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Balkan Green Energy News
GGF, UniCredit Bank Serbia conduct first local currency transaction in Serbia for green recovery
06 December 2021 - The Green for Growth Fund conducted the first local currency transaction in Serbia by providing a loan to UniCredit Bank Serbia
No buyers in the tender for the water factory in Zrenjanin
04 December 2021 - The people of Zrenjanin in Serbia have been waiting for over 17 years to achieve their constitutional right to clean drinking water
EBRD, EU, Austria donate 360 trees for greener Belgrade
03 December 2021 - The EBRD, EU and Austria supported the planting of 360 trees in Belgrade out of 1,000 in total across the Western Balkans
Watch LIVE RES Foundation conference: The 0 future of household heating
02 December 2021 - Ne to. 0! or The 0 future of household heating is the second annual policy conference on how to win the Balkans air-pollution dodgeball hosted by the RES Foundation.
Watch LIVE RES Foundation conference: The 0 future beyond coal/carbon
01 December 2021 - Ne to. 0! Is the second annual policy conference on how to win the Balkans...
Massive protests in Serbia against Rio Tinto’s lithium mining ambition, pollution
29 November 2021 - Lithium mining projects, pollution and environmental protection issues are igniting large protests almost every day in Serbia
Portugal stops using coal nine years ahead of schedule
26 November 2021 - The Pego power plant has been shut down, ending of the use of coal for the production of electricity in Portugal nine years before deadline
European Commission’s new PCI list: what’s happening in Balkans?
24 November 2021 - The European Commission has announced the fifth PCI list. Here is an overview of projects in the Balkans region.
Amazon deforestation rate in Brazil highest since 2006
21 November 2021 - A new government report shows a 22% increase in the deforestation of Brazil’s Amazon
GGF Impact Stories: microfinance provider Partner expands energy efficiency portfolio in BiH
19 November 2021 - With the GGF's assistance, Partner became one of the largest microlending institutions in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Austrian investment fund announces 1 GW solar project in Romania
17 November 2021 - Core Value Capital to invest EUR 800 million over seven years in photovoltaic parks in Romania that will generate 1GW of electricity.
Sarajevo to start using geothermal water in district heating system
17 November 2021 - In a bid to switch from heating oil and thus reduce air pollution stemming from...
Eight municipalities of Kosovo* to introduce district heating
16 November 2021 - New EU grant will finance feasibility study to introduce renewable energy-based district heating in Kosovo.
Hydrogen in Austria: Waiting for a strategy
16 November 2021 - In Austria, initial plans of a strategy for the use of hydrogen were announced more than three years ago but little has happened since then
Zagreb to renew 40 percent of its public lighting, prepares to become smart city
15 November 2021 - The City of Zagreb will carry out the reconstruction of 40% of public lighting using a public-private partnership model, in a project worth EUR 42 million
Coal-based electricity undermines positive impact of electric vehicles
12 November 2021 - Serbia and Kosovo* are among the worst performers in Europe in terms of EVs’ carbon savings compared with gasoline vehicles due to coal-reliant power grids.