Bulgarian company eyeing investment in solar energy in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bulgarian company Lada Nar is eyeing investment opportunities in the energy sector of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BH), primarily in solar energy. The Director of the Foreign Investment Promotion Agency of BH (FIPA) Goran Milinić talked to Erdinch Ramadan, representative of the Bulgarian company, and the Ambassador of BiH to Bulgaria Radomir Bogdanović about the possibilities […]
Romania’s prosumers are stuck – government doesn’t know how to tax them
Even though Romania introduced the prosumers into legislation 10 years ago, there is still no fiscal regime that would address them. According to energy minister Anton Anton, the Ministry of Public Finance does not know how to tax prosumers. Romanian citizens interested in this activity can’t produce electricity and sell it to the power grid […]
Minister Antić supports WISE expert network of women in sustainable energy, climate change, and environmental protection
The Center for the Promotion of Sustainable Development (CPOR) has presented results of the first research in Serbia on the role, position, representation, and attitudes of women in sustainable energy at the Women in Sustainable Energy – Leadership for Change conference. Women in Serbia choose sustainability – this is, in short, the finding of the […]
Macedonian Government, Academy of Sciences sign memorandum on sustainable development
The Ministry of Economy and the Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts (MANU) have signed a Memorandum of Cooperation for Sustainable Energy Development in Macedonia. The memorandum was signed by Economy Minister Kreshnik Bekteshi and President of MANU, academician Taki Fiti. “The aim of the memorandum is to establish cooperation and an efficient institutional dialogue, […]
Fintel Energija IPO on Belgrade Stock Exchange in May
Fintel Energija will conduct the initial public offering (IPO) on the Belgrade Stock Exchange in May, company CEO Tiziano Giovannetti said. The first IPO after almost 80 years on the Belgrade Stock Exchange is being prepared for nine months. The Fintel Energija plans to sell 15-20% of its shares. “The necessary IPO procedure will be […]
Energy Agency gets new president and members of the Council
The National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia elected a new president and members of the Energy Agency (AERS) Council because the old management mandate has expired. The new President of the Council is Dejan Popović, and the members are Aca Marković, Dejana Stefanović-Kostić, Negica Rajkov and Goran Petkovic, who is re-elected. Officials of the […]
Energy Community and EBRD issue Policy Guidelines for renewable energy auctions
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the Energy Community (EnC) Secretariat have published joint Policy Guidelines to help countries design and implement competitive selection processes for supporting renewable energy. The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) assisted EBRD and EnC Secretariat with designing Policy Guidelines. The Draft Policy Guidelines on Introducing Renewable Energy […]
FYRM is promoting renewables and energy efficiency by subsidies
The Government of Macedonia (FYRM) has allocated over EUR 800.000 (MKD 50 million) for the promotion of renewable energy sources and improvement of energy efficiency in households for 2018. The subsidy program, recently published on the Ministry of Economy website determines the method, conditions, criteria and procedure for allocating these funds from the budget. EUR […]