German-Serbian project for promotion of energy efficiency in buildings officially concluded

The German-Serbian development cooperation project „Advisory on Energy Efficiency in Buildings“ was officially concluded with a conference in Belgrade. On this occasion, results of the cooperation and examples of good practice were presented. The project was conducted by Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) in cooperation with the Ministry of Mining and Energy and the Ministry […]

Upsolar to supply Turkish Hilvan solar plant with PV modules

International company Upsolar won a contract to supply Hilvan solar plant in Turkey with PV panels. The plant will have 23.6 MW installed power and will annually make enough energy to meet the needs of 17,500 households in the region, said Upsolar in a press release. Construction on the Hilvan Enerji plant will begin within […]

EVN suspends construction of hydropower plants in Bulgaria

Austrian energy company EVN suspended its plans for the implementation of a 170 MW hydropower project in Bulgaria. Further implementation of Gorna Arda hydro power project is not realizable in the current environment due to changed energy policy conditions in Bulgaria, the company said in its latest business performance report. EVN says that impairment losses […]

Environmental protection and sustainable development in the focus of CEDEF event in Novi Sad

Recent announcements that Serbia may soon open Chapter 27 of the acquis have greatly influenced  local energy sector, which has seriously started considering and applying environmental standards in both current operations and plans for development. Only several days after the national utility company Elektroprivreda Srbije  (EPS) and the Environmental Protection Agency signed a contract on […]

CROPEX joins Western Balkan 6 electricity market integration initiative  

The Croatian Power Exchange (CROPEX) signed the Western Balkan 6 (WB6) Memorandum of Understanding on Regional Electricity Market Development. By signing the memorandum, CROPEX declared its willingness to participate in the day-ahead electricity market integration project, Energy Community Secretariat reported. The Croatian Power Exchange will join the Programme Steering Committee on day-ahead market integration, whose […]

Air quality in Ljubljana is gradually improving

For the past ten years, air quality in Ljubljana is gradually improving, the measurements of the particulate matter (PM10) show. In 2016, it has been ten years since PM10 has been measured and the data shows that air quality in the capital of Slovenia is gradually improving, the official website of Ljubljana reports. The measurements […]