Pančevo, Ljubljana mull energy efficiency projects
Mayor of Pančevo Saša Pavlov and director of JP Energetika Ljubljana d.o.o. Samo Lozej discussed about the participation of the Slovenian public company in the process of reorganization of the public utility sector in the Serbian city. The meeting follows the start of negotiations in March when a letter of intent was signed and the […]
ENEF’s consortium selected for public lighting in Žabalj
The Municipality of Žabalj awarded a public–private partnership (PPP) for the reconstruction of the street lighting system in four settlements to a group of companies led by ENEF energetska efikasnost d.o.o. from Novi Sad. Participants in the project in the area in Serbia’s north are Elios SRB d.o.o. from Novi Sad, U Light Kft from […]
Pokupsko Municipality – Winner of EUSEW 2016 Public Sector Award
Project summary The Municipality of Pokupsko is located in North-Western part of Croatia near the river Kupa. Surrounded by forests and hills, approximately 2.500 inhabitants in 14 settlements are living in harmony with nature. Even though the municipality has a rather limited own budget, it is developing in a most sustainable way possible and can […]
Energy efficiency is the best energy resource
Political will is the first of necessary requirements to reach the maximum use of domestic and sustainable energy resources, according to Konstantin Dimitrov, award-winning inventor, scholar and researcher in areas of energy and energy efficiency, with over 470 papers published in Macedonia and abroad. He told Balkan Green Energy News it is crucial to bring […]
GGF enhances support to Yapı Kredi Leasing
A third senior loan was approved for Turkey’s Yapı Kredi Leasing by the Green for Growth Fund, Southeast Europe (GGF). The institution said it set EUR 20 million for the company’s financing programme for renewable energy production and energy efficient machinery. The subsidiary of Yapı Kredi Bankası holds a strong energy efficiency lending portfolio and […]
Slovenian capital dedicated the whole of June to energy efficiency
The Dutch city of Nijmegen, chosen to be the 2018 European Green Capital Award, and Ireland’s Galway, which was selected for the 2017 European Green Leaf, were crowned at a ceremony in Ljubljana. The city of ‘s-Hertogenbosch in the Netherlands and Sweden’s Umeå also competed to become the green capital, while Cornellà de Llobregat of […]
Sofia boosting energy efficiency in schools, kindergartens
The Capital Municipality invested BGN 20 million (EUR 10.2 million) for the construction and energy efficiency of educational infrastructure, mayor Yordanka Fandakova said at the opening of the National Teachers Council in Arena Armeets Hall in Sofia, as reported by Focus news agency. She pointed out nine kindergartens were under construction and 47 schools and […]
Korean firms looking for opportunities in green energy
Blerand Stavileci, minister of economic development, visited South Korea, holding meetings with officials and representatives of companies, particularly those in the energy sector and information and communications technology (ICT). The trip ahead of a return visit was realized with the support of the World Bank, which is one of the biggest supporters of these two […]