Electrica to invest EUR 190 million in energy efficiency and quality of services
Electrica Group, leader in electricity distribution and supply in Romania, has announced its plan to invest over EUR 190 million (RON 900 million) this year in rehabilitation and upgrade of the distribution networks. The goal of this year record investment is to increase the quality of service by 40 percent and energy efficiency and to reduce […]
Municipal waste management in Croatia – race against time
Even though the implementation of the Decree on the management of municipal waste was to begin in Croatia on February 1, it has not yet been fully implemented. Some cities have been classifying waste for several years now, while others are not ready yet – Zagreb, for example. The Decree came into force on November […]
Greece’s RAE proposes stricter rules for renewables capacity auctions
Greece’s Regulatory Authority for Energy (RAE) has suggested stricter participation requirements for the new three-year renewable energy (RES) auctions in order to increase successful bidding. The regulator has proposed EUR 1.000 as a minimum registration fee for renewable energy auctions to be calculated at EUR 150 per MW rate. According to the proposals, participants will […]
International Energy and Investment Days in Novi Sad on March 1-2
Seventh International Energy and Investment Days will be held in Novi Sad on March 2-3, with the focus on topical issues in the field of energy efficiency, renewable energy sources, construction and environmental protection. This biggest Forum for international and local projects is the only Forum in Vojvodina of the kind is organized by Central […]
Slovenia plans to set up European circular economy center this year
Slovenia plans to set up a European circular economy center this year, as part of the global Platform for Accelerating the Circular Economy (PACE), Slovenian Prime Minister Miro Cerar announced recently in Davos, according to STA Agency. Slovenia has defined a circular economy as one of the 12 objectives of its 2030 development strategy. It will […]
Five companies selected for O2 Challenge projects in Macedonia
Five Macedonian companies have been selected to work on projects aimed at reducing air pollution in urban environments in the country at the O2 Challenge competition, the Macedonian Fund for Innovation and Technological Development said. The best project proposals were made by Eco Solar of Štip, Bizifiaj of Bitola, Technology Park of Tetovo, Technoben Nova […]
ASK GIZ – interactive Q&A Platform on energy efficiency and climate protection
The GIZ Open Regional Fund for South-East Europe – Energy Efficiency (GIZ ORF-EE) has launched the interactive Q&A Platform in December 2017, providing everyone interested in the topics of energy efficiency and climate, a channel to receive relevant expert advice and share their own ideas with the Fund’s team. The initiation of the Q&A Platform […]
Portal eKapija opened Aurea 2018 award contest for Investment of the Year
The business portal eKapija has opened the award contest for the investment of the year award Aurea 2018, to be handed out for the tenth year in a row. Traditionally, this award supports investments in innovative and successfully launched projects. The companies which initiated or realized original and/or innovative, socially useful and financially sustainable projects […]