More than EUR 26 million invested in energy efficiency in Montenegro
More than EUR 26 million has been invested in improving energy efficiency of 50 public buildings in Montenegro, according to the Montenegrin Ministry of Economy. The Montenegro Energy Efficiency Programme (MEEP), which started in 2009, funded the adaptation of 11 public health institutions, eight educational facilities and one campus, worth a total of EUR 7,6 […]
Municipality of Tivat marks World Energy Efficiency Day
This year the municipality of Tivat in Montenegro celebrated World Energy Efficiency Day, March 5 through several activities implemented within three days. On this occasion, high schoolers displayed their patents, scientists presented their work and companies presented their portfolio in the field of energy efficiency. „Tivat Municipality has been promoting the values of sustainable development for […]
German-Serbian project for promotion of energy efficiency in buildings officially concluded
The German-Serbian development cooperation project „Advisory on Energy Efficiency in Buildings“ was officially concluded with a conference in Belgrade. On this occasion, results of the cooperation and examples of good practice were presented. The project was conducted by Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) in cooperation with the Ministry of Mining and Energy and the Ministry […]
Komazec: GGE regional expansion strongly supported by its strategic partners
GGE’s plan to become regional energy leader providing integrated energy solutions both in Slovenia and other markets of SEE region, as well as its EUR 170 million investment plan for the next five years is bein strongly supported by its owners and new investors. GGE’s primary focus ever since its establishment in 2011 has been energy performance […]
Environmental protection and sustainable development in the focus of CEDEF event in Novi Sad
Recent announcements that Serbia may soon open Chapter 27 of the acquis have greatly influenced local energy sector, which has seriously started considering and applying environmental standards in both current operations and plans for development. Only several days after the national utility company Elektroprivreda Srbije (EPS) and the Environmental Protection Agency signed a contract on […]
International Energy and Investment Days in Novi Sad on March 2-3
Sixth International Energy and Investment Days will be held in Novi Sad on March 2-3. It is expected that the event will gather more than 2,000 participants with the aim to encourage investments in the energy sector. Vojvodina province prime minister Igor Mirović will open the event. The focus of International Energy and Investment Days […]
Kosovo* Government receives MVP monitoring software from GIZ
As a result of a longstanding and successful collaboration in the field of energy efficiency, the German development organization Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH handed-over to the Kosovo* Government the Monitoring and Verification Platform (MVP) and complementary manual. The handover, that took place in Prishtina on 21 February, was followed by a training […]
EU dependency on fossil fuel imports on rise despite energy consumption decrease
In 2015 gross inland energy consumption in the European Union (EU) is below its 1990 level but EU dependency on fossil fuel imports is on the rise. Gross inland energy consumption which reflects the energy quantities necessary to satisfy all inland consumption amounted in the European Union (EU) to 1,626 million tonnes of oil equivalent […]
