The INFIRE Project was presented at the annual “Energy Transition Beyond Formalities Discussion forum”
On the 9th of May 2025, the project INFIRE (INnovative FInancing solutions for climate planning of REsilient and carbon neutral living areas), co-funded by the Interreg Euro-MED Programme, was presented during a Discussion Forum – The Energy Transition Beyond Formalities: new knowledge and solutions for citizens, local authorities and energy professionals at annual meeting of the Bulgarian Energy Agencies and Centres. The event took place at Hemus Hotel, Sofia, bringing together leading experts, local authorities and businesses to exchange experiences and ideas on the energy transition and sustainable development in Bulgaria.
A representative from the Regional Energy Agency of Pazardjik (REAP) presented the INFIRE project – its main objectives, partnership, and pilot actions, which are being organized by different project partners, as well as upcoming activities and capacity building and training events.
The main goal of the INFIRE project is to establish a long-lasting support structure to build capacities of public authorities in the involved regions for developing, implementing and monitoring holistic Climate Adaptation and Carbon Neutrality (CACN) solutions and policy instruments.
During the meeting, the Bulgarian partner REAP presented first results and lessons learnt from activities implemented so far. These were mainly related to activities of work packages 1, 2 and 3 like:
- Training curricular for municipal staff on topics of energy poverty, the administrative role of the municipality, renewable energy sources, energy efficiency, financial instruments in the energy sector, etc.
- Good practices and pilot initiatives from project partner countries such as: Biosolar roof in Karlovac, Croatia; Nature-friendly solutions in Arrabida, Portugal; Green schoolyards in Belleville-en-Beaujol, France; Decarbonised heating in Trieste, Italy; Energy efficiency in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina; Integrated air-climate-energy planning in Lyon, France; Mobility centre in Kalamata, Greece.
The INFIRE project presentation was followed by a discussion on topics such as: energy efficiency, sustainable energy solutions, how to prevent energy poverty and include new innovative opportunities and measures in our households.
