Montenegro presents energy efficiency action plan
The third energy efficiency action plan (EEAP), for 2016-2018, was prepared by the Ministry of Economy and adopted by the government on June 30. The plan was presented in the Chamber of Economy of Montenegro at the meeting of the Coordination Committee for Energy Efficiency and the Environment. The document complies with the requirements of […]
Newsweek Green Rankings sets Ball at position 24
Branislav Savić, head of Ball Packaging Europe Belgrade Ltd., said Ball Corporation gives great significance to environmental protection as its responsibility. The international packaging business came in 24th at 2016 Newsweek Green Rankings, published last month. The magazine’s annual chart assesses the overall environmental performance of the 500 largest publicly traded companies in the United States […]
Schneider Electric appoints new director for four markets
Schneider Electric, energy management and automation corporation based in France, said it decided to name Ionuţ Farcaş the new regional director for Bulgaria, Macedonia, Albania, and Kosovo. He will succeed Christophe de Lafarge, who becomes vice president for Southeast Europe and will be responsible for the affiliate business department. Farkaş has been a part of […]
Summer school on renewables’ role in local development
The Regional Education and Information Centre (REIC) issued an invitation for its twelfth summer school in Fojnica, west of Bosnia and Herzegovina’s capital Sarajevo. This time the subject is ‘Renewable energy sources as driving force for local development’. Targeted participants are final year master students, PhD students and young professionals dealing with energy issues from […]
State supports 234 renewable projects in 2015
Financial backing under the Renewable Energy Resources Support Mechanism (Yekdem) in Turkey was more than 2.5 times bigger than in 2014, according to Energy Market Regulatory Authority’s (EMRA) latest data, Anadolu Agency’s Energy News Terminal reported. Stimulation was approved for 234 facilities. Companies planning to generate electricity from renewables are eligible to receive funding depending on the project’s specific features. […]
EPS is worth up to EUR 14 billion, shouldn’t be sold
Branko Kovačević, chairman of the Supervisory Board of the Electric Power Industry of Serbia, told daily Politika the state-owned utility expects a possible capital addition. Asked about a recent dispute with Tony Verheijen, head of the World Bank in the Balkan country, he added the developments can point to the intention to sell the enterprise, but […]
EU standards for product design to ease recycling
Amendments to European Union rules in the waste management sector will affect the way products are designed in order to make them more recyclable, reusable and repairable, said Kyriakos Parpounas, general manager of Green Dot (Cyprus) Public Co. Ltd. The head of the package material recycling organisation told Cyprus News Agency there will also be […]
Contract for Trans-Balkan Electricity Corridor signed
Minister of Economy Vladimir Kavarić said good energy connectivity is necessary for future investments in the energy sector and free flow of energy through the country. That brings Montenegro financial and strategic benefits, he added at a press conference about the construction of the Trans-Balkan Electricity Corridor – Section Montenegro, funded by the European Union […]
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