EnC Contracting Parties supported by GIZ ORF-EE in preparation of First Energy Efficiency Annual Reports
The Energy Efficiency Coordination Group Meeting (EECG), which was held on June 28 in Vienna, featured a session on monitoring and reporting on the implementation of obligations arising from the EU Energy Efficiency Directive (2012/27/EU). The Directive is to become obligatory in October 2017 for all Energy Community (EnC) contracting parties. The session addressed the […]
iBROAD project kicks off with aim to become driver for deep building renovation
iBROAD, a new project funded by the Horizon 2020 European program, has been launched with the aim to explore, design, develop and demonstrate the concept of individual Building Renovation Roadmaps. With 12 partners from 9 countries, it kicked off on 3-4 July 2017 in the Athens metropolitan area, in Greece. With the innovative approach proposed, […]
Final Facilitating multi-level governance for Energy Efficiency (multEE) project conference held in Vienna
The GIZ Open Regional Fund for South-East Europe – Energy Efficiency (ORF-EE), in collaboration with its Facilitating multi-level governance for Energy Efficiency (multEE) project consortium partners and the Energy Community Secretariat, held the Final multEE Project Conference on June 29 in Vienna. The conference attracted government officials from nine multEE partner countries, as well as […]
49 percent of energy savings achieved after reconstruction of public buildings in Montenegro
The annual consumption of energy dropped by 49 percent in most of the buildings reconstructed under a program to raise energy efficiency levels in public buildings, the Montenegrin Ministry of the Economy said. The energy efficiency adaptation program covered 43 buildings and monitoring showed that huge energy savings were made in 39 of them. The […]
Modernization of street lighting system in Novigrad via ESCO model
Project: Upgrading street lighting in Novigrad – Cittanova Country: Croatia Contract type: Public-private partnership, ESCO Contract duration: 8 year Technical assistance and finance: European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) – EU-funded Regional Energy Efficiency Programme (REEP) Co-finance: Croatian Environmental Protection and Energy Efficiency Fund Implementation: GGE and Javna Raszvetljava, Slovenia Implementation […]
GIZ facilitates agreement on use of ENMA Soft energy management system in Kosovo* and Albania
The GIZ Open Regional Fund for South-East Europe – Energy Efficiency (ORF-EE), in collaboration with GIZ bilateral projects Promotion of Energy Efficiency in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Kosovo Energy Efficiency Project, hosted in the period of June 21-23 a knowledge exchange study visit in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The visit included participation of representatives of […]
Romania’s Banca Transilvania first to provide loans for household energy efficiency
The Banca Transilvania has become the first bank in Romania to provide loans to households to raise energy efficiency levels. The money for the loans comes from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) Green Economy Financing Facility whose officials warned that energy efficiency improvements are urgently needed. This is the first time that […]
Montenegro needs stable and innovative ways of energy efficiency financing
The legal framework for implementation of energy efficiency measures in Montenegro is adequate but it encounters several barriers, including lack of financing, the round table on energy efficiency organized by NGO Green Home on the occasion the EU Sustainable Energy Week (EUSEW) was told. The solution could be also provided through public-private partnerships (PPP) and […]
