UNECE assessment in Drina river basin highlights importance of improving water quality and calls for strengthened transboundary cooperation
Addressing water pollution and improving water quality and monitoring are key steps needed to face the challenges in the Drina River Basin of ensuring sustainable development in a transboundary context, UNECE published in its statement following the completion of the intersectoral and participatory assessment of the Drina River Basin, shared mainly by Bosnia and Herzegovina, […]
Energy Community chief’s message to Serbian Members of Parliament
Serbia is the first member of the Energy Community to have transposed the Third Energy Package of the European Union, but implementation has been delayed in many areas. The huge obstacle is that the Law on Energy adopted in 2014 is not being implemented. The biggest problem is unbundling of gas company Srbijagas, which is […]
Turkey started construction of its first solar module plant
Turkey has marked the end of this year by laying the groundwork for the Renewable Energy Resource Zone (YEKA), the country’s first photovoltaic cell and solar module plant. It should decrease country’s dependency on external energy resources. Commercial operations are expected in the first half of 2019. The Renewable Energy Resource Zone (YEKA) will have the capacity […]
Serbian Government to consider introduction of incentives for electric vehicles
Serbian Government will consider the introduction of incentives for the use of electric vehicles. Establishment of a workgroup with this task is planned for next year and study with a proposal of optimal solutions for 2019. Introduction of incentives is one of the 13 measures defined in the Program for the Implementation of the Energy […]
Study: European-financed small hydropower plants damaging pristine Balkan
Eight hydropower projects in Albania, Croatia and Macedonia financed with European public money have damaged biodiversity and are in urgent need of increased monitoring and restoration measures, finds a study by CEE Bankwatch Network. The hydropower plants were enabled by support from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the European Investment Bank […]
Aklease – first leasing company to join Turkey efficiency program TurSEFF
One of the leading leasing companies in the sector of renewable energy, Turkish Aklease, has joined Turkey Sustainable Energy Financing Facility (TurSEFF 3), program designed to finance small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) seeking to improve their energy efficiency and support for the use of renewable energy sources. As a measure of supporting Turkey’s transition towards a […]
Women in Sustainable Energy SEE – join first survey in Serbia on women’s role in sustainable energy
Who are the women who are professionally engaged in sustainable energy, climate change, and environmental protection in Serbia? How much women in households across Serbia care about energy? Do women see the country’s energy future in fossil fuel or renewable energy sources? Do they have the same career advancement opportunities as men? Are women equally […]
Serbian power utility EPS presents Environmental Action Plan, to invest EUR 864 million
The Draft Environmental Action Plan of public power utility Elektroprivreda Srbije (EPS) from 2016 to 2025 anticipates investments of EUR 864 million in reducing air, soil and water pollution, as well as in waste management, Aleksandar Jakovljević, head of strategy at EPS’ said during a presentation of the Draft Action Plan. He recalled that in […]