Albania published a tender for HPP Kalivac

The Albanian Ministry of Energy and Industry published a tender for the construction of the Kalivac hydropower plant on the river Vjosa and concession to produce power for the national grid over a period of 35 years. The private/public partnership project includes the construction of a dam along with the power plant, the ministry statement […]

Croatia introduces new rules on waste transport and disposal

Croatian government has adopted a decree which stipulates that waste transport and disposal will be charged by quantity of generated waste in the entire country. “A utility company is to charge the user for the amount of generated waste. This means that the model which charged waste per square meter has gone to history,” the State […]

Waste May 30, 2017

Call for final bids for Belgrade’s largest landfill Vinča

The City of Belgrade published a call for submission of final bids for public-private partnership  (PPP) for the rehabilitation of the largest Belgrade’s landfill in Vinča. Public call for final bids for participation in PPP for the provision of treatment services and waste disposal in Belgrade was published on May 26, and the bids will […]

Waste May 30, 2017

EBRD calls for consultant on waste management law in Turkey

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has issued an invitation for the engagement of a consultancy firm to help Turkey develop and streamline its laws on waste. The EBRD said the consultancy firm should develop End-of-Waste (EoW) criteria and streamline the secondary raw material concept in Turkish waste legislation. Interested consultancy firms have […]

Waste May 30, 2017

UNECE’s Drina nexus project points to untapped cooperation potential in hydropower

Synchronised operation of power plants along the Drina and its tributaries could markedly increase production downstream, according to an integrated resource assessment. A multi-country electricity system model was developed for the three countries sharing the river basin as part of a comprehensive intersectoral or nexus project covering water, energy, food and environment. Montenegro, Bosnia and […]