Chinese AVIC-ENG to build hydropower plant on Drina river
The Government of the Republic of Srpska (RS) has approved signing of the Memorandum of cooperation with China National Aero-Technology International Engineering Corporation (AVIC-ENG) on the construction of hydropower plant (HPP) Buk Bijela on the river Drina in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The entity’s Minister of Industry, energy and mining Petar Đokić is authorized to sign the […]
Danilovgrad Municipal infrastructure project – invitation for tenders
Danilovgrad’s public utility company Waterworks and Sewerage (Vodovod i kanalizacija) is inviting sealed tenders from contractors for the construction of wastewater treatment plant in this town in the central part of Montenegro. The project includes design works and construction of wastewater plant in Danilovgrad. The wastewater is proposed for design capacity 6,000 population as well […]
Ministry of agriculture and environmental protection calls recycling industry to apply for funding
The Serbian Ministry of Agriculture and Environmental Protection published an invitation for stimulation funds for the re-use of waste and the production of re-usable plastic bags. Applications for the funds can be submitted to the ministry by waste facility operators and plastic bag makers up to January 31, 2018. The ministry published the details of […]
Croatia considers reviewing its renewable energy targets
Croatia will probably review its goal of 20 percent share of renewable energy in final energy consumption since it has already exceeded it, Domagoj Validžić, head of the Energy section in the Croatian Ministry of Environment and Energy, said. The European Commission has proposed in its Winter energy package to increase RES share to at […]
Belgrade citizens concerned about possible air pollution caused by fire at Vinča landfill
The fire at the landfill in Vinča, near Belgrade, which has been burning for a month now, has caused concern among citizens about air pollution in the city although local authorities claim that there is no cause for alarm. This has prompted the Ombudsman of Serbia to react and ask authorities to provide detailed information […]
Regional conference on energy efficiency and EU-funded multEE project in Skopje
The Regional conference “Energy efficiency – data management” will be held on July 6 in Skopje where the results of the EU-funded Facilitating multi-level governance for Energy Efficiency (multEE) project will be presented. The main objective of the conference is to present the results and expectations of the multEE, a Horizon 2020 project that aims to improve […]
Tomislav Ćorić new Croatian Minister of Environment and Energy
Former Croatian Minister of Labour and Pension System Tomislav Ćorić has been appointed Minister of Environment and Energy of Croatia. Croatian Parliament approved Ćorić’s appointment on June 9, together with six other ministers who were appointed after the formation of the new ruling coalition between Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) and Croatian People’s Party (HNS). Ćorić […]
Additional European Commission funding approved for Croatian geothermal plant
The European Commission decided that Croatia’s first geothermal power plant can apply for additional funding along with existing financing to support the HR GEOc Geothermae project. The EC decision came after Croatian Euro MP Marijana Petir requested the additional funding and filed a detailed explanation for a geothermal plant in the Međimurje area of Croatia. […]