Recycling industry says to fold over state’s failure to pay for processed hazardous waste in 2018
For three years now, the Ministry of Environmental Protection has been making allocations under the Green Fund that are insufficient to cover the amounts of hazardous waste treated during the year, and if the Serbian government fails to secure funds in 2019 to cover the costs of waste processing in 2018, operators will be forced […]
Banja Luka rejects initiative to build new hydropower plant on Vrbas river
The City of Banja Luka has rejected an initiative for the construction of the Krupa hydropower plant (HPP) on the Vrbas river, as it was not backed by an environmental impact study, Mayor Igor Radojičić said following a recent meeting with representatives of 36 non-governmental organizations (NGOs) gathered in the Coalition for Vrbas. Radojičić explained […]
Dutch development bank FMO invests EUR 20 million more in Green for Growth Fund
Dutch development bank FMO has invested a further EUR 20 million into the Green for Growth Fund (GGF), bringing the bank’s total investments in the fund to EUR 60 million. The loan agreement was signed in The Hague on November 15, 2018, according to a joint press release. This investment will be used to finance […]
Supreme Court of Cassation blocks construction of small HPP Pakleštica on Mt. Stara Planina
The Supreme Court of Cassation has upheld an appeal lodged by the Ministry of Environmental Protection, annulling a verdict on the matter by the Administrative Court and confirming the ministry’s decision blocking the construction of the Pakleštica small hydropower plant (HPP) on the Visočica river on Mt. Stara Planina, Blic reported. The Ministry of Environmental […]
Luka Petrović named acting GM of power utility ERS – vacancy announcement ahead for post of general manager
Luka Petrović, who has so far served as mayor of Trebinje, was named acting general manager of Elektroprivreda Republike Srpske (ERS), the power utility of Bosnia and Herzegovina’s entity Republika Srpska, on November 16, after Radmila Čičković resigned the post citing personal reasons, according to a press release from ERS. Luka Petrović was appointed to […]
Energy Community Secretariat welcomes first-ever renewable energy support auction in EnC
The Energy Community (EnC) Secretariat has congratulated Albania on successfully completing the first-ever renewable energy support auction in the Energy Community, inviting other EnC Contracting Parties to follow in the country’s footsteps. “We warmly welcome the first renewables support auction in Albania and hope that it will be followed in all Contracting Parties. Renewable energy […]
International Energy Agency hiring Head of the Energy Environment Division
The International Energy Agency (IEA), an autonomous body within the framework of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), is seeking to hire Head of the Energy Environment Division. The job opening is available to candidates that meet the relevant requirements and are citizens of OECD member countries, which, in the region regularly covered […]
UNDP financing Sarajevo – Smart City Initiative to help improve environmental public services
The City of Sarajevo and the UN Development Programme (UNDP) in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) officially launching cooperation under the Sarajevo – Smart City Initiative. The project will support identification and piloting of technology-based solutions that help improve public services such as those in the area of air […]