City of Belgrade launches tendering to construct waste water treatment plant
The Belgrade Construction and Land Directorate published a tender to plan and construct the waste water purification facility Međulužje in Mladenovac. The facility, worth an estimated RSD 96 million will process waste water which will then be released into the Jablanica river. The suburb of Međulužje, which has a population of almost 6,000 people, does […]
Canadian company abandoned Brodarevo hydro project in Serbia
Canada-based Reservoir Capital have decided to abandon Brodarevo hydro project which included two hydropower plants (HPPs) Brodarevo 1 and Brodarevo 2 on Lim river in Southwest Serbia, with installed capacity of 59 MW. The decision comes after a decade-long development of the EUR 150 million project. Reservoir Capital announced that its wholly owned Serbian subsidiary, […]
Construction of two new recycling yards in Croatia announced
Croatian municipalities Nuštar, in Vukovar-Srem County, and Kneževi Vinogradi, in Osijek-Baranja county, have received the European Union (EU) grants for the construction and equipping of recycling yards. Croatia’s minister for environment and energy and chairpersons of Nuštar and Kneževi Vinogradi municipalities signed a contract on EU grants for these projects, secured from the Cohesion Fund […]
Recycling yard for electrical and electronic waste to be built at Smiljevići landfill in BiH
A recycling yard for electrical and electronic waste will be built as part of Sarajevo’s Smiljevići landfill transformation into the Regional Waste Management Center. Public waste utility KJKP Rad’s PR representative Mirza Ramić told portal Klix.ba that the first phase of construction was completed last year, and that construction works are ongoing. “The construction of […]
UNDP BiH seeks consultant to explore potential of renewable energy sources
The UNDP Bosnia and Herzegovina seeks a consultant for development of Study on renewable energy sources with a focus on biomass, geothermal energy and concentrated Solar Power in BiH. “The UNDP BiH looks for a professional service provider for development of Study on Renewable Energy Sources with Focus on Biomass, Geothermal Energy and Concentrated Solar […]
Slovenia-based Kolektor to build wastewater treatment plant in Ruma
The Municipality of Ruma and a consortium led by Slovenia-based Kolektor have signed an agreement on the design and construction of a wastewater treatment plant for the Rumen industrial zone, in an investment worth EUR 900,000. The Slovenian consortium offered the best conditions for the construction of the plant in the recently concluded tendering procedure, […]
EC adopts Europe-wide strategy to fight plastic pollution
As a part of the transition towards a more circular economy, the European Commission (EC) adopted the first-ever Europe-wide strategy on plastics. According to the statement of the EC, this strategy will protect the environment from plastic pollution whilst fostering growth and innovation, turning a challenge into a positive agenda for the Future of Europe. […]
EU keeps supporting clean water in Albania, announces 2 new programs
The European delegation to Albania has announced two new programs for 2018 in the country: wide water and sewerage, and water management and wastewater management. Both programs are expected to start soon. To the new sector wide water and sewerage investment program, the EU plans to contribute EUR 24 million grant under IPA 2018 national […]