Municipality of Tivat marks World Energy Efficiency Day
This year the municipality of Tivat in Montenegro celebrated World Energy Efficiency Day, March 5 through several activities implemented within three days. On this occasion, high schoolers displayed their patents, scientists presented their work and companies presented their portfolio in the field of energy efficiency. „Tivat Municipality has been promoting the values of sustainable development for […]
Komazec: GGE regional expansion strongly supported by its strategic partners
GGE’s plan to become regional energy leader providing integrated energy solutions both in Slovenia and other markets of SEE region, as well as its EUR 170 million investment plan for the next five years is bein strongly supported by its owners and new investors. GGE’s primary focus ever since its establishment in 2011 has been energy performance […]
Upsolar to supply Turkish Hilvan solar plant with PV modules
International company Upsolar won a contract to supply Hilvan solar plant in Turkey with PV panels. The plant will have 23.6 MW installed power and will annually make enough energy to meet the needs of 17,500 households in the region, said Upsolar in a press release. Construction on the Hilvan Enerji plant will begin within […]
Environmental protection and sustainable development in the focus of CEDEF event in Novi Sad
Recent announcements that Serbia may soon open Chapter 27 of the acquis have greatly influenced local energy sector, which has seriously started considering and applying environmental standards in both current operations and plans for development. Only several days after the national utility company Elektroprivreda Srbije (EPS) and the Environmental Protection Agency signed a contract on […]
EMS: EUR 21.5 million in loan and grant for Trans-Balkan corridor construction
The state-owned company Elektkromreža Serbia (EMS) signed an agreement on a loan for the construction of a part of Trans-Balkan corridor Kragujevac-Kraljevo with the German bank KfW. The loan agreement which will provide EUR 15 million for the second section of the first phase of the Trans-Balkan corridor construction through Serbia was signed by Jelena […]
CROPEX joins Western Balkan 6 electricity market integration initiative
The Croatian Power Exchange (CROPEX) signed the Western Balkan 6 (WB6) Memorandum of Understanding on Regional Electricity Market Development. By signing the memorandum, CROPEX declared its willingness to participate in the day-ahead electricity market integration project, Energy Community Secretariat reported. The Croatian Power Exchange will join the Programme Steering Committee on day-ahead market integration, whose […]
Air quality in Ljubljana is gradually improving
For the past ten years, air quality in Ljubljana is gradually improving, the measurements of the particulate matter (PM10) show. In 2016, it has been ten years since PM10 has been measured and the data shows that air quality in the capital of Slovenia is gradually improving, the official website of Ljubljana reports. The measurements […]
Bulgaria might lose project funding due to public procurement complaints
Bulgaria is facing the risk of losing funds for the implementation of two environmental projects, because of complaints about public procurement procedures. The two projects, worth a total of EUR 2.2 million, are being implemented by the Bulgarian Executive Environment Agency (ExEA), and must be completed by May this year. So far only BGN 900.000 […]