Serbia gets separate Ministry of environmental protection after almost 10 years
Serbia’s new government will have a separate Ministry of Environmental Protection which will be headed by former Belgrade city official Goran Trivan. Prime Minister Ana Brnabić, whose cabinet was sworn in on June 29, said environmental protection would be the responsibility of a separate ministry. Environmental protection has been taken out of the Ministry of […]
City of Belgrade ready for major energy efficiency refurbishment project
City of Belgrade Energy Secretary Marko Stojanović spoke to Balkan Green Energy News about the concept and the mechanisms of the newly-formed city’s Energy Efficiency Fund which will be as of next year also available to private citizens to upgrade the energy efficiency of their buildings. This is a revolving fund which is now being […]
GIZ facilitates agreement on use of ENMA Soft energy management system in Kosovo* and Albania
The GIZ Open Regional Fund for South-East Europe – Energy Efficiency (ORF-EE), in collaboration with GIZ bilateral projects Promotion of Energy Efficiency in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Kosovo Energy Efficiency Project, hosted in the period of June 21-23 a knowledge exchange study visit in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The visit included participation of representatives of […]
Serbian Biogas Association opposing changes in existing energy law regulating supporting mechanisms for renewables
The Biogas Association of Serbia has estimated that changing the Energy Law in order to align renewable support schemes with the EU regulations would not be a good step for Serbia and the development of renewable energy sources in general. The Energy Community has recently proposed to Serbia the amendments to the Energy Law which […]
Romania’s Banca Transilvania first to provide loans for household energy efficiency
The Banca Transilvania has become the first bank in Romania to provide loans to households to raise energy efficiency levels. The money for the loans comes from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) Green Economy Financing Facility whose officials warned that energy efficiency improvements are urgently needed. This is the first time that […]
Wetlands in northern Serbia on UNESCO’s biosphere reserves list
The International Coordination Council of the UNESCO Man and Biosphere program has included Bačko Podunavlje biosphere reserve, in northwestern part of Serbia, into the World List of Biosphere Reserves. The decision was taken at the session held in Paris on July 14, 2017, the Ministry of Agriculture and Environmental Protection of Serbia announced. Bačko Podunavlje […]
Delta Motors installs E-vehicle charger for BWM and Mini
The Serbian Delta Motors car retailer has installed its first charger for electric and hybrid vehicles at its BMW and Mini showroom at Radnička 8 street in Belgrade. The 2x22kW charger is only the fourth public charging station in Belgrade set up after the ones at the Crowne Plaza, Holiday Inn and Courtyard hotels. The […]
Albania launches procedure for electricity import due to drought
Albania has launched import procedure for 285,000 MWh of electricity for over one month period. The procedure was launched to overcome domestic production’s shortages provoked by the drought. Albania’s Energy Power Distribution Operator (OSHEE) announced on June 23 that it had launched import procedures for 285,000 MWh of electricity for the period from June 28 […]