Minister Antić inaugurates RENEXPO WATER & ENERGY 2017 in Belgrade
Minister of mining and energy Aleksandar Antić inaugurated 4th RENEXPO WATER & ENERGY international fair. Antić said that Serbia has been investing EUR 10 million for energy efficiency refurbishment of 54 public buildings so far. The fair is organized by REECO Group, the branch of German company specialized in promotion of sustainable energy and environmental […]
EBRD and the Green Economy Transition: a strategy for sustainable investments in Serbia
By Ana Bachurova, EBRD Energy Efficiency and Climate Change team and Daniel Berg, EBRD Director for Serbia The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) was the first international financial institution whose charter was explicitly “green” – that is, environmentally friendly. In Serbia, the EBRD investments in green projects account for more than EUR 800 […]
Third attempt to find concessionaire for Keleš regional waste management center in Niš
Regional development agency South (RRA Jug), will issue the third public call for the construction of Keleš regional waste management center in Niš, the second largest Serbian city. Agency manager Bojan Avramović confirmed that RRA Jug will call investors to participate in open negotiating procedure, after consultation with city’s local government, which should happen by […]
Thirteen local governments awarded grants for improving energy efficiency in public buildings
Minister of Mining and Energy, Aleksandar Antić and representatives of 13 local self-governments signed contracts on grant awards for co-financing energy efficiency projects in public buildings in these municipalities. In total, 25 million dinars (EUR 202,500 ) have been earmarked from the budgetary Energy efficiency fund and USD 500,000 from the Global Environment Facility (GEF). Funds […]
Šabac hosted BiH delegation: regional exchange of experience and best practices points towards better energy efficiency of SEE region countries
Delegation from Bosnia and Hercegovina visited Šabac, an administrative center in western Serbia, to learn about experiences of local government in implementation of energy efficiency policy and sustainable energy development. Šabac as regional role-model Šabac has not been chosen by accident to host a delegation from BiH: this city is distinguished as a Serbian leader […]
Joint projects of Serbian and Albanian companies in water sector
Milanović engineering company from Kragujevac, a city in the central Serbia and Albanian company Delia group, supported by Serbian Chamber of Commerce (PKS), signed a Partnership treaty in Tirana on joint work in projects of the construction of water pipe systems and waste water and drinking water treatment plants in Albania. “Today we made a […]
Sekopak opens first membrane dam against packaging waste in Serbia
Sekopak company opened the first dam in Serbia for the protection from packaging waste on the Raška river. The newly-opened membrane dam collects packaging waste from the river streams, thus effectively preventing the pollution of water. By using the dam mechanism the packaging waste will not only be prevented from entering the river flow but […]
Božović: EU invites Serbia to start talks on Chapter 27
Substantial efforts still need to be made to bring environmental legislation in line with the European Union, alongside sizeable funds and deadlines for a number of activities this year in Serbia, Stana Božović stated in an interview with portal Reciklaža. The government received a screening report for Chapter 27 and was invited to submit its […]