Montenegro’s national park management company extends lease on Ulcinj Salina
The Montenegrin public company in charge of national parks, the JPNPCG, has extended its lease on Ulcinj Salina for another year, announcing it will continue to implement activities aimed at protecting the biodiversity of this unique artificial ecosystem. The lease on the salina, obtained from bankrupt sea salt producer Bajo Sekulić, was extended by signing […]
Grants awarded for energy efficiency audits of 80 public buildings in Vojvodina
The government of the province of Vojvodina has awarded 20 municipalities with grants to conduct energy efficiency audits of 80 public buildings, mainly elementary schools and kindergartens, according to a press release from the government of the province of Vojvodina. The grants are part of a EUR 100,000 project funded by the European Bank for […]
Conference on energy transition in Albania to be held on September 12
The Regional Education and Information Centre for sustainable development in SE Europe (REIC) and the Heinrich Böll Foundation (HBS) are organising a conference titled “Energy Transition in Albania.” The conference will be held in the Vila Belvedere in Durres, Albania, on September 12. The conference is organised within the framework of the project GEDAL, which […]
HSE names new top managers at thermal power plant TEŠ, coal mine Velenje
Slovenia’s state power utility Holding Slovenske Elektrarne (HSE) has appointed new top managers at two of its subsidiaries – Termoelektrarna Šoštanj, which operates the Šoštanj thermal power plant (TEŠ), and Premogovnik Velenje, the operator of the Velenje coal mine, according to two separate press releases on the company’s website. HSE named Viktor Vračar as director […]
Top 3 in August: Danube pollution, rise of e-scooters, op-ed on renewable energy incentives in Croatia
The Top 3 Most Read articles on Balkan Green Energy News in August are in. The list is also available for our portal’s Serbian/local language version. 1 – Danube polluted with faeces in Serbia, Romania, Bulgaria The River Danube is polluted with faeces along its course in Serbia, Romania, and Bulgaria, with the situation particularly […]
82 investors seek to build solar power plants on state land in North Macedonia
Tendering for the construction of solar photovoltaic (PV) power plants with a combined installed capacity of 35 MW on state land, backed by feed-in premiums approved by the Government of North Macedonia, has attracted strong interest among investors, with a total of 82 domestic and foreign companies submitting bids, according to the Ministry of Economy’s […]
METKA EGN signs solar PPA to supply leading Australian retail chain
Greek EPC contractor METKA EGN has entered an agreement with Coles, the second-largest supermarket chain in Australia, for a 10-year electricity supply contract (PPA), with all the power to be generated from renewable sources, according to a press release from the subsidiary of Greek industrial giant Mytilineos Holdings. The contract value for Greek EPC contractor is EUR […]
What can President Trump learn from the Danes? Answer provided by Ida Auken
“If it doesn’t blow, you can forget about television for that night”. This remark on wind farms by Donald Trump is just one of many in his attempt to derogate green energy and to praise the fossil fuels industry. Trump withdrew the US from the Paris agreement in 2017, and rolled back many rules introduced […]