Toyota Corolla 1.8 Hybrid named ECO Car 2019 in Serbia
Toyota Corolla 1.8 Hybrid scooped the ECO Car 2019 (EKO Auto 2019) award at the 54th International Motor Show in Belgrade. The award recognizes the best environmental performance among automobiles available on the Serbian market. A special award for activities contributing to environmental protection went to the Standing Conference of Towns and Municipalities (SKGO) for […]
NGOs call for designation of no-go zones for construction of hydropower plants
Non-governmental organizations (NGOs), government representatives, experts, hydropower developers, and the local community gathered at an international conference in North Macedonia to discuss challenges and solutions concerning nature protection and hydropower projects in the country, according to a joint press release from NGOs Front 21/42, Riverwatch, and EuroNatur. At the conference, the first ever national approach […]
Energy Community Contracting Parties pour EUR 2.4 billion annually into coal power plants, mines
The Energy Community Contracting Parties support electricity generated from coal with some EUR 2.4 billion in direct and certain types of indirect subsidies annually, the preliminary results of the Energy Community Secretariat’s study reveal. The study concludes that with the elimination of state aid via direct subsidies to coal and introduction of a carbon price, […]
Parliamentary Hearing on Amendments to the Law on Efficient Use of Energy held in Podgorica
Supporting the coming together of parliamentarians from Montenegro, representatives of the Ministry of Economy of Montenegro, the School of Political Studies, the Union of Municipalities and of two NGOs at the Parliamentary Hearing in Podgorica on 25 March, the GIZ Open Regional Fund for South-East Europe – Energy Efficiency (ORF-EE), in partnership with the School […]
ORF-EE signs MoU with Energy Community and GIZ CDCP III project on support to EnC Contracting Parties for development of National Energy and Climate Plans
The Energy Community (EnC) held its third Technical Working Group Meeting on Energy and Climate in Vienna. The meeting, among others, was dedicated to the discussion on defining the methodology for calculating 2030 targets for the Energy Community. On the occasion, an interim report was presented by a team of researchers from the Technische Universität […]
Premiums as support measure for investors in renewable energy projects in North Macedonia
Authors: Aleksandar Josimovski and Ana Bozarova, Attorneys at law engaged by Petrikic & Partneri AOD in cooperation with CMS Reich-Rohrwig Hainz Rechtsanwälte GmbH The North Macedonian market is currently one of the hot spots for investments in renewables in the CEE region. Both the institutional investors and the financiers have shown a great deal of […]
TENDERING: Bids invited to supply 10 electric vehicle charging stations
Public road management company Putevi Srbije has launched tendering for the supply of 10 electric vehicle charging stations. Bidders are invited to supply offers to deliver, install, and commission fast-charging stations at toll plazas. According to the tendering documentation, 2 EV charging stations each are planned to be installed at the Niš, Šimanovci, Pojate, Doljevac, and […]
Green Party proposes moratorium on construction of small hydropower plants
The Green Party and activists fighting against the construction of small hydropower plants (SHPPs) have presented a five-point plan for the “unchecked surge of small hydropower plants,” the party said in a news release. The plan’s key point is to protect drinking water under the Constitution and in the meantime introduce a moratorium on the […]
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