In her… vortex energy crisis also located sport. Energy conservation and renewable energy sources may be the solution to the problem that will arise, but the necessary investments have not been made so that the facilities can be used during this difficult winter. At a recent meeting Mr. general secretaries of sports The European Union discussed the need to take measures not to put sports in … the refrigerator.

The most affected sports are athletics. The pool needs energy to heat, and this year the energy is being “translated” into big money that can’t be saved. Dozens of swimming pools have already been suspended in France. Ice arenas also consume a lot of energy. Energy but it is also required in sports such as football. Some countries are planning to reschedule matches until noon to avoid floodlights.

“A European package of measures exclusively for sports facilities is needed more than ever to support sport in Europe. From now on, each country, depending on the priority it gives to sport, will have to see how it adapts to the new conditions of the energy crisis,” the Secretary General of Sports told us. George Mavrotas.

The “flagship of Greek sports” OAKA has already announced a number of initiatives to reduce energy consumption, and the tender for a complete energy upgrade has been completed. “One of the immediate actions is to call on workers and employees to reduce their electricity consumption. We set a goal to reduce it by 10% compared to the corresponding period in 2019,” said “K” general director-coordinator of UAKA, Konstantinos Halioris.

Even more problems are facing the regions of Northern Greece, where the most cold weather. In Ioannina, swimming pool costs reached 300,000 euros last year and will reach 500,000 euros this year. PEAKI became the first National Sports Center to complete the tender for power upgrades, but the contractor was unable to proceed with construction due to increased building materials. “The issue worries us both as a region and as a PEAKI administration, because in Ioannina the winter is hard and the costs are more than doubled. According to the information we have, we will need 500,000 euros for heating and lighting in the pool. The problem would be solved if the construction of a photovoltaic park for energy modernization was realized. There must be government intervention because the existing budget is not enough to deal with this crisis and we don’t want to close facilities. We are trying to find solutions to keep from closing,” Haris Lazanis, Deputy Governor for Sports and PEAKI Vice President, told us.