Skopje as host city of the training on MVP
The Centre for Energy Efficiency of Macedonia (MACEF) hosted on November 9 in Skopje the 4th Partner Meeting of the consortium of the Facilitating multi-level governance in energy efficiency (multEE) project. The meeting brought together important partners from EU and non-EU countries. The following day the Training on the System for Monitoring and Verification (MVP) […]
SUSI finances GGE’s energy efficiency portfolio in Slovenia
SUSI Energy Efficiency Fund enters the SEE region and finances a major energy efficiency portfolio with GGE in Slovenia. The SUSI Energy Efficiency Fund (SEEF) has acquired a portfolio of energy efficiency projects from GGE d.o.o. (GGE), one of the leading energy service companies (ESCO) in South-East Europe. The transaction is structured as a sale […]
European assistance for the residential energy efficiency projects in Croatia
The Croatian Fund for Environmental Protection and Energy Efficiency (Fond za zaštitu okoliša i energetsku učinkovitost) will offer free legal advice and assistance to residential building managers in the energy efficiency projects. The projects are now financed from the European Union restructuring funds. The first in a series of workshops on energy efficiency was held […]
Importance of local communities in the climate-smart development
Helping local communities in fighting against the adverse effects of the climate change is the main aim of a United Nations Development Program (UNDP) project announced at a conference in Belgrade on October 26. The “Climate Smart Development at Local Level in the Republic of Serbia” conference was co-organised by the Serbian Ministry of Agriculture […]
GGF partners with AFK to support green financing in Kosovo*
Green for Growth Fund (GGF) enters its 14th market by providing EUR 1 million for energy efficiency implementation in Kosovo*. The Green for Growth Fund (GGF) announced a EUR 1 million senior loan to Agency for Finance in Kosovo* (AFK) in a deal that further expands and diversifies the fund’s geographic and operational scope with […]
Solar Valley housing project in Novi Sad available for buyers
Housing project Solarna dolina (Solar Valley) in Novi Sad, northwestern Serbia, implements the best practices for energy efficiency and renewable energy solutions in a specific urban environment design. The project is located on the slopes of the Fruška Gora mountain, on the right bank of the river Danube, in Karagača, Petrovaradin, near the state roadway […]
Call for financing of public buildings energy efficiency improvements
Serbian Ministry of mining and energy published a call for the financing of the local government`s public buildings energy efficiency improvements projects. Projects will be financed by EUR 0,2 million from the Energy efficiency fund (the Fund) and EUR 0,46 million provided by the Global Environmental Fund (GEF). Each one of the project proposals can […]
Biomass is more cost-effective for heating than fossil fuels
There are entrepreneurs in Serbia who are considering the option to transform the energy system in their facilities towards cogeneration, but there are difficulties in securing a long-term fuel supply, Nataša Pavićević Bajić, new president of the National Association for Biomass – Serbio, told Balkan Green Energy News. Other challenges, in her words, are in […]
