IFC helps NLB Prishtina boost energy efficiency lending
An advisory project started in June 2015 by a member of the World Bank Group to help NLB Prishtina bank in Kosovo* better identify, evaluate and finance energy efficiency projects, resulted in new lending products for energy efficiency for private households and for small and medium-sized companies. The International Finance Corporation said it helped the bank boost […]
Ljubljana, European Green Capital, wins another environmental award
Progress in sustainable mobility was the factor that brought the Slovenian capital city the Zlati kamen (Golden rock) award for this year. The national project’s council was also convinced with Ljubljana’s orientation towards development, tourism and environmental projects. The annual recognition is based on local authority’s success in providing conditions for quality of life. This […]
Solar panels power water chlorination in Vinica
The town of Vinica in Macedonia’s east is installing photovoltaic panels at the water reservoirs in the nearby villages. The new system enables automatic chlorination, portal Independent.mk reported. “We aim to provide all our rural communities with good quality potable water, and to overcome their long-standing problems. The new system will help the villages of […]
Producers, Associations establish National Energy Chamber
Legitimate representation and protection of the interests of the energy companies in Bulgaria are the leading priorities of the newly founded National Energy Chamber (NEC). Its establishment was officially announced during an energy event organised by Economedia in Bulgaria’s capital Sofia on March 22, Publics.bg portal reported. It groups renewable and conventional energy producers and […]
EPS procuring documentation for wind, solar plants
Electric Power Industry of Serbia (EPS) called for offers for the production of urban planning documentation for the solar and wind power plants in Kostolac basin in the location called Srednje kostolačko ostrvo, a slag and ash pond. The share of the price in the application’s grade will be 60%, while the quality of the […]
ReneSola sells two solar power projects to SWIF
Projects Nove ECO and MG Solar in Bulgaria were purchased by Solar World Invest Fund SIF (SWIF), based in Luxembourg, from ReneSola
Works on hydropower plant Vranduk to start in April
Nermin Džindić, entity minister of energy, mining and industry, stated the construction of the first hydropower unit in Bosnia and Herzegovina after 40 years would begin on April 1. Portal Avaz.ba cited the official from the Government of the Federation of BiH saying the works will start on Vranduk facility, worth BAM 112.3 million (EUR […]
Turkey maintains geothermal superpower status
Eighteen facilities generating electricity from geothermal sources came online last year in the world, adding a combined 313 MW in capacity to existing 13 GW in a total of 24 countries. The number of new power plants was in line with the previous years, though the overall size was lower, the United States Geothermal Energy […]