GIZ launches energy properties data collection for public buildings
A project involving public buildings in 169 municipal units in Serbia was established to support legislative activities, cost projections and potential measures to improve energy efficiency. The endeavour is implemented by Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH through German-Serbian development cooperation and with participation of the domestic Ministry of Mining and Energy, Ministry of […]
First green public building in Turkey soon to be functional
The first sustainable public building, worth TRY 23.4 million (EUR 7 million) and now 80% complete, is planned to be functional by the end of the year, securing energy savings of 70%, Anadolu reported. The building is under construction in a project by Turkey’s General Directorate of Renewable Energy and the United Nations Development Programme, […]
Ministry continues municipal energy efficiency projects
Aleksandar Antić (first from left), minister of mining and energy, signed agreements with representatives of 15 local authorities on allocation of RSD 125 million (EUR 1.01 million) from the budget fund for energy efficiency measures. The endeavour is expected to result in EUR 243,000 or up to 4 GWh in annual savings, he told municipal […]
Bulgaria to save 22.594 GWh by 2020
Bulgarian government has said it aims to increase energy saving to 22.594 Gwh by 2020 in comparison to quantity of sold energy between 2010 and 2012, SeeNews reported. With the expected saving amounting to 1.94 million tonnes of oil equivalent (TOE), Bulgaria is following rules for energy efficiency set by European Union’s 2012 Energy Efficiency […]
Foreign investors focus on comparative advantages, safe environment
Bosnia and Herzegovina has excellent capacity for education in mathematics and science and the number of scientists and engineers on a global scale, said Gordan Milinić, director of the national Foreign Investments Promotion Agency (FIPA). In the context of attracting foreign capital and manufacturing systems, the country has all the profiles that are in demand; […]
FZO BiH praised for energy efficiency revolving fund
The Environmental Fund of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (FZO BiH) said was recognized by relevant experts in Berlin for being the first in the region to launch a revolving fund to finance energy efficiency projects. The institution participated in the Green Energy Summer School organized by the United Nations Development Programme. The move aims to […]
Switzerland funds community energy project in Belgrade suburb
Primary school ’Olga Petrov’ in the Belgrade northern suburb of Padinska Skela has been reconstructed respecting the standards of energy efficiency. This project is a part of EUR 8 million project developed and implemented by Swiss Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO), city of Belgrade and the Government of Serbia, the Serbian capital’s portal reported last […]
Srpska preparing refurbishment of schools with GGE
GGE d.o.o. will produce a feasibility study for the refurbishment of schools and cultural institutions in the Republic of Srpska. On September 1, entity minister of culture and education Dane Malešević met representatives of the energy services company Luka Komazec and Ankica Barbulov and the head of the Development Agency of Čelinac Aleksandar Branković. The […]