Kosovo* secures additional EUR 11 million for wastewater treatment plant
The Municipality of Gjilan/Gnjilane in Kosovo* has secured another EUR 11 million from the European Investment Bank (EIB) for a wastewater treatment plant. With the loan, the total amount approved for the project is EUR 24.1 million. The investment will improve wastewater management and provide affordable access to water and wastewater services for more than […]
OMV Petrom, Eldrive to install 30 charging points for electric cars in Romania, Bulgaria
Oil and gas company OMV Petrom and charging points operator Eldrive will install 30 fast-charging stations for electric vehicles (EVs) in OMV-branded filling stations in Romania and Bulgaria. The first two units in the project have already been installed and commissioned in Bulgaria, in Daskalovo (Struma Highway) and Golyamokonarsko road (near Plovdiv). The project will […]
Korea’s Youngsan to establish facility in Serbia to sell solar panels
Elias Eco intends to build a facility for processing, storage and sale of solar panels in Požarevac, Serbia. The company first signed a memorandum of understanding for a hazardous waste incinerator. The MoU between the representatives of the City of Požarevac and Elias Eco, owned by Korea’s corporation Youngsan, was signed in March of last […]
Košava 1 wind farm obtains privileged power producer status
Fintel Energija has announced that its 69 MW Košava 1 wind farm has obtained a privileged power producer status in Serbia. The wind farm was put into operation in September 2019. According to Fintel Energija’s statement submitted to the Belgrade Stock Exchange (BELEX), becoming a privileged power producer marks the end of the first phase […]
Southeastern Europe may get EUR 10 billion as EU boosts Just Transition Fund plan
The European Commission has proposed to increase the funds intended for the energy transition of coal regions from EUR 7.5 billion to EUR 40 billion. The initial proposal for the economic recovery of the 27-country bloc has been amended to add massive stimulus. The move is part of the newest effort of the Commission, called […]
Kruševac wins European Mobility Week Award 2019
Kruševac (Serbia) is the winner of the European Mobility Week Award 2019 for larger municipalities, with Karditsa (Greece) taking home the award for smaller municipalities. The remaining two sustainable mobility awards, announced by the European Commission, went to Brussels Capital Region (Belgium) – 8th SUMP Award and to Pontevedra (Spain) – 1st EU Urban Road […]
Energy Progress Report: SDG7 is not to be reached by 2030
Despite accelerated progress over the past decade, the world will fall short of ensuring universal access to affordable, reliable, sustainable, and modern energy by 2030 unless efforts are scaled up significantly, Tracking SDG 7: The Energy Progress Report reveals. It was released today by the International Energy Agency (IEA), the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), […]
HEP preparing construction of 30 MW wind farm Zelovo
State power utility Hrvatska Elektroprivreda (HEP) plans to build wind farm Zelovo, with an installed capacity of up to 30 MW, in the Splitsko-Dalmatinska County, on the slopes of Mount Svilaja. Two weeks ago, HEP put in operation its first wind farm, called Korlat, but Zelovo would be its first independently developed wind project given […]
