In the presence of Assistant Minister Maja Vukadinović and State Secretary Sonja Vlahović, at the Ministry of Mining and Energy in Belgrade, the Mayor of Smederevo, Jasmina Vojinović, today signed a contract with the Director of the Directorate for Financing and Promoting Energy Efficiency, Milan Macura, to finance the project to improve the energy efficiency of the building of the former Secondary School of Economics, which now houses the Textile-Technical and Agricultural School “Despot Đurađ”.
The value of the investment, jointly financed by the line ministry and the City of Smederevo, is RSD 42 million including VAT.
The project is being implemented under the National Programme for the Energy Renovation of Buildings of Public Importance in Local Self-Government Units. Its aim is to make the school building energy efficient and to improve working and learning conditions for pupils and staff, while also contributing to environmental protection.
In the coming period, the school building, built in the middle of the last century, will undergo thermal insulation works on the façade walls, the roof and the attic floor structure, as well as works on the existing heating system.
“By signing this contract, we are taking an important step towards a more energy-efficient and sustainable Smederevo.
With the aim of the balanced development of all parts of Serbia, through the coordinated activities of the state led by the President, Aleksandar Vučić, the line ministry and the local government, we are showing once again that we are committed to creating adequate conditions for learning and working in educational institutions, that we want to continue modernising and equipping school buildings, and also to carry out the energy renovation of other buildings of public importance.
The City of Smederevo strives to create a healthier living environment for all citizens and to contribute to the rational use of energy with more economically and environmentally acceptable solutions,” the Mayor of Smederevo said after signing the contract.
