EPS stretched between revitalization and Serbia’s social politics

Electric Power Industry of Serbia (EPS) had EUR 105,2 million profit in the first-half of 2016, and achieved EUR 110 million in savings, said company`s CEO production director Savo Bezmarević at the 16th Serbian economy summit in Belgrade, Tanjug news agency reported. “After years of stagnation, our facilities are now in pace with the original […]

Electricity October 21, 2016

Incentives for green energy, CHP systems get OK in Brussels

The European Commission said it approved changes to a Slovenian support scheme for renewable energy and high-efficiency cogeneration under the European Union’s state aid rules. The amended scheme will increase renewable energy production in line with the bloc’s energy objectives and without unduly distorting competition, according to a press release published last week. In May […]

Renewables October 21, 2016

New session of Renewable Energy Stakeholder’s Forum

USAID Macedonia Clean Energy Investment Project in collaboration with the Renewable Energy (RE) Association within the Chamber of Commerce organized last week the 8th RE Stakeholders’ Forum.  The topics for this forum were selected due to the great interest they were expected to raise among the participants, especially the RE investors. In the first panel of the Forum, […]

How to Transform Our World in 15 Years!

By Antonis Mavropoulos, ISWA President and Gunilla Carlsson, chair of ISWA Working Group on Communication and Social Issues, originally published on ISWA website Roughly 6 months ago, during discussions in several conferences and ISWA’s meetings, we came to a simple but important conclusion. The best way to advance the new UN Sustainable Development Agenda that […]

Features October 20, 2016

Energy, environment and the Energy Community – sustainable solutions for the Western Balkans and beyond

By Peter Vajda, Environmental Expert, Energy Community External costs of energy generation Whether talking about the effects of global or local changes in climate, health problems caused by air pollutants or the sustainability of our modern lifestyle in general, energy policies and the decisions taken therein always have a major impact. Generally, the discussion tends […]

Features October 20, 2016

Energy transition: majority of capacity additions come from renewables

Renewables are the fastest growing energy sector today, but there are still obstacles for its further development, primarily related to infrastructure and unpredictability of renewable supplies for the power production. These are some of the conclusions of the World Energy Congress 2016 held in Istanbul, Turkey, reported by the Anadolu Agency, congress’ global communication partner for 2016. Adnan Z. Amin, […]

Renewables October 19, 2016

Energy poverty in South East Europe report

The civil society organizations (CSOs) of the South East Europe Sustainable Energy Policy (SEE SEP) program presented a new report on energy poverty (Energy Poverty in South East Europe: Surviving the Cold) in the SEE region at the Parliamentary Plenum Meeting of Energy Community in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The report presents findings of 17 […]

Energetika 2016 international symposium on energy held in Ohrid

International conference Energetika 2016, organized by the Macedonian Energy Association (ZEMAK), was held in Ohrid, a town in country’s south-west, with participants from Macedonia, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Italy, Russia and Sweden. Participants at the conference discussed energy production and management issues regarding energy prospects for the Balkans. “Energy production remains a key part of […]