Governments should establish nation-wide energy efficiency programmes
Achieving results in energy efficiency is not a question of available financing instruments, but a matter of creditworthiness of households and their disposable income for energy efficiency improvements, Violeta Kogalniceanu, Head of the Infrastructure and Energy Efficiency Unit at the Energy Community Secretariat, says in an interview with Balkan Green Energy News. According to her, […]
KEDS launches power grid digitalization under EUR 4 million project
Kosovo’s* distribution system operator (DSO) KEDS has launched a EUR 4 million project for the electricity network digitalization using a SCADA system, equipped with state-of-the-art technology. The digitalization project will secure digital grid monitoring and control from the central office in Priština, KEDS said in a press release. The project will reduce and shorten power outages, […]
Heating plant in Banja Luka – domestic technology puts city on map of green cities
The implementation of the Eko Toplane Banja Luka district heating project, which uses a renewable energy source (RES), specifically wood chips, places the city on the Vrbas river on the map of smart and green cities of the region and Europe. Using biomass, i.e. wood chips, secures the financial security and sustainability of the project, […]
Balkan energy regulators establish advisory forum
National energy regulators of Bulgaria, Greece, Serbia, Macedonia, and Montenegro have signed an agreement on the establishment of a permanent advisory forum. The founding members of the Advisory Forum and parties to the agreement are the Energy and Water Regulatory Commission of the Republic of Bulgaria (KEVR), the Regulatory Authority for Energy of the Republic of […]
Gov’t, investor committed to Kosova e Re, as World Bank pulls support for coal-fired power plant project
After the World Bank announced that it will not support a 500 MW Kosova e Re coal-fired power plant, Kosovo’s* government and the US-based ContourGlobal reaffirmed their commitment to completing the project. Kosovo* currently generates almost all of its electricity from two coal-fired power plants, but power shortages are not rare, and imports account for […]
Climate Change: Simple Stories about a Complicated Problem – lecture series begins today at Kolarac
Professor Vladimir Đurđević, PhD, of the Institute of Meteorology, the Faculty of Physics, University of Belgrade, will hold three lectures in a series titled Climate Change: Simple Stories about a Complicated Problem at the Foundation of Ilija M. Kolarac on October 11, 18 and 25, from 6 pm. The first lecture, scheduled for October 11, […]
E-mobility project proposed to receive EUR 12.9 million CEF grant
A EUR 64.5 million e-mobility project including Croatia, Slovenia, Italy, and Slovakia is proposed to receive a EUR 12.9 million grant under the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF). The MULTI-E: Multiple Urban and Long-distance Transport Initiatives – Electric and CNG project is among 49 projects proposed by the European Commission for EUR 695.1 million in investments in […]
CEDIS issues invitation for prequalification for Smart Metering Completion Project
The Montenegrin distribution system operator (DSO), Crnogorski elektrodistributivni sistem (CEDIS), has published an invitation for prequalification for the procurement of an IT system for Meter Data Management and integration with Advanced Metering Management (AMM) and legacy systems. The state-owned company intends using part of the loan from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) […]