Serbia reaches 500 MW quota for wind power

The Ministry of Mining and Energy revealed in mid-April it filled the capacity of 500 MW envisaged for electricity from wind turbines. Projects awarded with the temporary status of privileged producers are eligible for subsidies by law, but the government yet needs to adopt the frame for power purchase agreements. Serbia is waiting for a […]

Seventh Renewable Energy Stakeholders’ Forum held

The Clean Energy Investment Project of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) said it joined the Group for Renewable Energy Sources within the Macedonian Energy Association in the Economic Chamber of Macedonia, and the International Finance Corporation’s Balkan Renewable Energy Program in the organization of the seventh Renewable Energy Stakeholders’ Forum in Skopje. […]

News April 27, 2016

Memorandum inked on power market in Western Balkans

Representatives of transmission system operators (TSOs), national regulatory authorities, and ministries of energy and power exchanges of six countries of the Western Balkans declared commitment to implement general principles of cooperation as well as concrete actions to develop the regional electricity market. The memorandum of understanding was signed at the premises of the Energy Community […]

News April 27, 2016

TRV fitting remains obligatory, no penalties for now

Energy Institute Hrvoje Požar will make a study on the use of thermostatic radiator valves (TRVs), analyze the situation and recommend how to improve the system for calculating heating expenses, as announced after the meeting of a working group of the Ministry of Economy of Croatia. It consists of representatives of the ministry, the institute, […]

News April 27, 2016

Reaching Sustainable Development Goals takes individual responsibility, cross-border projects

The United Nations in Serbia is refurbishing its future headquarters to be energy efficient and even produce its own energy. Smart meters are installed to measure the consumption of electricity, heat and water, and significant technical remodelling is underway, says Irena Vojáčková-Sollorano. In an interview with Balkan Green Energy News, the UN Resident Coordinator and […]

Croatia’s first ethical bank to register in June

By Ivan Szekeres, Project Developer in Green Energy Cooperative and Vanesa Vujanić, Attorney-at-Law and Partner at Vujanić Law Office From June 5 to June 7, the beautiful Croatian town of Split will host the general assembly of FEBEA – European Federation of Alternative and Ethical Banks. This event comes as a consequence of two years of extraordinary effort […]

Features April 27, 2016

First licences for electricity trading issued to non-Croatian companies in Croatia

By Vanesa Vujanić, Attorney-at-Law and Partner at Vujanić Law Office Surely, one of the reasons for up to date more timid entrance of foreign electricity trading companies to the Croatian wholesale electricity trading market was a prerequisite for such companies to establish Croatian subsidiary in order to obtain electricity trading license from the relevant authority, i.e., […]

Features April 27, 2016