Airports in region at various levels of Airport Carbon Accreditation for CO2 emissions reduction
A number of airports in the region have so far joined Airport Carbon Accreditation, a global initiative aimed at reducing CO2 emissions at airports, and have reached different levels of accreditation over the years, according to a list of participating airports available on the program’s website. Most recently, Pristina International Airport Adem Jashari in Kosovo* […]
Polytechnik’s high-efficiency, low-emission biomass cogeneration plant for secure heat supply
Austria-based Polytechnik has been hired by Hillerod Forsyning, the district heating company of the city of Hillerod in Denmark, to supply and install a turnkey biomass cogeneration plant. The Danish utility company manages a major district heating system that includes the new 28 MW wood chip-fired cogeneration plant designed for a maximum generator terminal power […]
Households, small-scale consumers to get official portal for comparing electricity prices
Portal switch.mk for comparison of electricity suppliers’ offers for households and small-scale consumers will be operational at the beginning of 2019, when these categories of buyers in Macedonia will be given the opportunity to choose a supplier. This internet tool will help households and small-scale consumers, depending on their consumption patterns and other characteristics, to […]
Dutch development bank FMO invests EUR 20 million more in Green for Growth Fund
Dutch development bank FMO has invested a further EUR 20 million into the Green for Growth Fund (GGF), bringing the bank’s total investments in the fund to EUR 60 million. The loan agreement was signed in The Hague on November 15, 2018, according to a joint press release. This investment will be used to finance […]
Supreme Court of Cassation blocks construction of small HPP Pakleštica on Mt. Stara Planina
The Supreme Court of Cassation has upheld an appeal lodged by the Ministry of Environmental Protection, annulling a verdict on the matter by the Administrative Court and confirming the ministry’s decision blocking the construction of the Pakleštica small hydropower plant (HPP) on the Visočica river on Mt. Stara Planina, Blic reported. The Ministry of Environmental […]
Luka Petrović named acting GM of power utility ERS – vacancy announcement ahead for post of general manager
Luka Petrović, who has so far served as mayor of Trebinje, was named acting general manager of Elektroprivreda Republike Srpske (ERS), the power utility of Bosnia and Herzegovina’s entity Republika Srpska, on November 16, after Radmila Čičković resigned the post citing personal reasons, according to a press release from ERS. Luka Petrović was appointed to […]
Western Balkans Fund invites CSOs to apply for grants for sustainable development, other projects
The Western Balkans Fund (WBF) has invited applications for grants to finance projects in sustainable development, cultural cooperation, and education and scientific exchange, as part of efforts to promote and foster cross-border cooperation and regional cohesion and advance the region’s integration into the EU, according to a call for proposals posted on the WBF’s website. […]
Energy Community Secretariat welcomes first-ever renewable energy support auction in EnC
The Energy Community (EnC) Secretariat has congratulated Albania on successfully completing the first-ever renewable energy support auction in the Energy Community, inviting other EnC Contracting Parties to follow in the country’s footsteps. “We warmly welcome the first renewables support auction in Albania and hope that it will be followed in all Contracting Parties. Renewable energy […]