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Energy reforms move ahead despite COVID-19 – Energy Community annual report
23 November 2020 - The Annual Implementation Report reveals that the average implementation score of the contracting parties increased from 48% to 53%.
HEP starts EU-backed heating network revitalization project in Zagreb
23 November 2020 - HEP Group will use the largest grant it received so far from EU funds, EUR 55.8 million, to reconstruct 68.5 kilometers of hot water network
Romania erases new coal-fired thermal power plants from its plans
23 November 2020 - The Government of Romania claims no more coal power plants would be built and CE Oltenia hinted it is about to scrap the last such project.
Balkans’ largest solar thermal system for sanitary hot water is located in Pančevo
20 November 2020 - The project demonstrates that the use of solar energy for heating water is cheaper than using fossil fuels.s
Albania launches auction for 100 MW solar PV park in Spitalle
20 November 2020 - Albania began the procedure for an auction for the third big solar power plant.
EU rolls out strategy to boost offshore wind to 300 GW by mid-century
20 November 2020 - The EU Strategy on Offshore Renewable Energy envisages wind turbine capacity of 300 GW in 2050 and 40 GW more in other ocean energy tech.
RESET: European Green Deal is chance for energy transition in BiH
19 November 2020 - The European Green Deal is a chance for BiH to upgrade its energy system and make it environmentally sustainable, experts from RESET said.
Federation of BiH to scrap feed-in tariffs for small hydropower plants from 2021
19 November 2020 - The government is preparing a set of regulatory amendments in order to prevent the adverse impact of small hydropower plants on the environment.
Serbia, Republic of Srpska sign joint statement on Gornja Drina hydropower project
18 November 2020 - The construction of HPP Buk Bijela should take six years, and could start at the end of this year or at the beginning of the 2021.
Three Slovenian cities to beat air pollution with renewables, sustainable urban mobility
18 November 2020 - The Government of Slovenia has adopted plans worth EUR 63 million to reduce air pollution in Maribor, Celje and Murska Sobota.
UK pushes forward gasoline, diesel car ban to 2030 in its green plan
18 November 2020 - The UK rolled out a green for pandemic recovery and moved the new fossil fuel–powered car sales ban target date from 2040 to 2030.
ELES secured over EUR 100 million from EU, Japan for development projects
18 November 2020 - Aleksander Mervar, CEO of ELES, speaks of efforts toward a just energy transition and the development projects of Slovenia's TSO
Serbia to add 1 GW in wind farms in next five years
17 November 2020 - Serbia could get 1 GW in wind farm capacity in the next five years, it has to decarbonize energy and reduce the share of coal in energy production within one or two decades. The Green Agenda for the Western Balkans
CE Oltenia needs EUR 2 billion in aid for decarbonization plan
16 November 2020 - The plan envisages cutting CO2 emissions by 38%, shutdown of coal-fired units and the construction of solar parks and gas-fired power plants.
Get ready – EUKI is just about to launch call for cross-border climate projects
16 November 2020 - The European Climate Initiative – EUKI is about to start its fifth call for climate action financing for nonprofit organizations.
Serbia’s EMS joins European platform for guarantees of origin trading
16 November 2020 - The sale of guarantees of origin for electricity produced from renewable sources in Serbia is now possible in European countries.