What’s new in Republic of Srpska’s draft law on renewables?
The new law will be aligned to a great extent with the EU’s Directive on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources.
Bileća hydropower plant project of 32 MW under development in BiH
State-owned firm HET intends to install hydropower plant Bileća of 32 MW as the third and last unit of a subsystem on the Trebišnjica river
Issuing green bonds is more cost effective than ordinary debt securities
If fossil fuel companies are transitioning to clean energy, they should issue green bonds, CEO of Climate Bonds Initiative Sean Kidney said in an interview
North Macedonia’s incentives for small hydropower plants are not in line with EU rules
The main reason for their construction are state incentives which are not in line with the rules of the EU, according to the analysis.
Democratization of energy on rise in Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina
At this year's Fifth Split International Energy Forum one of the panels was dedicated to energy democracy, a new concept that connects the energy transition with democracy and citizen's participation.
Bulgarians protest to keep ban on building hydropower plants in protected areas
Citizens protested throughout Bulgaria against the government's proposal to scrap the ban on the construction of hydropower plants in protected areas
Serbia to construct pumped storage hydropower plants Đerdap 3, Bistrica
The Ministry of Mining and Energy will present a EUR 17 billion investment plan in September including two major pumped storage hydropower plants.
DEM bolstering Slovenia’s largest hydropower plant with solar power
Dravske hidroelektrarne Maribor is about to start building a 2.7 MW photovoltaic facility next to its hydropower plant Zlatoličje, the largest in Slovenia.