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The Albania-EU Energy
Efficiency Centre (EEC) began as an action under the SYNERGY Programme in
April 1993 and was officially established in November 1995 with the full
support of European Commission and Albanian Government. By establishing
EEC, the Albanian Government has fulfilled part of its commitment under
"The Protocol of the Energy Charter Treaty for Energy Efficiency and
the Environmental Aspects concerned with it", which Albania
signed in 1995.
EEC is collaborating with
other countries to promote and improve the energy efficiency of the
Albanian economy and to protect the environment. EEC provides the technical
and other expertise to make this possible. It also promotes the use of
renewable energy sources, which besides having a lower environmental impact, reduce the rate of depletion of conventional
fuels.
EEC is the only specialised
institution in Albania that works in the above mentioned fields, and now it
has become a self-financed organisation through providing services in the
field of the rational use of energy, renewable energies, and its
involvement in various programs and activities with the support of the
Albanian Government and European Commission.
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