{"id":10776,"date":"2026-10-15T15:49:56","date_gmt":"2026-10-15T12:49:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/100re.org.ua\/?p=10776"},"modified":"2026-10-15T15:52:10","modified_gmt":"2026-10-15T12:52:10","slug":"interview-95-of-communities-do-not-have-municipal-energy-plans-why","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/100re.org.ua\/en\/interview-95-of-communities-do-not-have-municipal-energy-plans-why\/","title":{"rendered":"INTERVIEW: 95% of communities do not have municipal energy plans. Why?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-path-to-node=\"0\">A Municipal Energy Plan is not just a document &#8220;for the sake of it.&#8221; It is a roadmap that helps the community determine which energy projects to implement first, where to direct its own funds, and where to attract loans or grant financing.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"1\">As Nataliia Kholodova, program manager at the NGO &#8220;Ecotclub,&#8221; explains, one of the reasons for the lack of such plans is a shortage of expertise and human resources, especially in smaller communities where one person often handles the entire energy sector.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"2\">Without systematic planning, it is harder to move from isolated energy initiatives to a consistent green transformation for the community.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"3\">Read more about the role of municipal energy plans and the practical challenges communities face in the new excerpt from the 100GREEN interview.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u00ab\u0414\u0430\u0439\u0442\u0435 \u043d\u0430\u043c \u043c\u0435\u0433\u0430\u0432\u0430\u0442 \u0441\u043e\u043d\u0446\u044f\u00bb: \u0434\u0435 \u043f\u043e\u043c\u0438\u043b\u044f\u044e\u0442\u044c\u0441\u044f \u0433\u0440\u043e\u043c\u0430\u0434\u0438\" width=\"540\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qCJ02q8aI68?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The full version of the interview is available on the 100GREEN YouTube channel: <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/0tk04NsE5fE?si=iYdQDL4e_bqruq8j\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/0tk04NsE5fE?si=iYdQDL4e_bqruq8j<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Municipal Energy Plan is not just a document &#8220;for the sake of it.&#8221; It is a roadmap that helps the community determine which energy projects to implement first, where to direct its own funds, and where to attract loans or grant financing. 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