WWF calling cities to participate in Earth Hour
World Wide Fund for Nature called all cities to join the 10. Earth Hour by switching off lights from 20:30 to 21:30 on Saturday, March 25. The purpose of the action is to raise awareness of climate change. Cities will be switching off public lighting and citizens will turn off lights in their homes. Global […]
Serbian-Chinese partnership for medical waste treatment
Cooperation and joint venture agreement between a Serbian company Sinofarm d.o.o. and a Chinese company Gient for the collection and treatment of medical waste has been signed today. The investment worth USD 3.5 million will be realized in two phases. A Serbian company Sinofarm and a Chinese company Gient have signed the cooperation agreement today […]
NIŠ to get wastewater treatment system
The city of Niš will be one of the first cites in Serbia which will implement the wastewater treatment project. The current situation in this field is worrying – only 5-10 percent of wastewater in Serbia is being processed. In order to meet EU environmental standards, Serbia should construct 320 treatment facilities until 2041. This […]
Switching to biomass could save to Valjevo heating plant up to EUR 1.4 million
Valjevo Heating Plant is planning to switch to biomass, which would cost EUR 4-5 million. According to this year’s expenses, utilizing biomass would save the plant EUR 1.3-1.4 million annually. “Ahead of us is a 12-month period during which we have to conduct a feasibility study and obtain the project documentation. The ambitious plan is […]
RENEXPO Water and Energy fair will bring 2,500 experts to Belgrade
The biggest international Western Balkans RENEXPO Water and Energy fair will bring 2,500 experts in the field of water and energy to Belgrade, from April 25 to 27. Over 100 exhibitors from 20 countries will participate at the fair. Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia and Macedonia will be presented at exhibits and conferences. “RENEXPO […]
Construction of first wastewater treatment facility in Belgrade underway
The City of Belgrade announced a call for a consulting company that will prepare the studies, design documentation and tender dossiers for the construction of the first wastewater treatment plant and sewage system to be located in Batajnica. Estimated cost of the assignment is EUR 850.000, exclusive of VAT. The Public Utility Company Belgrade Waterworks […]
German-Serbian project for promotion of energy efficiency in buildings officially concluded
The German-Serbian development cooperation project „Advisory on Energy Efficiency in Buildings“ was officially concluded with a conference in Belgrade. On this occasion, results of the cooperation and examples of good practice were presented. The project was conducted by Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) in cooperation with the Ministry of Mining and Energy and the Ministry […]
Environmental protection and sustainable development in the focus of CEDEF event in Novi Sad
Recent announcements that Serbia may soon open Chapter 27 of the acquis have greatly influenced local energy sector, which has seriously started considering and applying environmental standards in both current operations and plans for development. Only several days after the national utility company Elektroprivreda Srbije (EPS) and the Environmental Protection Agency signed a contract on […]