Croatia heads to WindEurope 2019 Conference & Exhibition in force
The WindEurope 2019 Conference & Exhibition, the old continent’s largest and leading wind energy event this year, will gather representatives of key European institutions and companies in the sector in Bilbao, Spain from April 2 to 4. Minister of Environmental Protection and Energy Tomislav Ćorić will be the first Croatian minister ever to address the […]
Initiative to protect drinking water under the Constitution launched in Serbian parliament
The Green Party has launched an initiative in the parliament of the Republic of Serbia to protect drinking water under the Constitution. The Green Party recently presented a five-point plan for the “unchecked surge of small hydropower plants (SHPPs)”. The plan’s key point is to protect drinking water under the Constitution and in the meantime […]
NGOs call for designation of no-go zones for construction of hydropower plants
Non-governmental organizations (NGOs), government representatives, experts, hydropower developers, and the local community gathered at an international conference in North Macedonia to discuss challenges and solutions concerning nature protection and hydropower projects in the country, according to a joint press release from NGOs Front 21/42, Riverwatch, and EuroNatur. At the conference, the first ever national approach […]
Premiums as support measure for investors in renewable energy projects in North Macedonia
Authors: Aleksandar Josimovski and Ana Bozarova, Attorneys at law engaged by Petrikic & Partneri AOD in cooperation with CMS Reich-Rohrwig Hainz Rechtsanwälte GmbH The North Macedonian market is currently one of the hot spots for investments in renewables in the CEE region. Both the institutional investors and the financiers have shown a great deal of […]
Green Party proposes moratorium on construction of small hydropower plants
The Green Party and activists fighting against the construction of small hydropower plants (SHPPs) have presented a five-point plan for the “unchecked surge of small hydropower plants,” the party said in a news release. The plan’s key point is to protect drinking water under the Constitution and in the meantime introduce a moratorium on the […]
Hard Talk on developing renewable energy sustainably in Serbia: Numerous barriers still exist
The latest in a series of Hard Talk events, titled “New Possibilities for Developing Renewable Energy Sustainably in Serbia,” kicked off in Belgrade today, enabling a dialogue between various energy market players from both the public and private sectors. The two-day event is organized by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), in cooperation […]
NIS, MET Renewables to start building 102 MW Plandište wind farm during 2019
MET Renewables AG and oil company NIS, majority owned by Russia’s Gazprom, have launched joint work on a project to build the Plandište wind farm in Serbia. The two companies established a joint venture after MET acquired from a third party a 50% stake in the Serbian wind farm project, according to a press release […]
RS citizens pay over EUR 6 million in incentives for small hydropower plants in 2018
The Ministry of Energy and Mining of Republika Srpska (RS), an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina, has unveiled a list of legal entities and individuals that received electricity production incentives for small hydropower plants from 2016 to 2018. The list shows that small hydropower plants (SHPPs) received BAM 12.5 million (over EUR 6 million) in […]