Energy Efficiency
HEP gets government approval to borrow EUR 63 million
27 December 2021 - HEP received approval from the Government of Croatia to take a EUR 63 million loan from the European Investment Bank
Serbia opens cluster 4 in EU accession negotiations
14 December 2021 - In its negotiations on EU accession, Serbia opened cluster 4 – Green Agenda and sustainable connectivity, consisting of four chapters
Bitola in North Macedonia to get district heating from coal power plant
08 December 2021 - The construction of a district heating pipeline from REK Bitola has begun, almost forty years after the thermal power plant was built
EU supports Serbia in preparing the Integrated National Energy and Climate Plan (INECP)
08 December 2021 - Integrated National Energy and Climate Plan of the Republic of Serbia from 2021 to 2030 with the vision until 2050 is underway
RES Foundation conference: More subsidies for poor households needed to get to net zero heating
02 December 2021 - Vulnerable households in the Western Balkans often can't afford renovation or to replace old heating stoves and boilers even with a 50% subsidy
Watch LIVE RES Foundation conference: The 0 future of household heating
02 December 2021 - Ne to. 0! or The 0 future of household heating is the second annual policy conference on how to win the Balkans air-pollution dodgeball hosted by the RES Foundation.
Watch LIVE RES Foundation conference: The 0 future beyond coal/carbon
01 December 2021 - Ne to. 0! Is the second annual policy conference on how to win the Balkans...
Energy Community adopts Clean Energy Package, Decarbonization Roadmap
30 November 2021 - The Ministerial Council adopted the Clean Energy Package, the Decarbonization Roadmap and the Gas Security of Supply Regulation
Montenegro secures EUR 50 million loan for green recovery, decarbonization
29 November 2021 - The Investment and Development Fund of Montenegro has secured EUR 50 million to support green recovery and decarbonization of the economy
Germany’s new ruling coalition aims to phase out coal in nine years
25 November 2021 - The cabinet led by Olaf Scholz will phase out coal "ideally" by 2030, compared to the current 2038 deadline, the coalition deal reveals
EUKI offers funding for climate action projects – here are the conditions
25 November 2021 - Nonprofits can apply for up to EUR 1 million from the European Climate Initative (EUKI) with transformative cross-border projects
GGF Impact Stories: microfinance provider Partner expands energy efficiency portfolio in BiH
19 November 2021 - With the GGF's assistance, Partner became one of the largest microlending institutions in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Kosovo* to adopt renewables share targets for 2031, 2050
19 November 2021 - Minister of Economy Artane Rizvanolli said the government aims to raise the share of renewables in power consumption to between 25% and 30% by 2031
Croatia to invest EUR 2.3 billion in energy renovation by 2030
19 November 2021 - Croatia intends to energy renovate 6.3 million square meters of multi-apartment buildings by 2030. The...
Greece’s first Climate Law to end lignite use by 2028
19 November 2021 - Ambitious new sectoral energy and climate goals will be included in Greece’s first Climate Law,...
Përparim Rama’s green agenda helped him win Prishtina mayoral election
18 November 2021 - Outsider Përparim Rama disrupted the political scene in Kosovo* by winning the Prishtina mayoral election with an environmentalist platform