Gazprom and SOCAR address cooperation issues

Source: serbianmonitor.com Serbian Energy and Mining Minister, Aleksandar Antic has signed a loan and donation agreement with the representatives of the German KfW Bank and the Swiss government that will enable 10 heating plants in Serbia to transition from using fossil fuels to renewable energy resources, namely biomass. Read more…

The European Commission said on June 1 that the EC has opened a formal investigation to assess whether Romania’s gas transmission system operator Transgaz has been hindering gas exports from Romania to other EU Member States. Read more…

Source: voiceofrenewables.com China has been invited to invest in the construction of a hydropower plant on the Zapadnaya Dvina River, according to the press service of the Belarusian State Property Committee. Read more…

The Croatian government decided to increase the funding for projects aimed at increasing the energy efficiency of public and apartment buildings from the European Regional Development Fund. More money has also been secured for renewable energy sources for schools and nurseries, the Ministry of Construction and Spatial Planning said. Read more…

Source: RT Gazprom’s Nord Stream 2 pipeline may get Chinese financing if European companies are forced out of the project by the latest round of US sanctions, business daily Vedomosti reports. Read more Russian officials have already contacted Chinese banks, sources have told the media. Read more…

Hidropotencijal je pored uglja jedan od najvažnijih izvora energije, trenutno čini jednu trećinu proizvodnje struje u Srbiji, ali postoji i veliki neiskorišćeni hidropotencijal od 1.000 gigavati godišnje, rekao je danas izvršni član upravnog odbora, Nemačko-srpske privredne komore, Martin Knap. Read more…