Energy Efficiency
Clean energy, grid upgrade projects in Western Balkans to be backed under EU’s Growth Plan
02 July 2025 - The European Commission has proposed the first support package, worth EUR 87.7 million, under the Growth Plan for the Western Balkans.
Hitachi Energy: Game-changing solutions for a sustainable energy future
25 June 2025 - With its system solutions, products, and services, Hitachi Energy contributes to sustainable energy and a better future, Igor Anđelković said at BEF 2025.
Slovenia’s EUR 150 million smart grid leap
18 June 2025 - The five electricity distribution firms in Slovenia will invest more than EUR 150 million by the end of March 2026
ScadaWatt seeks partners in Serbia to deploy its energy digitalization systems
10 June 2025 - ScadaWatt, a bronze sponsor of Belgrade Energy Forum 2025, provides remote monitoring and control systems for solar power plants.
Serbia shelves plan for strategic partnership for 1 GW in wind farms
09 June 2025 - Serbia has revised the baseline of the plan for the development of energy infrastructure and energy efficiency, adopted in 2023
The cost of keeping warm: delivering a just clean heat and cooling transition for European citizens
06 June 2025 - ETS2 – which will be launched in 2027 and will put a price on carbon emissions from buildings and transport – risks deepening the energy poverty problem
Green for Growth Fund launches partnership with Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency
30 May 2025 - GGF and the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency are expanding green lending in the Western Balkans and the EU's Eastern Neighborhood
Cities are driving the transition to climate neutral and fair housing
19 May 2025 - City governments are ready to lead the transition to climate-neutral buildings by 2050, but they cannot do it alone
Serbia to invest EUR 60 million in renewables in district heating
16 May 2025 - The Minister of Mining and Energy met with Ambassador Anke Konrad and KfW's Director for Southeast Europe and Turkey Klaus Müller
North Macedonia adopts Law on Energy
15 May 2025 - With a majority of votes, 62 out of 120, the Assembly of North Macedonia adopted the Law on Energy, aligning the legal framework with the EU
Croatia sets EUR 25 million in incentives for energy poor households
22 April 2025 - Croatia has earmarked EUR 25 million for households at risk of energy poverty. They will use the funds for energy renovation
Turkey aims to become major lithium producer with its geothermal wells
21 April 2025 - Existing geothermal wells alone can enable Turkey to become one of the world's major producers of lithium, JESDER's chief Ufuk Şentürk said