Spodnje Podravje Local Energy Agency

Local Energy Agency Spodnje Podravje (LEA Spodnje Podravje), is an institute that promotes sustainable energy development. The agency was established by the Municipality of Ptuj in 2008 within the project “Establishment of 4 local energy management agencies in Córdoba (ES), Krško (SI), Bucharest (RO) and Ptuj (SI)”, co-financed by the Intelligent Energy Programme. 

The agency is located in Ptuj, the oldest town in Slovenia, and acts in a region with 30 municipalities and approximately 180.000 inhabitants. Its main objectives are: 

• to promote the use of renewable energy and an efficient use of energy in the region; 

• to guarantee the continuity of the agency’s activities and; 

• to relay the European energy policy to the local level. 

Activities 

LEA Spodnje Podravje is enhancing the sustainable energy development of the Spodnje Podravje region through an array of activities, including:  

• Using drones to provide advanced visual and thermographic inspections for fast, safe and accurate maintenance of photovoltaic solar power plants; 

• Developing projects, studies, and documents;  

• Assisting municipalities in finding financial sources for projects and investments in the energy sector; 

• Controlling the implementation (technical supervision) of projects and investments; 

• Transferring sustainable energy technologies from universities, institutes, and companies, especially from EU countries, to find appropriate, sustainable and economically feasible measures to decrease energy consumption, increase energy efficiency, and implement renewable energy sources.