GIZ conducts training courses for professional development in solar energy
GIZ has conducted professional development training courses in the field of solar energy for high school teachers and solar panel installers
Romania, Bulgaria in talks on 840 MW hydropower project on Danube river
Romanian officials said talks would resume with Bulgaria on building the Turnu Măgurele – Nikopol hydropower plant on the Danube river
COP27: Deal on loss and damage fund saves climate conference from debacle
At COP27, delegates agreed to establish a fund to help the most vulnerable countries but failed to commit to phasing out all fossil fuels
Vučić: We will have to invest up to EUR 33 billion in energy infrastructure
Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić has announced significant investments in energy infrastructure. As he pointed out, for the necessary reforms in the energy sector in the coming period, Serbia will need up to EUR 33 billion euros in investments. “We will have to change our habits and implement reforms, work in another way. We must do […]
Turkey needs EUR 9.6 billion annually to achieve climate goals
Turkey will need around USD 10 billion of investments a year, to raise the capacity in solar, wind and storage to achieve net zero by 2050
Simson: Up to EUR 450 billion is needed to maintain nuclear capacity in EU
Investments of about EUR 350 – 450 billion will be needed in the coming decades to maintain the current capacity of nuclear energy in the European Union, said European Commissioner for Energy Kadri Simson. She also stressed the importance of nuclear energy projects for energy security and energy transition in Europe. Nuclear energy should cover […]
Billions of euros to support EU coal regions achieve little for energy transition
EU support for coal regions has achieved little for the climate transition, according to the European Court of Auditors (ECA), which analyzed the effects of an aid fund amounting to around EUR 12.5 billion in 2014-2020. The billions of euros allocated to coal regions in the EU have almost failed to make any progress and […]
CAN Europe: Limited progress of national climate and energy plans in Western Balkans
National plans must implement a more efficient energy policy that will ensure the path to the decarbonization of the region by 2050