VIDEO – Perspective: GGF committed to financing green energy portfolio in the Balkans by Carrie Walczak
The development of renewable energy programs in the region has been slower than it was anticipated and governments need to take certain steps, primarily related to the regulatory framework, in order to encourage further progress of the sector. The Green for Growth Fund (GGF) can offer support for worthy projects to overcome obstacles in project […]
Consultant for Greek street lighting project technical baseline needed
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) seeks a consultant to undertake the development and preparation of the technical baseline required for a LED street lighting project in three cities or regions in Greece. According to an invitation for expressions of interest, the technical baseline should include all the technical information on the existing […]
GGF to boost energy efficiency in Macedonia with EUR 10 million
The Green for Growth Fund (GGF) has extended its loan to Halkbank Skopje with EUR 10 million to further increase energy efficiency in Macedonia. Energy efficiency measures which will be financed in Macedonia with the GGF loan are projected to result in primary energy savings of almost 50,000 MWh on an annual basis. In addition, […]
EPBiH launches another tender for Podveležje wind farm
The state-owned power utility Elektroprivreda BiH (EPBiH) launched a tender for substation and cabling for Podveležje wind farm near Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH). The call is open for offers of engineering, procurement, supply and construction of an 110/30 kV substation, the 30kV power cabling, fibre optical cabling and earthing network between wind energy converters (WEC) […]
European assistance for the residential energy efficiency projects in Croatia
The Croatian Fund for Environmental Protection and Energy Efficiency (Fond za zaštitu okoliša i energetsku učinkovitost) will offer free legal advice and assistance to residential building managers in the energy efficiency projects. The projects are now financed from the European Union restructuring funds. The first in a series of workshops on energy efficiency was held […]
GGF partners with AFK to support green financing in Kosovo*
Green for Growth Fund (GGF) enters its 14th market by providing EUR 1 million for energy efficiency implementation in Kosovo*. The Green for Growth Fund (GGF) announced a EUR 1 million senior loan to Agency for Finance in Kosovo* (AFK) in a deal that further expands and diversifies the fund’s geographic and operational scope with […]
Call for financing of public buildings energy efficiency improvements
Serbian Ministry of mining and energy published a call for the financing of the local government`s public buildings energy efficiency improvements projects. Projects will be financed by EUR 0,2 million from the Energy efficiency fund (the Fund) and EUR 0,46 million provided by the Global Environmental Fund (GEF). Each one of the project proposals can […]
50 green projects in Romania received EUR 54 million
50 Romanian companies and NGOs received total of EUR 54 million from private financing and Norwegian grants for the development of green projects. At this stage two countries negotiate the new agreement for the period until 2021. The state of Norway green investments, worth EUR 26 million, had been awarded for Romanian companies and NGOs […]