OREANDA-NEWS. October 07, 2013. The Deputy Chairman of MEGABANK Oleksandr Shypilov took part in a conference: “Introduction of energy efficiency technologies and attraction of investments into infrastructural projects”. The event took place in Kharkiv under the auspice of embassy of Germany in Ukraine and consulate of Germany in Donetsk and Kharkiv.

The representatives of the regional and the city authorities of Kharkiv, municipal enterprises, business structures and consul-general of Germany in Donetsk Dr. Detlev Wolter and honorary consul of Germany in Kharkiv Tatiana Gavrysh participated in the conference. The participants discussed an experience of the Ukrainian cities as for introduction of energy efficiency projects.

Alexander Shypilov shared MEGABANK’s experience in cooperation with international organizations as for loans for energy efficiency projects and alternative sources of energy. He said that since 2007 MEGABANK had been implementing the number of energy efficiency projects and those of financial support for SMEs, exporting and agricultural companies.

Today MEGABANK cooperates with more than 10 international companies. According to the Deputy Chairman such projects for over UAH 1.5 bln. had been financed together with the international companies for 6 years.

As for energy efficiency projects the bank implements them with several partners for about USD 40 mln. total. The amount of the first project which has been implemented together with the EBRD in 2011 (USD 13.5 mln) is drawn in full. Three joint programs are being implemented nowadays together with GGF, NEFCO and “UkrEximBank” of the World Bank line.