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 […]
EMS: EUR 21.5 million in loan and grant for Trans-Balkan corridor construction
The state-owned company Elektkromreža Serbia (EMS) signed an agreement on a loan for the construction of a part of Trans-Balkan corridor Kragujevac-Kraljevo with the German bank KfW. The loan agreement which will provide EUR 15 million for the second section of the first phase of the Trans-Balkan corridor construction through Serbia was signed by Jelena […]
EPS signs cooperation agreement with SEPA, part of its one-billion-euro efforts to reach EU environmental standards
Electric Power Industry of Serbia (EPS) and Serbian Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA) signed an agreement on a long-term cooperation on monitoring impacts of EPS operations on the environment. This initiative is a part of one-billion-euro worth company efforts to reach EU environment standards and make its business sustainable. The agreement was signed by Milorad Grčić, […]
International Energy and Investment Days in Novi Sad on March 2-3
Sixth International Energy and Investment Days will be held in Novi Sad on March 2-3. It is expected that the event will gather more than 2,000 participants with the aim to encourage investments in the energy sector. Vojvodina province prime minister Igor Mirović will open the event. The focus of International Energy and Investment Days […]
Vojvodina province to exploit its hydropower potential
The Government of Autonomous Province of Vojvodina decided to utilize the hydropower potential of the Danube-Tisa-Danube channel by constructing small hydropower plants (SHPPs) on four locations along the hydrosystem. The total capacity of future plants is estimated at around 13,86 MW. The projects should be executed as public-private partnerships. It is possible that the tender for PPP partner will […]
UNDP project for local communities more resilient to climate change
The project “Local development resilient to climate change” officially started with the signing of the project document by project’s partners representatives: Stana Božović, state secretary in the Ministry of Agriculture and Environmental Protection and Steliana Nedera, deputy UNDP representative . “The aim of the project is to identify the needs of municipal governments, primarily in […]