Fund of EUR 1 million open for local projects in Vojvodina

Capital Investment Administration of Autonomous Province of Vojvodina published a public invitation to municipal authorities for funds of RSD 120 million (EUR 1 million) to finance and co-finance their energy as well as energy efficiency projects. The document lists possible projects: reconstruction, adaptation and rehabilitation of thermal envelopes, of thermo-technical installations and facilities for the […]

Consultant sought for housing energy efficiency credit lines

European Bank for Reconstruction and Development published an invitation for expressions of interest for consultancy services in scaling up its operations of Sustainable Energy Financing Facilities (SEFF) in Croatia. Households are the largest energy user, consuming more than 30% of the total final energy consumption, the notice said. Households are also the largest consumer of […]

Gabrovo opens energy efficiency projects tender

The Municipality of Gabrovo has opened a tender for design of work projects, part of an energy efficiency programme, with an estimated value of BGN 2 million (EUR 1.02 million), a notice published in the EU’s procurement journal indicated, SeeNews reported. The value of the contract does not include value-added tax. Works should be completed […]

İşbank joins EBRD’s home energy efficiency programme

The USD 350 million financing facility launched by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the Clean Technology Fund (CTF) was joined by İş Bankası AŞ (İşbank), headquartered in Levent, Istanbul. The purpose of the programme is to boost investment in energy efficiency improvements for homes, EBRD said. The Turkey Residential Energy Efficiency […]

Renewables alter market game

More energy generated at the distribution level, from renewable sources, is requiring a system overhaul in operation and regulation, says Janez Kopač, Director of Energy Community Secretariat. Balkan Green Energy News asked the Director of Energy Community Secretariat about the organization’s stance on the Energy Union, the members’ progress towards common goals, electricity pricing and red […]

Two thirds of EU may face sanctions for ignoring directive

Nineteen EU member states have missed the deadline to translate the Energy Efficiency Directive (2012/27/EU) into national law by more than nine months, despite the rigorous enforcement of existing efficiency laws being part of the flagship Energy Union project, Publics.bg portal said. Proceedings against Greece, Portugal and Slovenia for failure to fully implement the directive […]

Funding energy upgrade for family houses made easier

„Based on the experience on family houses energy upgrade from last year, we decided to change the programme in order for it to become more fair and enable everyone from any part of Croatia to apply,“ the country’s minister of environmental protection and nature Mihael Zmajlović said. Last year it turned out only 180 cities […]