Energy efficiency in Europe

Bulgaria has reduced its consumption of natural gas by almost a quarter in the last six months, announced the European Commission.

Ljubljana – The REUS study on energy efficiency in Slovenia has once again focused on the public and services sectors. Since the previous such study, seven years ago, much has changed regarding legislation and circumstances, however the situation leaves plenty of room for improvement in both sectors, the results of the latest survey indicate.

Government Approves Performance Report for 2014-2020 Energy Efficiency Plan.

The government approved today the annual implementation report for 2018 of the National Energy Efficiency Action Plan 2014-2020, which states that 6167 GWh of energy have been saved over four years.

As a result of the implementation of energy saving measures in all sectors of the economy, as well as the contribution of all debtors, 6,167 GWh of energy were saved in Bulgaria for the period 2014-2018. In doing so, the country has met 74.1% of its national energy savings target by 2020.

The EU has made 'much progress' since the adoption of the Energy Union Framework Strategy nine months ago, the European Commission said on Wednesday.

While much remains to be done, next year will be important year of delivery, the Commission said in the State of the Energy Union Report published on Wednesday for the first time.