1. ManagEnergy Workshop Sustainable Energy Action Plans in Latvia – Regional Co-operation, Best Practices & Financing Options Riga, Latvia - 28 January 2011 Welcome! Seán J. Burke, ManagEnergy Support Team

2. ManagEnergy Services Services: Online and offline support to local energy actors with a public mandate -Capacity Building Workshops:  Supporting Municipalities and LEAs in developing and implementing Sustainable Energy Action Plans  20 Workshops during 2010 and 2010 - 2010: e.g. ELENA (EUSEW 2010), Bulgaria, Spain, Italy - 2011: Latvia, Poland, Croatia, Hungary etc. Consortium of Service Providers:  Energy Cities,  FEDARENE,  New Frontier Services (NFS),  KanEnergi,  Pracsis  CPLPress

3. Today’s Workshop ManagEnergy Capacity Development workshops – Provide knowledge and learning regarding specific skills – Focus on practical learning and experience sharing – Use and Enjoy! Participate, ask questions, make it work for you! Design of this workshop has focussed on local context & needs – Local consultation – Local support Thanks to our local partners – Ministry of Environment – Zemgale Regional Energy Agency – Workshop speakers and contributors

4. Today’s Workshop (ctd) Time constraint: – Only so much can be achieved in one day – But can be a useful step forward or contribute to new initiatives (e.g. Regular experience exchange between local energy actors) We want these workshops to be valuable and to make a real impact: – Participant feedback – Updates on success stories after the workshop are welcome!