HEP signs construction deal for Zagreb CCPP as it secures EUR 130 million in lending from EBRD, EIB
Power utility Hrvatska Elektroprivreda’s (HEP) project to build a new gas-fired combined-cycle gas-turbine plant to replace old and worn-out units at the EL-TO Zagreb combined heat and power (CHP) site will be backed with a total of EUR 130 million in lending from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the European Investment […]
Užice announces EUR 2 million energy efficiency investment in schools for 2019
The City of Užice has announced a EUR 2 million energy efficiency investment in seven schools for 2019 as part of the energy efficiency program jointly implemented with the Swiss Cooperation Office. Užice Deputy Mayor Nemanja Nešić said that the energy efficiency program, financed by the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO), is designed […]
Government proposes changes to law on biofuels, adopts energy efficiency report for 2017
The Croatian government has adopted a bill on changes to the law on biofuels, setting a 7% ceiling for the share of first-generation biofuels in the total direct annual energy consumption in transport by 2020, in line with the EU Directive 2015/1513. Under the bill, the indicative national target of the share of advanced biofuels […]
ORF-EE and Association of Municipalities and Cities of FBiH hold SUM Training in Konjic
The GIZ Open Regional Fund for South-East Europe – Energy Efficiency (ORF-EE), in collaboration with the Association of Municipalities and Cities of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (FBiH) – Savez općina i gradova FBiH, held a Training on Sustainable Urban Mobility in Konjic on July 19. The meeting brought together representatives of municipalities of FBiH who […]
BEAD – Converting commercial properties into intelligent digital buildings saving energy, reducing emissions
Energy consumption in buildings currently accounts for over 40% of all energy consumed in Europe and US. Human behavior alone is the source of 20%-40% of energy waste in buildings. This problem is being addressed by Turkish startup BEAD, an entrant in this year’s clim@ competition for startups organized by the Green for Growth Fund […]
GGF Impact Stories: Improving energy efficiency in Montenegro
The Green for Growth Fund (GGF), which was initiated as a public-private partnership in December 2009 by German development bank KfW and the European Investment Bank (EIB), surpassed major milestones in 2017, increasing the total financing it has provided to final borrowers to over EUR 600 million across more than 25,000 individual projects. The GGF […]
Energy efficiency measures save 5,056.3 GWh in Bulgaria
Between 2014 and 2017, Bulgaria saved 5,056.3 GWh of energy as a result of the implementation of energy efficiency measures in all sectors of its economy. The country has reached 60.7% of its 2020 national energy savings target, local media reported. The result was published in the annual report on the implementation of the National […]
17 students successfully complete the 14th Regional summer school on low emission development planning in Fojnica
The 14th Regional Summer School on Low Emission Development Planning, held in Fojnica, Bosnia and Herzegovina ended on July 6 with an award ceremony. The program was successfully completed by 17 participants of various educational and professional backgrounds, coming from South-East European countries and beyond. All participants were fully funded by the organizers. Participants included students […]
