Montenegro starts phasing out inefficient incandescent light bulbs
Montenegro has launched a phase-out of traditional filament incandescent light bulbs starting with the highest wattage – 100-watt conventional incandescent light bulbs and above, as part of a new legal framework introducing the EU’s ecodesign requirements for a range of energy-using and energy-related products. The rulebook to progressively ban conventional incandescent light bulbs in favor […]
Greece launches regular renewable energy auctions in shift from standard FIT model
Greece has held its first regular competitive auctions for renewable energy capacities, after significantly trimming the offered capacities as a result of rejecting a slew of applications over technical matters. The descending-price renewable energy auctions, representing a shift from the standard feed-in tariff (FIT) model, resulted in considerably lower rates to be paid to investors […]
Tender launched for concession to build 65 MW Ljubinje solar park
The Ministry of Industry, Energy, and Mining of Republika Srpska has launched a tender for a concession to build a photovoltaic (PV) power station with an installed capacity of 65 MW, in an investment estimated at about EUR 76.5 million. The Ljubinje solar park would be developed on some 80 hectares of land and produce an […]
Romania moves to not tax prosumers feeding surplus energy into grid
The Romanian parliament has adopted a law enabling prosumers with small renewable energy systems to secure self-consumption and deliver surplus energy to the grid without having to obtain any authorization or pay taxes on the energy, the Romanian Ministry of Energy has said in a statement. Romania needs small energy producers that will be able […]
Erste Bank gets EUR 5 million loan from EBRD to on-lend for home energy efficiency
Erste Bank has become the first Serbian bank to receive financing from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) for home energy efficiency through a RSD 600 million (equivalent to EUR 5 million) loan for on-lending to residential clients. Erste Bank’s home energy efficiency loans are aimed at citizens planning to invest in energy […]
Expressions of interest sought to build, finance 160 MW Dabar hydropower plant
Hidroelektrana Dabar, part of hydropower plant operator Hidroelektrane na Trebišnjici (HET), has invited expressions of interest (EOI) in a turnkey/engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contract for a 160 MW Dabar hydropower plant (HPP Dabar). The estimated value of the project to build and finance HPP Dabar’s remaining facilities is around EUR 200 million, according to […]
Belgrade garage 1st in Europe to get Parksmart high-performance, sustainability certificate
The Obilićev Venac garage in downtown Belgrade is the first garage in Europe to have received the Parksmart certificate recognizing high-performing, sustainable garages, the City of Belgrade said in a statement. The Obilićev Venac garage received the Parksmart Bronze certificate, the highest level achieved so far, making the Belgrade garage one of four in the […]
Serbia needs to boost environmental investment by EUR 500 million annually to tackle “critical” situation – Fiscal Council
The Fiscal Council has called for significantly stepping up investment in environmental protection in Serbia, noting that there is ample room to do so through the 2019 state budget now that the country’s public finances have stabilized. Serbia is one of the most polluted countries in Europe, which is jeopardizing the health of the population […]