Energy efficiency programme to impact property tax
Renovation of buildings under the energy efficiency programme will impact the property tax, which will see a very slight decrease, the press centre of the Bulgarian Ministry of Regional Development and Public Works said in a comment on public speculations on tax breaks on residential buildings renovated under the National Energy Efficiency Programme. The ministry […]
Local authorities launch energy efficiency makeovers
Municipal governments launched several projects for the rehabilitation of public and residential buildings in Macedonia, portal Build.mk reports. Stevčo Jakimvski, mayor of capital Skopje’s Municipality of Karpoš, announced the launch of a makeover of 14 residential buildings’ shells, after their respective tenants associations applied for funds. Next public call will be started in January, the […]
Efficiency fund covers up to 80% of project value
Energy renewal programmes for residential buildings and family houses included 20,000 households and secured work for construction companies and entrepreneurs, according to assistant environment minister Marija Šćulac Domac, real estate portal Domosfera reported. Croatia will soon publish its energy strategy for a low carbon development, she said at Croenergy 2015 – Sustainable Energy Finance and […]
Locals threaten to block construction of SHPP
A group of citizens from the communities of Jeleč and Miljevina in Foča municipality in Bosnia and Herzegovina’s southeast demanded from the responsible inspection body to halt construction of small hydropower plant (SHPP) Govza 1, Nezavisne novine’s portal said. Local population may organize protests and block works because they endanger their safety, the group said. […]
Flood sparks debate on environmental misconduct
With the Black Sea province of Artvin suffering floods after disastrous rain and landslides that killed eight people, experts believe the many hydroelectric power plants being constructed in the area and clogged culverts triggered the deadly phenomenon, Hürriyet Daily News reported. Disregarding the fragile geology and landslide risk of Turkey’s northern Black Sea region, riverbed […]
Switzerland funds buildings’ renovation at Gorenjska
Four-year project Reeal for energy rehabilitation of public buildings at Gorenjska region, worth EUR 5 million, is being concluded. The municipalities completed the project with help from Switzerland, RTV Slovenia’s English language portal reported. Reeal can be a role model of cooperation with the municipalities where the investments were completed, assuring sustainability and ecologic and […]
Greece, Romania will lead in wind power in Balkans
According to the central or target scenario in the three calculations by the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) for the next 15 years, Greece and Romania are predicted to grow their aeolic power capacity to 9 GW and 5 GW, respectively. A report said installations in the European Union can reach the target 320 GW […]
Investing in energy efficiency makes economic sense
Seventy financial institutions from over 20 countries – ranging from regional and microfinance institutions to national and global banks – have vowed to step up financing for energy efficiency and develop business strategies that save energy and reduce carbon emissions, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development said on its website. They made their pledge […]
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