From energy dependence to self-sufficiency: creating a sustainable energy policy in rural regions Od energetickej závislosti k sebestačnosti: tvorba udržateľnej energetickej politiky vo vidieckych regiónoch

Local and regional governments in Slovakia have almost no capacity to coordinate and guide the energy sector. In practice, their activities in areas related to energy and transport are determined by national and European subsidy and support programs and not their own priorities. The purpose of the project was to create conditions for progress in public administration in the field of energy through purposeful development in three of the least developed districts: Kežmarok, Rimavská Sobota and Rožňava. The project provided the latter with extensive methodological and professional support for the implementation of systematic energy planning, supported the emergence of generally available regional energy information systems and contributed to creating the conditions for increasing the energy literacy of local politicians, opinion leaders and the general population.