FBiH government proposes bill to strengthen polluter pays principle
The government of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (FBiH) has proposed a bill seeking to strengthen the polluter pays principle and more clearly define the energy efficiency activities of the Environmental Protection Fund, including by renaming it the Environmental Protection and Energy Efficiency Fund. The polluter pays principle envisaged under the bill on the […]
Number of electric vehicles in Croatia to rise by 64% this year
As a result of the incentives granted by the Croatian Environmental Protection and Energy Efficiency Fund, the country will get 133 electric and 1 plug-in cars, 224 electric bikes and 56 electric motorcycles in the next six months. The public invitation for individuals, closed just one day after it was opened due to strong interest, […]
Croatia plans to provide EUR 30 million for individuals to install rooftop PV systems
Croatia’s Environmental Protection and Energy Efficiency Fund (EPEEF) should invite applications by the end of the year for two rounds of funding to back the installation of rooftop photovoltaic power stations, EPEEF Deputy Director Alenka Košiša Čičin-Šain said. “Two public invitations should be launched by the end of the year for installing rooftop photovoltaic power […]
Croatia to launch EV grants for companies, as round for individuals closes
Croatia’s Environmental Protection and Energy Efficiency Fund (EPEEF) will invite private companies and the public sector to apply for incentives for electric vehicles (EVs) in a few weeks, after the latest invitation to individuals was temporarily closed within just over 24 hours amid strong demand. The invitation to individuals was temporarily closed on April 26, […]
For rehabilitation and close-out of Leć landfill in Croatia EU gives EUR 1.7 million
The Leć waste dump in Vodice, a town in the Šibenik-Knin county in Croatia, will soon be rehabilitated and closed: a contract for this project was signed last week. The total project’s value is HRK 16.2 million (EUR 2.18 million), of which 85 percent has been provided by the European Union (EU). This is the […]
Croatia planning to restore subsidies for electric vehicles
The Croatian government is planning to restore subsidies for the purchase of electric vehicles as of the year 2018, the acting Director of that country’s Environmental Protection and Energy Efficiency Fund Ljubomir Majdandžić told a conference in Zagreb. Experts at the conference titled Effects of Technology on the Development of Mobility said the subsidies will […]