With the "Energy Efficient Region" project, the municipality of Radovis will ensure savings in electricity consumption, which in the end should be felt by the citizens as a benefit, because the saved funds can be diverted to improve other services, said the Minister of Local Self-Government Risto Penov at today's presentation of the digital component of the Grant scheme of the project "Sustainable and Inclusive Balanced Regional Development", financed by the Ministry of Local Self-Government and the Swiss Government, implemented by the Center for the Development of the Southeast Planning Region.

- The project is financially supported by the Ministry of Local Self-Government and the Swiss Government. The value of the project is MKD 22.9 million. The most funds, or 11 million denars, are from the budget of the Ministry of Local Self-Government, 9 million denars are provided by the Swiss Government, and the municipalities of Radovis, Konche and Vasilevo participate in the project with 3 million denars, said Penov, speaking about the project at OOU "Krste Petkov Misirkov" in Radovis.
He said that in the past period the Government made every effort to protect the citizens through multiple subsidization of the electricity bills, thanks to which the citizens did not feel the price shock.

- In that sense, every initiative of the municipalities to take a step further by creating conditions for greater use of renewable energy sources for their own needs is to be welcomed. We are convinced that with this project the municipality will provide savings in electricity consumption, which in the end should be felt as a benefit by the citizens, because the saved funds can be diverted to improve other services. It depends on the mayor and the local administration how they will manage the project and the money of the citizens, Minister Penov added.
The Ministry of Local Self-Government, through the Regional Development Bureau, annually finances over 100 projects for the development of regions, municipalities, villages and specific areas. It is important that the municipalities have good projects, with complete project documentation and before projects that will be as useful as possible for the citizens.