Serbia preparing framework to issue sovereign green bonds
Serbia is getting ready to raise funds through green bonds. CBI head Sean Kidney said they are more attractive to investors than ordinary debt securities.
EBRD promotes auctions as number one tool for renewable energy growth
EBRD's Director for Western Balkans Matteo Colangeli says it is helping roll out renewable energy auctions and that it would fund decarbonization and bilateral power purchase agreements
Turkey preparing framework as it may issue its first sovereign green bond
The Turkish government is working on legal requirements that will enable it to raise money with green and social bond packages, a news report revealed
Turkey’s development bank gets USD 170 million green loan from Japan
JBIC co-financed a EUR 170 million line for TKYB within the program to promote Japanese environmentally-friendly technologies
Turkey’s Garanti BBVA bank to stop financing coal projects
Garanti BBVA, the fifth-largest bank in Turkey vowed to cleanse the loan portfolio of the remaining coal mines and plants by 2040
Climate Bonds Initiative rolls out criteria for sustainable hydropower
Hydropower developers and operators that want to raise funds via green bonds can now certify their environmental footprint by using CBI's tools
PPC sells two green bond packages in same month amid strong demand
Greece's PPC caught the attention of some of the world's biggest players with its green bond issue, partly aimed at funding the energy transition
Restart Energy to install 45 MW solar power plant in Romania
In the first step toward a 500 MW renewables portfolio, Restart Energy acquired a ready-to-build 45 MW solar power project
