Domestic companies get quarter of smart meters job
Electric Power Company of Serbia (EPS) is introducing the most advanced smart metering system in the world, chief executive officer Aleksandar Obradović (pictured first from right) said in an interview to N1 television channel. In a procurement financed by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the European Investment Bank, EUR 31.9 million was […]
Electricity vouchers to be issued as of October 1
As a permanent entitlement for vulnerable social groups and in order to fight energy poverty, 60,000 to 70,000 poor households will receive vouchers worth HRK 200 (EUR 26.2) monthly, starting on October 1, Government of Croatia said on its website. The agreement was signed by Prime Minister Zoran Milanović, the state-owned HEP power company’s chief […]
Production of solar panels to begin in Nikšić
If details on the construction of a plant are agreed, production of solar panels may start soon in Nikšić in central Montenegro. A cooperation agreement was signed by Veselin Grbović, the municipality head, and Ma Yufeng, mayor of Chinese city of Baoding, news agency MINA-Business said. Grbović said interest was expressed for the construction of […]
Construction of Možura wind farm starts
After the investors began works for first wind farm in Montenegro near Nikšić, implementation of a similar investment at Možur near Bar, in the south of the country, was recently launched. The Ministry of Economy said the construction of these two power facilities will greatly contribute to meeting the national target of 33% share of […]
Waste processing plant inaugurated near Sofia
A mechanical-biological treatment facility with a capacity of 410,000 tonnes of mixed waste per year was launched in the village of Yana in the Kremikovtsi administrative district of Bulgaria’s capital, Focus Information Agency reported. The project was carried out with the financial support of national Operational Programme Environment 2007–2013 and a EUR 33 million loan […]
Siemens: Subotica seen as hub for wind turbines
Udo Eichlinger, new chief executive officer of Siemens d. o. o. in Serbia, announced the German conglomerate will shift its capacities from other countries to the Subotica Large Drives Factory. The facility is the fifth biggest in Siemens Large Drives segment, he added. There may be good news at the beginning of 2016, as the […]
Households consume 100% more energy than optimal
Serbia is coming closer to another heating season, and its energy efficiency level is low. Standard of living is much lower than in the European Union, and citizens spend two times more energy than the population in the bloc’s developed countries, state-owned Tanjug news agency said. For instance, the report adds, yearly power consumption per […]
State grants incentives for efficient devices
Environmental Protection and Energy Efficiency Fund of Croatia said citizens and enterprises are entitled to an incentive of up to HRK 70,000 (EUR 9,160) when they buy electric or hybrid vehicles. The budget for the project is EUR 982,000. Subsidies are worth up to 40% of the purchase. New hybrid plug-in car owners get up […]