Serbian town of Čačak plans to introduce recycling yards in rural areas
City of Čačak and its public utility company Komunalac plan to introduce recycling yards in suburban areas in order to solve the problem of wild garbage dumps. They also plan to install nine more underground containers in addition to the existing five in this town in western Serbia. Petar Domanović, director of Komunalac, told Balkan […]
Montenegrin industry generated more than 680,000 tons of waste in 2016
Last year, the industry in Montenegro generated more than 680,000 tons of waste, and the energy sector was the major source of waste, according to data released by the Montenegrin statistical office Monstat. Of 686, 522 tons of generated waste, 49.2 percent or 337,620 tons was generated in the mining sector in 2016. The sector […]
Energy Community says it will call two tenders under WB6 electricity market integration initiative
The Energy Community Secretariat has published service prior information notices regarding two upcoming tender procedures under WB6 electricity market integration initiative which are to be launched at the end of August or beginning of September 2017. The tenders will be launched for technical assistance in the implementation of the Western Balkan six day-ahead market coupling […]
Construction of CHP biomass plant in Kruševac to start soon
The construction of the combined heat and power (CHP) biomass plant in the city of Kruševac, in central Serbia, will begin in a month. The plant is expected to become operational in the autumn of 2018, local media reported. This is a project of Building Energy 1 from Kruševac, which is part of the Italian […]
Turkey leader in newly installed wind capacity in Southeast Europe
Three countries in the Southeast Europe installed new wind capacity in the first half of 2017, with Turkey leading with 377.85 MW, according to data published by WindEurope. In the first half of 2017, Croatia installed 20.7 MW and Greece 46 MW of wind capacity. Other countries in the Southeast Europe either did not install […]
Bosnia and Herzegovina submits its third national report on climate change
Bosnia and Herzegovina has experienced several significant extreme climate episodes in the last five years and the temperature increase, while the energy sector is the most significant source of CO2 emissions, the country’s reports on climate change and greenhouse gas emissions show. Bosnia and Herzegovina has recently finished the adoption procedure of the Third National […]
Serbians want to raise energy efficiency levels but reality is different
Most people in Serbia believe they can make their homes more energy efficient but in reality a small number of them are doing anything concrete, a poll on awareness of energy efficiency showed. That poll showed that more than a third of Serbian citizens have replaced their windows and doors and installed heat insulation in […]
EUR 225 million from EU funds for 8 water infrastructure projects in Croatia
Croatia has secured total of EUR 225 million from the EU funds for eight water infrastructure projects, the Ministry of Environment and Energy of Croatia announced. The water infrastructure project in the island of Krk, worth EUR 86 million, will be funded with EUR 49.7 million from the EU funds. The co-financing contract for Krk […]