Parliamentary Forum for Energy Policy: Political will crucial for energy transition
Members of parliament (MPs) can be generators of political will, which is a prerequisite for energy transition, while the Serbian Parliamentary Energy Policy Forum is an ideal example of good practice in this area, the forum participants said at the fifth meeting. At the 5th meeting of the forum entitled “Energy and Climate Change – […]
Concession proposed for Suzlon to build, operate 25.2 MW wind farm
The Sarajevo Canton government has adopted a decision for a concession to be awarded to Suzlon Wind Energy BH, a subsidiary of India’s wind turbine supplier Suzlon Energy, to build and operate a 25.2 MW wind farm, according to reports. The final decision on the wind farm concession should be made by the canton’s parliament, […]
Macedonia, Bulgaria ink MoU to develop regulatory basis for day-ahead market coupling
The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Bulgaria have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on electricity day-ahead market coupling, as part of plans to complete the coupling in the second quarter of 2019. The MoU, inked by Macedonian Minister of Economy Kreshnik Bekteshi and Bulgarian Minister of Energy Temenuzhka Petkova, is aimed at creating […]
Local governments invited to apply for energy efficiency grants
The Serbian Ministry of Mining and Energy has invited local governments to propose projects to be financed from the budget fund for improving energy efficiency in 2018, with up to around EUR 1.06 million (RSD 125 million) in grants envisaged to be disbursed. Of the total budget for energy efficiency projects in 2018, up to […]
Feed-in premiums, auctions seen replacing “obsolete” feed-in tariff model
The feed-in tariff model of incentives for renewable energy production is obsolete, and the next step will be the introduction of feed-in premiums and auctions, said Miloš Banjac, assistant energy minister for renewable energy and energy efficiency. Banjac, however, did not specify which subsidy mechanism will be in place after the existing decree on feed-in […]
Montenegro pays EUR 68.9 million to raise stake in power utility EPCG
The Montenegrin government has paid EUR 68.9 million to Italy’s A2A to increase its holding in power utility Elektroprivreda Crne Gore (EPCG) from 57.01% to 70.16%. With this move, Montenegro returned its ownership in the company to the level before partial privatization and recapitalization carried out in 2009. The number of shares acquired to boost […]
ORF-EE discusses Sustainable Urban Mobility in SEE at the 5th European Conference on SUMPs
The GIZ ORF-EE and representatives of partner cities from South-East Europe (SEE) took part in the 5th European Conference on Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans (SUMPs), which was held from May 14-15 in Nicosia, Cyprus, to discuss sustainable mobility in SEE. In line with the European Commission’s decision to make 2018 the year of multimodality, the […]
New platform launched to improve donor coordination in Energy Community
The Energy Community (EnC) Donor Coordination Platform has been launched by the community’s Secretariat as the first online platform to feature the key donor programs across all the EnC Contracting Parties and observer countries, according to a statement from the Secretariat. The main purpose of the platform, which covers all sectors included in the EnC […]
