EUR 69 million of EU funds for water management projects in Slovenia
Almost EUR 69 million from the Cohesion Fund will be invested in new facilities to collect and treat wastewater in Slovenia, the European Commission announced. The funds will be used to upgrade water management networks in Ljubljana and the towns of Medvode and Vodice, the European Commission said in a statement. It added that 310,000 […]
Apply for European Green Capital title and European Green Leaf awards
The European Commission has launched today the competition for the 2020 European Green Capital and 2019 European Green Leaf Awards. For the first time, in order to celebrate the 10th year of the European Green Capital competition and to encourage more cities to apply, the Commission will award a financial incentive of EUR 350.000 to the […]
Electric vehicles in Serbia – Slovenia as a role-model, Croatia bad example
Serbia records neither incentives nor necessary infrastructure for electric vehicles. Private sector’s initiatives could be a game-changer. Number of charging stations on the rise in Southeastern Europe The Faculty of mechanical engineering in Belgrade has presented this week a supercharger for electric cars as part of European project Green Balkanika. The project should provide necessary infrastructure for […]
Ljubljana to refurbish public building supported by private partners
The City of Ljubljana agreed a public-private partnership (PPP) with a consortium comprising GGE d.o.o. and Petrol d.d. for the energy retrofitting of public buildings in the municipality. In the largest deal of its kind so far in Slovenia in the field of energy services, 49 buildings will be totally or partially refurbished by the […]
EU funds back sustainable energy development in Slovenia
The Ministry of Infrastructure in Ljubljana placed invitations for projects of energy rehabilitation of buildings in the public sector and for co-financing of wind power endeavours and small hydropower plants. The total amount of financial support for sustainable energy development will reach EUR 25.7 million. Slovenia will select contractors and beneficiaries of the European Cohesion […]
Komazec: GGE regional expansion strongly supported by its strategic partners
GGE’s plan to become regional energy leader providing integrated energy solutions both in Slovenia and other markets of SEE region, as well as its EUR 170 million investment plan for the next five years is bein strongly supported by its owners and new investors. GGE’s primary focus ever since its establishment in 2011 has been energy performance […]
Air quality in Ljubljana is gradually improving
For the past ten years, air quality in Ljubljana is gradually improving, the measurements of the particulate matter (PM10) show. In 2016, it has been ten years since PM10 has been measured and the data shows that air quality in the capital of Slovenia is gradually improving, the official website of Ljubljana reports. The measurements […]
Croatian HEP wins auction for transfer of electricity from renewables in Slovenia
Croatian state-owned utility company Hrvatska elektropivreda d.d. (HEP) has won the auction in Slovenia for the transfer of electricity from renewables for the entire ECO Group during 2017. HEP will be licensed to transfer all the electricity generated in the power plants that are part of the ECO Group system during the course of 2017. […]