The Ambassador of Slovakia visited the Regional Governor of Western Macedonia
The Ambassador of Slovakia, Iveta Hricová, visited the Regional Governor of Western Macedonia, Theodoros Karypidis, on Thursday 8 March. At the centre of the meeting was the issue that unites Slovakia with Greece and is currently on the negotiating table: the transition of Europe’s…
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Coal Platform: The presentations of the meetings on 26~27.2.2018 [“Coal Regions in Transition Platform Working Groups: launch and first meetings”]
The European Commission launched the Platform on Coal Regions in Transition in December 2017. As part of the Platform’s activities, its two working groups will now hold their first meetings: The ‘Post Coal Economy and Structural Transformation’ group will cover strategies and projects focusing…
“No” by the Technical Chamber of Greece – Western Macedonia Section to the 200 MW photovoltaic park by “PPC RENEWABLES” (video)
The revival of plans to construct the 200 MW photovoltaic park by “PPC RENEWABLES” at the old mines in the Kozani – Ptolemaida area provoked an intervention from the Technical Chamber of Greece – Western Macedonia Section. The Technical Chamber of Greece stresses that…
Intervention by the Technical Chamber of Greece – Western Macedonia Section (TEE/TDM) regarding the revival of plans to construct the 200 MW photovoltaic park at the mines in Western Macedonia
According to announcements that have come to light, the reactivation of the investment plan (and indeed through fast-track procedures) for the construction of a large 200 MW photovoltaic park in the area of the old Kozani mines is foreseen, which will tie up an…
The major challenge of transitioning Western Macedonia to a new economic model
Highly constructive were the meetings in Brussels (European Parliament) of the delegation of mayors and technocrats from Western Macedonia regarding the creation of the transition platform for the coal-bearing regions of Europe. On this new trip, the delegation met with the other three regions…
Technical Chamber of Greece – Western Macedonia Section: Observations on the ‘Energy Efficiency at Home II’ Programme
The successful implementation of a complex Programme such as ‘Energy Efficiency at Home II’ requires sound management. The manner in which the engineers called upon to participate in the application of the programme were and continue to be informed—taking into account the programme’s flowchart—does…