Albania to set up Agency for Energy Efficiency

The Agency for Energy Efficiency will be established in Albania with the main goal to implement policies and measures which promote energy efficiency. The decision on the establishment of the Agency for Energy Efficiency (AEE) was approved by the Government during its last meeting, Albanian Daily News reported. One of the main duties of the […]

Wet tests in HPP Brežice successfully launched

Wet tests have been successfully launched in the hydroelectric power plant (HPP) Brežice in Slovenia by charging the turbine of the first of three power generating units with the water released from the river Sava. Testing of the equipment installed in HPP Brežice will continue until the end of the next week and the synchronization […]

Renewables December 9, 2016

Energy Community announces measures to support Western Balkans regional electricity market

The Energy Community Secretariat has published today the Work Programme for the provision of technical assistance to Western Balkan 6 Contracting Parties for supporting the creation of a regional electricity market. It is aimed at removing the existing legislative and regulatory barriers and enhancing the institutional structures necessary for the functioning of the market in […]

EBRD extends support to renewable energy projects in Turkey

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is financing small-scale renewable energy and resource efficiency projects in Turkey with an extension of EUR 400 million. The funds will be extended under the EBRD’s Turkey Sustainable Energy Financing Facility (TurSEFF), a program originally designed to finance small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) seeking to improve their […]

Renewables December 7, 2016

Electricity suppliers in Croatia demand market prices

Electricity suppliers in Croatia demand from the Government to ensure the purchase of electricity from renewable sources at market prices. Gathered together to criticize the amendments to the law that will provide higher incentives for renewable energy producers, the electricity suppliers have warned that such an energy policy could destroy the market and increase the […]

Renewables December 6, 2016