Green fund to add electric bicycles in support scheme
The most energy in Croatia is consumed in transport, 35%, said Filip Brkljača from the Environmental Protection and Energy Efficiency Fund (FZOEU), which stimulates e-mobility with subsidies for electric and hybrid vehicles. This year the budget is HRK 25 million (EUR 3.33 million) and it includes electric bicycles, he added, quoted by portal Energetika-net. Speaking […]
Sustainable development requires strong institutions
Serbia will need to harmonize its policies with the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development of the United Nations (UN), according to participants of a conference on the country’s sustainable development in relation to the seventeen global goals. The government can find partners in the corporate sector, civil society and academia for the implementation and monitoring […]
CGES suffers annual profit drop by two thirds
Montenegro’s majority state-owned power transmission system operator Crnogorski elektroprenosni sistem (CGES) posted net profit of EUR 4.02 million for last year, 67% less than in 2014, SeeNews reported. The company said revenues reached EUR 31.57 million, down 15% from the previous year, while its operating costs rose 9.8% to EUR 26.4 million. CGES reported results […]
Hidroelectrica asks EUR 11 million for 20 SHPPs
The largest Romanian power producer is selling 20 small hydropower plants (SHPPs) with a total installed capacity of 16.5 MW. Hidroelectrica SA put a combined starting price for all facilities at RON 49 million (EUR 11 million), a discount of EUR 5.2 million compared to the price at the initial auctions in September 2014. The […]
Interconnection with Kosovo* to be complete in June
Environment ministry boosts recycling infrastructure
Coastal municipalities of Larnaca, Ayia Napa and Paralimni were supplied with equipment for collection and treatment of municipal waste in hotel units and other establishments through a project funded by the European Union. The machinery receives, recognizes, separates and stores the material, providing stimulation. Citizens can opt for a receipt with the value of recycled […]
Marsan Marmara to start solar panel production
Marsan Marmara Holding AŞ said it will produce solar panels for exporting as well as for the domestic market, as reported by Anadolu Agency’s Energy Terminal. According to the announcement, the company will export solar panels to countries in Asia, America, Europe and Africa. The launch is scheduled for July and Marsan Marmara will produce […]
IFC helps NLB Prishtina boost energy efficiency lending
An advisory project started in June 2015 by a member of the World Bank Group to help a NLB Prishtina bank in Kosovo* better identify, evaluate and finance energy efficiency projects, resulted in new lending products for energy efficiency for private households and for small and medium-sized companies. The International Finance Corporation said it helped the […]
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