Renewable sources of energy in Bosnia and Herzegovina: issue of (un)sustainability
Author: Nihad Harbaš, Energy and climate change consultant Do we really know how much energy we generate and use in B&H? Consumption or use of energy in Bosnia and Herzegovina (B&H) is unknown, although data on the annual consumption of about 140 PJ can be found. Although this sounds unbelievable at first, the energy balances […]
Update: EBRD, IFC finance wind farm Čibuk 1 of 158.4 MW
Vetroelektrane Balkana d.o.o. secured a credit line worth EUR 215 million for its Čibuk 1 wind power plant, most of which is planned to be built in the Kovin municipality, less than fifty kilometres northeast of the centre of Belgrade. The facility of General Electric Co.’s 57 turbines in the area of villages of Mramorak and Dolovo […]
Republika Srpska increases fees for power from renewable sources
The Republika Srpska Regulatory Commission for Energy decided to raise the fees that consumers pay to provide incentives for electricity produced from renewable energy sources. Electricity bills will be 0.7 percent higher from the start of 2018. The Commission said in statement that a number of new power production facilities had been built in Republika […]
Croatian Ministry calls for energy efficiency, renewables projects for industrial production
Croatia’s Ministry of Environmental Protection and Energy published an invitation for the co-financing of projects to raise energy efficiency levels and the use of renewable energy sources in industrial production. The Ministry said in a statement that it had secured a budget of HRK 114 million (around EUR 15 million) from the European Regional Development […]
Fourth RENEXPO BiH to be held in Sarajevo in November
On November 8 and 9, the Fourth RENEXPO BiH will gather in Sarajevo investors, decision makers, local and international experts, representatives of ministries and municipal authorities and businesses in the field of renewable energy, energy efficiency, water management and environment. The fair is announced as the largest fair in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) in the […]
Croatia increased fee for renewable energy after four years
After four years, Croatia increased the incentive fee for renewable energy sources that is payed by citizens through electricity bills. The fee is increased from EUR 0.47 per kilowatt hour (kWh) to EUR 1.42 per kWh. The Croatian government decided to increase the fee on August 31. The decision came into force on September 1. […]
Clear air and emission abatement solutions wanted for Bulgarian capital
The Bulgarian capital Sofia is looking to attract innovative solutions from the global clean-tech community to help solve air pollution problems. Entrepreneurs are invited to participate in an EIT Climate-KIC supported “Urban Challenges” pitch event, at the high-level SOFAIR European conference on air quality, on October 12-13, 2017. Sofia is looking for solutions in transport and mobility, energy use […]
Less power from renewable sources in Slovenia in first half of 2017
Renewable source power facilities in Slovenia produced 5 percent less power in the first half of 2017 compared to the same period a year earlier even though solar power plants increased their production by 14%, according to data from the Center for Support of the Electricity Market Borzen. Slovenia has a total of 3,878 renewable […]