EBRD to promote innovative waste recycling projects
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development said it launched a programme to finance investments aimed at minimising waste and increasing resource efficiency in the industry, agribusiness and municipal sectors. The Near-Zero Waste initiative is set to drive a profound transformation of waste management in a move to help Turkey advance towards a more competitive, […]
Istanbul to expand its Odayeri waste-to-energy plant
Turkey’s most populated city will fund the capacity extension of Odayeri, the country’s largest waste-fuelled thermal powered facility with TRY 6.5 million (EUR 2.24 million), Anadolu Agency’s Energy Terminal said. Istanbul is preparing to increase the Odayeri plant’s size from 35.4 MW to 45.3 MW, the report said. The plan is to raise daily generation […]
Turkish companies don’t claim Gazivode
Kosovo Energy Distribution Services (KEDS) told Vesti newspaper it does not claim Gazivode hydropower plant complex in Kosovo*. The company is owned by Turkish companies Çalik and Limak since 2013, but the power infrastructure at the site is controlled by EPS (Electric Power Industry of Serbia). „Our company is in electric power distribution, maintaining equipment […]
Energy policy key to climate change mitigation
“This is perhaps the last opportunity for our generation to reach an agreement on climate change and sustainable development in order to preserve the planet and the quality of life,” Vuk Jeremić, president of Center for International Relations and Sustainable Development (CIRSD), said at a public debate on climate change and energy in the residence […]
Norwegian funding supports selective waste collection
A EUR 4 million project designed to collect recyclable waste from households was implemented by Total Waste Management, part of recycling Green Group and a provider of integrated waste management solutions, and co-financed with grants of EUR 1.4 million from the Government of Norway, The Diplomat magazine’s portal said in a report. Smart collection infrastructure […]
Three small hydropower projects soon up for bids in Montenegro
Hydrological research showed the total potential capacity of the small hydropower units in Montenegro would be 7.2 MW, with an estimated yearly production of 30.9 GWh. The government in Podgorica is preparing a public competition for concessions on future small hydropower plants, SHPPs, on three streams: in Šavnik, Kolašin and Mojkovac, as reported by Pobjeda […]
Call for concession for waste management centre
Bidders can send propositions by September 25 for the construction of a waste management centre and for the method of processing and gathering for the city of Niš and seven surrounding municipalities. Regional development agency Jug manages the project and its chief Bojan Avramović said 70 hectares in Kereš location in Doljevac municipality were provided, […]
Pressure mounts on EBRD to quit Mavrovo dams project
The Macedonian government has plans to make Mavrovo the home for two large and around 15 small hydro power plants, one with financial support from the EBRD, even though this is the largest and richest national park in the country and home to the critically endangered Balkan Lynx, CEE Bankwatch Network said. Boškov most, one of […]