Bosanska Krupa to rehabilitate Krivodol landfill
In 2014, the European Union has approved a grant in the amount of EUR 1 million for the rehabilitation of landfill Krivodol in the northwest of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The administrative procedures lasted until recently, and now everything is ready for the call for bids for the closure and rehabilitation of the facility, the Municipality […]
Hydropower plant overhaul raises environmental issue
The regular yearly refurbishment in hydroelectric power plant Perućica should be finished by September 8, after dewatering commenced on August 7, Montenegrin Electric Power Company (EPCG) announced at its website. Meanwhile, the local recreational fishing club said the measure led to the destruction of ten tonnes of fish, while only four tonnes were saved, compared […]
EBRD funds clean technology in Tüpraş, Şişecam
A long-term loan agreement of EUR 42 million was signed by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and glass producer Türkiye Şişe ve Cam Fabrikaları AŞ (Şişecam), with the aim to finance recycling and energy efficiency. The bank said it will also support the largest resource efficiency program in the Turkish industrial sector to […]
First congress on water in BiH to be held in Sarajevo
The Foreign Investments Promotion Agency (FIPA) announced the first congress on water management is to be held in Sarajevo on October 27 and 28. It will be organized by the Association of Consulting Engineers of Bosnia and Herzegovina (UKI BiH) and institutions and utilities that participate in the management of water resources. The congress will […]
EBRD seeks consultant for Green City project in Tirana
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development said it intends to engage a consultancy firm to assist the authorities of the capital of Albania Tirana in development of a Green City action plan (GCAP) that will comprehensively assess the priorities for the city’s sustainable development in the short- and medium-term, encompassing all sectors under the […]
Environmentalists support waste management plan
Seven environmental groups endorsed the draft 2016-2022 Waste Management Plan which the Ministry of Environment and Nature Protection presented for public hearing, according to a report by the Croatian Association for Energetics published on its portal Croenergo.eu. Environmentalists stressed how strengthening the system for separate collection at recycling centres helps local industry and create conditions for new […]
Four Balkan countries top emissions targets
Greece, Croatia, Bulgaria and Romania are in the group of European Union member states which may not need to cut greenhouse gas emissions in sectors of transport, waste, construction and farming at least until 2030, according to an analysis published by Climate Change News. The bloc’s new targets showed the four states tracked by Balkan […]
Montenegro ranks concessions for four small hydro projects
The Ministry of Economy of Montenegro said a tender commission has determined the rankings in the procedure of granting concessions for the construction of small hydro stations to produce electricity at locations on four watercourses in the country’s north and central areas, while the offer for Sjevernica was rejected as invalid. First-ranked bidders were selected […]
