Schneider Electric appoints new director for four markets
Schneider Electric, energy management and automation corporation based in France, said it decided to name Ionuţ Farcaş the new regional director for Bulgaria, Macedonia, Albania, and Kosovo. He will succeed Christophe de Lafarge, who becomes vice president for Southeast Europe and will be responsible for the affiliate business department. Farkaş has been a part of […]
Public Dialogue Initiative on Sustainable Use of Energy in SEE
By Jasna Sekulović, GIZ ORF-EE Project Manager One of the declarative goals of the European Union is reduction of energy consumption by 20% until 2020. Considering that all countries of Southeast Europe (SEE) are signatories of the Energy Community Treaty, which came into force on 1 July 2006, this goal is of national relevance for […]
Energy Community gathers 24 non-governmental organizations
The inaugural Energy Community Civil Society Day brought together 24 organisations from 11 countries at on June 21. Representatives of international financial institutions, academic institutions, government ministries as well as the European Parliament and Commission also took part. The Energy Community (EnC) said the aim of the event, which will be organized on an annual […]
Students present Feitmobile electric kart
Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technologies (FEIT) presented the Feitmobile, the prototype of a go-kart which runs on electric power, Emagazin.mk reported. Vice dean Hristina Spasevska said the institution is proud of EL-KA, team of 15 students who collaborated for 10 months in the design of the vehicle. The Feitmobile has an electric engine […]
GGF enhances support to Yapı Kredi Leasing
A third senior loan was approved for Turkey’s Yapı Kredi Leasing by the Green for Growth Fund, Southeast Europe (GGF). The institution said it set EUR 20 million for the company’s financing programme for renewable energy production and energy efficient machinery. The subsidiary of Yapı Kredi Bankası holds a strong energy efficiency lending portfolio and […]
Sweden’s assistance helps access to EUR 100 million
The Government of Sweden financed the Environmental Infrastructure Support Programme (EISP) in Serbia with over EUR 4 million. One of the most important results of cooperation is providing necessary infrastructure for prepared projects to be financed from the European Union’s Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA) mechanism with EUR 100 million this year, according to a […]
IFC helping Albania develop day-ahead power market
International Finance Corporation said it has signed a memorandum of understanding with Albania’s Ministry of Energy on establishing a domestic day-ahead electricity market. The member of the World Bank Group will advise the government in order to help enable purchasing electricity from and selling electricity to neighbouring countries. It will increase price transparency, and improve […]
Waste management plan undergoing public consultation
The Ministry of Environmental and Nature Protection published the plan for waste management through 2020 for public consultation, ending on June 30. The document improves the policy in line with the concept of circular economy with collection, recycling and composting, according to minister Slaven Dobrović. He added this way Croatia will be able to meet […]