PPC Renewables’ geothermal partnership draws two 2nd round binding bids
Only two second-round binding bids were submitted for geothermal development partnership with Greece’s PPC Renewables, a subsidiary of the country’s majority state-owned power utility, Public Power Corporation (PPC), by the June 1 deadline, according to reports. The second-round binding bids for the geothermal partnership with PPC Renewables were filed by Greece’s waste-to-energy producer Helector, part […]
FBiH government proposes bill to strengthen polluter pays principle
The government of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (FBiH) has proposed a bill seeking to strengthen the polluter pays principle and more clearly define the energy efficiency activities of the Environmental Protection Fund, including by renaming it the Environmental Protection and Energy Efficiency Fund. The polluter pays principle envisaged under the bill on the […]
Zsuzsanna Hargitai starts as new EBRD director for Western Balkans
Zsuzsanna Hargitai has taken over as the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development’s (EBRD) new director for the Western Balkans. Based in Belgrade, she will also head the EBRD’s operations in Serbia. In Serbia, Zsuzsanna Hargitai will succeed Daniel Berg, who is leaving the EBRD after almost 25 years of distinguished service, according to a […]
Energy Community’s Secretariat sends draft climate change law to ministry
The Energy Community’s Secretariat has submitted to the Kosovo* ministry of environment a draft new climate change law, according to a statement from the Secretariat. This new climate change law would be transposing Regulation (EU) No 525/2013 on a mechanism for monitoring and reporting greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and the Recommendation of the Ministerial Council […]
Turkey seeks to integrate energy storage into planned solar projects
The Turkish energy ministry has hired DNV GL, a Norway-based global quality assurance and risk management firm, to conduct a feasibility study on combined solar and energy storage solutions, seeking to determine whether the integration of energy storage in the future solar auctions has the potential to further cut energy costs, news agencies have reported, […]
HEP to pour EUR 29.6 million into state budget from 2017 profit
Croatia’s state power utility, Hrvatska Elektroprivreda (HEP), will transfer HRK 218.4 million (about EUR 29.6 million) out of its 2017 net profit into the state coffers, in line with a requirement for strategic enterprises to set aside 60% of their profits for the state budget, local media reported, citing a decision from last week’s HEP shareholder […]
Energy Community Electricity Forum calls for establishing day-ahead markets by mid-2019
The 23rd Energy Community Electricity Forum, held in Athens on June 7, invited all stakeholders to finalize the establishment of organized day-ahead markets by mid-2019 as a prerequisite for market coupling, the Energy Community’s Secretariat said. The Energy Community Electricity Forum, the biggest annual conference gathering electricity sector stakeholders from the Energy Community region and […]
Sofia launches work on Green City Action Plan – EBRD
Sofia has started working on its Green City Action Plan (GCAP) to identify environmental challenges and actions to address them, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), which is helping the Bulgarian capital produce the GCAP under its Green Cities Framework (GrCF), said in a news release. A coalition of nine doctor and health […]