Armenia: EU and EBRD help improve street lighting in Yerevan
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), the Ministry of Finance of Armenia and the Municipality of Yerevan have signed an agreement for a co-financing grant of €1.9 million to support the modernisation of street lighting in Yerevan.
The grant is provided by the E5P fund (Eastern Europe Energy Efficiency and Environment Partnership), which is managed by the EBRD and pools donor contributions from the EU and a number of donor countries including Armenia.
In May 2015, the EBRD committed a €3.7 million loan to modernise Yerevan’s street lighting system by introducing new energy-efficient technologies. The grant will now help to make the lighting more efficient and environmentally friendly. The new LED lighting is expected to cut the cost of energy consumption by 64 per cent.
The E5P is a multi-donor fund operating in the Eastern Partnership countries of Armenia, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine. The EU is the largest overall contributor to E5P with committed funds of €70 million. (EU Neighbourhood Info)
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