2018 tracks progress for sustainability in Energy Community Contracting Parties
Author: Irina Lazzerini, Sustainable Energy Expert, Energy Community Secretariat When opening the Energy Community homepage, the first information that captures the reader’s attention is the mission of the organization: creating an integrated and sustainable pan-European energy market. And indeed, during the last few years, sustainability has increasingly become a pivotal consideration when designing and adopting […]
4th Meeting of the Green Club of the Parliamentary Assembly of BiH
Supporting the work of the Green Club of the Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), GIZ ORF-EE partner – School of Political Studies from BiH, in collaboration with the GIZ Open Regional Fund for SEE-Energy Efficiency (ORF-EE), organized from 14 to 15 December the 4th Meeting of the Green Club of BiH. The meeting […]
Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies looking for Project Manager in Serbia
Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies, a company within the Veolia Environment group, is seeking to hire a Project Manager in Belgrade, Serbia. Veolia offers the entire range of environmental services in water management, waste management, and energy for commercial, industrial, and public authorities. Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies provides water solutions for drinking water, industrial […]
Greece holds 2nd renewables auction for 2018
Greece has held the second auction for capacities from renewable energy sources for 2018, with lower prices achieved than in the first regular auction held earlier in the year reflecting investor confidence and an anticipation of a further decrease in equipment costs and higher yields, energypress reported. Lower costs, now comparable to those of conventional […]
Extending feed-in tariffs risks turning public opinion against renewable energy
Author: Pippa Gallop, Research Coordinator, CEE Bankwatch Network One of the main factors driving the controversial small hydropower boom in the Western Balkans is the availability of feed-in tariffs, providing investors with a near-certain income for several years. The aim of this policy has been to incentivise the development of renewable energy, however most of […]
EEX, IBEX to launch Bulgarian power futures
Germany’s European Energy Exchange (EEX) and the Independent Bulgarian Energy Exchange (IBEX) have signed an agreement on cooperation in the Bulgarian power market. As part of the cooperation and subject to the approval of the relevant authorities, EEX will list Euro-denominated and financially settled Base Week, Month, Quarter and Year Futures for the Bulgarian market, […]
Romania’s draft plan envisages 27.9% target for renewables share in energy consumption in 2030
Romania’s draft National Energy and Climate Plan (NECP), to be sent to the European Commission, envisages a 27.9% share of renewable energy sources in energy consumption in 2030, compared to the EU’s 32% target, Romania-Insider.com has reported, citing Economica.net. Romania’s renewables share in total energy consumption stood at 25% in 2016, according to Eurostat’s data. […]
“White Paper” on Chapters 15 and 27 presented at the Assembly of the Republic of Macedonia
GIZ ORF-EE partner, the Center for Research and Policy Making, presented a White Paper, titled “Challenges and Tasks referring to Chapters 15 and 27 of EU Law” on 29 November, 2018 in the Parliament of the Republic of Macedonia. The activity was conducted within the regional GIZ project Open Regional Fund for South-East Europe – […]