The residents of the village of Cărbuna will have modern street lighting, thanks to the involvement of the diaspora and the support of the Government of the Republic of Moldova

The photovoltaic plant, with a capacity of 30 kW, which will provide street lighting in the village of Cărbuna, Ialoveni district, was inaugurated today, following the implementation of the project within the program Diaspora Acășă Resușește "DAR 1+3", managed by the Diaspora Relations Bureau.

Present at the event, the state secretary of the State Chancellery, Adrian Bălutel, appreciated the involvement of people from the diaspora, the residents of the village of Cărbuna and the local public authority in the realization of this project, noting the beautiful example of collaboration, for the benefit of the people.

„Within the program „DAR 1+3" , we are trying to stimulate the connection between the localities and the natives who have gone abroad. Thus, citizens from the diaspora create a platform of connection with the heritage and the roots from which they come, being developed, in this way, the community spirit both in the locality and among those who have gone outside the country", said Adrian Băluțel.

The mayor of Carbuna village, Constantin Cecoi, thanked the development partners and natives settled abroad, noting that this is the second project implemented in collaboration with the diaspora. "Seeing the announcement released by the Diaspora Relations Office, I requested the opinion of the citizens of the village, but also of the diaspora, regarding which project we can advance. Most respondents supported the idea of photovoltaic panels. We tend to become an independent village in terms of renewable energy and with joint efforts we managed to put this plant into operation, for the maintenance of street lighting at night", added Constantin Cecoi.

The idea regarding the development of the photovoltaic plant belonged to the representatives of the local public authority, the diaspora and the association of natives "Ghiocel de Cărbuna". The initiative group conducted a survey and found that one of the priorities is the efficient consumption of energy resources, following the increase in tariffs.

The total cost of the respective project was about 600,000 lei, of which the contribution of the Government of the Republic of Moldova is 245,000 lei, the City Hall of the village of Cărbuna - 120,000 lei, the associations "Ghiocel de Cărbuna" and "Project Casa Mare" - 178,000 lei. Also, the Ialoveni District Council came with a contribution of 50,000 lei.

The diaspora relations office within the State Chancellery launched, on February 22, a new round of grants for this year's edition of the "DAR 1+3" program. Until March 22, local public authorities, together with representatives of the diaspora or people who have returned from abroad, development partners can submit projects aimed at areas such as infrastructure, environmental protection, economic development, energy efficiency, culture, education and social protection .