Enel Romania investing EUR 100 million in electricity network modernization in 2020
Enel Romania’s power distribution companies will invest about EUR 100 million during 2020 in electricity network modernization in the capital Bucharest and the ten counties in which they operate. The three E-Distribuţie companies make substantial investments in network modernization every year, according to Gino Celentano, general manager of the three companies, who added that the […]
Enery BG 1 plans to build 400 MW solar power plant in southern Bulgaria
Austrian-owned Enery BG 1 Ltd. plans to build a solar power plant in the municipality of Haskovo in southern Bulgaria, with an installed capacity of 400 MW. The intention is for Enery BG 1’s photovoltaic (PV) power plant to span a total area of some 400 hectares. Its projected annual output is 560 GWh of […]
Serbian Biogas Association unveils guide for investors
The Serbian Biogas Association has published a guide for investors interested in building a biogas plant in Serbia, whose main purpose is to encourage new investment in the sector and support those who have already decided to invest in biogas. The guide, developed by the Serbian Biogas Association in cooperation with the rural development department […]
Cities invited to apply for European Green Capital Award 2023
The European Commission is receiving applications for the European Green Capital Award 2023, an annual competition which recognizes cities for their commitment to economic, environmental and social sustainability. Cities are evaluated on their previous actions and future plans in areas including sustainable urban mobility, air pollution, noise, and climate change mitigation and adaptation. The winning […]
Croatia offers EUR 27 million in grants for energy renovation of family houses
Croatia’s Environmental Protection and Energy Efficiency Fund will start receiving applications for grants to support the energy renovation of family houses on September 1. The budget for the program is about EUR 27 million. Individual applicants can receive up to EUR 27,000 to cover up to 60% of the costs of investments aimed at improving […]
Protesters in North Macedonia threaten escalation amid power price hike
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and an unfavorable hydrological situation prompted the Energy Regulatory Commission to accept the increase in prices proposed by power companies in North Macedonia. The third round of protests is scheduled for today and consumers want the independent body to be disbanded and electricity tariffs to be slashed by 46%. […]
Greenpeace demands coal phaseout in Bulgaria by 2030
The government in Sofia should look up to Greece in its energy policy, according to Balin Balinov from Greenpeace Bulgaria, who called for a coal exit twenty years earlier than in the national plan. Environmentalists are pointing to the damage from maintaining thermal power plants using the fossil fuel. While the Minister of Energy Temenuzhka […]
Slovenia approves EUR 12.7 million for unfinished infrastructure at HPP Brežice
The Slovenian government has approved an additional EUR 12.7 million to complete the unfinished infrastructure at hydropower plant (HPP) Brežice on the river Sava and extended the time frame for the works until the end of summer 2022. The unfinished infrastructure works that need to be completed concern nature protection measures as well as flood […]
