UPDATE: RWE Hrvatska completes takeover of Hrvatski Telekom’s retail electricity business
The sale of telecom company Hrvatski Telekom’s (HT) electricity business to RWE Hrvatska has been concluded, HT said in a press release. At the beginning of June 2018, HT concluded a contract with RWE Hrvatska, initiating the process of the transfer of its electricity business to RWE Hrvatska. Upon the obtaining all necessary regulatory approvals […]
Solagro Smart Recycler targets consumers who lost faith in recycling system
A lack of a reliable and simple recycling system and unmotivated users result in a low percentage of recycled packaging waste. Serbia’s Solagro, a participant in this year’s clim@ competition for startups organized by the Green for Growth Fund (GGF), has developed a smart beverage waste recycling device that can solve the problem. The Solagro […]
Council of Ministers adopts BiH Framework Energy Strategy until 2035
The Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) has passed a decision on the adoption of the BiH Framework Energy Strategy until 2035, creating conditions to draw IPA funds and funds from the Western Balkans Investment Framework (WBIF) for the energy sector, as well as to attract investors to the sector, the Council of […]
Effa creates eco-friendly disposable toothbrush to help beat plastic pollution
Now that a number of global coffee shop and restaurant chains have pledged a phase-out of plastic straws, the fight against plastic pollution turns to the next big problem item – the ubiquitous toothbrush. This is where Ukraine’s Effa steps in. The finalist of this year’s clim@ competition for startups organized by the Green for […]
Citizen initiative organizing protest in Pirot against construction of SHPPs in protected areas
A citizen initiative to Defend the Rivers of Mt. Stara Planina is organizing an environmental protest in Pirot in southeastern Serbia to begin at 5 pm on Sunday, September 2, over its two demands – that 58 small hydropower plants (SHPPs) be struck from the Pirot municipality’s spatial plan and to put a moratorium on […]
REC BiH to implement project for preparation of waste management plans in 3 FBiH cantons
The Regional Environmental Center (REC) Country Office for Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) will implement the project Preparation of Cantonal Waste Management Plans in three Cantons: Herzegovina-Neretva, West-Herzegovina, and Herzeg-Bosnia Cantons, with the financial support of the Environmental Protection Fund of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (FBiH). The REC will receive BAM 90,000 (around EUR 46,000) from […]
All of EPS’ coal-fired power plants will have to meet EU environmental protection standards
Serbian public power utility Elektroprivreda Srbije (EPS) will have to comply with all EU environmental standards concerning its coal-fired power plants, EPS’ supervisory board chairman, Branko Kovačević, PhD, tells Balkan Green Energy News. The long-serving university professor believes that EPS’ electricity production will be based on coal and hydropower, as well as renewable energy sources, […]
FBiH gov’t calls for preparing plan for accidental water pollution, adopting environmental law
The government of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (FBiH) has tasked the Agency for the Sava River Basin and the Adriatic Basin with preparing a federal operational plan for accidental pollution and asked the federal parliament to speed up the adoption of the environmental law. The FBiH government has been informed by the federal […]