Croatian Ministry calls for energy efficiency, renewables projects for industrial production

Croatia’s Ministry of Environmental Protection and Energy published an invitation for the co-financing of projects to raise energy efficiency levels and the use of renewable energy sources in industrial production. The Ministry said in a statement that it had secured a budget of HRK 114 million (around EUR 15 million) from the European Regional Development […]

Green Climate Fund supports energy efficiency project in Bosnia and Herzegovina with USD 17.3 million grant

The Green Climate Fund has allocated USD 17.35 million grant for the energy efficiency project in Bosnia and Herzegovina aimed at upgrading public buildings. The project will also help switch from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources, create new jobs, reduce air pollution and protect the health of citizens. The Scaling-up Investment in Low Carbon […]

Small portion of public funds dedicated to upgrading buildings in Central, Eastern and South-Eastern Europe 

Only 3 percent of the public funds that could be used to support energy-efficiency investments in the Central, Eastern and South-East Europe are dedicated to upgrading buildings. This shows that buildings are not considered to be critical energy infrastructure, although they can help reduce energy dependency and have other positive impacts, the Buildings Performance Institute […]

Serbia receives MVP platform from GIZ in support of efficient monitoring of energy efficiency measures

The German development organization Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH has officially handed-over, to the Serbian Ministry of Mining and Energy, the Monitoring and Verification Platform (MVP) aimed at the improvement of data collection and monitoring, including coordination of activities and monitoring of progress in the field of energy efficiency. The online based MVP […]

Energy Efficiency September 25, 2017

American Chamber of Commerce in Serbia establishes Energy Committee

The American Chamber of Commerce in Serbia (AmCham) has established the Energy Committee with aim to promote dialogue on improving the energy regulatory framework and its implementation. Several companies from Europe and Serbia are also members of the committee. AmCham representatives informed Serbian Minister of Mining and Energy Aleksandar Antić about the formation of that […]

Electricity September 7, 2017

Reconstruction of power cable networks and expansion of smart metering in Republika Srpska

Two local power companies in Bosnia-Herzegovina have invited offers for protected cables, substations and smartmeters. The power companies Elektro Bijeljina and ZP Elektrokrajina a.d. Banja Luka, both in the Republika Srpska (RS) will receive loans from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development to finance their projects. Both of the loans will be used to […]