GIZ presents study on switch to biomass in Kragujevac
Business innovation centre Kragujevac hosted the meeting of officials of Serbia’s fourth-largest city with representatives of the Development of a Sustainable Bioenergy Market in Serbia (DKTI) programe, implemented by GIZ. Persons responsible for energy management in local authorities of Vrbas, Pirot and Užice were also present. Participants saw the presentation of a feasibility study for […]
EBRD considers providing EUR 50 million loan for wind farm Kovačica, Serbia
The project for the construction of 104.5 MW wind farm Kovačica in Vojvodina, Serbian northern province, reached important milestone: European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) officially launched the procedure to consider approval of the EUR 50 million loan to Electrawinds K-Wind d.o.o., a company developing the project. Loan approval decision will be made on the […]
Swiss Government supporting Serbian local governments in energy efficiency makeover
Swiss government signed with the Ministry of energy and mining and four local governments a donation agreement worth CHF 8.9 million for the improvement of energy efficiency of 24 public buildings in Serbia, mostly schools. This money will be spent for the woodwork replacement on windows and doors, facade refurbishment and heating systems improvements. Four […]
Belgrade energy efficiency endeavours supported by UNEP
Siniša Mali, the Mayor of Belgrade, met with Harald Egerer, Head of UNEP Vienna SCC office. They discussed two initiatives that Serbian capital joined several months ago with the aim to improve energy efficiency in buildings and district heating. During the meeting in Vienna, Mali and Egerer discussed the implementation of two UNEP’s initiatives: BEA (Building […]
Cutting edge software and home-grown brains put Serbian Schneider Electric DMS on top of the world
Author: Zoran Vidić Schneider Electric DMS is a company from Novi Sad, Serbia, dedicated to research, development and engineering in the field of electric power system management. It is recognized worldwide for its cutting edge ADMS software, which effectively positions it as the most successful Serbian IT company and one of the most prominent in […]
Serbia’s first public-private partnership for heat energy supply
First public-private partnership (PPP) contract in Serbia for the supply of heat energy for public buildings has been signed in Pirot. The contract signed by the city of Pirot and GGE ESCO company also envisages replacement of heating oil boilers in four local schools with the ones using biomass . The value of the deal is […]
City of Pirot will soon meet all EU environmental standards
Vladan Vasić, Mayor of Pirot, told Balkan Green Energy News the local authority is preparing, in an extension of cooperation with KfW Development Bank, to complete the overhaul and rehabilitation of the district heating system. The endeavour centralizes this part of infrastructure, significantly reduces pollution and brings savings. Encouraged by good experiences, the city applied […]
Malibunar windpark to be completed in 2017, Alibunar construction starts soon
Aleksandar Antić, Minister of mining and energy has met today Nicolas Brynooghe, director of Belgium company Elicio and talked with him about the development and construction of wind parks Malibunar and Alibunar. Minister Antić emphasized that the Ministry of mining and energy is committed to improving regulatory framework in order to contribute to the projects’ completion. […]
