GIZ ORF-EE supports Sustainable Urban Mobility in SEE
The GIZ Open Regional Fund for South-East Europe – Energy Efficiency (ORF-EE) initiated on 27 February in Sarajevo a round of meetings on the subject of sustainable urban mobility in capital cities of South-East Europe. The mission ended on March 8 with a conclusive meeting in Priština, Kosovo*. Recognizing the importance of the subject matter […]
Serbian TSO: KOSTT ceases illegal power withdrawal, ending deviation in CE Power System
Serbian transmission system operator (TSO) Elektromreža Srbije (EMS) announced that Kosovo’s* transmission system operator KOSTT has ceased unauthorized power withdrawal, which had caused system frequency deviation in the Continental European (CE) Power System since mid-January 2018. According to EMS’ statement issued yesterday, KOSTT stopped these illegal activities on March 3, after it faced pressure exerted […]
Government adopts proposal of Energy Concept of Slovenia
The Slovenian government has defined the text of the proposal of a resolution on the Energy Concept of Slovenia, a framework document laying out the country’s long-term energy goals, and sent it to the parliament for adoption. The document envisages lowering greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by at least 80% by 2050 compared to the 1990 […]
Sombor to get power from biogas produced at waste water processing plant
The local authorities in the Vojvodina town of Sombor are planning to build an electricity production plant using biogas from a wastewater processing plant. The equipment will be bought by mid-2018 and production is due to start in the autumn. The power plant, as newspaper Dnevnik reported, will be built as part of the Interreg IPA […]
How to cut heating bills at retail outlets, without CAPEX expenditure
Seeking to change the heat energy supplier at one of its retail outlets, retailer Mercator-S turned to regional energy services company GGE for expert assistance.The task at hand contained an important element – the project was to be realized with no CAPEX expenditure. The innovative ESCO model of improving energy efficiency, which GGE is successfully […]
Energy Community backs certification of transmission system operator CGES
The Energy Community Secretariat supports the certification of the Montenegrin transmission system operator Crnogorski Elektroprenosni Sistem (CGES) in line with the Preliminary Decision of the Regulatory Energy Agency of Montenegro (RAE). RAE is to adopt a final certification decision, taking utmost account of the Opinion of the Secretariat. The Secretariat’s Opinion on the certification of […]
Slovenian government adopts changes to energy law
The Slovenian government has adopted the law on changes and amendments to the energy law and sent it to the Parliament for passage under an urgent procedure. According to a statement from the Slovenian government, the changes and amendments are connected with the implementation of two EU directives, a decision of the Constitutional Court of […]
Public call for allocation of funds for ZelEn’s product fee
Croatian public utility Hrvatska elektroprivreda (HEP) and HEP Opskrba (HEP Supply) have announced a public call for the allocation of funds for ZelEn’s product fee for 2017. The call is open until April 5th. ZelEn is the green energy produced solely from renewable sources and for HEP Opskrba’s customers. The company was the first to […]