Tbilisi, Monday, June 27, 2016, 12:00pm—USAID/Georgia Acting Deputy Mission Director Michael Rossmas attended an event marking the achievements of the USAID-supported Clean Energy Program.

The event demonstrated how public and private organizations came together to renovate a retirement home with energy efficient and renewable energy solutions. Prior to the renovation, the home had high monthly energy expenses, yet did not have adequate heat to keep its residents warm in the winter or enough hot water for them to take more than two showers per week. Through a USAID-supported grant, the building now has a new solar hot water heating system and other energy efficiency upgrades to meet the residents’ needs, save money, and help protect the environment for future generations.

The U.S. Government supports Georgia’s efforts to mitigate climate change and enable more responsible management and development of Georgia’s natural endowments. USAID’s Enhancing Capacity for Low Emission Development Strategies (EC-LEDS) Clean Energy Program is one such example of this commitment.

The upgrades to the home were implemented by the joint efforts of the Energy Efficiency Center Georgia (EEC), with co-financing from BP Exploration (Caspian Sea) Ltd. under its “Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency  Project,” Tbilisi City Hall, the State Fund for Protection and Assistance of (Statutory) Victims of Human Trafficking, and the USAID-supported EC-LEDS Clean Energy Program.