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GGF-backed Bogoslovec wind farm is model for green energy investments in Balkans
11 June 2024 - BNB Kompani and the Green for Growth Fund celebrated the opening of the Bogoslovec wind farm
Dubravka Đedović Handanović reappointed as Serbia’s minister of energy, mining
30 April 2024 - Minister of Energy and Mining Dubravka Đedović Handanović is keeping her seat in the new cabinet while Minister of Environmental Protection Irena Vujović is also becoming deputy prime minister
Mitsotakis: Greece to launch EUR 2 billion fund for decarbonization of islands
19 April 2024 - Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said Greece would create a special fund for islands of up to EUR 2 billion for phasing out fossil fuels
Kosovo* receives financing for 120 MW solar power plant on coal ash dump
24 March 2024 - The EIB is providing a EUR 33 million loan for KEK's solar power project of 120 MW in peak capacity on its former coal ash dump
EBRD reiterates commitment to Western Balkans decarbonization
27 February 2024 - EBRD intends to expand its activities in the Western Balkans, but it warned that private investment and EU funding imply reforms
EIB Global approves loan to EPBiH for Vlašić wind power plant
22 February 2024 - EIB Global formally approved a EUR 36 million loan for the Vlašić wind power project near Travnik in Bosnia and Herzegovina
EU approves renewable energy projects in BiH, Albania of EUR 333 million in total
14 December 2023 - Two wind farm projects in Bosnia and Herzegovina and a solar park in Albania are getting EUR 75.4 million in grants from an EU package.
North Macedonia presents just energy transition platform worth EUR 3 billion
05 December 2023 - North Macedonia is preparing an investment plan for a coal phaseout by 2030, grid strengthening, new capacities and the just transition
Zagreb to renew 40 percent of its public lighting, prepares to become smart city
15 November 2021 - The City of Zagreb will carry out the reconstruction of 40% of public lighting using a public-private partnership model, in a project worth EUR 42 million
EIB survey: citizens of China and USA more confident from EU citizens about success of their governments to reduce carbon emissions by 2050
07 November 2021 - According to the European Investment Bank's survey on climate change for 2021-2022, the majority of EU citizens are skeptical about the ability of their countries to successfully reduce carbon emissions by 2050 successfully.
BGEN round table: What does the state need to do to unlock EUR 2 billion in wind farm investments?
06 February 2021 - Investors and bankers believe that Serbia’s draft law on renewable energy sources provides a solid basis for unlocking investments in more than 2 GW of wind power...
Cyprus agrees construction of 50 MW concentrated solar power plant
31 July 2020 - A concentrated solar power system may become operational already next year, as the agreement with...