Region/EU
Renewables share in WB6 is still only at around 6% of installed electricity generation capacity
22 July 2020 - Western Balkans contracting parties failed to utilize the decline in the price of renewable energy...
EU cuts Just Transition Fund to EUR 10 billion in COVID-19 recovery deal
21 July 2020 - The European Council reached an agreement on the seven-year budget through 2027 including a mechanism...
Ten units of Western Balkan thermal power plants must be shut down by 2023
21 July 2020 - Ten units of coal-fired power plants in total will be shut down by the end of 2023 in BiH, Montenegro and Serbia, according to the Energy Transition Tracker
Albania selects shareholders of company for setting up power exchange
17 July 2020 - Albania has selected the shareholders of a company which will operate the Albanian power exchange...
MPs from Western Balkans are paving the way for sustainable urban mobility
16 July 2020 - During last two years Members of Parliaments from the Western Balkans have embraced the topic...
Energy Community Secretariat launches Energy Transition Tracker for Western Balkans
16 July 2020 - The Energy Community Secretariat has launched today the Energy Transition Tracker in a move which...
Fool’s Gold: Financial institutions waste billions on coal, undermining climate action
15 July 2020 - European financial institutions and international investors and banks including BlackRock and Japanese megabanks are keeping...
Cyclists ask European Parliament to add bicycle infrastructure, incentives
14 July 2020 - EU lawmakers and cycling organizations pressed European Parliament President David Sassoli and Secretary-General Klaus Welle...
Carbon prices jump in EU, taking industrial pollution costs to 14-year high
14 July 2020 - Expenses for greenhouse gas emissions at factories and energy producers briefly surged to a level...
Will the EU’s hydrogen strategy undermine the 2050 climate neutrality goal?
10 July 2020 - The European Commission has unveiled a strategy to scale up hydrogen production as part of...
EU lawmakers call for massive renovation of buildings including rooftop solar
10 July 2020 - A draft report called Maximizing Energy Efficiency in Buildings is scheduled to be put for...
Advancing Sustainable Urban Mobility in Western Balkan capitals: Tirana, Sarajevo SUMPs moving forward
08 July 2020 - Increasing individual traffic, bad conditions of transport infrastructure, safety issues, noise, and air pollution –...
Shaping the role of renewables self-consumers in the Energy Community
08 July 2020 - Author: Jasmina Trhulj, Head of Electricity Unit, Energy Community Secretariat At the start of the...
About the GIZ Open Regional Fund for South-East Europe – Energy Efficiency (ORF-EE)
07 July 2020 - Regional project: Open Regional Fund for South-East Europe – Energy Efficiency (ORF-EE) Commissioned by:...
Hungary’s MVM plans acquisitions, deals to boost regional presence ahead of IPO
06 July 2020 - Hungary’s state-owned electricity producer MVM plans to build a regional presence through a series of...
EU launches first call for proposals under Innovation Fund for clean technologies
06 July 2020 - The European Commission has launched the first call for proposals under the EUR 10 billion...