RENEXPO Water & Energy fair in Belgrade, April 24 – 26
The program of this year’s biggest international Western Balkan’s trade fair with conferences, RENEXPO Water & Energy, will focus on bioenergy – biogas, biomass, hydroelectric power, wind energy, water management, energy efficiency, heat pumps, photovoltaic, e-mobility and investments in the region. The event will take place on April 24 – 26, in Belexpocentar in Belgrade. […]
Conference on financing energy efficiency on February 1, in Bucharest
Financing energy efficiency in Romania, Hungary and Bulgaria is the title of the conference to be held in Bucharest, Romania, on February 1, 2018, that will serve as a platform for presenting best practices and discussing options of financing energy efficiency investments. Romania, Hungary and Bulgaria will share their best practices but the conference will host […]
Phased ban of incandescent bulbs starts July 1 this year in Montenegro
From July 2018, it is not going to be possible to buy traditional incandescent bulbs of 100 W or more in Montenegro. According to the Regulation on requirements for ecodesign of incandescent bulbs for households, this is only the first step in a phased ban of conventional lightbulbs from the market. The Montenegrin Ministry of Economy […]
Switching to more market-based schemes for renewables in Contracting Parties’ interest
Janez Kopač, Director of the Energy Community Secretariat, speaks in an interview for the Balkan Green Energy News about widening the scope of the Industrial Emissions Directive’s application and launching a process aimed at setting targets for renewable energy, energy efficiency, and greenhouse gas emission reduction for 2030. He also explains why switching to more […]
Energy Community adopted EU’s Recommendation on integrated National Energy and Climate Plans
The Contracting Parties of the Energy Community have to start preparation of integrated National Energy and Climate Plans (NECPs) in 2018 and should finalize them as soon as possible, the European Commission proposed in Recommendation on preparing for the development of integrated NECPs. The Contracting Parties (CPs) formally adopted the Recommendation which aims at encouraging […]
Montenegrin capital planning savings through energy efficiency upgrade program
The Podgorica city government is planning to cut down on energy and water expenses by 10% to 15% by the end of 2019, the City of Podgorica announced in the Program to Improve Energy Efficiency in the Montenegrin Capital for the 2018-2020 period. That program, along with a Plan of Measures to Improve Energy Efficiency […]
Energy Community chief’s message to Serbian Members of Parliament
Serbia is the first member of the Energy Community to have transposed the Third Energy Package of the European Union, but implementation has been delayed in many areas. The huge obstacle is that the Law on Energy adopted in 2014 is not being implemented. The biggest problem is unbundling of gas company Srbijagas, which is […]
New EUR 45 million loan for energy efficiency in Romania’s residential sector
Romanian households owners will be provided with additional EUR 45 million to invest in energy efficiency improvements, such as heating, water, and electricity, as well as additional building enclosures such as walls, windows and roofs, for their homes. Most of Romania’s residential buildings were constructed between 1960 and 1990 with low thermal insulation. “The European […]