Văleni village can become first SMART village in Moldova

Chisinau, June 19. /MOLDPRES/- A solar tree was launched in Valeni village, Cahul district, the first of this kind in a rural community in the Republic of Moldova and even in the whole of Eastern Europe. The initiative was implemented as part of a pilot project, thus in Văleni the premises were created for the first SMART village of Moldova.

SMART Solutions for SMART communities project aims to boost local development and create a point of interest both for residents of Văleni, and to attract tourists from Lower Prut, offering them free internet access and charging devices from renewable energy sources.

The initiative also aims to join the village of Văleni to the general digital development efforts of the interconnected area Cahul - Galați - Brăila, being halfway and acting as a bridge for the two capitals Chișinău and Bucharest.

The project is initiated and implemented by AO Ecoscout / Eco-Village Văleni through funding from GEF - UNDP Small Grants Program, aimed at transferring good practices from Romania (Alba Iulia Smart City) related to SMART-digital solutions in order to develop in Văleni the premises for the First smart village in Moldova, using digital and renewable energy solutions in the development of tourism and local public infrastructure.

The solar tree launching event took place in the context of World Environment Day and gathered guests from both banks of the Prut, including representatives of the Parliaments of Romania and the Republic of Moldova, local public authorities, entrepreneurs and artists.

Photo: Eco-Village Văleni