Montenegrin winery Plantaže switches to biomass to produce energy
Regional energy services company GGE will provide support to Montenegrin winery Plantaže AD, the largest winery in the Balkans, to reduce its energy costs and improve its environmental footprint. Plantaže AD and regional ESCO company GGE , have signed a contract for the installation of a new biomass steam boiler to use wine cuts as new biomass […]
Two Chinese companies show interest in construction of Morača HPPs
Representatives of two Chinese companies are expected to arrive soon in Montenegro to discuss possibilities for the construction of hydro power plants (HPPs) on the river Morača, a project that the Montenegrin authorities have been trying to develop for several years, at the same time drawing critics from local environmental organizations. According to daily Vijesti, the […]
Athens Electricity Forum: pace with EU energy policy must be kept
The Energy Community needs to keep pace with EU energy policy developments in order not to widen the gap between Member States’ and Energy Community Contracting Parties’ energy markets, it was stressed at the 22nd Electricity Forum. The Forum, the Energy Community’s biggest annual conference on electricity, took place on May 31 and June 1 […]
GIZ celebrates World Environment Day with primary school children
The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) is marking the World Environment Day, including the past International Day for Biological Diversity (May 22) 2017, by organizing informative sessions in several schools across the capital city of Bosnia and Herzegovina. GIZ projects Open Regional Funds for South-East Europe – Biodiversity and Energy Efficiency celebrated these two […]
Austrian company planning hydro power and solar plants in Republic of Srpska
The Austrian company SCHALL Group has expressed interest in building renewable energy power plants in the Republic of Srpska (RS), Minister of Industry, Energy and Mining of RS Petar Đokić said after a meeting with representatives of the company. He said they plan to build water-powered and solar-powered plants along the Vrbanja river basin in […]
Italian A2A selling shares in Montenegro power company
The Italian energy company A2A has decided to sell its shares in the Montenegrin Electric Power Company (EPCG), Montenegrin Prime Minister Duško Marković said. He told reporters that the government expects to be informed officially of the decision so that it can decide whether to buy the shares or not. The Italian company has been […]
UNEP facilitating Belgrade’s participation in two UN SE4All initiatives: BEA and DES workshops
Workshops on two UN Environment’s projects that will help Serbian capital to improve energy efficiency in buildings and district heating system were held during the Energy Week in Belgrade. Belgrade is the only city in the world that participates in both UNEP initiatives. The Building Efficiency Accelerator (BEA) and Global District Energy in Cities (DES) […]
No permit yet for Chinese CMEC for windfarm in Tomislavgrad
The Bosnia-Herzegovina Federation still has not issued a permit to CMEC (China Machinery Engineering Corporation) for the windfarm it plans to build outside Tomislavgrad, the Chinese company’s spokesman Zhang Weiwei said at a meeting with BiH Federation President Marinko Čavara. Weiwei said everything has been prepared to draw up a feasibility study for the project […]
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