in-cyprus 22 June 2022 - by Annie Charalambous
The European Consumer Organisation’s STEP project which also ran across Cyprus has trained social workers, nurses and volunteers to advise people at risk of energy poverty on low-to no-cost measures to make their homes more energy-efficient.
Apart from Cyprus, STEP – a Horizon 2020 project managed by BEUC, The European Consumer Organisation – also ran across Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia and Britain over the past two-and-a-half years.
More than 1,000 frontline workers were trained, 16,000 consumers received energy advice, and cumulative investments in sustainable energy were calculated at €400,000, according to BEUC.
As energy and food bills rise faster than wages amid what is becoming widely dubbed a “cost of living crisis”.
BEUC says its model could be easily and cheaply exported to other countries.
