Public-Private Partnership: Regional expertise for local projects
Ankica Barbulov, Director at GGE ESCO, spoke about the potentials and importance of public-private partnership (PPP) for municipalities in Serbia and PPP projects that GGE Group has successfully implemented in partnership with several municipalities in the region. Following are excerpts taken from her interview for Improving Energy Efficiency through Public-Private Partnership Model publication. Total energy saving potential of public […]
New LED lighting on riverside promenade in Zenica
The local authorities in the Bosnia-Herzegovina town of Zenica have installed new LED lights on the promenade on the right bank of the Bosna river as part of a project to renew public lighting in the town. The aim of the project is to raise the level of energy efficiency in public lighting and cut […]
City of Kruševac and GGE sign largest public lighting PPP in region
The City of Kruševac, in central Serbia, has signed a public-private partnership (PPP) with GGE, regional energy services group, for a complete renovation of public lighting systems in its administrative area. This is the largest public lighting PPP in the Balkans by number of light bulbs and luminaires to be replaced, and the largest energy […]
Obilićev Venac garage – first smart public garage in Serbia
Project: Reconstruction and upgrade of Obilićev Venac public garage with introduction of Country: Serbia Implementation: Public utility company Parking servis Implementation period: 2015-2017 Belgrade public utility company Parking servis reconstructed three garages in the city between 2015 and 2017. The biggest project was the reconstruction and expansion of the garage at Obilićev venac which has become […]
Petrovac na Mlavi to get LED public lighting in October thanks to PPP
This month, another local self-government in central Serbia, Petrovac na Mlavi, has decided to use electricity more efficiently and modernize its public lighting by introducing LED lighting, which is why the town’s administration signed a public-private partnership agreement (PPP) with two companies to implement this project. Petrovac na Mlavi’s mayor, Duško Nedinić, signed a public-private […]
Serbian town of Prijepolje set to upgrade street lighting
The authorities of Prijepolje, the municipality in the Southwest Serbia, has launched a project to replace old lighting which is expected to be done by the end of the year. The new LED lighting will be installed by a consortium consisting of two Serbian and one Slovenian companies. The contract for the purchase and installation […]
Modernization of street lighting system in Novigrad via ESCO model
Project: Upgrading street lighting in Novigrad – Cittanova Country: Croatia Contract type: Public-private partnership, ESCO Contract duration: 8 year Technical assistance and finance: European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) – EU-funded Regional Energy Efficiency Programme (REEP) Co-finance: Croatian Environmental Protection and Energy Efficiency Fund Implementation: GGE and Javna Raszvetljava, Slovenia Implementation […]
First smart parking lot in Belgrade launched, chargers for electric vehicles part of infrastructure
Sustainable energy supply and mobility features accompany the basic upgrade of the major public smart parking lot in downtown Belgrade. The results of 14 months of works in the makeover project, which added two floors or four levels with 217 spots just for local residents, were presented to the public by the Serbian capital’s mayor […]