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 […]
Pula has made first steps towards sustainable city traffic
The City government of Pula is dedicated to enable its citizens to use modern, secure and cleaner public transport and to do it with innovative approach to sustainable urban mobility, said the mayor of this seafront city located at the tip of the Istria peninsula in Croatia. The first step towards sustainable city traffic in […]
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 […]
Households electricity prices in Serbia to remain below market prices for a long period
Electricity prices for households are far below what market prices should be in Serbia, an official of the Serbian public power utility Elektroprivreda Srbije (EPS) said. Dragan Vlaisavljević, EPS Executive Director in charge of electricity sales, said those prices are expected to remain at levels below market prices for a long period. Households electricity prices […]
Dragan Kujović new Executive Director of Montenegrin TSO CGES
An extraordinary Shareholders Assembly of Montenegro’s state-owned utility Crnogorski elektroprenosni sistem (CGES) elected Dragan Kujović as Executive Director of the company, CGES said in a statement. CGES is a joint stock company and transmission system operator (TSO) in Montenegro. “Shareholders Assembly relieved former Executive Director Ivan Bulatović of his duty after the expiry of his four-year mandate,” […]
Application for small hydro power plant close to Shkodra in Albania submitted
Albanian company Gjeokonsult & Co submitted an application for a building permit for a small hydro power plant (SHPP) close to the city of Shkodra. The plant will be of up to 2 MW capacity. The new hydro power plant will be built in Fushe Arrez municipality, according to the Albanian energy ministry information quoted […]
Public-Private Partnership rules have changed in Romania
Through an emergency ordinance, approved by the government at the end of last week, Romania established the new regulation in public-private partnership (PPP). The new rules put a more emphasis on the concept Value for Money. The project of amending and completing Law on PPP was elaborated by the working group under the supervision of […]
Greek energy communities draft bill awaits ratification
Greek Ministry of Environment and Energy has submitted a draft bill for the establishment of energy communities (cooperatives), aiming to encourage switch to renewable energy sources, and to provide decentralized electricity production. The draft was submitted to the parliament for ratification earlier this week and the debate started this Thursday, according to Greek media. The Ministry […]