Power monopoly EAC to split into two on December 1

The accounts and operations units of the national power utility will start the separation on December 1, Andreas Poulikkas, chairman of the Cyprus Energy Regulatory Authority (CERA), said last week. The Cyprus Electricity Authority (EAC) is in the final stages of preparation for for the split, he added after presenting the company’s report for last […]

Electricity September 12, 2016

Industry saving EUR 48 million per year on green power costs

As earlier this month the European Commission approved Bulgarian state aid system of support for generation of energy from renewable sources from 2011, the measures will be implemented retroactively, from August last year through 2020. Over two hundred companies are going to save BGN 94 million (EUR 48 million) per year or EUR 255.5 million […]

Four Balkan countries top emissions targets

Greece, Croatia, Bulgaria and Romania are in the group of European Union member states which may not need to cut greenhouse gas emissions in sectors of transport, waste, construction and farming at least until 2030, according to an analysis published by Climate Change News. The bloc’s new targets showed the four states tracked by Balkan […]

Bulgaria in breach of rules on energy consumption

The European Commission said it sent a reasoned opinion to the government in Sofia to request the correct transposition of all the requirements of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (2010/31/EU) into national law. Member states of the European Union are required to establish and apply minimum energy performance requirements for new and existing buildings, […]

Rehabilitation of landfill Meka underway

Workers came to waste landfill Meka at Ludbreg, a town in the northern part of Croatia, to start recovering it. Total worth of the remediation of the municipal facility is HRK 37 million (EUR 4.9 million), financed with more than EUR 4.1 million from the Cohesion Fund of the European Union, while EUR 628.000 is […]

Waste July 29, 2016

EU finds Croatia infringes rules on waste

The European Commission is requesting Croatia to bring its national law into full conformity with European Union’s rules on waste. The Waste Framework Directive (2008/98/EC) aims to minimize the negative effects of the generation and management of waste on human health and the environment, the press release said and added the aim is also to […]

Waste July 22, 2016

EIB sets EUR 360 million for co-financing with EU funds

Romanian Partnership Agreement with the European Union for the 2014-2020 programming period will be supported by the European Investment Bank’s loan of EUR 360 million. Growth-oriented investments will be financed under operational programmes targeting competitiveness, human capital and large-scale infrastructure, EIB said after the agreement was signed. The loan will focus on energy, environmental improvement, […]