Communicating and advocating sustainable development in the Balkans
Balkan Green Energy News and its founder and editor Branislava Jovičić have recently had several landmark achievements, not least of which is the fact that the portal is the only SEE project in the running for the Best Climate Solutions 2018 Award. This called for an interview, in which Branislava invites readers or simply people […]
Solar PV park projects picking up in Cyprus
Cyprus is lagging behind on meeting its EU 2020 renewable energy targets but has recently renewed a push to promote green energy, resulting in the approval of 83 applications to build solar photovoltaic (PV) parks in June alone, the Financial Mirror wrote. Fanos Karantonis, chairman of the Cyprus Association of Renewable Energy Companies (SEAPEK) told […]
ERS unit gets loan from EBRD for smart grid project
Power distribution company Elektro-Bijeljina, a subsidiary of state-owned power utility Elektroprivreda Republike Srpske (ERS), has signed a EUR 15 million loan agreement with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) for the reconstruction of the medium and low-voltage power network in Elektro-Bijelijina’s distribution area and the installation of smart meters. The loan to finance […]
HESS publishes 1st contract notice for disputed HPP Mokrice project
State-owned hydropower plant operator Hidroelektrarne na Spodnji Savi (HESS), part of the GEN Group, has launched a contract notice to carry out a negotiated procedure for the first lot of the public procurement to build hydropower plant (HPP) Mokrice, disputed by environmental campaigners. The lot refers to the procurement of turbines, generators, and powerhouse lifting […]
InnoEnergy offering investments to SMEs for cleantech, sustainable energy solutions
InnoEnergy, Europe’s sustainable energy engine supported by the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT), has invited Serbian small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) to join peers from the rest of the continent in applying for the 2018 Investment Round for supporting revolutionary, cleantech and sustainable energy innovations. The cut-off date to apply for the 2018 […]
GIZ seeking further consultancy services for project in BiH
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) has issued another call for expression of interest in taking part in tendering to provide consultancy services for the Promotion of Renewable Energy Sources in BiH project. The tendering relates to consultancy services concerning the elaboration of a policy paper for strategic decision-making […]
European Commission to co-fund EUR 1.39 billion project to build Bucharest metro’s 6th line
The European Commission has announced to Romania’s Ministry of Transport that it will co-fund the Bucharest metro’s sixth line, a project worth EUR 1.39 billion, according to a press release on the ministry’s website. Negotiations are ongoing on the maximum amount of non-reimbursable funds to be allocated for the Bucharest metro’s sixth line under the […]
Volunteers rake in 2,000 tons of trash in Serbia on World Cleanup Day
An estimated 13 million volunteers took part in a “green wave” to remove garbage from parks, beaches, and other public areas on World Cleanup Day. World Cleanup Day was marked in Serbia at a total of 50 locations, with volunteers including employees of over 20 companies and banks, such as UniCredit and Erste Bank, and […]