HERAKLION MUNICIPALITY
Project presentation and data collection
An initial meeting was held with the Municipality of Heraklion on 13 February 2025 to present the Plan4COLD project, its objectives, and the planned activities.
Engagement with the Local Community of Practice
A bilateral meeting was held with a member of the Heraklion Local Community of Practice (LCoP), the Energy Cluster of Crete. The meeting held in May 2025 focused on tools and approaches for efficient energy management and monitoring in private buildings and businesses.
Second project meeting
The 2nd working meeting held on October 13, 2025 at the Directorate of Cleansing and Recycling of the Municipality of Heraklion, which is housed in the Municipal Vehicle Depot in the Heraklion Industrial Area (VI.PE.), was attended by the Deputy Mayor for Cleansing, Environment & Energy and the Head of the Environment Department, Mr. Emmanouil Fotakis. The purpose of this meeting was to collect studies and energy data in order to map the current situation regarding cooling and heating.
Capacity Building Workshops – October 2026
The second and third Capacity Building Workshops will be held in a hybrid format in Heraklion, bringing together participants from both pilot municipalities (Heraklion and Chania). Following the completion of the workshops, the official launch of the Local Communities of Practice is planned.
CHANIA MUNICIPALITY
Project presentation and data collection
Two meetings have been held with the Municipality of Chania. The first took place in April 2025 and focused on presenting the Plan4COLD project and its objectives. A second meeting was held in May 2025 with representatives of the Municipal Technical Service to support the collection of the data required for the project.
Engagement with the Local Community of Practice
The Sustainability Committee of the Technical University of Crete (TUC) is participating in the Chania Local Community of Practice. In February 2026, the Committee was presented with the list of tools identified within the framework of Work Package 3 (WP3).
Further stakeholder engagement
In March 2026, bilateral meetings were also held with the Municipal Organisation for Water Management and the Development Organisation of Crete (OAK), focusing on the exchange of information and the identification of relevant data, tools, and opportunities for cooperation within the Plan4COLD project.
Capacity Building Workshops – May 2026
The first Capacity Building Workshop was held in a hybrid format in Chania on May 15th. The 2-hour session started after the National event which was organised in cooperation with CRES bringing together participants from both pilot municipalities from Crete (Heraklion and Chania) as well as the municipalities from the Region of Central Macedonia (Thermis and Ampelokipon-Menemenis). Following the completion of this first workshop, the representatives of the Local Communities of Practice contributed in a fruitful discussion about the key challenges for each Local Sustainable Heating and Cooling Plan.