WindEurope: 880 MW of wind projects financed in Southeastern Europe last year
Southeastern Europe lags behind the rest of the continent in terms of investments in wind energy, says WindEurope
IRENA looking to hire Associate Professional for SEE
The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) has published a vacancy announcement for the position of Associate Professional for South-East Europe (SEE), to be based in Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Under the overall guidance of the Country Support and Partnerships (CSP) Director and the immediate supervision of the Regional Programme Officer, the Associate […]
EU report: Southern Europe’s fossil fuel power plants contradict European markets’ pattern
In the fourth quarter of 2017 low water levels in the Balkans negatively affected wholesale electricity prices in Hungary and Slovenia, but also in Romania and Serbia, while fossil fuel based electricity generation in the Southern Europe secured profitability contrary to the case in the European markets, the European Commission’s latest Quarterly report on European […]
ASK GIZ – interactive Q&A Platform on energy efficiency and climate protection
The GIZ Open Regional Fund for South-East Europe – Energy Efficiency (GIZ ORF-EE) has launched the interactive Q&A Platform in December 2017, providing everyone interested in the topics of energy efficiency and climate, a channel to receive relevant expert advice and share their own ideas with the Fund’s team. The initiation of the Q&A Platform […]
Exploring regional and SEE economies’ Assessments of BIMR Baseline
Prepared by Azra Velagić-Hajrudinović and Jelena Peruničić, GIZ ORF-BD Biodiversity Information Management and Reporting (BIMR) project ORF-BD conducted several assessments on biodiversity information management and reporting in the past year. The Assessments encompassed six assessments for the economies in SEE region and a regional overview, and were published in May. The focus of the research […]
Central and South-Eastern European countries expand cooperation in energy sector
Central and South-Eastern European countries, including 9 EU Member States and 8 Energy Community Contracting Parties, have expanded their cooperation in the field of energy under the CESEC initiative to include electricity, energy efficiency and renewable energy. To that end, a memorandum of understanding was signed yesterday at the ministerial meeting in Bucharest. Ministers of […]
SEEED 2017 – IENE regional conference in Belgrade – need for further cooperation
IENE’s tenth edition of Energy Dialogue, SE Europe Energy Dialogue, will be organized in Belgrade on June 13-14, Metropol hotel. This year’s Energy Dialogue comes at a time when momentous global developments are taking place with profound implications for the region’s energy situation, says the message of IENE, that has been successfully organizing these conferences ever since […]
REACH project proposes steps to tackle energy poverty in SEE
It is estimated that more than 30% of households in South-Eastern Europe (SEE) live in energy poverty. The REACH project implemented by NGOs from four countries in SEE provides EU and SEE decision-makers with policy recommendations and empowers households to save energy. While between 10% and 25% of EU citizens live in energy poverty, the […]
