Ukrzaliznytsia resumed cooperation with the German national railway operator Deutsche Bahn and signed an agreement with the engineering and consulting firm DB Engineering & Consulting, which is part of it, to provide consulting services to create an energy management strategy. This was reported on the website of the Ministry of Infrastructure.
“The energy management strategy will be developed with EBRD grant funds. In the future, we plan to deepen cooperation with DB, as the German railway has already passed the path of European integration and transformation, at the beginning of which Ukraine is now,” said Infrastructure Minister Oleksandr Kubrak.
The Ukrzaliznytsia website specifies that in accordance with the terms of the agreement, the DB Engineering & Consulting consultant must prepare an energy efficiency investment plan within a year and a half, defining priority measures. Recommendations and a roadmap for obtaining ISO 50001 certification will also be developed and a new Ukrzaliznytsia energy management system will be presented.
To implement the agreement with the DB consultant, the EBRD Special Fund of Shareholders agreed to provide Ukrzaliznytsia with a non-refundable grant for 370 thousand euros, which fully covers the amount of payment for the consultant’s services.
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