SMART equipment in the municipality of Dojran

Within the framework of the project “Tourism – the future of the region!”, the Centre for Development of the South-East Planning Region procured SMART equipment for the municipality of Dojran.

Purchased and installed were charger for electric cars, 20 E-bikes with smart locks and two city information LCD boards (information totems). Wireless equipment for wireless hot spot internet connection has been installed in the central part of Star Dojran.

With the installation of the charger for electric cars, Dojran as a tourist destination will be accessible to tourists who use electric cars as a means of transportation.

Informational LCD boards are placed in two very prominent locations and contain useful information about what is happening in Dojran, what Dojran has to offer. In order to experience Dojran 20 e-Bikes will be used for organized tourist in a new and different way by renting and riding an electric bicycle, where, in addition to riding along the pedestrian-recreational path along the lake, locals and tourists will be able to they also discover the hill beauties that have been difficult to access until now due to the terrain, to visit Ferdinand’s fountain and to ride an electric bicycle along the path of the First World War.

Previously, within the framework of this same project, the hilly bike path of the Front Line was marked, leveled and expanded up to 16 km in length, starting from Nov Dojran and going all the way to Lake Paljurci.

With the SMART equipment, Dojran gets new contents and a new modern image to attract a larger number of tourists, it gets closer to modern tourist sites and is in step with the new modern times in creating a Smart City (SMART CITY).

This activity is financed by the Bureau for Regional Development through the Program for Balanced Regional Development 2022-2023, and is implemented by Centre for development of the South-East Planning Region in partnership with the Municipality of Dojran.

Photovoltaic power plants installed in the “Energy Efficient Region” project

The second promotional event in the “Energy Efficient Region” project was held in Radovish, project implemented by the Centre for development of the South-East planning region, and financially supported by the Ministry of Local Self-Government and the Swiss Government. Municipalities of Radovish, Konche and Vasilevo also participate with their own funds.

Activities implemented so far were presented and the event was attended by the Minister of Local Self-Government in the Government of R. S. Macedonia, the mayors of Radovish and Konche municipalities, the director of the Centre for development of the South-East planning region and representatives from the project office of the project “Sustainable and Inclusive Balanced Regional Development”.

With the implementation of the project, on the one hand, the municipalities of Radovish, Konche and Vasilevo will have a great benefit in terms of saving electricity consumption, and on the other hand, the citizens will also benefit from the increased investments in infrastructure projects which will lead to increased economic development.

– “I hope that all national and international institutions will recognize the benefits of these projects and will finance other similar projects in the future, which will enable easier functioning and easier sustainability of the municipalities and municipal institutions in the region” – emphasized the director of the Centre, Mr. Gjoko Kamchev.

It is expected that by the end of November this year, the photovoltaic power plants of the two facilities in Radovish will be completely installed, after which the development of software for energy monitoring will follow, and trainings for the use of the system are planned, intended for representatives of the three partner municipalities.