Renewable Energy Hard Talk to kick off in Sarajevo on December 4
Sarajevo hosts the latest in a series of Renewable Energy Hard Talks organized by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) on December 4-5. The two-day event at the Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), titled New Possibilities for Developing Renewable Energy Sustainably in BiH, will be followed by Hard Talks in Montenegro […]
“White Paper” on Chapters 15 and 27 presented at the Assembly of the Republic of Macedonia
GIZ ORF-EE partner, the Center for Research and Policy Making, presented a White Paper, titled “Challenges and Tasks referring to Chapters 15 and 27 of EU Law” on 29 November, 2018 in the Parliament of the Republic of Macedonia. The activity was conducted within the regional GIZ project Open Regional Fund for South-East Europe – […]
Ugljevik 3 power plant project not to use approved environmental permit
Bosnia and Herzegovina committed not to use the environmental permit issued as a result of the non-compliant environmental impact assessment procedure of the planned 600 MW Ugljevik 3 thermal power plant (TPP) in Republika Srpska, the Energy Community (EnC) Secretariat said in a press release. The commitment came as a result of mediation conducted under […]
EBRD now offering “mega” Green Innovation Vouchers of up to EUR 50,000
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has moved into a new phase of the Green Innovation Vouchers scheme in Serbia to target projects with larger resource-efficiency impact, increasing the value of the vouchers to up to EUR 50,000, according to a news release from the EBRD. A new call for applications for “mega” […]
Regulatory framework, electricity price highlighted as impediments to greening region’s energy mix
The Western Balkans, and Serbia in particular, should continue implementing regulations to help green the energy mix and fight climate change, according to panelists at the 11th Balkan Energy Finance Forum. They also raised the issues of how the low regulated electricity price is affecting investments in the energy sector overall and how third countries […]
Ministry drafts law to prohibit small hydropower plant construction in protected areas
The Ministry of Environmental Protection has drafted a law banning the construction of small hydropower plants (SHPPs) in protected areas, State Secretary Ivan Karić has told Reuters, adding that the draft will be sent to the government and parliament in early 2019. “If this extreme non-ecological trend of diverting streams into pipelines continues, we would […]
Energy Community Ministerial Council sets direction for adopting 2030 energy and climate targets
Energy Community Ministerial Council, held today in Skopje, took some key decisions, including the adoption of General Policy Guidelines on 2030 energy and climate targets, the selection of 21 infrastructure projects of regional significance, and re-opening of the negotiations on amendments to the Treaty establishing the Energy Community. The meeting, which brought together ministers of […]
2nd South-East Europe Parliamentary Forum on Energy Efficiency and Climate held in Skopje
After the success of the 1st South-East Europe Parliamentary Forum on Energy Efficiency (EE) and Climate, held in December 2017 in the Energy Community in Vienna, the GIZ Open Regional Fund for South-East Europe – Energy Efficiency (ORF-EE) organized another on 27 November, 2018 in Skopje, Macedonia. The event hosted representatives of parliaments and civil […]