Albanian parliament approves climate change bill
The Albanian parliament has approved a climate change bill, which, among other things, provides a legal basis for adopting a National Energy and Climate Plan (NECP) for 2021-2030 and the foundation for transposing and implementing the EU’s Emission Trading Scheme (ETS) Directive. The law, which passed the Albanian parliament in December, envisages integrating climate change […]
Croatia grants renewables incentives for 25.5 MW in first ever auction
The public call for premiums and for feed-in tariffs referred to a total of 88 MW of installed renewable energy capacity.
Petrol completes takeover of electricity supplier E3
Slovenian energy group Petrol has completed the takeover of electricity supplier E3, a subsidiary of state-run power distribution company Elektro Primorska, nearly a year after signing an acquisition agreement. Petrol signed the deal to buy 100% of E3 for about EUR 15 million in February 2020, after outbidding Slovenian energy group GEN-I and state-owned electricity […]
EPBiH’s three-year business plan envisages EUR 850 million in investment
State power utility EPBiH has adopted a three-year business plan that envisages investments of some EUR 850 million.
Kraljevo, Goč, Golija and SHPPs – Gambling with nature has no winners
The Right to Water initiative has organized a discussion on the nature protection, with an assessment of the harmful impact of run-of-river small hydropower plants.
German court warns Tesla to protect biodiversity while building EV factory
A German court has ordered electric car maker Tesla to stop cutting trees on peripheral parts of the site of its planned factory near Berlin over concerns the forest clearing may pose a threat to protected wildlife. The ruling comes following an initial approval the US-based company has obtained for the project from the state […]
New machinery helps building stone supplier Teko Mining cut CO2 emissions
Building stone supplier Teko Mining has procured new machinery through financing facility GEFF Serbia Leasing.
CMS Slovakia: Information system for waste management in Slovakia
In January 2020, new Slovak waste legislation introduced an electronic information system for waste management.