Tendering for Rijeka district heating project expected in 2016

Energo d.o.o., utility operating in Rijeka, will use proceeds of a loan from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development for a EUR 6.15 million project to improve district heating in Croatia’s third-biggest city. The project includes the rehabilitation of the network, the construction of a new power plant, installation of gas-fired boilers, and supply […]

New regulations luring investors in renewables

The legislation that Serbia adopted in June will attract capital and help launch green energy projects, said participants at a conference in Belgrade titled “New PPA Package in Serbia – Main Challenges”. The event was organized by Petrikić & Partneri AOD in cooperation with CMS Reich-Rohrwig Hainz with the support of ADVANTAGE AUSTRIA Belgrade. For […]

Renewables September 23, 2016

Energy efficiency to become a matter of public interest in Serbia

The draft law on housing and maintenance of buildings defines improvement of energy efficiency as a matter of public interest, Jovanka Atanacković, assistant minister of construction, transport and infrastructure, said on Thursday. This is the first time in Serbia that the sector is given such significance, she told participants at the national conference “Capacity Building […]

Visoko seeks contractor for water subsystem Gračanica

An invitation for tenders was published yesterday by public utility JKP Visoko d.o.o. for the construction of water supply subsystem Gračanica. The endeavour is financed from a part of a loan from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development within the Visoko Water Supply System project. The closing date is November 4. The contract for […]

EBRD unveils enhanced home refurbishment funds 

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development set EUR 20 million in loans for energy efficiency measures for households, enhanced by a grant of EUR 4.4 million from the Kozloduy International Decommissioning Support Fund (KIDSF). Larisa Manastirli, the international financing institution’s manager for Bulgaria, said on September 1 its investments this year climbed to EUR […]

EBRD boss supports Serbia’s EU path

Serbia has been on a right road to the European Union, but further reforms in economy are needed to secure the country’s leadership in business environment, president of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development Suma Chakrabarti said in Belgrade on Thursday. He added the EBRD managed to increase investment to around EUR 500 million […]

EPS to initiate tenders for small hydro units

Electric power utility of Serbia (EPS) announced it intends to use the proceeds of a loan from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development for four tenders, three of which are expected to be launched during the last quarter of the year. The whole project has a total estimated cost of EUR 37 million. The overall […]

Renewables August 31, 2016

Banja Luka, EBRD ink heating plant restructuring deal

Mayor of Banja Luka Slobodan Gavranović, director of the local district heating utility Mićo Milovanović and head of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development’s office in Bosnia and Herzegovina Ian Brown signed a mandatory letter on the operational and financial restructuring of Toplana a.d. Banja Luka, news agency Srna reported. The contract also includes investments in […]