Region/EU December 11, 2018 | Comments: 0Author: Balkan Green Energy News
Author: Pippa Gallop, Research Coordinator, CEE Bankwatch Network One of the main factors driving the controversial small hydropower boom in the Western Balkans is the availability of feed-in tariffs, providing…
Montenegro December 11, 2018 | Comments: 0Author: Svetlana Jovanović
Montenegro has opened chapter 27 of EU membership negotiations, which deals with the environment and climate change. To provisionally close the most demanding and expensive chapter of EU accession talks,…
World December 4, 2018 | Comments: 0Author: Vladimir Spasić
Around 42% of global coal capacity is already unprofitable because of high fuel costs, while it costs more to run 35% of coal power plants than to build new renewable…
Region/EU December 4, 2018 | Comments: 0Author: Svetlana Jovanović
The Sarajevo authorities could introduce measures to limit the use of cars, and are already urging individuals and businesses to cut down on the use of solid fuels and drive…
World December 4, 2018 | Comments: 0Author: Svetlana Jovanović
Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) have announced a joint framework at COP24 for aligning their activities with the goals of the Paris Agreement, reinforcing their commitment to combat climate change, according to…
Bosnia and Herzegovina December 3, 2018 | Comments: 0Author: Svetlana Jovanović
Sarajevo hosts the latest in a series of Renewable Energy Hard Talks organized by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) on December 4-5. The two-day event at the…
Macedonia November 30, 2018 | Comments: 0Author: Balkan Green Energy News
GIZ ORF-EE partner, the Center for Research and Policy Making, presented a White Paper, titled “Challenges and Tasks referring to Chapters 15 and 27 of EU Law” on 29 November,…
Bosnia and Herzegovina November 30, 2018 | Comments: 0Author: Vladimir Spasić
Bosnia and Herzegovina committed not to use the environmental permit issued as a result of the non-compliant environmental impact assessment procedure of the planned 600 MW Ugljevik 3 thermal power…
Region/EU November 30, 2018 | Comments: 0Author: Svetlana Jovanović
The Western Balkans, and Serbia in particular, should continue implementing regulations to help green the energy mix and fight climate change, according to panelists at the 11th Balkan Energy Finance…
Serbia November 29, 2018 | Comments: 0Author: Vladimir Spasić
The Ministry of Environmental Protection has drafted a law banning the construction of small hydropower plants (SHPPs) in protected areas, State Secretary Ivan Karić has told Reuters, adding that the…
Region/EU November 29, 2018 | Comments: 0Author: Vladimir Spasić
Energy Community Ministerial Council, held today in Skopje, took some key decisions, including the adoption of General Policy Guidelines on 2030 energy and climate targets, the selection of 21 infrastructure…
Region/EU November 29, 2018 | Comments: 0Author: Balkan Green Energy News
After the success of the 1st South-East Europe Parliamentary Forum on Energy Efficiency (EE) and Climate, held in December 2017 in the Energy Community in Vienna, the GIZ Open Regional…
