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| Bosnian Paper Mill Biomass Conversion Considered for EBRD Loan | The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development said it is considering providing a senior loan of 11 million Euros to finance the upgrade of Bosnia's biggest paper mill, Natron Hayat, B&H Business Daily reported. The loan is aimed to help Natron Hayat to optimize its energy generation and consumption by substituting fossil fuels with biomass based energy and to improve its health and safety management to match EU standards, the EBRD said in a statement earlier this week. | |
| IFC to Invest €25M in Green for Growth Fund Southeast Europe | IFC, a member of the World Bank Group , will invest up to €25 million in the Green for Growth Fund Southeast Europe to stimulate financing of sustainable energy projects within the region. The fund will have a significant developmental impact in promoting energy efficiency and renewable energy and expanding lending to households, small and medium enterprises, renewable energy projects, energy service companies, and municipalities. Its investments initially are targeted to Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo, FYR Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, and Turkey. | |
| BiH Plans to Build New Power Stations | The government of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina has announced it plans to build new power stations worth a few billions of euros, Croatian Radiotelevision (HRT) reports.
The Federal Minister of Energy Vahid Heco said on Monday that the government intended to construct six thermal power stations and wind power stations and 16 water power stations. Heco added that an international competition could be opened this spring to select a strategic partner for the project. | |
| Southeast Europe Energy Efficiency Fund Created | A new fund has been set to support energy efficiency and renewable energy projects and reduce carbon emissions in the Balkans and Turkey.
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| Bosnian Wind Park Funded with €46M | Bosnian Finance Ministry and the German Embassy signed an agreement that includes funding for a wind power plant in southwestern Herzegovina. | |
| UK’s EFT Group Awarded Hydropower Plant Project in Bosnia-Herzegovina | The EFT Group of the UK was awarded a 100-million euro concession for a hydropower plant on the Neretva River by the government of Republika Srpska, the Bosnian Serb half of Bosnia-Herzegovina. | |
| CEZ Eyes Renewable Options in Central and Eastern Europe | PRAGUE, Sep 1 (Reuters) - Czech power group CEZ is eyeing smaller renewable energy projects in central and eastern Europe to make up for a lack of large-scale acquisition opportunities, CEZ's head of acquisitions Vladimir Schmalz said. | |
| Albania's Energy Developments Discussed | Several renewable projects that have been started or whose plans have moved forward are discussed in this article. | |
| Reservoir Capital to Evaluate Bosnian Hydro-Power Opportunities | Reservoir Capital Corp. plans to open a branch office of its Renewable Energy Ventures group in Bosnia and herzegovina and is appointing Mr. Jelenko Malis as Country Manager. | |
| Germany to Finance Bosnian Renewable Energy | Grants and loan funding will be allocated towards the building of Bosnia's first wind farm, improvements in waste water disposal and upgrading hydro-power plants and the country's power distribution network. | |