Greece taken to court over energy performance
The European Commission said it has decided to refer Greece to the Court of Justice of the European Union over the government’s failure to comply with the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive, as the only member state that did not perform the cost-optimal calculations and did not send a report. According to the directive, minimum […]
Action plan for Belgrade won’t remain on paper
Citizens will be informed every year on the implementation of measures from the Assessment of Vulnerability to Climate Change and the Action Plan for Adaptation, Belgrade city manager Goran Vesić said at the presentation of the document. He underscored the authorities will not let the plan become a dead letter. Vesić reminded that Belgrade’s assembly […]
Panels cover up to 3,000 hectares of arable land
There hasn’t been a very large impact and a high rate of occupancy of agricultural land by photovoltaics, according to Zoltán Nagy-Bege from the Regulatory Authority for Energy (ANRE), who insisted this was his personal opinion, Nine o’Clock.ro reported. „For the time being, we have a little over 1,200 MW installed in photovoltaics, which means […]
Energy Union report outlines national challenges
Bulgaria’s complex issues in the energy sector and lack of reforms had “compromised the financial stability of public and private stakeholders”, the European Union said in its first State of the Energy Union report, Sofia Globe revealed. The document, first of its kind, comes nine months after the EU adopted an Energy Union framework strategy […]
IC İçtaş acquires Kadıncık hydropower plants
At a cost of TRY 864 million (EUR 283 million), hydro systems Kadıncık 1 and Kadıncık 2, located in Mersin in the south of the country, were bought at a tender by IC İçtaş Energy Investment Holding, Anadolu Agency’s Energy Terminal said. The installed capacity is 70 MW in Kadıncık 1 and 56 MW in […]
HeSaLight wins public lighting deal in Herceg Novi
A company from Roskilde in Denmark was selected for the EUR 2.7 million project of public lighting overhaul for the Municipality of Herceg Novi in Montenegro’s southwest. HeSaLight A/S was the only bidder for the works with a deadline for implementation of 90 days and a warranty of ten years. The accepted price includes value-added […]
Market moves more towards solar power
Despite having made significant steps towards an accelerated development of its energy market, Romania still has a long road ahead, especially when it comes to establishing a more predictable legal framework, according to an analysis on the Business Review’s portal. Legislation has been harmonised with the European Union’s framework in the field. Some of the […]
TuReeff contributing to housing market’s overhaul
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development said it is helping investments in energy efficient and anti-seismic property development through its Turkish Residential Energy Efficiency Financing Facility (TuReeff). The programme combines as much as USD 216 million (EUR 201.6 million) of loans from the EBRD and EUR 50.41 million of grant co-financing from the Clean […]