GREEN NEIGHBORHOOD
A COMMUNITY-BASED APPROACH TO ACHIEVING ENERGY EFFICIENCY

Technical description

This is a pilot project to increase the capacity of Eilat Municipality to develop and promote smart solutions to the city’s environmental challenges

Objectives

Global Objective: To increase the capacity of Eilat Municipality to develop and promote smart solutions to the city’s environmental challenges and energy consumption

Specific Objectives:

Save 624,000 KWh per year in domestic and municipality energy.
Acquire accurate energy consumption data for the Mizpe Yam neighborhood to support the development of a strategic plan.
Motivate 130 (15%) of Mizpe Yam households to replace energy-intensive electrical appliances.
Build public awareness through 120 hours of educational activities, plus 8 visibility measures.

Expected results

Employing and training personnel
Home Energy Audits; monitoring & evaluation
Baseline energy assessment
Replacing street/park lighting
Public building retrofit
Environmental education marketing
Strategic energy plan

Partners/Stakeholders

Financing Scheme

Cost of the project : 701 260 Euros
European Union : 561 008 Euros (80%)
Eilat Municipality: 140 252 Euros (20%)

Planning

Duration of realization of the project : 18 months

Contact persons

Mr. Eli Lankri | Mayor of Eilat Municipality | E: meir@eilat.muni.il | P: +972 050 634 39 39 / +972 863 671 05
Mr. Assaf Admon | Director Eilat Environmental Unit | E: assaf@eilat.muni.il | P: +972 08 636 75 25 / +972 054 97 99 159
Mr. Gail Osman | Grant Manager | E: gail.osman@gmail.com | P: +972 052 32 35 186