Illegal toxic waste dump found in Novi Sad
More than 1,000 tons of toxic waste has been found on the grounds of the HINS factory in Novi Sad, the Serbian Ministry of Environmental Protection said adding that the waste was illegally stored at the site. The lease holder of the factory, which is in receivership, was issued a permit in 2012 to store […]
Municipalities to be motivated for PPPs through trainings
The public-private partnership (PPP) model is under-utilized due to a dearth of information about its advantages and insufficient experience for the implementation of PPP projects. Through training and education for local services, we will motivate municipalities to consider cooperation with the private sector, said Zorana Mihajlović, Serbian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Construction, Transport […]
Fintel Energia to conduct IPO on Belgrade Stock Exchange by mid-year
In the first half of the year, Fintel Energija will conduct the initial public offering (IPO) on the Belgrade Stock Exchange in order to secure money for the construction of wind farms in Serbia. This will be the first IPO on the Belgrade Stock Exchange in the last 80 years. Fintel Energija is subsidiary of […]
Building owners, local mayors are heroes of energy efficiency
Government and regulators are responsible for empowering decision makers on the local level as well as for clarifying how to engage with private energy service companies (ESCO) to establish public-private partnerships (PPPs) in energy efficiency, says Toivo Miller from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), adding concrete investments in the field are done […]
Plastic waste processing in Serbia attracts interest of foreign investors
Representatives of the Italian company Novamont are interested in the development of a system for the processing of plastic waste in Serbia. Earlier this month, the Chinese company Blue Sky officially announced the construction of a plastic waste processing plant in Ćuprija. Italians visited earlier this week S Group, paints and plastic raw materials producer […]
RENEXPO Water & Energy fair in Belgrade, April 24 – 26
The program of this year’s biggest international Western Balkan’s trade fair with conferences, RENEXPO Water & Energy, will focus on bioenergy – biogas, biomass, hydroelectric power, wind energy, water management, energy efficiency, heat pumps, photovoltaic, e-mobility and investments in the region. The event will take place on April 24 – 26, in Belexpocentar in Belgrade. […]
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, […]