Serbian Parliament says yes to KfW loans to EPS and EMS
Serbian Parliament has approved laws on Government’s guarantees for loans which German development bank KfW accorded to the state power utility Elektroprivreda Srbije (EPS) and state-owned transmission system operator Elektromreža Srbije (EMS). EPS will receive EUR 45 million loan from KfW to finance modernization of ash transport system in Thermal Power Plant Nikola Tesla A […]
Apply for European Green Capital title and European Green Leaf awards
The European Commission has launched today the competition for the 2020 European Green Capital and 2019 European Green Leaf Awards. For the first time, in order to celebrate the 10th year of the European Green Capital competition and to encourage more cities to apply, the Commission will award a financial incentive of EUR 350.000 to the […]
New milestone in waste management regulation of BIH Federation
The government of the Bosnia-Herzegovina Federation adopted draft amendments to the Law on Waste Management which define special categories of waste which are harmful to the environment and health of the population. The government said the draft amendments were introduced to regulate the management of those waste categories because of their effect on the environment […]
Water-food-energy-ecosystems nexus and benefits of cooperation in the Western Balkans
Project: Greening economic development in Western Balkans trough applying a nexus approach and identification of benefits of transboundary cooperation Funded by: Italian Ministry for the Environment, Land and Sea Countries: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Serbia Lead executing agency: United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) Overall term: 2016-2017 CONTEXT Development plans in Bosnia and Herzegovina, […]
Belgrade Mayor announced partnership with Chinese Poly Group for wastewater plant
Belgrade Mayor Siniša Mali announced the construction of a wastewater treatment plant just outside the city. Mali said a deal had been reached on the project with the Chinese company Poly Group during a visit by a Serbian delegation to Beijing. Poly Group will complete the construction of a wastewater collector and a pipeline to […]
EUR 25 million loan for upgrading Sarajevo water supply network
The reconstruction of the water supply network in Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina, is financed with a EUR 25 million sovereign loan provided to the Sarajevo Canton Water and Wastewater Company by European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). The loan agreement was signed today on the final day of the EBRD 2017 Annual […]
Serbian petroleum company NIS will have to pay eco-tax unless it proves exemption
Serbian authorities reiterated their position that all companies have to pay environmental tax, including the Petroleum Industry of Serbia (NIS) which allegedly doesn’t pay it on the basis of the Agreement on cooperation in the energy sector, signed between Serbia and Russia in 2008. Serbian Minister of Agriculture and Environmental Protection Branislav Nedimović recently said […]
First waste-to-energy plant inaugurated in Albania
The Albanian Ministry of Environment has recently announced that the first EUR 26 million waste-to-energy (WtE) plant in Albania has been inaugurated in the city of Elbasan. This 2.85 MW power plant is located in Elbasan, one of the most polluted towns in Albania. The project which also rehabilitated Elbasan’s landfill represents the largest and […]