Belgium company Elicio completes Malibunar wind farm
Belgian utility’s project is prelude for nearby power generation facility of 21 Senvion units. Wind turbines of 8 MW in total capacity, or 2 MW each, were presented in the area of the town of Alibunar, less 60 kilometres northeast of Serbia’s capital Belgrade. Elicio NV’s Malibunar project is located near a site where the […]
EPS completes Đerdap 1 unit revitalization, ups capacity by 60 MW
The overhaul of four units of hydroelectric power plant Đerdap 1 has increased the plant’s installed capacity by 60 MW, which will result in its electricity generation increasing by 90 million kWh, or 2% of last year’s production. Having completed the revitalization of hydro generators A4, A5 and A6, state-owned power company Elektroprivreda Srbije (EPS) […]
Update: EBRD, IFC finance wind farm Čibuk 1 of 158.4 MW
Vetroelektrane Balkana d.o.o. secured a credit line worth EUR 215 million for its Čibuk 1 wind power plant, most of which is planned to be built in the Kovin municipality, less than fifty kilometres northeast of the centre of Belgrade. The facility of General Electric Co.’s 57 turbines in the area of villages of Mramorak and Dolovo […]
GGF helps energy efficiency in Serbian homes via Halkbank
Primary energy savings of 43 GWh and reductions of carbon dioxide emissions of more than 13,000 metric tonnes on an annual scale were highlighted by the Green for Growth Fund as it announced a long-term EUR 5 million loan for the housing sector in Serbia. The deal signed with Türkiye Halk Bankası AŞ’s subsidiary in […]
Initiative to investigate impact of NATO bombardment on health and environment in Serbia launched
A group of experts has launched an initiative to establish a national body and laboratory in Serbia that will investigate the impact of NATO bombardment in 1999 on health and the environment, and several ministries announced their support to the initiative. The initiative was launched by the group of experts with an aim to investigate […]
International energy, environment and urban smart technologies fairs opened in Belgrade
International fairs of energy, environment and urban future technologies have been opened today at the Belgrade Fair, featuring more than 150 domestic and foreign exhibitors. In addition to presenting new technologies, these fairs provide an opportunity to discuss the most relevant issues in the field of energy and environment at numerous accompanying conferences and debates. […]
Vinča PPP signed to solve biggest environmental problem in Serbia, region
Following an international tender, an agreement on a public private partnership (PPP) was signed by the Belgrade city authorities and a consortium of the French Suez groupe and Japanese Itochu I-Environment to implement a 25-year project to develop a system to treat municipal waste of Belgrade. The agreement calls for closing and remediation of one […]
65 CSO projects selected for co-financing by Ministry of Environmental Protection – BGEN one of winning projects
A total of 65 out of more than 200 submitted projects have been selected at a public call for co-financing of civil society projects in the field of environmental protection in Serbia in 2017, the Ministry of Environmental Protection announced. Among the selected projects is the Balkan Green Energy News portal, fastest growing sustainable energy […]