NIŠ to get wastewater treatment system
The city of Niš will be one of the first cites in Serbia which will implement the wastewater treatment project. The current situation in this field is worrying – only 5-10 percent of wastewater in Serbia is being processed. In order to meet EU environmental standards, Serbia should construct 320 treatment facilities until 2041. This […]
Landfill gas in Rijeka – source for electricity production
Landfill gas-to-electricity facility has been completed in Viškovo, near Rijeka in Croatia. The cost of the investment in new plant was EUR 1.3 million, and it is located on the former “Viševac” landfill site. Landfill gas-to-energy facility started probes in September 2016, while the full-time operations have been launched in January 2017, according to the Croatian […]
GIZ provides significant support to SEE countries on their EU integration path
By: Jasna Sekulović, Project Manager and Emina Durmo, Advisor for PR, Reporting and Gender Equality – GIZ project Open Regional Fund for Southeast Europe – Energy efficiency The project Strengthening Capacities for Implementing the National Energy Efficiency Action Plan Cycle, implemented by GIZ ORF-EE, has successfully supported partner countries of SEE in fulfilling their obligations under the EU legislative framework. […]
Bulgaria, Croatia, Montenegro and Romania reach EU 2020 renewable energy goals
Four countries from the Balkan region – Bulgaria, Croatia, Montenegro and Romania – reached their national targets for the share of renewable energy in total consumption by 2020, according to latest Eurostat data for 2015. Share of energy from renewable sources in final consumption in Romania reached 24.8 percent, achieving the country’s EU 2020 target, which […]
Energy Community Secretariat: Albania and Bosnia and Herzegovina still not compliant with energy efficiency rules
The Energy Community Secretariat sent Reasoned Opinions to Albania and Bosnia and Herzegovina, as the next step in dispute settlement cases launched in 2013 and 2014 respectively for non-compliance with rules related to energy efficiency. In this document, according to the press release, the Secretariat maintains the view that Albania and Bosnia and Herzegovina continue to […]
Rama accused of allowing import of 39,000 tons of toxic waste
Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama was accused by the opposition of allegedly allowing import of 39,000 tons of toxic chemical waste, regional media have been reporting during last couple of months . According to accusations, the waste came from Italy in 1,300 dumpsters weighing 30 tons each. Leader of Albania’s opposition Democratic Party Lulzim Basha accused […]
Three new signatories join WB6 initiative for energy market integration
Three new signatories have joined the Western Balkan Six (WB6) regional electricity market integration initiative, Energy Community announced. The Romanian transmission system operator CNTEE Transelectrica SA, the Greek transmission system operator IPTO SA and the Greek market operator LAGIE SA have signed the Energy Community’s Western Balkan 6 Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on regional electricity […]
Hydropower potential Croatia’s best chance for more energy independence
Hydropower potential is Croatia’s best chance for more energy independence, concluded the participants of the 4. Energy Investment Forum 2017, which was organized in Zagreb by Poslovni dnevnik. The country currently imports around 30 percent of electricity consumed. “Hydro potential is our biggest potential with KN 3 billion investment cycle (EUR 403,8 million),” said Perica […]