Energy Cities Project Serbia
Donor: Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) Country of implementation: Serbia Program Manager: Priska Depnering – Nydegger Project status: approved at SECO, partner project agreements to be signed, project implementation from 2016 Partners: Ministry of Energy and Mining, Government Office for Reconstruction and Flood Relief, Municipality of Vrbas, Municipality of Paraćin, City of Uzice, […]
Speed of returns defines energy efficiency measures
Two-day conference ‘Energy. Development. Democracy’, held at the end of September in Podgorica, Montenegro, focused on policy dialogue in the context of the partnership established between the GIZ Open Regional Fund for South-East Europe – Energy Efficiency (GIZ ORF-EE) and the Network of Schools for Political Studies in South-East Europe. Johannes Elle, the outgoing sector […]
World Bank backs energy efficiency project
The environment ministry of the Republic of Srpska said it signed a memorandum of understanding with the entity’s health and education ministries and representatives of 11 municipalities, within an energy efficiency project funded with World Bank’s loans, SeeNews reports. Srpska has been allocated USD 12.8 million (EUR 11.6 million). Project activities include improvements of energy […]
RP Global erects its second wind power plant
Wind power plant at Lisačke Rudine near Croatian coastal city of Dubrovnik was completed. Slobodna Dalmacija newspaper’s portal said the EUR 42.5 million worth system of 12 turbines is finished on September 5. In the words of Bojan Reščec, the head of the facility and of RP Global projekti d. o. o., the technical review […]
Biofuels await regulation in EC member countries
The Energy Community Secretariat published a study on progress in renewable energy in 2013 and 2014 and assessment of renewable energy action plans. Three contracting parties (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Albania) have not adopted an action plan yet. The analysis identified inconsistencies in the data reported with official energy statistics, […]
EBRD funds operations of CEZ Distribuție
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development said it is supporting the projects of CEZ Distribuție, electricity distribution company in Romania, with a syndicated loan of up to RON 675 million (EUR 153.7 million). The projects refer to the 2015-16 investment programmes in the distribution network aiming at reducing losses; improving efficiency and installing smart […]
EBRD steps up financing green economy transition
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development pledged to scale up its contribution to the global fight against climate change with a sharp increase in green financing over the next five years. The announcement came two months before the United Nations Conference on Climate Change (COP21) in Paris, set to seal an international climate agreement […]
One thousand projects are just the start
By Josué Tanaka, the EBRD’s managing director for Operational Strategy and Planning, Energy Efficiency and Climate Change. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development is looking ahead to an ambitious future and back at the achievements of the recent past as we boost our contribution to global efforts to combat climate change. We have just […]