Ljubljana wins European Energy Service Award with Resalta and Petrol, NEWLIGHT scoops recognition award
The City of Ljubljana, together with Slovenian energy service company (ESCO) Resalta and energy company Petrol, has won a European Energy Service Award (EESA) in the Best Energy Service Project category for the Ljubljana energy retrofit project, according to press releases from the two companies. The energy retrofit project of the City of Ljubljana, which […]
GGF extends EUR 1 million to LIDER to on-lend for energy efficiency, small renewable energy equipment
The Green for Growth Fund (GGF), an impact investment fund advised by Finance in Motion, has joined hands with the Microcredit Foundation LIDER to promote energy efficiency and use of small renewable energy equipment among households and farmers in Bosnia and Herzegovina through a loan of EUR 1 million. The loan, along with the complementary […]
Helping SEE region transform energy consumption model, shape political will for sector changes
Our ultimate goal is to improve people’s quality of life in South-East Europe (SEE), Joachim Gaube, Sector Fund Manager of the GIZ Open Regional Fund for SEE-Energy Efficiency’s (ORF-EE) said in an interview for Balkan Green Energy News. He told us that since 2008, the ORF-EE has been providing support to the SEE countries in […]
Podgorica, Slovenia’s Javna Razsvetljava sign public lighting modernization deal
The City of Podgorica has signed a EUR 4.7 million agreement on public lighting reconstruction with Slovenia’s Javna Razsvetljava, the leader of the Nova Energija consortium. The public lighting modernization project will reduce the system’s electricity consumption by 80%, according to a statement from the city authorities. The agreement was signed by public utility services […]
SEE parliamentarians prepare Joint Declaration on future of energy efficiency in Energy Community
Members of parliament (MPs) from the Energy Community (EnC) contracting parties in South-East Europe (SEE), in collaboration with representatives of the Network of the Schools of Political Studies, prepared a Joint Report on the future of energy efficiency in the Energy Community, following the adoption of the Clean Energy for all Europeans package at the […]
GGF extends EUR 10 million to Ohridska to on-lend for renewable energy, energy efficiency projects
The Green for Growth Fund (GGF) has announced its second senior facility of EUR 10 million for Ohridska Banka to support the bank’s on-lending to renewable energy and energy efficiency projects. The measures and projects financed by this extended facility are expected to yield annual primary energy savings of around 26,330 MWh and CO2 emission […]
Croatia planning energy efficiency measures for households, transport
The energy efficiency action plan recently adopted by the Croatian government envisages measures to reduce energy poverty, given that about 50,000 households are currently designated as vulnerable consumers of energy, local media reported. It is assumed that 330 households will take part in the program annually. The state will approve financing to these households to […]
NEWLIGHT project secures EUR 22 million in investment in public lighting
The NEWLIGHT project, implemented by the Regional Energy Agency of the North-West Croatia (REGEA) and two Croatian counties, has managed to secure HRK 162 million (EUR 22 million) in investment in public lighting in 32 municipalities in Croatia. In addition to HRK 16.5 million (EUR 2.2 million) worth of electricity savings, the project has also […]