UNDP issues public call to apply for preparation of Sustainable Energy and Climate Action Plan
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) has issued a public call to local governments in BiH to apply for the preparation of their Sustainable Energy and Climate Action Plan (SECAP). The public call was issued in early January, and the deadline to submit applications is February 15, 2019. The Sustainable […]
EIB launches public consultation on its energy lending policy
The European Investment Bank (EIB), one of the largest financiers of global energy infrastructure, has launched a new public consultation on financial and advisory support for the sector, to strengthen the impact of its future energy lending, according to a press release from the EU lender. Over the next three months, the EIB will engage […]
MOEEBIUS – Saving energy through raising awareness of end-users by using new technologies
Residents of two buildings in the Stepa Stepanović residential complex in Belgrade can check on a mobile application and website how much energy they consume and how much it costs, whether their consumption increases or decreases in relation to regular consumption, but also to compare their spending on energy in various time periods. This data, […]
4th Meeting of the Green Club of the Parliamentary Assembly of BiH
Supporting the work of the Green Club of the Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), GIZ ORF-EE partner – School of Political Studies from BiH, in collaboration with the GIZ Open Regional Fund for SEE-Energy Efficiency (ORF-EE), organized from 14 to 15 December the 4th Meeting of the Green Club of BiH. The meeting […]
GIZ ORF-EE backs Kosovo* MPs’ initiative to exchange experiences with Montenegrin peers on implementation of energy efficiency law
A parliamentary delegation from Kosovo* visited Podgorica, Montenegro on December 4 and 5 to discuss best practices and challenges concerning the preparation and implementation process of energy efficiency legislation and other topics pertaining to the energy sector. The meeting was held with representatives of the Ministry of Economy of Montenegro, the Montenegrin Parliament, and civil […]
“White Paper” on Chapters 15 and 27 presented at the Assembly of the Republic of Macedonia
GIZ ORF-EE partner, the Center for Research and Policy Making, presented a White Paper, titled “Challenges and Tasks referring to Chapters 15 and 27 of EU Law” on 29 November, 2018 in the Parliament of the Republic of Macedonia. The activity was conducted within the regional GIZ project Open Regional Fund for South-East Europe – […]
KfW signs EUR 18.5 million financing agreement with Raiffeisen to fund energy efficiency projects
German development bank KfW has signed a EUR 18.5 million financing agreement with Raiffeisen Bank in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) in a continuation of long-standing cooperation on funding projects to improve energy efficiency, according to a press release from KfW. “It is my pleasure to sign this agreement and thereby continue our successful cooperation with […]
EBRD now offering “mega” Green Innovation Vouchers of up to EUR 50,000
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has moved into a new phase of the Green Innovation Vouchers scheme in Serbia to target projects with larger resource-efficiency impact, increasing the value of the vouchers to up to EUR 50,000, according to a news release from the EBRD. A new call for applications for “mega” […]