Petrovac na Mlavi to get LED public lighting in October thanks to PPP

This month, another local self-government in central Serbia, Petrovac na Mlavi, has decided to use electricity more efficiently and modernize its public lighting by introducing LED lighting, which is why the town’s administration signed a public-private partnership agreement (PPP) with two companies to implement this project. Petrovac na Mlavi’s mayor, Duško Nedinić, signed a public-private […]

Slovenia extends deadline for energy reconstruction projects for public buildings

The Slovenian Ministry of Infrastructure decided to extend the deadline to submit proposals for energy reconstruction and renovation projects for public sector buildings. The Ministry said the deadline for the proposals has been extended to September 20, 2017. The Ministry of Infrastructure invited proposals for energy renewal and reconstruction of public sector buildings in the […]

Minister Trivan announces running a tight ship on environmental fee payments and PPP agreement for Vinča

Minister of Environment of Serbia Goran Trivan announces consistent environmental fee collection not paid regularly by many domestic and foreign companies, as well as the beginning of the public-private partnership between the City of Belgrade and the French-Japanese consortium to rehabilitate the Vinča landfill next year. In an interview with the Beta agency, Trivan stated […]

Belgrade Water Supply and Sewage company to get new EBRD loan

The Belgrade Water Supply and Sewage communal services company asked the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) for a loan to finance construction and renewal work on the network of pipelines supplying the city with drinking water, the bank said. The statement said the total value of the projects is EUR 14.5 million and […]

Water August 21, 2017

EUR 69 million of EU funds for water management projects in Slovenia

Almost EUR 69 million from the Cohesion Fund will be invested in new facilities to collect and treat wastewater in Slovenia, the European Commission announced. The funds will be used to upgrade water management networks in Ljubljana and the towns of Medvode and Vodice, the European Commission said in a statement. It added that 310,000 […]

Water August 18, 2017

Serbian EMS certified as electricity transmission system operator

Serbian state-owned company, Elektromreža Srbija (EMS), has obtained a certification as an electricity transmission system operator (TSO). The certification opens the way for the EMS to obtain a license to operate transmission system and to transmit electricity. The Council of the Energy Agency of Serbia (AERS) issued the certificate to the EMS in early August, […]

Electricity August 18, 2017

EUR 384,000 for re-cultivation of abandoned mines in Vojvodina

The authorities of the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina has allocated EUR 384,000 for re-cultivation of abandoned mines without owner on its territory. Grants are awarded to 13 municipalities and villages. On August 16, Vojvodina’s Secretary of Energy, Construction and Transportation Nenad Grbić presented contracts on grants, which are worth around EUR 29,000 each. Grbić said […]

Waste August 17, 2017