BiH, Serbia unlikely to meet 2020 renewables targets – Energy Community
Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Serbia are unlikely to meet the 2020 renewables targets, while the situation in Albania, Kosovo* and North Macedonia remains questionable, the Energy Community Secretariat said. This week, the Energy Community Secretariat hosted three consecutive events on how to boost renewables and facilitate their integration into the energy market to enable the […]
Croatia’ REGEA to help RRA Zlatibor set up Serbia’s first energy agency
The North-West Croatia Regional Energy Agency (REGEA) and Regional Development Agency Zlatibor (RRA Zlatibor) in Serbia have signed a memorandum of cooperation that envisages establishing Serbia’s first energy agency, according to a press release from REGEA. With the aim of creating a sustainable and efficient model of energy transition, REGEA and RRA Zlatibor will exchange […]
EU supports Serbia in improving environmental standards to benefit people
The EU accession process offers the unique opportunity for Serbia to raise its environmental standards, acquire the latest technologies and ensure a better quality of life for the people, says Ambassador Sem Fabrizi, Head of the EU Delegation to Serbia. He tells Balkan Green Energy News that Serbia should increase its resources allocated to environmental […]
Chinese-Montenegrin consortium wins bid for eco-reconstruction of TPP Pljevlja
Chinese-Montenegrin consortium DEC International-Bemax-BB Solar-Permonte has been picked as the best bidder for an environmental reconstruction of thermal power plant TPP Pljevlja, a project that will enable the Pljevlja power generation and coal mining complex to operate for the next 20 to 30 years, according to a statement from state power utility Elektroprivreda Crne Gore […]
Croatian e-bike startup Greyp partners with blockchain groups slock.it, Energy Web Foundation
Greyp, a Croatian electric bike manufacturer and mobility tech startup, has joined forces with two blockchain groups, slock.it and the Energy Web Foundation (EWF), to develop an automatic payment system for IoT vehicles, portal tech.eu has reported. Greyp is a sister company of Rimac Automobili. Such payments will begin as machine-to-machine transactions, such as tolls, […]
EPCG, Montenegrin government pay EUR 212 million to Italy’s A2A for EPCG shares
State power utility Elektroprivreda Crne Gore (EPCG) has so far paid EUR 103.65 million to repurchase shares from Italy’s A2A, while EUR 108.86 million has been set aside from Montenegro’s state budget for the same purpose, according to Dragica Sekulić, the economy minister, RTCG has reported. The exit of Italy’s A2A from the ownership and management […]
EPBiH seeks partner to enable payments of electricity bills via mobile app
Elektroprivreda Bosne i Hercegovine (EPBiH) intends to introduce card-based payments of electricity bills via a mobile app. In order to select a partner to help it introduce the service, EPBiH has invited expressions of interest in the implementation of a system for card-based payments of electricity bills via a mobile app. To collect relevant information […]
Romania’s Arsat Group to build electric scooter factory
Romanian industrial group Arsat plans to build an electric scooter factory, in a project funded under a series of financing agreements with state-owned lender Eximbank, local media have reported. The plant will be developed as part of Arsat’s cooperation with the US-based start-up Scooterson. Arsat, one of the largest manufacturers of aerospace components in Southeastern […]