Energy Minister Maniatis presents 900 mln euro programmes for energy cost saving

The achievement of European energy saving targets can reduce costs by 240 billion euros annually at a European level and create 2,000,000 new jobs in the next 10 years, Environment, Energy and Climate Change Minister Yiannis Maniatis said during a

symposium on «Sustainable Communities in SE Europe» organized by the Centre for Renewable Energy Sources.

Maniatis also presented programmes of over 200 million euros for the support of saving energy initiatives. On top of that, approximately 700 million euro resources have been provided for the energy upgrade of over 65,000 low and middle income Greek households.

«These programmes aim at improving the municipalities” energy efficiency, reducing the budgetary cost of energy and protecting the natural environment through the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, improvement of the quality of citizens” life, and the creation of new jobs,» Maniatis noted.

source: ΑΜΝΑ