World Bank warns water must be more expensive
Annual investments necessary for water supply and channeling aren’t possible with current prices, too low to secure funds, representatives of the World Bank told Serbian authorities. At a meeting this week in the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Serbia (PKS), organized in cooperation with the Ministry of Agriculture and Environmental Protection and Republic Water […]
Wastewater facility construction underway near Kučičino
Near the village of Kučičino in the Municipality of Češinovo Obleševo in the eastern part of Macedonia, ground works started for facilities for wastewater treatment. Very close to the settlement, heavy machinery was leveling the ground and preparing the terrain, news agency MIA reported. The contractor of the project is company Ecoina d.o.o. from Croatia, […]
CREAM Serbia preparing tender for wastewater treatment in Zrenjanin
In cooperation with the team appointed by the City of Zrenjanin for the implementation of public–private partnerships (PPPs) and the construction and operation of a wastewater facility for the municipal territory, research has been conducted by CREAM Serbia PPP Alliance, which promotes the concept in the Balkan country. Work was done with the help of the European Union and […]
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 […]
Study presented for wastewater treatment plant in Niš
Representatives of the Ministry of Agriculture and Environmental Protection, the European Union Delegation in Serbia and of the Office for European Integration of Serbia attended a presentation of a feasibility study for the project of wastewater collection and treatment in the city of Niš, located in the country’s south. The ministry said the document should […]
Probation starts for biological purifier in Prud
Mayor of Metković Katarina Ujdur and minister of environment and nature Slaven Dobrović launched a six-month probationary period for a biological wastewater treatment facility in the village of Prud, which will protect the Norina well from which much of the valley of the Neretva river and the islands of Pelješac, Korčula, Mljet and Lastovo are […]
Niš preparing tender for wastewater treatment plant
Local media said the City of Niš was granted EUR 56 million, more than half of the funds provided to Serbia by the European Commission. The local authority will use it to construct a wastewater treatment system. An international tender is expected for the purification facility in the third-largest city, located in the country’s south. The […]
Drinking water facility overhaul agreed for Užice
Zorana Mihajlović, Serbian vice premier and minister for construction, transport and infrastructure, signed a contract for the funding of the reconstruction of water factory ‘Petar Antonijević’ with Užice mayor Tihomir Petković. Total worth of the overhaul is RSD 400 million (EUR 3.2 million). The ministry said funds from its budget were redistributed to provide EUR 2.92 million as this is […]