3Smart project to provide setup for energy management in Danube region
The regional project ”Smart Building – Smart Grid – Smart City” (3Smart) has been officially launched. It aims to provide a technological and legislative setup for cross-spanning energy management of buildings, energy grids and major city infrastructures in several countries of the Danube region. The 3Smart project includes the development of a modular platform for […]
GGF to boost energy efficiency in Macedonia with EUR 10 million
The Green for Growth Fund (GGF) has extended its loan to Halkbank Skopje with EUR 10 million to further increase energy efficiency in Macedonia. Energy efficiency measures which will be financed in Macedonia with the GGF loan are projected to result in primary energy savings of almost 50,000 MWh on an annual basis. In addition, […]
GGF funds energy efficiency measures in Turkey with EUR 15 million
The Green for Growth Fund (GGF) has agreed to lend EUR 15 million to Turkey’s Garanti Leasing to foster investments in energy efficiency and renewable energy equipment by Turkish micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs). Energy efficiency measures financed with the GGF loan are expected to achieve annual primary energy savings of approximately 61.000 MWh […]
Consultant for Western Balkans energy efficiency program needed
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) plans to establish the Western Balkans Green Economy Financing Facility with a total of EUR 85 million to finance residential energy efficiency and small-scale renewable energy investments. To support the implementation of the facility, the EBRD will engage a consulting company which will carry out the facility […]
Green Economy Financing Facility to start in Romania
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) will implement a new Green Economy Financing Facility in Romania with EUR 70 million, aiming to improve the energy efficiency of residential buildings. The Bank intends to engage a consulting company to carry out tasks to establish and maintain an infrastructure to implement the Facility, undertake coordination […]
Ambassadors call on Federation BiH to adopt Law on Energy Efficiency
Ambassadors of several Western countries and the EU Delegation have written to the institutions of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina to express strong support for adopting the Law on Energy Efficiency. The letter is signed by the ambassadors of the United States, Great Britain, Germany and Sweden, the head of the EU Delegation and […]
New round of EIB loans for improving energy efficiency in Bucharest
Two projects for refurbishing the multi-family residential buildings in the Romanian capital of Bucharest received financial boost from the European Investment Bank. The European Investment Bank (EIB) said it is lending EUR 15.3 million to finance the second phase of the thermal rehabilitation programme covering multi-family housing in the Bucharest’s Sector 6 municipality. This is […]
Vojvodina public institutions most interested in efficient lighting, least in biomass
The Provincial Secretariat for energy, construction and transport will support 27 projects in the field of renewable energy sources (RES) and energy efficiency. The majority of project proposals deal with efficient interior lighting, while only a few biomass project proposals were submitted. The Secretariat of the Government of the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina will co-finance […]
