Skopje subsidizing procurement of pellet stoves
The City of Skopje is offering subsidies to its residents for the procurement of pellet stoves, to encourage them to switch to a cleaner, more energy efficient heating solution, according to the text of the public call, available on the Macedonian capital’s website. Eligible to receive the subsidies are residents that are not already connected […]
IBEX has successfully started intraday electricity market
The Independent Bulgarian Energy Exchange (IBEX) launched the intraday market (IDM) segment in Bulgaria on April 11. The minimum amount of electricity that can be traded is 100 kWh, and the price step is 10 euro cents. According to the IBEX’ statement, 20 participants already registered on this segment and they all can now submit […]
Fourth Energy Summit in Bosnia and Herzegovina in Neum, April 25 – 27
The Fourth Energy Summit in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) will take place April 25 – 27 in Neum. The gathering is organized and financed by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ). The summit will be focused on sustainable development of the energy sector in BiH, renewable […]
Government of Macedonia presented Draft Law on Energy
The Draft Law on Energy, which envisages full liberalization of the energy sector, will soon be submitted to the parliament, the Macedonian Government announced. Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs Kočo Angušev said that this law is harmonized with five European directives and three European regulations. “The law will enable complete liberalization of the energy […]
Energy Community releases Policy Guidelines on distribution network tariffs
The Energy Community Secretariat issued Policy Guidelines on the distribution network tariffs with aim to provide guidance to regulatory authorities, but also the regulated industry, as regards to validated best practises in implementing the core principles in distribution tariff setting. The Policy Guidelines underlines predictability, transparency, respecting the economic environment and regulation method as core […]
Women and sustainable energy: research examines roles, seeks to help bridge gender gap
Women in Serbia choose sustainability – this is the overarching conclusion of the country’s first-ever research into the roles, attitudes, and position of women professionally engaged in sustainable energy, climate change, and environmental protection, as well as women in households/consumers. The results of the research, carried out as part of the WISE SEE (Women in […]
Nordex awarded three new contracts in Turkey for 178.8 MW
German wind turbine supplier Nordex is awarded three new contracts for a total of 47 multi-megawatt turbines in Turkey. The combined installed capacity of the three projects comes to 178.8 MW. Nordex has announced that it will supply turbines of the N131/3600 and N131/3900 series to “important existing customer” without naming them. Delivery for the […]
How to involve CSOs and private sector in creating sustainable energy policy
“Given that the decision-making process in the sustainable energy sector does not include all interested parties, our intention is to create a mechanism for them to be involved in the future legislative processes, and to define their proposals on energy development,” sustainable energy expert Maja Turković said at the opening of the first workshop organized […]