Update: EBRD, IFC finance wind farm Čibuk 1 of 158.4 MW
Vetroelektrane Balkana d.o.o. secured a credit line worth EUR 215 million for its Čibuk 1 wind power plant, most of which is planned to be built in the Kovin municipality, less than fifty kilometres northeast of the centre of Belgrade. The facility of General Electric Co.’s 57 turbines in the area of villages of Mramorak and Dolovo […]
GGF helps energy efficiency in Serbian homes via Halkbank
Primary energy savings of 43 GWh and reductions of carbon dioxide emissions of more than 13,000 metric tonnes on an annual scale were highlighted by the Green for Growth Fund as it announced a long-term EUR 5 million loan for the housing sector in Serbia. The deal signed with Türkiye Halk Bankası AŞ’s subsidiary in […]
UNDP tender for photovoltaic system in Macedonian village of Hamzali
The UNDP Country Office in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia has published a tender for Procurement and installation of grid-connected photovoltaic system in village of Hamzali. UNDP invites interested companies to submit offers in a sealed envelope not later than 25 October 2017 at 10:00 at the address of UNDP. More details can be […]
Stericyle Romania opens biggest medical waste processing facility in Europe
The Stericycle Romania company announced the start of operation of the biggest medical waste sterilization facility in that country in the town of Jilava outside the capital Bucharest. The Challenger sterilization facility has a processing capacity of two tons an hour making it Stericycle Europe’s largest medical waste management facility on the continent. Stericycle Romania […]
Strategy of Government of Slovenia aims ban of new gasoline-, diesel-only cars
A document passed by the Government of Slovenia reveals the country is determined to stimulate alternative fuels and bring the share of electric and hybrid passenger vehicles to 17% or 200,000 units through 2030. In light transport, the quota is set at 12% or 11,000 vans and other types in the category. The draft strategy […]
Republika Srpska increases fees for power from renewable sources
The Republika Srpska Regulatory Commission for Energy decided to raise the fees that consumers pay to provide incentives for electricity produced from renewable energy sources. Electricity bills will be 0.7 percent higher from the start of 2018. The Commission said in statement that a number of new power production facilities had been built in Republika […]
Trebinje gets a renewed wastewater treatment plant
In about 300 days the wastewater treatment plant in Trebinje, which has been operating for 38 years, will be modernized and its lifespan extended for 20 years. The project total cost is EUR 1.6 million, and the money is provided through the project “Water supply and sewage of the Republica Srpska” and donation of the […]
New energy strategy of Croatia in 2018
Croatia’s long-awaited energy strategy should be prepared next year. Experts warned that this strategic document is one of the conditions for withdrawing money from the EU funds dedicated to the energy sector. Minister of Environment and Energy Tomislav Ćorić announced at the 5th Energy Market Forum, organized by Poslovni dnevnik, the launch of energy strategy document […]
