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Community Development Support Program in the Russian Federation Based on Information and Communication Technologies (CDSP-ICT) 2011-2014

Project #8

Automation of energy resources metering devices in Svirsk social institutions

Requested amount $8 965

Grantee and other contributions $17 105

Total cost $26 070

The city of Svirsk with a population of 14,700 is located in Irkutsk Oblast on the left bank of Angara River. The Svirsk Charitable Community Development Fund (founded in 2007) together with the local administration and the community have identified as one of the key issues the high cost of energy consumption due to the lack of automated metering devices, This, in turn, leads to excess payments for energy and increases time spent for eliminating failures in the city’s utilities system.

Community problems addressed by the Project:

• Difference between billed and actual energy consumption in social institutions and households;
• Lack of a computer system for recording and monitoring energy consumption that leads to excess payments for consumed energy and also increases the time of warning and eliminating emergencies in the city, which is fraught with risks for social institutions especially children’s and medical;
• Low public awareness and involvement in critical city problems because of an inadequate use of ICT;
• Need to develop a mechanism for reinvesting energy savings and investing additional funds raised by the community, business and government (consolidated budget) for conducting contests of social projects on energy-efficiency and the improvement of the material and technical situation of social institutions.

Project summary:

An information and measuring system and a control room, the first of its kind in the city, will be installed for servicing 3 social institutions: Schools ## 1 and 2 and the city hospital that services all the residents of Svirsk and its environs, as well as neighboring private houses. This will allow the

two schools and the hospital, as well as residents, to receive online information on energy consumption and adjust spending. Time and money spent on eliminating accidents and risks for the population and social institutions will be reduced. The need in energy-efficiency and in such a system was first discussed at public hearings organized by the Svirsk Charitable Community Development Fund in collaboration with the local administration. The city administration will provide a control room. In the future all social institutions of the city will be connected to one control room. The project includes distribution of information on energy-efficiency among utilities services, NGOs and businesses to promote fund-raising for community energy-efficiency programs and public participation in addressing critical issues.

 Project results:

1. An information and measuring system was installed in the city of Svirsk and a dispatcher room for servicing the city’s Center of Culture, Olymp Health Complex, Kindergarten # 1, Schools ## 1 and 2, City Hospital and a residential building (total number of beneficiaries – 3,000 people);
2. Reduction of energy consumption and saving funds spent on utilities payments and maintaining meters (100, 000 rub./month) – this will improve the quality of life in the community;
3. Reduction by 10-20 times of time spent for eliminating accidents at heat and water supply systems, as well as their consequences, and less damage from accidents (averted damage is estimated at up to 500,000 rubles);
4. Reinvestment of energy savings into projects in local social institutions involving upgrading heat and energy systems;
5. ICT (internet sites, information seminars for over 100 attendees, public debates and publications) were used for replicating successful experience and project results and also for increasing public awareness about energy-saving issues. On the city’s site (svirsk.ru) a page was created showing real time energy consumption and emergencies;
6. The results of this pilot project served as a foundation for submitting proposals to the city administration on increasing the performance of the city energy-efficiency program.

Contact person:

Marina Zmanovskaya, director

Contact information:

9 Lenina St., # 24, Svirsk, Tel. 8 (39573) 2-11-75

Organization:

Title	Category	Profile
Svirsk Charitable Community Development Fund	Non-profit	Support and development of civic initiatives in the following areas: social protection, youth policy, child development programs, environmental protection and culture; urban landscaping; creative and sports activities for children.

Duration (months)

6

Start date

01.12.2011

End date

31.05.2012