EUR 1.75 million in co-financing approved to legal entities to buy energy efficient vehicles
Croatia’s Environmental Protection and Energy Efficiency Fund has approved a total of HRK 13 million (around EUR 1.75 million) in co-financing to 127 legal entities for the purchase of electric vehicles and other energy efficient vehicles. The incentives were approved for the purchase of a total of 506 electric vehicles, including 122 electric cars, 286 […]
Two more weeks left for comments on EU-backed principles, list of sustainable hydropower projects in Western Balkans
The extended deadline to provide comments on the draft Principles for Sustainable Hydropower in the Western Balkans and on the draft Indicative List of Projects associated with the Regional Strategy for Sustainable Hydropower in the Western Balkans, an EU-funded study, expires on August 31. The draft list contains the existing and potential greenfield hydropower projects that may receive financial […]
Government requests tendering to select universal electricity supplier and supplier of last resort
The Macedonian government has adopted a decision on launching a procedure to select the country’s universal electricity supplier and supplier of last resort, in line with the new energy law, according to a statement on the government’s website. The prime minister’s office, the office of the deputy prime minister in charge of economic affairs, and […]
Power utility EPHZHB logs EUR 19.7 million profit in H1
Public power utility Elektroprivreda Hrvatske Zajednice Herceg Bosne (EPHZHB) made a profit of BAM 38.7 million (around EUR 19.7 million) in January-June, up from BAM 452,076 (about EUR 230,000) in the first half of 2017. This is in keeping with strong results posted by power utilities elsewhere in the region on the back of good […]
Montenegro setting up Eco Fund, opening of chapter 27 expected by end-2018
Montenegro has opened 31 out of 35 chapters of EU membership talks so far, while the opening of the most demanding and expensive one, chapter 27, is expected by the end of 2018. Meeting obligations under the environment chapter will require EUR 1.4 billion in investments by 2035, and the Eco Fund is expected to […]
EBRD seeks geothermal, offshore wind consultants for Turkey
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has invited technical and financial proposals from consultants to produce a study of the overall short- and long-term geothermal district energy potential of Turkey, and identify and evaluate the feasibility of the most promising three sites for building such district energy systems, according to a request for […]
KESH rallies on good hydrological conditions, posts EUR 49.3 million profit in H1
Albania’s state-owned power utility KESH reported a profit of nearly ALL 6.2 billion (about EUR 49.3 million) in the first half of the year, having produced 3,881 GWh of electricity, more than in the entire 2017, when it generated 2,915 GWh. KESH had a loss of ALL 52.7 million (around EUR 420,000) in 2017 and […]
Croatia to invite applications for incentives to install EV charging stations in 2018, portal told
Croatia’s Environmental Protection and Energy Efficiency Fund has closed its announcement it would co-finance the installation of electric vehicle (EV) charging stations in 2018, but certainly plans to invite applications for the incentives in 2018, energetika-net has been told at the fund. “The announcement was aimed at getting feedback from interested applicants, as well as […]