Luka Petrović named acting GM of power utility ERS – vacancy announcement ahead for post of general manager

Luka Petrović, who has so far served as mayor of Trebinje, was named acting general manager of Elektroprivreda Republike Srpske (ERS), the power utility of Bosnia and Herzegovina’s entity Republika Srpska, on November 16, after Radmila Čičković resigned the post citing personal reasons, according to a press release from ERS. Luka Petrović was appointed to […]

Western Balkans Fund invites CSOs to apply for grants for sustainable development, other projects

The Western Balkans Fund (WBF) has invited applications for grants to finance projects in sustainable development, cultural cooperation, and education and scientific exchange, as part of efforts to promote and foster cross-border cooperation and regional cohesion and advance the region’s integration into the EU, according to a call for proposals posted on the WBF’s website. […]

Energy Community Secretariat welcomes first-ever renewable energy support auction in EnC

The Energy Community (EnC) Secretariat has congratulated Albania on successfully completing the first-ever renewable energy support auction in the Energy Community, inviting other EnC Contracting Parties to follow in the country’s footsteps. “We warmly welcome the first renewables support auction in Albania and hope that it will be followed in all Contracting Parties. Renewable energy […]

Renewables November 19, 2018

Government adopts bills on energy efficiency, renewable energy sources, high-efficiency cogeneration

The Croatian government has sent two energy bills – on renewable energy sources and high-efficiency cogeneration and on energy efficiency – to the parliament. The bills envisage new rules concerning suppliers’ offtake of electricity from privileged producers, mandatory energy efficiency measures for end-consumers, and measures to increase the installation of solar panels in households. State […]

Renewables November 19, 2018

GIZ ORF-EE announces further support to EnC West Balkan signatories in securing systematic energy savings data collection

At the last Energy Efficiency Coordination Group meeting, held in the Energy Community (EnC) in Vienna on November 14, representatives of the GIZ Open Regional Fund for SEE – Energy Efficiency (ORF-EE) announced continuing support to EnC signatories from the Western Balkans (WB) in securing complete and systematic energy savings data collection. The support will […]

International Energy Agency hiring Head of the Energy Environment Division

The International Energy Agency (IEA), an autonomous body within the framework of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), is seeking to hire Head of the Energy Environment Division. The job opening is available to candidates that meet the relevant requirements and are citizens of OECD member countries, which, in the region regularly covered […]

Electricity November 16, 2018

UNDP financing Sarajevo – Smart City Initiative to help improve environmental public services

The City of Sarajevo and the UN Development Programme (UNDP) in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) officially launching cooperation under the Sarajevo – Smart City Initiative. The project will support identification and piloting of technology-based solutions that help improve public services such as those in the area of air […]